dirkvanadidas wrote:Decentric, what would you have changed if you had your time again rep coaching, from what
I see that is somewhere along the journey you lost your credibility.
I never lost credibility as a rep coach. I've ended up as one of two TDs in a NPL club, from a NPL team watching me coach the rep team before their seniors trained on the same ground, which is a big move upwards in coaching terms. There may also be a better opportunity to get more migrants playing, as we are in a central location.
I was most confident at the end of the rep season, particularly after learning a lot about playing out from the back from the state coach.
I'd change nothing. I've learnt a lot about football this year from staff FFT coaches. The biggest disappointment I had was when the state TD resigned in March. I met with him very regularly and missed a good mentor. There was nobody to fill the vacuum. It is only in the last few weeks a replacement has been found as state TD.
As far as selection trials go, I don't like excluding players. I don't think I'll ever have to do that again. No matter how many selectors we could've had, some good players underperformed at trials. Thankfully, they ended up in the rep team and doing well. Arthur may be able to substantiate this, but I don't think Ange Postecoglou likes selection trials either.
I hope any other rep coach on 442, like TJ Whalan, has an experienced mentor on hand. In a way, I've found rep players' parents more challenging, than any parent group I've had in 30 years teaching. I'm very confident in handling parents in my professional life too.
Edited by Decentric: 9/10/2013 11:01:40 PM