FFA Community Coaching Courses to be held at Bates Drive, Kareela With season 2018 over, now is a great time to prepare for the next season and gain formal coaching accreditation and experience via the FFA Community Coaching Pathway. SSFA are offering the Skills Training and Game Training Coaching Certificate Courses which are aimed at…… Continue reading FFA COACHING COURSES

Well it’s Grand Final weekend, and although a few of our teams sadly bowed out last weekend, there are some great GF moments in store this weekend. Make sure you don your lime army supporters gear and head out to show your support to the mighty bombers this weekend.   SATURDAY at LAKEWOOD 21E v 21E…… Continue reading BBFC FINALS SMORGASBORD

Are you changing, evolving and developing as a coach and leader? Neurosurgeons say if they practiced the way they did 18 months ago, they’d be sued for malpractice. Heart surgeons believe if they practiced the way they did 5 years ago, they’d be sued for malpractice. Yet, in youth sport coaching, how many of us…… Continue reading DON’T GET SUED

Team attitude impacts team performance in many ways. You can see it, feel it, sense it and watch it unfold throughout the game. A few mistakes, a bad call, a below average pass, a missed opportunity, a fluffed goal or a silly foul, and before you know it the attitude has begun to impact the…… Continue reading ATTITUDE & PERFORMANCE

Dealing with your Soccer Emotions…Quickly!! A pressure game – anxiety! A mistake made – frustration! A poor refereeing decision – anger! A goal against – despondency!Soccer is an emotional game. Every match is packed full with incident – moments of action that cause your brain and nervous system to drive energy through your body. Energy…… Continue reading SOCCER EMOTION

Intentions are how we commit to showing up to training, to game day, to the team, to yourself and to your supporters Goals focus on a fixed outcome in the future, while intentions focus on the present and provide the guide to living mindfully moment-to-moment. Goals are an effort to achieve a set of results in the future, which…… Continue reading HOW DO YOU SHOW UP?

It was a great session with a brilliant bunch of keen coaches and parents yesterday at the “Developing Champion Kids” session. It’s not too late to register for this Tuesday night’s session, “using your mind to get best the results in sport”. A session aimed at 12-16 year old young people, looking at the 9…… Continue reading Developing Champion Kids