If you’re a great coach, then you love movement, change, challenge, stability, results, certainty, growth and innovation, all mixed in together. Great coaches love to innovate, dream, create, direct, vision, communicate and take others to places they never dreamed possible. Coaching is always creating change, developing the new, and moving teams into a preferable future.…… Continue reading COACHING LOSS

Excerpt from John O’Sullivan’s latest blog: https://changingthegameproject.com/are-sports-fundamentally-good/ “I love sports. And I love competitive sports. But I no longer believe that sport in and of itself has a fundamentally positive value. It is neutral, and only when I am intentional about making it positive does it have the opportunity to bring about good experiences for…… Continue reading EVERY MOMENT MATTERS

The COACH is a LEADER and great leaders COMMUNICATE well. So why is clear communication so important? 1. Empowers relationships Relationships are built and developed by positive encounters with others. Communication will be key to this process – without effective skills, it will be difficult to effectively build healthy relationships. 3. Builds an effective team…… Continue reading COMMUNICATION

In October this year a team from BBFC will once again embark on an adventure of a life time. We still have spots available if you act fast. Email me: brett.shift@gmail.com BBFC Players will be running coaching sessions with the HFCA teams, from the poorest areas of Phnom Penh, running football sessions for kids at…… Continue reading BBFC’s GLOBAL IMPACTS

This Bonnet Bay Football Club survey (only takes about 8 minutes) is an opportunity for members to make a contribution to the discussion about our future: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BBFC18 I believe we all have something to contribute; as coaches, players, parents, members and leaders. I recently read a little blurb from John O’Sullivan (changing the game project) about…… Continue reading WE VALUE YOUR INPUT

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