At Nunawading City FC, I spearheaded the creation of a comprehensive technical player development plan, aligning with the National Curriculum and tailored for youth stages.
My experience in Youth Development acquired at both local Federation level (eg VIC coaching staff, V-Elite program) as well as at International level as support staff with 2002 Australian Youth team, has been pivotal to my 'Vision & Philosophy'
Being fortunate enough to work under Ange Postecoglou at the V-Elite program changed my football coaching ideologies forever. To this day, i'm forever indebted to the technical insight he provided me to develop youth players!
· Produce a Club player development plan that includes:-
o A 4year development plan for the Skill Acquisition Phase (10-‐13 year olds) incorporating the 4 main core skills
o A 4year development plan for the Game Training Phase
(14-‐17 year olds) centred around positiomal responsibilities
o Ensure all youth development plans are in line with the National Curriculum
o In conjunction with age group coaches, adjust the plan to accommodate for individual development player needs
· In conjunction with the age group coaches, produce twice yearly player assessment reports utilizing the player positional assessment form
Assist in the technical delivery & implementation of the V-Elite Program, under the guidance & mentorship of Ange Postecoglou
As one of the V-Elite Assistant coaches, responsible for demonstrating the technical themes to x60 identified top talents in metro VIC from u11s to u15s
With the experience of 2008, and again working with Head Coach, Michael McBride, we once again successfully executed our possession-based playing style at the National Championships.
Highlight being that x4 of our VIC players were selected for the National representative squad
2009 - Football Victoria State Licence converted to AFC 'B' Licence
2012 - Completed Part 1 'A' Licence
2014 - Started but didn't complete Part 2 & 3 'A' Licence due to family reasons