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Posted - Dec 08 2005 : 7:19:43 PM
THE FOLLOWING WAS THE PRESENTATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE JAMAICA FOOTBALL FEDERATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES TO COACHES INVOLVED IN THE FIRST YOUTH TRAINING SEMINAR FOR COACHES HELD EARLIER THIS YEAR.
(THE PRESENTATION TOOK PLACE AT THE OFFICES OF THE JFF ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2005)
“MASTERING TECHNIQUES IN YOUTH COACHING A MUST” - CRENSTON BOXHILL, PRESIDENT, JFF
THIS SYMBOLIC PRESENTATION THIS MORNING TO A
SELECT NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE FIRST
JAMAICA FOOTBALL FEDERATION’S YOUTH
COACHING SEMINAR REPRRESENTS THE CLOSURE OF
JUST THE BEGINNING STAGE OF A PROCESS THAT WILL
HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL IMPACT ON THE NATIONAL
FOOTBALL PROGRAMME.
THERE WAS OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO OUR
INVITATION IN AUGUST THIS YEAR FOR COACHES
INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING AND EVENTUALLY
MASTERING THE UNIQUE METHODOLOGIES INVOLVED
IN COACHING THE VERY YOUNG TO ATTEND THE FIRST
COACHING SEMINAR. IF YOU RECALL WE HAD
BUDGETED FOR 75 AND OVER 100 ATTENDED.
IT WAS A THREE DAY COURSE INVOLVING BOTH
PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL SESSIONS AND WE HAD
REPRESENTATION FROM RIGHT ACROSS THE ISLAND
INCLUDING COACHES INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT YOUTH
COMPETITIONS.
THE COURSE WAS CONDUCTED BY EXPERIENCED
YOUTH FOOTBALL INSTRUCTORS FROM THE NATIONAL
SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
(N.S.C.A.A.)
BASED ON OUR STRICT RULES RE ATTENDANCE AND
PARTICIPATION NINETY THREE (93) COMPLETED THE
COURSE SUCCESSFULLY AND WILL BE RECEIVING
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THEIR NATIONAL
SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
NATIONAL YOUTH DIPLOMA (LEVEL1) SIGNED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ACADEMY
COMMITTEE OF THE NSCAA
FOR THOSE OF THE MEDIA WHO WERE NOT PRESENT
SOME OF THE METHODOLOGIES TAUGHT WERE TRULY
AMAZING AND REVEALING AND I SINCERELY HOPE
THAT OUR PARTICIPANTS NOT ONLY RETAINED THE
LESSONS BUT HAVE BEGUN TO INCORPORATE THEM IN
THEIR DAY TO DAY COACHING AT THE VARIOUS
YOUTH LEVELS.
FOR ME TWO WHAT SOME MAY CONSIDER SMALL BUT
IN MY ESTIMATION VERY IMPORTANT LESSONS HAVE
STAYED WITH ME . ONE WAS IN THE PRACTICAL
SESSIONS WHERE THE USUAL FOOTBALL DRILLS WERE
TURNED INTO GAMES,THAT IS, WERE KIDS
FRIENDLY BUT ENDED UP IMPARTING EFFECTIVELY
THE NECESSARY FOOTBALL SKILLS.
THE SECOND THAT STOOD WITH ME AND WHICH THE
FEDERATION ITSELF HAS STARTED TO IMPLEMENT WAS
THE EMPHASIS IN INVOLVING PARENTS AT ALL
STAGES.
IN OUR RECENT PREPARATION WITH OUR
NATIONAL UNDER 15 SQUAD WHICH WENT ON TO WIN
THE CARIBBBEAN YOUTH TOURNAMENT WE WORKED
VERY CLOSELY WITH THE PARENTS AND EVEN NOW
WITH OUR WOMENS UNDER 20 SQUAD PARENTS ARE
BEING INCORPORATED ALONG THE WAY.
WE NEED TO TRANSLATE THESE AND OTHER LESSONS
AT THE LOWER LEVELS
YOU ARE ALL AWARE OF HOW CENTRAL THE TRAINING
OF OUR YOUTH COACHES IS TO THE POLICY AND
DIRECTION OF THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AND
SO WHAT WE DID IN AUGUST MERELY STARTS THE
PROCESS.
WE ARE PRESENTLY PUTTING TOGETHER PLANS ALONG
WITH INSPORTS TO HOLD THE LEVEL 2 COURSE IN
JANUARY 2006.WE ARE EXPECTING TO ONCE AGAIN
HAVE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCED YOUTH
INSTRUCTORS LEADING THE SESSIONS AND THE SAME
LOCAL COACHES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE LEVEL
ONE COURSE WILL BE INVITED FOR THE ADVANCED
COURSE.
WE INTEND TO HAVE THE COACHES GRADED OVER
TIME SO THAT THOSE ENDING UP WITH THE TOP
GRADES WILL THEN BECOME THE CORE, THE ELITE
OF YOUTH COACHES TO BE INCORPORATED INTO
OUR NATIONAL PROGRAMME, OUR NATIONAL
ACADEMY AS SPECIALISED, ACCREDITED YOUTH
COACHES
EVERYTIME WE SPEAK TO OUR PLAYERS AT ALL
LEVELS WE URGE THEM TO GRAB THE OPPORTUNITY
BEING AFFORDED TO THEM AS THE FEDERATION
PLACES MORE EMPHAIS ON OUR HOME GROWN
TALENT.
WELL THE CALL IS SIMILAR TO ALL
COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAMME INCLUDING OUR
COACHES. TO BE A PART OF THE FUTURE I URGE YOU
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SPECIALISED
TRAINING SISSIONS. SO FAR THEY HAVE BEEN AT NO
COST TO YOU.
AS WE LOOK TOWADS 2006 THE CALENDAR WILL BE
FULL AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DISPLAY WHAT YOU
HAVE LEARNT WILL BE THERE.
NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE:
• PREPARATION FOR THE UNDER 17 WORLD CUP IN 2007 AND OTHER UNDER CFU YOUTH TOURNAMENTS
• THE UNDER 13 AND UNDER 15 COMPETITIONS AT THE PARISH, CONFEDERATION AND NATIONAL LEVELS
• THE UNDER 23’S PREPARATION FOR CAC. PAN AM AND OLYMPICS
• OUR UNDER 20 WOMEN’S SQUAD FOR MEXICO IN JANUARY
• AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSION WITH A
SPONSOR REGARDING A MAJOR INITIATIVE AT THE
UNDER 13 LEVEL WHICH WILL INVOLVE SCHOOLS,
COMMUNITIES AND TOUCH AT THE VERY HEART
OF WHERE WE WANT THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
TO REALLY BEGIN
WE FURTHER EXPECT THAT WHAT IS ASSIMILATED IN
THESE COURSES WILL ALSO IMPACT ON THE NON-JFF
COMPETITIONS, MANNING AND DACOSTA,
PRIMARY.PREPARATORY ETC. WE WANT THE
METHODOLOGIES TO IMPACT AT EVERY YOUTH LEVEL
SO BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THE OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE THERE.
DO NOT BE LEFT BEHIND.
THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
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