Over the last few months, MWFA has been sending our Coach Mentors out to visit all of our clubs to provide coaches with guidance and support with their training sessions, as well as occasional match visits. During this time we have come across several examples of coaches who are doing a really great job.
This week we’d like to acknowledge Claire Fitzgerald who coaches the W9 Stingrays at CC Strikers.
See this video to check out some highlights of their recent training session, as well as some quick interviews with the coach!
MWFA Coach Development Manager Eugene Lawrenz said: “Claire gets her players engaged as soon as they arrive, and throughout her sessions, because she always keeps them moving, having fun, and she mixes things up regularly. She is good at demonstrating and asking questions to help them learn, and is always keen to learn herself too. In particular, Claire is really good with the girls, and creates a very inclusive environment in the team given they have a mix of skill levels. She is also a great role model for them.”
Well done Claire, and keep up the good work!
As a reward and recognition for their efforts, we are also pleased to provide their team with a few special gifts:
- extra training balls, because every coach wishes they had more balls to use so they can do exercises where every player has a ball each to work on their control
- mini goals, because scoring into actual goals always makes training more fun, and finishing is a skill we should encourage players to develop ever more
- a whiteboard, so coaches can help players understand their positions and how to support each other visually, which is much more effective than just using words
Over the next few weeks we will be highlighting some other coaches from different clubs, so make sure you stay tuned to our website to see who else will be MWFA Coach of the Week.
