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 Adrienne Vaughan who coaches the W7 Firebirds at Narrabeen.
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: “Adrienne is very organised which makes a big difference with kids this age. She is incredibly patient, always calm, and very understanding, which are all very important skills too. She also has some great helpers who deserve credit, and she coordinates how they all contribute very well. Her sessions are a lot of fun, and she does a good job trying to keep all of the girls engaged throughout. I’m confident she will help them develop their skills even more over the next few seasons.”
Well done Adrienne, 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.
