MWFA is continuing to develop the coaches of the future.
After the success of our annual Future Coaches Program between 2019 and 2022, with over 40 coaches undertaking an intense and challenging learning experience, the program has returned in 2024 with 14 new participants from various different MWFA clubs.
As has typically been the case, the new group includes people from a wide variety of backgrounds, ages and levels of experience, as well as different ambitions and motivations for being involved in the program. The common theme between all of them is their attitude and desire to improve as a coaches, which means the bar has been set very high throughout.
8 out of 10 sessions covering a variety of topics have been completed so far, with a lot of the content chosen by the participants, including leadership and culture management, tactical understanding, and understanding how the brain works; while a lot of self-reflection and peer feedback has been taking place as coaches present about themselves and where they want to go with their coaching.
Several special guests were invited to share their experiences and advice to the group, including former Football Australia Community Coach Education Manager Les Bee, former Japan National Team player Yuzo Tashiro, and several former Future Coaches Program participants who have all gone on to achieve meaningful things with their coaching.
MWFA Coach Development Manager Eugene Lawrenz said: “This program is always the highlight of the year for me, as I always very much enjoy taking motivated coaches through this process of in-depth learning and development. I would like to thank our special guests for giving back to community football and sharing their knowledge, as all of the coaches very much appreciated their professionalism and openness. I also need to give a lot of credit to all of the participants for supporting each other, challenging each other and giving their best to their own personal growth – it has been a fantastic way to finish of the year and I look forward to seeing what they all achieve with their coaching in the future.”
Look out for profiles on each of the Future Coaches on the MWFA website in the coming months.