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Vale Ted Blackwood

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The MWFA Football Community is saddened to hear that Narrabeen Youth Club and MWFA Life Member Ted Blackwood OAM passed away yesterday after a short illness.

Ted was a true pillar of football on the Northern Beaches and a pioneer, especially for his beloved Narrabeen Youth Club and Narrabeen Football Club. He was the founder of the Narrabeen Youth Club in 1965, which is the original name of the now Narrabeen Football Club.

His legacy lives on in numerous ways as a Life Member of the MWFA (awarded in 2005), Narrabeen Youth (Football) Club and Pittwater RSL Club.

Every season, Narrabeen Football Club recognise a Member with the Ted Blackwood Award, which is given to a member of NFC who has provided outstanding service to the Club.

Ted was also honoured by Northern Beaches (Pittwater) Council, with his name adorning the Ted Blackwood Youth and Community Centre at Boondah Reserve. His impact was felt not just in football, but across the broader community, especially for his work and passion for the youth of the area. He will be sorely missed on Junior Grand Final day as he was an annual visitor to the boys and girls junior grand finals.

The MWFA would like to pass on our sincere condolences to the Blackwood family, Narrabeen Football Club and Ted’s family and friends, both inside and outside the football world.

As a mark of respect, all matches involving Narrabeen teams this weekend will honour Ted Blackwood with a minute’s silence.

May he Rest in Peace.

MWFA Coach Mentor: Gareth Banks

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For the 2024 season, MWFA Coach Development Manager Eugene Lawrenz and several Coach Mentors have again been visiting MWFA clubs to support coaches at their training sessions with their teams, and occasionally matches too. This is to provide coaches with direct assistance ‘on the job’ as a compliment to the courses and workshops we offer, as well as provide ongoing learning opportunities in a realistic setting. 

Training support and guidance is by far the most popular request from coaches in terms of what they feel would benefit them the most in their role, and these Coach Mentors will allow us to have a greater reach in terms of the number of coaches we can directly assist, as well as supporting CCCs (Club Coaching Coordinators) in their roles.

 

Gareth Banks has been involved in coaching for the past 20 years. He has coached throughout the youth age groups and at senior football across community, SAP and NPL Youth League levels, including at Manly United. He was also previously the coaching director at Curl Curl FC.

He regularly contributes articles to the Football NSW coaches newsletter and previously presented at the Football NSW coaching conference on the topic of coaching in community football.

Gareth holds an FA B-Diploma and is currently in the process of completing the FA Goalkeeping B-Diploma.

Gareth has been part of the MWFA Coach Development team since 2020 and enjoys helping coaches improve their skills and communication to be the best coaches they can be.

 

For more information about coach development and support in MWFA, including courses, workshops and resources, please see the coaching section of our website: www.mwfa.com.au/category/coaching-news/

 

Saints Ladies Day 2024

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Saints Ladies Day will be held at Cromer Park on Saturday 22 June to raise funds for The National Breast Cancer Foundation, Australia’s leading national body, who fund game-changing breast cancer research. St Augustine’s FC have set a fundraising target of $20,000 – with your help, the club can reach their goal!

Ladies Day also acts as a celebration of the life of Helen Anglicas, a wonderful woman who is rememebered fondly by St Augustine’s, Brookvale FC and the Northern Beaches football community for the positive impact she had on so many people. Attendees are encouraged to wear pink clothing and invite the significant women in their lives, so that we may honour the role that these women have played in our lives.

On the day, money will be raised through donations, raffles, competitions and other sales. It is sure to be an enjoyable day, starting from 8am. The highlight of Saints Ladies Day will be the Men’s Premier League game between St Augustine’s and Narrabeen, which kicks off at 3pm.

All donations over $2 are tax deductible and when you donate via the fundraising website (link below), you will be issued with a receipt via email as soon as you make your donation. Thank you so much for your support!

Click here to donate and to read more information about the event!

 

Event Details

– Saints FC Ladies Day, partnered with the National Breast Cancer Foundation

– Dress code: Pink clothing and attire

– Festivities and Fundraising from 8:00am – 5:30pm

– Men’s Premier League match kicks off at 3:00pm

– Bubbles, food and other refreshments will be available

– Keep an eye out for amazing raffles, prizes and competitions!

– A photographer will capture moments throughout the day

Daughters and Dads watch Sapphire Cup

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Earlier this month, participants from the Daughters and Dads program were in attendance at Cromer Park to watch the Sapphire Cup game (the women’s knockout competition for NPL NSW, League One and grassroots teams) between Manly United and Sydney University.

The timing was fortunate, with the Cup game on Cromer Park’s main pitches starting just as the Daughters and Dads session was finishing on one of the back fields.

Daughters and Dads facilitator Marilinda Winter was thrilled by the opportunity, as it allowed the participants to interact while watching live football and achieve one of the program’s goals.

“It was wonderful for the daughters and dads to be invited into the corporate box at Cromer Park to watch Manly United play Sydney University.

“One of the homework activities set out in the the Daughters and Dads program is encouraging dads to take their daughters to watch a live match.”

This homework activity acknowledges that there tends to be a difference in the way young girls and young boys consume football. By encouraging the participants to watch live football together, it is hoped that the end result will be fostering a love for football amongst the daughters in the program.

“A big difference between girls’ and boys’ development in football is that girls do not watch football regularly. Boys pick up rules, strategies and terminology from listening to the commentary on professional football games, as well as from playing FIFA on Xbox and Playstation. It was fantastic hearing the dads commentating the game to their daughters and then the girls commentating what they saw happening.

“Seeing a live game allows young girls to observe how the rules are applied. The girls were super excited to observe the women performing football techniques they have been working on, such as drag backs and step overs, as well as watching the women demonstrate skills such as dribbling, passing and shooting. Watching skilled players perform at a high level can inspire young girls to emulate their techniques. It helps them understand the pace & flow of football, including how players transition between attack & defence, and also how they position themselves on the field.”

The night also helped create a bond between young girls from the Northern Beaches and the Manly United senior women’s team.

“I think the Manly United team has a new group of fans and the daughters can’t wait to support them at another game soon.”

Final MiniRoos Coaching Course for 2024

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Coaches: are you struggling with the challenge of trying to run engaging and effective training sessions? Would you like some more ideas for drills to do, tips for managing player behaviour and attention, and/or clarity on which skills to teach at different age groups and levels?

MWFA still has one final official Football Australia MiniRoos coaching course available this season, which will help coaches to run fun, safe and engaging training sessions.

This course is designed for coaches of U6s up to U10s, but also for any beginner coaches of any age group or those looking for a refresher.

You will learn how to keep your players engaged while picking up new skills through playing 30+ drills, along with many coaching tips in a fully practical environment.

The course goes for 2-3 hours and is completely free. There are also 2 online modules to complete as part of this course which should take about 30 minutes in total.

Monday June 17

6:30pm to 9:30pm @ Cromer Park

CLICK HERE to register

 

UPCOMING COACH WORKSHOP: DEFENDING AS A TEAM

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  • What are some ideal exercises for players to learn how to work together to protect the goal?
  • How can you get maximum effort from your players in training?
  • How can you work with limited space and numbers in training?

 

All of these questions will be answered in MWFA’s upcoming Coach Workshop on Wednesday June 12 at Dee Why Oval starting at 6:30pm.

 

MWFA runs a large number of Coach Workshops at various clubs during the winter season. These coach education opportunities compliment official FA coaching courses, with topics based on feedback received on what coaches would find valuable. For more information about official coaching courses available, please see here: https://www.mwfa.com.au/coaching-courses/ 

 

Coaches can attend any and all of these workshops if they wish to, even if they are not a member of the club hosting them. Please ensure you arrive at least 10 minutes early to sign in so the workshops can start and finish on time. It would be appreciate if all participants can bring football boots (ideally) or runners, and appropriate clothing to play football in, just in case they are needed as players on the night.

 

All MWFA Coach Workshops are completely FREE, but registration is required.

See here to register: https://manlyunited.wufoo.com/forms/mwfa-2024-coach-workshops-registration/

 

MWFA to Host Another CPD Coach Workshop

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MWFA is pleased to confirm that we will be hosting another workshop for coaches to gain CPD hours in 2024, this time in collaboration with Football NSW.

This workshop will be presented by Ivan Jolic and will cover the topic of ‘Individual Development Plans & Individualised Training’. Football Australia will be granting coaches who attend this workshop 1 hour of CPD towards revalidating their advanced coaching diploma.

Date: Tuesday June 18

Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Venue: Cromer Park

Register here: https://learn.footballaustralia.com.au/training/index.cfm?event=event.assessment.view&eventId=65f0ecb61f5193001536d9d4 

 

MWFA runs a large number of Coach Workshops at various clubs during the winter season. These coach education opportunities compliment official FA coaching courses, with topics based on feedback received on what coaches would find valuable. For more information, please see here: https://www.mwfa.com.au/coaching-workshops/

 

UPCOMING COACH WORKSHOP: PLAYING OUT FROM THE BACK

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  • What are the ideal exercises to use to help players learn how to play through pressure?
  • How can you help guide your players to make the best decisions and work together effectively?
  • Can you still work on playing out from the back with limited space and numbers at training?

 

All of these questions will be answered in MWFA’s upcoming Coach Workshop on Monday May 27 at Kitchener Park starting at 6pm.

 

MWFA runs a large number of Coach Workshops at various clubs during the winter season. These coach education opportunities compliment official FA coaching courses, with topics based on feedback received on what coaches would find valuable. For more information about official coaching courses available, please see here: https://www.mwfa.com.au/coaching-courses/ 

 

Coaches can attend any and all of these workshops if they wish to, even if they are not a member of the club hosting them. Please ensure you arrive at least 10 minutes early to sign in so the workshops can start and finish on time. It would be appreciate if all participants can bring football boots (ideally) or runners, and appropriate clothing to play football in, just in case they are needed as players on the night.

 

All MWFA Coach Workshops are completely FREE, but registration is required.

See here to register: https://manlyunited.wufoo.com/forms/mwfa-2024-coach-workshops-registration/

 

 

Daughters & Dads Comes To Cromer Park

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Over the last two Wednesday nights, Manly Warringah Football Association have been running the Daughters & Dads program at Cromer Park, in conjunction with Football NSW.

Daughters & Dads is an award-winning program that uses football to strengthen the bond between fathers / father figures and their daughters. In Term 2 of this year’s school calendar, the program is being held in Hornsby, Blacktown and at FNSW headquarters (Glenwood), in addition to the sessions that are being held at Cromer Park. Participants gather on a weekly basis for both classroom-based education sessions and practical sessions that teach football skills.

The Northern Beaches section of the program is being facilitated by local coach Marilinda Winter, who is delighted to be working in an area of football aimed at boosting participation amongst young girls.

“I am thrilled to be facilitating the Daughters & Dads Football program in the Northern Beaches as it is a wonderful pathway for breaking down barriers to female participation in football, as well as fostering confidence and empowerment for young girls.

“This engaging program gives dads the confidence and opportunity to spend quality time with their daughter while picking up some coaching skills. It’s wonderful to see the daughters happily rough and tumble with their dads and learn some footwork skills, whilst having fun. We even throw in some cheesy dad jokes at the end of each session!”

 

Read more about Daughters & Dads by clicking on this link.