Football can provide personal and social development and enjoyment for children, young people, families, players, spectators, coaches and officials whether watching or participating and has the ability to unite the community.
The Value Of Football
- Not just simply entertaining or an “opposite” to work
- Can play a key role in tackling Social Exclusion
- Stimulate Economic, Social and Educational Value
- Giving local people an opportunity to be part of their community club
What are we trying to achieve?
- Future Rochdale AFC first team players
- The development of young footballers
- Enjoyment for player’s, coaches and parents (Not all about winning)
How can we Achieve This Together?
- Team Approach
- Discipline, Players, Coaches, Parents
- Quality Coaching
- Recruitment – Locally & Nationally
How can we Achieve This Together?
- Supporting Players, Parents and Each Other
- A Clear Pathway for Personal and Social Progression
- A commitment and willingness to accept change, to listen, to be honest, have loyalty and have an input
What do we need to do?
- We need a Structure to follow!
- All singing from the same hymn sheet!
- All aware of what our aims and objectives are!
- Recognise the challenges and endeavour to find the solutions
- Working together to resolve the challenges
- Listen to each other
- Be willing to adapt to change
Where do we go from here?
- We will need to:
- Prepare Session Plans for EVERY Session
- Weekly Monitoring & Evaluating of Players (Individual and Team Assessments)
- Training & Development Days for Staff
- Regular Update Meetings for Staff
What are the outcomes for us all when we achieve our aims and objectives?
- Sustainability of The School of Excellence
- Players for the first team
- Players to sell on in the future
- Enjoyment, Achievement, Pride, Respect, Ambition, Recognition (locally & nationally) – The Best
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