Showing posts with label Nara-Ichijo FC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nara-Ichijo FC. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Capital Football Technical Director Talks About Player Development And the 1-4-3-3

This program is broadcast on 2xxfm, Austrlain Community Radio Network at 7:00PM on Tuesday.

The program is given to a lengthy "fireside chat" with the Capital Football Technical Director, Ian Shaw. We range across a number of interesting but related matters around player development and Coaching in a developmental environment.

I think you will be hard pressed to argue with or disagree with the Technical Director's veiws on player development.

The Capital Football HPP is in its first cycle and its been hard work to get it going, but a start was made, had to be made in order to give life to the FFA's new National Football Curriculum. Its not been an easy road, but its important to remember that there is no choice in this matter - we simply must get on the same page as the FFA. Importantly for us - progress is evident. Our representative teams have now begum the annual cycle of particpation in the National Youth Championships. It involves a high level of scrutiny and assessment by the FFA Technical Study Group. This is all new ground for players and coaches and technical staff around the nation. It's in this often torrid and potentially conflict ridden environment that a Technical Director and staff must operate. Not an easy task. Football never is! In this environment Ian is clearly both pragmatic and thoughtful.

Sit back, cup of tea to hand or your favourite tipple and have a listen.

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Monday, March 29, 2010

Goulburn Strikers Do It Tough But Well and Head Coach AIS Talks Football Development

This Nearpost Local program will be broadcast on 2xxfm, Australian Community Radio Network at 1900 hours on Tuesday 30 March 2010.

The President of the Goulburn Strikers FC, Shane Wilson, is delighted with the performance of the Strikers in the Federation Cup and so he should be. They very nearly toppled reigning Capital Football Premier League Champions, Canberra FC in the final on Sunday. Coaches took notes on Sunday and not for the first time were left more than a bit concerned for their teams's prospects against the Strikers and with a few more clues about how to unravel the CFC lineup.  But the story behind the performance of the tenacious Strikers outfit is the stuff football legends are made of - have a listen.

Then its on to speak to the Head Coach of the AIS Men's Football program, Jan Versleijen, about the preformance of the Nara Ichijo FC High School team. Jan relfects on the differences in the game between Australia and Japan, particularly in respect of player development. Jan makes some very instructive points around coaching required to achieve the outcomes sort by the FFA's National Curriculum. It's a must listen for serious Football people.

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

AIS Head Coach Mens' Football, Jan Versleijen Speaks to the Nearpost Local

The AIS Head Coach of the Mens' Football Program, Jan Versliejen, made time to talk to the NPL about the Nara Ichijo FC team that played several fixtures in the ACT last week, including one against the AIS.

Jan also speaks to some very important subjects including player development, coaching methodology, what you need to do to have a chance of being suceesful at the higher levls in the game in Australia, what makes the Japanese players so good, what can we learn from them and the importance of letting the game be the teacher.

Jan Versleijen talks plain good sense! Have a listen, you won;t be disappointed and have a think about just how big the challenge is in order for Football in Australia to move into the top echelons of the world game.

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Referees In the ACT and Respect for the Game

This program was broadcast on 2xxfm Australian Community Radio Network on 23 March 2010.


In this program we take a further look at the English FA Respect Campaign. They have a saying which makes good sense:

Lose respect, Lose the Game

We speak to the State Coach of Referees, Clive MacKillop, on the recent meeting the key referee officials had with the PL and other Coaches (well those Clubs that bothered to attend!) to discuss concerns / issues for the 2010 season. Not surprisingly, for the Referees the hot button issue is "Respect". Clive also makes some important points about "tackling" which at eht moment seems to be the source of a good deal of misunderstanding and a few too many yellow cards.

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The English Football, Sheffield & Hallamshire FA, make the following points on the Respect Campaign:

Monday, March 22, 2010

Japanese Under 17 Squad From Nara-Ichijo FC visits the ACT

These opportunities don't come along often enough in our region. Go and see them play! 



Japanese touring side Nara-Ichijo FC from Canberra’s sister city of Nara arrived in the capital on Saturday morning for a series of fixtures.

Schedule

Monday 22nd March – v Canberra FC under-16 (Deakin Stadium), kick off 18:00

Monday 22nd March – v Canberra FC under-18 (Deakin Stadium), kick off 20:00

Tuesday 23rd March – v ACTAS (AIS), kick off 16:30

Tuesday 23rd March – v AIS (AIS), kick off 20:00

Wednesday 24th March – v CP HPP under-17 (Hawker Football Centre), kick off 16:00