SHEFFIELD PROJECT DEVISED
AND DEVELOPED BY DAVE WARD;
Educate and improve the grass roots game and coaching in Sheffield;
The aim of this project is to improve the grass roots game
in Sheffield using a new coaching concept tried and tested throughout Europe.
Based on the Spanish system we have devised a Development
regime that uses Futsal as a development tool in Football.
The Spanish system is also a lot more interactive with grass
roots and school football.
The use of Futsal as a development tool especially with the
heavier Futsal ball develops technical ability and thought process.
Using Futsal as the main game in a young player’s
development, as the Spanish do, enhances and installs technical ability a lot
quicker than the English coaching regime.
Using Hillsborough
College as our
Development Centre, we run coaching sessions on a Monday and Wednesday night.
We had over 40 local Grass roots football teams along with
their coaches attend a 2 hour free training sessions using the new coaching regime
highlighted in this document. The age groups have ranged from U6 to U14;
The visit is not a one off and many teams have visited the
centre on 2 or 3 occasions as part of rolling programme.
We have now got together a Manchester City U7 elite squad
who are exposed to mostly Futsal as part of there coaching education.
A Monday night is now dedicated to the development of the Elite
squad as we have to prove not only to Manchester City
but to the FA and Football in general that this system works. Wednesday is
still dedicated to Educating grass roots teams;
We have now linked in with Activity Sheffield working in
some of Sheffield’s deprived areas and we have
taken this development concept to this scheme.
Again we hope to generate a lot more interest in the game of
Futsal and Football.
It is we feel important that Futsal becomes the second most
popular game behind football because of its importance regarding technical
development.
We have already started sending coaches out to continue our
work by visiting selected local grass roots sides so the next step is to take
this new concept to local Schools and Colleges.
Manchester City have built up very good relationships with a
lot of local sides through this campaign simply for the reason this whole
scheme is about developing the grass roots game and not about making money.
Everything we have done in Sheffield so far
has been free to the selected teams and coaches who have attended.
Even when we have brought across some of the best Futsal
coaches on the planet from Europe to take the
sessions.
As I believe its time that professional clubs got more
involved with the grass roots game and help educate the grass roots game,
coaches as much as players creating a grass roots system that is able to
enhance and develop natural talent;
Written Report submitted by Dave Ward;
Manchester City Development
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