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Coaches Corner

Welcome to the East Riding County FA Coaches Corner. This area of the website is designed to support coach development and provide coaches with new and fresh ideas to use in their coaching sessions.

At the start of each month throughout the 2010/11 season a new session will be uploaded onto coaches corner and will be free for grassroots coaches throughout the county to use with their players.

All sessions are provided by FA or ERCFA coaching staff.

Suey Smith- January 2011

Suey is an FA Skills Coach in East Riding working with the 5-11 age group in local Skills Centres, Charter Standard Clubs & Schools. Suey also tutors Level 1 Coach Education course and plays and coaches for Hessle Town Ladies & Girls. Sueys session 4 Goal Game can be found in the related documents section on the right side of this page.

Nigel Richardson- December 2010

Nigel has tutored Level 2 and 3 courses for the last 16 years, he was the East Riding County Coaching Representative for 5 years and played semi professionally. His session focuses on a passing and movement drill and encompasses many aspects of the game. As with many drills the size of the area should be changed to meet the ability and age of the players.

Sally Needham- November 2010

Novembers Coaches Corner session is brought to you by Sally Needham. Sally is the East Riding County FA Skills Team Leader. Sally tutors Age Appropriate, Youth Award Module One and Level One coach education courses and works full time with young players in schools, FA Skills Centres and FA Charter Standard Clubs.

Sally's session is most suitable for the 5 to 11 age group and can be found the related docuements on the right side of this page.

Mick Matthews- October 2010

Octobers coaching session is brought to you by ERCFA Coach Education Tutor, Mick Matthews. Mick tutors FA Level 1,2 and 3 courses, Age Appropriate Introductory Module, FA Youth Award Module 1 and 2 and Emergency Aid courses. Mick is an FA A Licensed coach and ex professional for Hull City and Wolves.

Micks sessions focuses on developing passing with a focus on forward passing and links and adapts practices from the new FA Future Game Document.

The session can be found in the related documents on the right side of this page.

Andy Foster-September 2010

Septembers session is brought to you by Andy Foster, FA Regional Coach Development Manager for the 5-11 Age Group.

Andy is an FA A Licensed coach responsible for overseeing the FA Skills Teams in the North, delivering FA coach education courses and In-Service workshops and supporting grassroots coaches through their development. Andy also coaches a local grassroots football club in the Hull Boys Sunday Football League.

Andy's session (Machine Gun) can be found in the related documents on the right side of this page. 

Hopefully you will find the sessions useful and be able to use them with your players. Please feel free to distrbute them to coaches within your club.

For further details please contact Jack Matthews on 01482 221158 or email jack.matthews@eastridingfa.com