Ryan Wallace Hartnett aged 10, last week donated his most prized asset, a football signed by the Irish soccer squad with the aim of helping 15 lads who are losing weight for 15 different charities in Ireland Cycle4sickchildren
The charities are: The Ronald McDonald House Crumlin, Mid West Spina Bifida, Bee For Battens, Cliona’s Foundation, Pieta House, Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland, Share a Dream, Temple Street, Down Syndrome Ireland, St Johns Ward Crumlin, St Luke’s Hospital Dublin, CRC Dublin, Irish Guide Dogs, Jack & Jill Foundation and Ian’s Trust.
Ryan decided to do this, as he was so impressed with the lads, he said
“I would like to help the other kids that can’t do what i can do at the moment, its lousy on them so i want to help a little bit”
Ryan who plays for Limerick FC under 11s and is a soccer nut was offered the ball back after a bid of €200 was made but has said, he does not want it back as he wants it to make as much to help out, that alone is a testament to the young man & the way he thinks outside of the game of football.
The ball is still up for auction & has been signed by the likes of Given, O’Shea, St. Ledger, Dunne, Kilbane, McGeady, Whelan, Gibson, Duff, Keane, Doyle, Westwood, Nolan, Foley, Keogh, Andrews, Hunt, Folan, Miller, Long, Lawrence, Kelly.
The life skills gained through the pursuit of ‘success’ are the real wins we should think about in grassroots football, not league tables and cups…
Nick Levett is the English FA National Development Manager for Youth Football, an U10’s Coach and author of the blog Youth Football Development Nick’s Blog.
Recently Nick posted a series of “What about” tweets via his account @nlevett
As a coach involved in the development of youth soccer at grassroots level in Ireland, I liked the fact that his tweets highlighted brilliantly the measures and moments that should truly be celebrated from within the game.
Nick Tweeted:
“Try not to limit seeing progress as just the league table, it’s by far not the only indicator of success & winning in grassroots football…
…What about the kid that packs their own bag, cleans their own boots and takes more responsibility for themselves off the pitch?
…What about the kid that listens better to the views of other people from different backgrounds and communities and respects their opinions
…What about the kid that develops leadership skills by you giving up some ‘power’ and letting others lead the warm up or team talk?
…What about the kid that develops increased self-confidence and self-esteem by having a wider circle of friends that like him being around?
…What about the kid that develops better teamwork skills by playing in a team and can transfer ‘working with others’ into the classroom?
…What about the kid that can run a little better because you give him/her some handy hints about using their arms in a more productive way? Oh and…
…What about the kid that gets a little better at passing, or dribbling, or heading, or shooting, due to the practices and games they play in?
Just some the things, that are about winning in grassroots football. The league table is one indicator & certainly not high on the list of priorities! Ask any kid why he plays football and winning the league will hardly even get a mention.
“Grassroots football is not about the amount of trophies you win. It is about the difference you make to young people”. – Nick Levett.
Football for me is much more than just a game. There are so many ‘wins’ to be had outside of those relating to results alone. Some of the words that mean a lot to me are highlighted above but you’ll probably find your own wins too.
‘Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time’
By Nick Levett, FA National Development Manager for Youth Football
This study is investigating the percieved coaching behaviours by coaches with the advancement of coaching education. Many studies have investigated how coaching behaviour can influence a player however little is known about what can influence a coaches behaviour. One such influence on a coaches behaviour is education, this study will investigate if advancement in coaching education will influence a coaches behaviour. You are under no obligation to take part in this study, however your participation would be greatly appreciated.
Criteria to participate
To be eligible to take part in this study, you must have a Youth cert, UEFA B or UEFA A accreditation or be taking one of these courses at the present time. You must also be currently coaching a team or have coached a team in the past year. If you wish to take part in this study , please click on the link below which will take you to the questionnaire. Please read the instructions before attempting questions.
Consent, Criteria and Instructions
Thank you for taking part in this study.
Please create an ID code that you will remember using your initials and the last three digits of your phone number (Home or Mobile).
Please write this number in the box below and keep a note of it. This will enable us to find your data should you wish to withdraw your data at later date.
Please take your time to read through the instructions for the questionnaire and to answer each question honestly.
Please note that there is no right or wrong answers and your answers will not negatively reflect on you as a coach.
Your answers will remain confidential and will only be used for the purposes of this study.
Please complete the questionnaire and return to the researcher. If you wish to withdraw from the study after you have filled out the questionnaire, you have up to 4 weeks after I have received your questionnaire to withdraw. You should contact myself and quote your ID code within four weeks. With your ID code, I will be able to locate your questionnaire and destroy it. My contact details are at below.
Consent:
Please read through the following, if you are happy to proceed please tick the I agree to take part in this study box.
I have been provided with an invitation to participate that I have read and understood.
I am accredited with Youth cert, UEFA B or UEFA A or I am currently on one of these coaching education courses.
I am coaching a team at present or have done in the last year. I am aware that taking part in this research is entirely voluntary, that I am not obligated to take part in this research as part of my coaching course and that I have the right to withdraw at any time while filling out the questionnaire and within 4 weeks of submitting the questionnaire to the researcher.
I am aware that I can contact the researcher in order to withdraw my data from the study without reason, within four weeks of taking part in the study.
I understand that a request to withdraw my data will result in the researcher identifying the associated data by ID code and destroying it.
I am aware that any reporting of this data in a doctoral thesis, academic publication or conference publication will not identify me. I understand that the completed questionnaire and resultant data will be stored securely and anonymously with the unique identifier code listed below.
I have been informed that this consent form will be stored separately from the data to avoid the discovery of my code by anyone other than the researcher I have been informed that my responses will not be passed on to my tutors at the University of Derby.
Participant Instructions:
After you have agreed to participate in this study, please take your time to read through the instructions of the questionnaire. First tick the Yes to agree to take part in the study. Please answer the questions honestly, no one will see your answers except the researcher and your answers will not impact on your coaching ability or behaviour. There is no right or wrong answer in this situation.
Secondly please enter in the demographic questions (e.g. age, gender, etc) in the box first and then proceed to questions. Start at question one and answer the questions in numerical order. Using the scale, please tick the number from 1 to 5 to indicate your level of agreement with the statements regarding yourself as a coach.
Once you have completed all questions, please press the submit button at the bottom to finalse and send questionnaire to the researcher.
Simon Brophy, Student at University of Derby. Tel: 0857378315
Coerver Coaching Ireland are starting 2 day workshop for coaches of all levels.
The NDSL Academy will host the first one in May on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th.
Along with Austin Speight from Coerver coaching, Gareth Hayden will be looking after the SAQ session and Tom Bates doing the Sports Psychology and Elite Performance part. Personally I think this is great value at €75.00.
NDSL COERVER COACHING – Weekend May 18/19 2013
2 Day Event
NDSL Coolock – 10-4 PM Each Day.
Coerver Coaching sessions – Austin Speight
SAQ / Strength and Conditioning sessions – Gareth Hayden
Sports Psychology – Tom Bates- WBA
Elite performance coach- Tom Bates – WBA
Cost for 2 days just €75.00
Note: Places are limited so early booking is advised. All coaches attending must be pre booked, no walk ons on the day.
For more information call: Coerver Office – 042 936 6910 – NDSL – 087 951 3624
Mitch is the current NDSL Technical Director and has been in this position since 2010. Mitch was also the former FAI Emerging Talent Head Coach for the Dublin area. Mitch is one of the most forward thinking coaches working in Ireland and is highly regarded amongst his pers. He also works in a fulltime capacity with Dublin City Council as a Sports Development Officer and in 2000 became the first ever football in the Community officer with DCC, a role he had until 2006. Mitch was also a:
Former Director of Coaching Shamrock Rovers FC.
2001 – 06 freelanced with Chelsea FC as their International Academy Head Coach. Worked with 5 International Teams in that period.
He holds an Irish and UK UEFA A License badge.
Runs the coaches club at the NDSL Academy
With 20 years coaching experiences at various levels, from Community Grassroots to Elite Development. Mitch has managed and coached in the League of Ireland, at Professional Academies, community clubs and with International Teams.
Austin Speight
Coached all over World for many national associations and professional clubs delivering coach education programs.He had a Professional club career in England from schoolboy to first team level and he worked with many young players who are now playing in Premier league and Internationally. He is currently the director of Coerver coaching.
Footballer at Stockport County, RAA La Louviere Belgium
Retired with injury at 25 and began coaching career.
‘Coerver Coaching is the best technical skills teaching method I have come across; even after 25 years it continues to evolve and excite’ Gerard Houllier
Dermot is a full time Youth Development Specialist and Coach Mentor dedicated to promoting the Horst Wein Optimal Youth Football Development Model, which is player-centred, age-appropriate and games-oriented whilst also emphasizing Game Intelligence – Football that starts in the head and finishes with the feet!
General Manager and Youth Development Specialist at The Beautiful Game
Youth Development Specialist at Bohemian FC
7 years coaching experience at Portmarnock AFC and Malahide United FC
Fully trained in the Horst Wein Youth Football Development Model and the
Game Intelligence Approach to Coaching
‘Young players need a game of their own to play, not the adult 11-a-side game or even 7v7 at the wrong age. Being forced into the wrong competition games for their age-group creates many problems for young players’. Horst Wein
After spending over twenty-five years working with children and young adults in the juvenile justice system Michael completed a M.Sc. in Child Protection & Welfare in Trinity College Dublin in 2001.
In 2002 he was appointed National Children’s Officer and Designated Person for Child Protection with the FAI and during his time there produced the Code of Ethics & Good Practice for Children’s soccer and best practice guidelines for both coaches and parents. He also worked closely with the underage representative teams developing best practice Health & Safety policies for travelling squads
Michael also developed support and welfare services to elite players both here and in the UK and is currently in the process of establishing a best practice/child protection consultancy, support service which he intends launching in the near future.
Michael has also coached at schoolboy level with St Malachy’s F.C. in the DDSL with successes in both the Pepsi and FAI youth cups. He also attended one of the first residential coaching courses conducted in Ireland by Billy Young and Noel O’Reilly in Butlins in the early 70s.
“Premier Ambitions” – a new six-part documentary following the Home Farm U-15 team as they strive to win the league. I have just finished watching an episode and based on that, this is everything I have wished for and could not have come at a better time for grassroots football in Ireland. I think a lot of people are going to be shocked to see how football at the top level in this country is coached…I’ll say no more 🙂
What was the reason behind this programme?
It was basically to get an insight into the world of youth football in Ireland at the highest level. I think the seriousness and intensity of football at this level is a bone of contention amongst a lot of people with some thinking it shoud be more about taking part and having fun, whilst for others it is a career path and something that is very professional. I think by following a club with great tradition like home farm we got to see how the system works and where some of the next generation of Irish stars are coming from.
The Series is produced by David Clarke and Ciarán Deeney of El Zorrero Films. It was filmed and directed by Ciarán Deeney. El Zorrero Films is an award winning production company specialising in documentary content for both television and cinema who have produced content for all the major Irish broadcasters. They are based in Dublin and have a keen interest in sport and sports related programming.
Setanta Ireland will broadcast Episode 1 on Monday, 11th February at 9.45pm, following live coverage of the first round of Setanta Sports Cup.
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