Goals in grassroots football, and activities as examples to reach them

Karl B. Grova, Amasone Asker email: [email protected]

My goals as a grassroots football coach, girls 13-16:

1. Develop football skills

2. Postpone finishing football 3. Contribute on developing self-confidence, resposibility, attitude

Agenda March 31th, 2011: Examples of some activities in Asker, girls age 13-15:  Organizing winter tournament  Organizing football school  Organizing referee education  Organizing social arrangement  Co-operation between clubs

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Organizing winter tournament

 Organizing football school  Organizing referee education  Organizing social arrangement  Co-operation between clubs

Vinterligaen: The Winter League

• • • • • • Need of matches during winter to keep the girls interest One match pr month Jan-March: artificial grass Age group: Girls 13 – 15 years: most likely age for finishing football The local clubs give the time on the fields -10 degrees C no problem 8 teams pr age group: appropriate to geographically and sporting level

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Organizing winter tournament

 Organizing football school  Organizing referee education  Organizing social arrangement  Co-operation between clubs

Vinterligaen: The Winter League

• • • • Especially of sporting value for girls 13-teams Football fields occupied all week: NOT in weekends Lowers the barrier for girls joining the team again in spring All contact towards clubs on team-level (no boardmembers)

 Organizing winter tournament 

Organizing football school

 Organizing referee education  Organizing social arrangement  Co-operation between clubs

Frisk Asker Football school

• • • • • • 12-year-olds instructors for 8- and 9 year old participants Local arrangement: instructors and participants from the same or neighbouring club Small arrangement: 3 hours on Saturday, 40 kids and 12 instructors Main goal: development of responsibility and self-conficence of the instructors Instructors practising exercises and coaching tecniques 2-3 times in advance Borrowing equipment from the club

 Organizing winter tournament 

Organizing football school

 Organizing referee education  Organizing social arrangement  Co-operation between clubs

Frisk Asker Football school

• • • • Freedom to the instructors: dynamically change of exercises (big difference in groups: 8 yrs girls vs 9 yrs boys..) Co-operation with the public school: instructors one day off, to planning and practising Low prize and direct communication with the kids coaches 1-2 fathers ”in background” to support instructors if necessary

 Organizing winter tournament  Organizing football school 

Organizing referee education

 Organizing social arrangement  Co-operation between clubs

Frisk Asker referee-project

• • • • 1-evening referee course, 14-year-olds First match with observer and feedback Referee all the club’s 9-12 yrs matches, 5x5 and 7x7 Refs paid on their next training

Frisk Asker referee-project

 Organizing winter tournament  Organizing football school 

Organizing referee education

 Organizing social arrangement  Co-operation between clubs • • • All club teams happy to have refs on their matches Some 12-year-old boys (away team) a little too tough for 14 yrs refs Some refs preffered girls matches, some preffered older age groups (20,- kr better paid;)

 Organizing winter tournament  Organizing football school  Organizing referee education 

Organizing social arrangement

 Co-operation between clubs

Social arrangement

• • • • • 300 guests, girls 12-15 years old End-of-tournament celebration Organizing committee: Amasone Girls 15 Decorating, arranging quiz, drawing lots, music, cleaning up Substitute players of mothers at the kitchen

DIF HIL FA  Organizing winter tournament  Organizing football school  Organizing referee education  Organizing social arrangement

Co-operation between clubs

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Amasone Asker: A new girls club

VUL SIF Girls teams in south of Asker 2009 J13 J14 J15 J16 J19 Frisk Asker Vollen Bødalen DIF Heggedal NÅIF Slemmestad 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 NÅIF BIF

Girls just wanna have fun!

 Winter tournament  Football school  Referee education  Social arrangement  Co-operation

… at least, it’s more than developing football skills