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

Karl B. Grova, Amasone Askeremail: kb@amasone.no

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

1. Develop football skills2. Postpone finishing football3. Contribute on developing self-confidence,

resposibility, attitude

Agenda March 31th, 2011:

Examples of some activities in Asker, girls age 13-15:

Organizing winter tournamentOrganizing football schoolOrganizing referee educationOrganizing 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

Organizing winter tournamentOrganizing football schoolOrganizing referee educationOrganizing 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 tournamentOrganizing football schoolOrganizing referee educationOrganizing 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 tournamentOrganizing football schoolOrganizing referee educationOrganizing social arrangement Co-operation between clubs

• 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

Frisk Asker Football school

Organizing winter tournamentOrganizing football schoolOrganizing referee educationOrganizing 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

Organizing winter tournamentOrganizing football schoolOrganizing referee educationOrganizing 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 tournamentOrganizing football schoolOrganizing referee educationOrganizing social arrangement Co-operation between clubs

Frisk Asker referee-project

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

Organizing winter tournamentOrganizing football schoolOrganizing referee educationOrganizing social arrangement Co-operation between clubs

Amasone Asker: A new girls club

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BIF

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Frisk Asker 1½

Vollen ½ 1

Bødalen 1 1

DIF 1 1

Heggedal 1 2

NÅIF 1 1

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Girls teams in south of Asker 2009

Organizing winter tournamentOrganizing football schoolOrganizing referee educationOrganizing social arrangement Co-operation between clubs

Winter tournament

Football school

Referee education

Social arrangement

Co-operation

Girls just wanna have fun!

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