TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT E -NEWSLETTER MONTH OF May 2017

COACH EDUCATION

AFC ‘C ’LICENCE COURSE

The course was conducted within the grounds of the National Institute Of Education (NIE) from 22 to 31 May for a total number of 23 participants. In attendance was current National and Geylang International FC player Gabriel Quak. The course instructor was Head of Coach Education (FAS) Mohamed Basir Ellaya Kutty

Coaches Morning organised by FAS Coach Education Department

Head Of Coach Education Mohamed Basir Ellaya Kutty facilitating the theory session of the Coaches Morning programme

Assistant Garena Young Lions Coach and Coaches’ Consultant Robbie Servias conducting a practical session on Development of Passing and Receiving to the Centres of Excellence (COE) Coaches and Womens’ Coaches

Ensuring a Win Win Situation For our Sponsor SELLS which is one of the top Goalkeeping brands in the world and is currently worn by top goalkeepers like Victor Valdes, Simon Mignolet and Ben Foster

Providing a platform for our sponsors

The Importance of a good fit

Planning ahead for the 2018 Schools Premier League (SPL)

FAS General Manager, Youth Development brainstorming with Ministry of Education (MOE) schools football convenors for the future of the Schools Premier League (SPL)

2017 Centres of Excellence (COE) Tournament

Preparation for 2017 Centre Of Excellence League

Setting the rules and structure for the tournament

Working to enhance the quality of coaching through mutual exchange of information

Brainstorming with Ajax Coaching staff to explore areas of collaboration

Monthly Staff Coaches Meeting

Head Coach of National Youth Teams Richard Tardy in discussion with the respective Team Coaches on their training plans and progressive development of individual players in their respective teams

Fine Tuning the Training Programme of the NFA U-15 And U-16 Teams

Technical Director Michel Sablon in discussion with the respective NFA U-15 and NFA U-16 Coaches to include tactical sessions in the morning during the June holidays

In preparation for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 and U-18 qualifiers, the NFA U-15 and U-18 Teams will be participating in their own training camps

Team Period of Oveseas Place Training Camp 01 NFA U-15 Team 7 to 11 June Jakarta, Indonesia 02 NFA U-18 Team 18 to 22 June Goa, India

Our budding NFA U-15 Cubs

Our NFA U-18 Team

Ensuring our footballers stay focus both on and off the field

Supervised Study Time

Team work at play through discussions

Discussing the future of Womens’ Football

Technical Director Michel Sablon and Coach Advisor Robbie Servias in discussion with the Womens’’ Football Department on areas of improvement for the development of the womens’ football

Expanding The Football Ecosystem In Search Of Talent

Meeting with officials from JSSL football academy to explore the possibility of private academy teams contributing to the development and nurturing of talent

Ensuring our Teams work harder, play longer and recover faster

General Manager Youth Development together with Technical Director Michel Sablon accompanied by Deputy Director Adrian Chan engaging officials from Ajinomoto’s Amino Vital High Performance drinks on sponsoring the 2017 SEA Games Team

High Performance Fuel

ONE TEAM CAMP In preparing the Team Singapore (TS) contingent for the 29th SEA Games and the 9th ASEAN Para Games, the Singapore Sports Institute (SSI) recognises that it is important to help develop a greater team camaraderie amongst our athletes and instil a greater sense of pride and identity as ‘Team Singapore’.

This Camp is specifically designed to help the athletes: • Develop a greater sense of pride and identity with Team Singapore contingent • Better articulate their aspirations for the Games and for TeamSG • To build a stronger #OneTeamSG

TEAM SINGAPORE

Garena Young Lions and National U-22 players Muhammad Shahrin Bin Saberin and Muhammad Hafiz Bin Sulaiman

A Memorable Night both on and off the pitch

S.League Match Date Result Match 01 Garena Young Lions vs. Brunei 13 May Drew 0 - 0 DPMM

Garena Young Lions Captain Shahrin Bin Saberin introducing the players to our distinguished guests FAS President President Lim Kia Tong and Council Member Dr.Dinesh Nair

Ikhsan on the prowl for Goals

Showing appreciation to our League sponsor Hyundai

Garena Young Lions players Muhammad Zulqarnaen Bin Suzliman and Chan Zhi Wei Jordan at the Hyundai Jurong Point Roadshow

In preparation for their Qatar training camp from 12 to 18 June, the team played host to a World Cup U-20 Team

International Match Date Result Friendly Match 01 National U-22 Team vs. Vanuatu 1 May Won 3 - 2 U-20 Team 02 National U-22 Team vs. Vanuatu 4 May Drew 0 - 0 U-20 Team 03 National U-22 Team vs. Vanuatu 7 May Drew 1 - 1 U-20 Team

Our First 11s

A delicious goal by Hanafi Akbar that augurs well for things ahead

Training Session on Media Management

The team was presented with real and practical scenarios to practice and hone their interview skills

Learning to engage effectively with the media

Empowering the mental strength of our players

Head Coach Richard Tardy together with Head of Football Science and Medicine Department (FSAM) Nurhafizah Bte Sujad and Head of Strength and Conditioning Balder Berckmans briefing SportSG Sports Psychologist Stevenson Lai on the SEA Games U-22 Team

SEA Games bound and now a call up for the National Team

Garena Young Lions and SEA Games U-22 Player MUHAMMAD MUHAIMIN BIN SUHAIMI

Garena Young Lions and SEA Games U-22 Player MUHAMMAD HAMI SYAHIN BIN SAID

Ensuring optimal quality from the ground up

Maintaining a high standard is a commitment

Team work and creating synergy within the organisation

Discussion with FAS Marketing department on possible collaboration with external interested agencies