Tasmania Skill Acquisition Phase Junior Festival Information Booklet
14 - 15 December Kingborough Twin Ovals Technical Director’s Welcome
The Skill Acquisition Phase of Player Development (9-12 Contents Page years) is the key fundamental element of the programs that clubs, schools and associations conduct. Delivering content that is age-appropriate and targeted at skill development rather than with a focus on physical development and Contents Page 2 tactical structures, and using methodologies that challenge players through a predominantly game-based formats for Technical Director Welcome 3 activities, is vital for the future of football in Tasmania.
FT Junior Festival Code of Behaviour 4-5 Football Tasmania welcomes all participants to this year’s Kingborough SAP and we wish you an enjoyable and Junior Festival Game Format 6 successful weekend of football.
Junior Festival Coaching Behaviours 7 FT would also like to thank the Kingborough Council, The Kingborough Cricket Club and the Kingborough Lions Fields Map 8-9 United Football Club for their support in making this event possible. Boys Under 10 10-11
Boys Under 11 12-13 Michael Edwards
Boys Under 12 14-15 Technical Director Football Tasmania Girls Under 13 16-17
2 3 Football Tasmania Code of Behaviour Coaches’ Code of Behavior Players Code of Behaviour • Show respect and appreciation to Match Officials and insist on the same from your players • Play by the rules • When a refereeing decision goes against you, focus on what you • Never argue with an official - if you disagree, have your captain, can control, leave the past behind and teach players to do the coach or manager approach the official during a break or after same (eg prepare for the resulting set play) the competition • Show patience and persistence; if a player is having difficulty, • Control your temper -verbal abuse of officials, sledging other help him or her to deal with the situation rather than players or deliberately distracting or provoking an opponent is substituting them immediately not acceptable or permitted • Work equally hard for yourself and your team - your team’s performance will benefit and so will you Parents’ Code of Behaviour • Be a good sport - applaud all good plays whether they are made by your team or the opposition • All parents are to view the game from behind the fenced or • Treat all participants in your sport as you like to be treated. Do marked areas at the venue not bully or take unfair advantage of another competitor • Remember that children participate in sport for their enjoyment, • Cooperate with your coach, team-mates and opponents - not yours without them, there would be no competition • Encourage children to participate, do not force them • Participate for your own enjoyment and benefit, not just to • Focus on your child’s efforts and performance rather than please your parents and coaches whether they win or lose • Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants • Encourage children to play according to the rules and to settle regardless of their gender, ability, cultural disagreements without resorting to hostility or violence • Never ridicule or yell at a child for making a mistake or losing a competition • Remember that children learn best by example. Appreciate good performance and skilful plays by all participants • Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from sporting activities • Respect officials’ decisions and teach children to do likewise • Show appreciation for volunteer coaches, officials and administrators - without them, your child could not participate • Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every young person regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion
4 5 Junior Festival Game Format Junior Festival Coaching Behaviours
• All age groups will play in a 9v9 format on a 60m x 40m pitch Remember, the match is for the players. Coaches should avoid the with a 12 metre penalty area following behaviours: • All games for Under 10s and 12s will be on Saturday, 14th of December. All games for Under 11 and Junior Youth Girls will be • Shouting instructions to your players (let them play, while you on Sunday, 15th of December observe) • Squad size is limited to 12 players per team. Playing time should • Criticising your players on the field be shared as evenly as possible to ensure all players are given a • Abusing opposing players and staff fair amount of time on the pitch • Complaining about decisions and/or berating match officials • Games will consist of two (2) 20-minute halves with a five (5) • Reacting to every incident on the field, whether positive or minute half time break negative • Size 4 balls will be used for all age groups • Knee-jerk substitutions • All age groups will play interchange. Coaches should limit interchanges so players are given time to settle and impact the game over longer periods Coaches SHOULD aim to demonstrate the following behaviours: • Where two teams’ colours clash, the second-named team will wear bibs. (Spare bibs will be available at the ground) • Clarify Team Tasks and Player Tasks of importance • All team officials and players are to be identified by their team • Give key tasks based on current training cycle and recent colours on the field training • Players will be encouraged by coaches to be within playing • Appear calm and composed distance of the game and discouraged from loitering around the • Observe what is actually happening in the game, and record opposition goalkeeper your observations • Only Coaches, Managers, Trainers, and substitutes are permitted • Focus on individual performances and progress in the technical area and grassed playing areas • Give praise to good football, whether by your team or by the • Where there is no Game Leader supplied, teams will play opposition without a Game Leader • Players who conduct themselves recklessly or in an abusive manner will be asked to leave the field to ‘cool down’ for a period of time
6 7 Kingborough Twin Ovals Field Layout Kingborough Twin Ovals Field Layout
8 9 Boys Under 10 Saturday 14 December
ROUND 1 ROUND 2 Olympia Warriors South Hobart FC White Red NSJSA NSJSA South Hobart FC Olympia Warriors
v v Pool 1 9am Red White
Field 1 Glenorchy Knights FC South Hobart FC Red Glenorchy Knights 9am 11am 11am NSJSA South Hobart FC Red Olympia Warriors White FC v v Glenorchy Knights
Field 2 Olympia Warriors White Glenorchy Knights FC 1pm NSJSA FC Olympia Warriors Blue Devonport Strikers Glenorchy Pool 1 Pool
v v Pool 2 NSJSA Knights FC
Field 1 South Hobart Blue Olympia Warriors Blue Glenorchy Knights 9am NSJSA 12pm 10am Taroona FC Taroona FC FC v v Olympia Warriors South Hobart FC
Field 2 Devonport Strikers South Hobart Blue 11am White Red South Hobart FC Olympia Warriors 1pm ROUND 3 Red White NSJSA Olympia Warriors South Hobart
v Pool 1 Blue Blue Field 1 Olympia Warriors White Olympia Warriors 1pm South Hobart FC Red 10am South Hobart Blue Blue v Devonport Field 2 Glenorchy Knights FC 12pm Taroona FC Strikers Olympia Warriors Blue Devonport v Pool 2 2pm Taroona FC Strikers Field 1 Taroona FC Devonport 2pm
Devonport Strikers 2 Pool Taroona FC Strikers v Devonport Field 2 South Hobart Blue 10am Taroona FC Strikers Olympia Warriors 12pm South Hobart Blue Blue Olympia Warriors 2pm South Hobart Blue Blue
10 11 Boys Under 11 Sunday 15 December
South Hobart Olympia Warriors ROUND 1 ROUND 2 Kingborough 9am Bye Lions Kingborough Lions South Hobart Kingborough v v 10:15am Bye 9am Lions Field 3 Olympia Warriors Kingborough Lions 10:15am 11:30am Olympia Warriors South Hobart Bye South Hobart Olympia Warriors Kingborough 12:45pm Bye Lions Kingborough 2pm Bye ROUND 3 ROUND 4 Lions
South Hobart Olympia Warriors 3:15pm Olympia Warriors South Hobart v v
Field 3 Olympia Warriors Kingborough Lions 11:30am 12:45pm Kingborough Bye Kingborough Lions South Hobart Lions
9am Olympia Warriors ROUND 5 ROUND 6 10:15am South Hobart
Kingborough Lions Olympia Warriors 11:30am Bye v v 2pm Field 2
South Hobart 3:15pm South Hobart 12:45pm Olympia Warriors
Bye Olympia Warriors Kingborough Lions 2pm South Hobart
3:15pm Bye
12 13 Boys Under 12 Saturday 14 December
ROUND 1 ROUND 2 Olympia Warriors Cradle Coast White Cannons Olympia Warriors White Cradle Coast Cannons Cradle Coast Olympia Warriors v v 10am Pool 1 Cannons White
Field 3 Cradle Coast Cannons South Hobart FC Red Kingborough 12pm South Hobart Red 12pm 10am South Hobart FC Red Kingborough Lions Lions v v Kingborough
Field 4 2pm South Hobart Red Kingborough Lions Olympia Warriors White Lions Olympia Warriors Blue Devonport Strikers South Hobart FC Kingborough Pool 1 Pool
v v Pool 2 Red Lions
Field 3 South Hobart Blue Olympia Warriors Blue Kingborough South Hobart FC 10am 1pm 11am Clarence Zebras Clarence Zebras Lions Red v v Cradle Coast Olympia Warriors 12pm
Field 4 Devonport Strikers South Hobart Blue Cannons White Olympia Warriors Cradle Coast 2pm White Cannons ROUND 3
Kingborough Lions Olympia Warriors South Hobart v Pool 1 Blue Blue
Field 3 Cradle Coast Cannons Olympia Warriors 11am South Hobart Blue 2pm Olympia Warriors White Blue v Devonport 1pm Clarence Zebras Field 4 South Hobart Red Strikers Olympia Warriors Blue Devonport 3pm Clarence Zebras
v Pool 2 Strikers
Field 3 Clarence Zebras Devonport
Pool 2 Pool Clarence Zebras 3pm Devonport Strikers Strikers v Devonport 11am Clarence Zebras
Field 4 South Hobart Blue Strikers Olympia Warriors 1pm South Hobart Blue Blue Olympia Warriors 3pm South Hobart Blue Blue
14 15 Girls Under 13 Sunday 15 December
Kingborough Olympia Warriors ROUND 1 ROUND 2 Lions 9 am Kingborough Olympia Warriors Olympia Warriors Clarence Zebras v v 10:15am Taroona FC Clarence Zebras Field 1 Kingborough Kingborough
9 am Clarence Zebras Taroona FC 11:30am Clarence Zebras Taroona FC v 10:15 am v
Field 2 Taroona FC Olympia Warriors 12:45pm Break Break
2pm Taroona FC Clarence Zebras ROUND 3 BREAK
Olympia Warriors 3:15pm Clarence Zebras Taroona FC v
Field 1 Clarence Zebras Kingborough 11:30 am v 12:45 pm Clarence Zebras Taroona FC
Field 2 Taroona FC 9 am Taroona FC Clarence Zebras
ROUND 4 ROUND 5 10:15am Kingborough Olympia Warriors Clarence Zebras Olympia Warriors v v 11:30am Olympia Warriors Kingborough
Field 1 Kingborough Clarence Zebras 12:45pm Break Break
2 pm Taroona FC Kingborough 3:15 pm v v Olympia Warriors 2pm Kingborough Field 2 Olympia Warriors Taroona FC Boys
3:15pm Olympia Warriors Kingborough
16 17 Fun Corner Notes
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Matt Kilsby Southern Regional Development Officer 0422 363 177 Football Tasmania www.footballtas.com.au