Master the brain Intrinsic motivation Team coaching by former Independence Creativity Game intelligence AFC Ajax and Dutch National Visualization Teamwork youth player: Jip Bartels

Master the body Coordination skills Strengthening Stretching Nutrition Recording sessions

Master the ball Differential learning Changing environments Two footedness Street football Passing techniques Finishing "Jip is very flexible and adaptable. His training sessions are always Dribbling carefully tailored to each child, hitting just the right balance between challenging them to do better, matching their skill level, and (always) having fun. Regardless of your skill level, Jip is the coach for you. His method is firm, fair and very insightful, and focusses on the ‘whole’ child, not just their football skills.”

- Football mum of 4 Coaching Philosophy Traditional coaching is insufficient because it (often unconsciously) centers around the adult instead of the child. Learning depends on the presence of the adult, takes place within the same environment and has a focus on short-term results. Additionally, despite the relative age effect (RAE) and its solutions already being known for decades, the RAE is still present in traditional education.

There is often not enough focus, besides the clichés, on empowerment of the child and developing the child’s mental strengths.

My solution is based on child initiation: proactive children, who are intrinsically motivated, enjoy the process, learn independently of the adult and who are more creative. Besides training the body, we also train the brain.

It is about the total development of the child within the team. This means that the emphasis is on the players’ way of thinking (master the brain), overall movement (master the body) and technique (master the ball). Basically, we go back to the core of the game: having fun whilst improving the players individual skills within team context.

This happens through a variety of exercises and games. This will challenge the individual players’ creativity and give the team ownership over their development. If beneficial, I join the team to challenge them or to lead by example. The goal is to train the brain and body so that they have a solution for every situation that occurs on the field. We will use mindset exercises to accelerate the learning curve.

Additionally, we will make plan for the individual players and team, based on their needs. This plan will structure their activities and will be regularly updated. Sessions are recorded and analyzed to increase developmental insights. Football background Coaching background With Montessori Sports, I am responsible for curriculum content, courses, workshops, masterclasses and stakeholder AFC Ajax management. Besides that I have run daily football sessions (2007 - 2012) and holiday programs for many years.

Dutch national youth teams Before Montessori Sports started to take off in Australia, I (2006 - 2010) worked as Head Coordinator and Coach for Football Star Academy (FSA). FSA has award winning programs throughout Australia. My job was to organize and expand the FC organization whilst coaching teams myself as well. (2012 - 2013 However, as I believed in a different approach, I focused on Montessori Sports and Jip Bartels Coaching. Semi-professional Under my own banner of Jip Bartels Coaching, I have (2013 - current) mentored many individual boys and girls. Most of them already play for a professional club or are close to that. Others want to become the best version of themselves. Educational background

• Master Business Administration University of , Amsterdam, 2017

• Bachelor of Board & Organizational Sciences (Honours) VU University, Amsterdam, 2015

• Student Talent of The Year VU University, Amsterdam, 2015

• AMI Assistants Course Australia, Melbourne, 2018

In addition to the Honours Programme, I have done internships with AFC Ajax and NOC*NSF. In 2015 at AFC Ajax as a youth coach and a department called the Ajax Coaching Academy, which is responsible for (inter)national cooperation’s. With NOC*NSF, the Dutch Olympic body, I supported their stakeholder management strategy.

In 2018, I started Montessori Sports in Australia; we empower schools to integrate more sports into their curriculum. Personal background Contact information

Jip Bartels

During my first year at University, I still had a Amsterdam, professional contract as a player at FC Utrecht. +31 6 10 22 90 73 [email protected] The five years before that, I have had a www.jipbartelscoaching.com professional contract at AFC Ajax whilst playing for the Dutch national youth teams. During this period, I have won many individual and team prices. I believed that staying at Ajax would be the Social media best for my development, despite the interest from clubs like Arsenal FC and AC Milan.

After three consecutive ACL injuries at the age of 17, 18 and 19, I chose for the semi-professional club TEC, which is active in the Second Division in Holland.

Due to this setback my dream of becoming a football star was over. However, this motivated me to set other ambitious goals in life.

I am known as a very ambitious, sportive, positive and social man. If I were to describe myself in two words, I would choose energetic and disciplined.