We’re delighted to confirm the formulation of our 6 part series, for the Park to Pro Coach Mentorship Programme.
Over the next 4 months, we’ll be hearing from the following guests;
Jack Brazil – PSV Eindhoven (Holland)
Nathan Kirby – Barnsley (UK)
Magnus Nordman – Malax IF (Finland)
Mario Hansi – Estonia national team (Estonia)
Stevie Grieve – St. Johnstone (Scotland)
Throughout this process each guest will have an interview recorded with the head of player and coach development, Adam Clark. After this initial introduction, they will be present for a live Q & A, with all of our mentees.
Adam said; “Throughout this programme, the coaches have been able to view a number of presentations and view some exclusive video footage. Now, they will be able to interact with a number of professionals from different countries and clubs. This will not only give coaches the opportunity to ask questions, but also further their knowledge of that subject area. I’m very much looking forward to this new project”.
In September, we started the 2nd edition of the Park to Pro coach mentorship programme, which is now going into it’s 5th month. Our delegates have had many topics shared with them, which has enabled them to learn something new and expand on current knowledge.
Now we’re in 2022, we’re making the programme even more interactive by providing a new ‘series’, for our coaches to delve in to.
We have coaches lined up from the professional game, who will be taking part in a conversation about a respective topic, followed by an open Q & A to discuss further. By doing this, our coaches will be able to extract what they can from the first conversation, come up with some questions and ask the coach first hand.
Adam said; “We have had a number of previous guests on our programme, who have provided many messages for our coaches to take home. So far I’ve provided presentations, literature and videos for our coaches to utilise. This next step in the programme will be in place to assist coaches with their learning and then give them the opportunity to test what they know. I’m very much looking forward to the coming months”.
The list of coaches that will be participating in this series, will be announced next week!
The head of player and coach development at Park to Pro, Adam Clark, has accepted a new role at Guildford City Football Club.
Adam, will be leading the newly formed academy, that will be launched in 2022, although plans are now underway in implementing the pathway for this new project.
Plying their trade in the Combined Counties, Guildford City are a well supported club within the community and have aspirations to lead a charge up the non-league pyramid. Their current home is at the well known, ‘Spectrum Centre’, with plans to get a new ground in the future.
Speaking of this news, Adam said; “I’m delighted to accept this position of Academy manager and begin this new journey. The opportunity came some what out of the blue and will work alongside current commitments, that will allow me to work with the 16-18 age group again. I’m looking forward to getting underway”.
On what this means for Park to Pro, Adam added; “This will allow Park to Pro to move into the Guildford area and potentially host some football holiday courses, as well as football projects within the community. This is an exciting time for growth, with an additional piece of the pathway now available, for aspiring footballers to make it into the professional game”.
There will be more information and interviews released in the coming weeks, about this new project.
Today saw the conclusion of our fifth edition of the Park to Pro football courses. This week the focus was on decision making, which is a huge part of the game. There were 19 training sessions throughout the week looking at this, using GK and outfield sessions. It was great to see the application from all of the players throughout, in learning much more about the game.
Due to the weather today, our sessions took place inside the stunning sports hall at St.Georges School. There was a high emphasis on ball manipulation within over load and under load situations, then finishing with a 2 vs 2 tournament.
This past week has been a huge success and plans for the next addition, looking at team communication, are already underway. There will be further information on this course, in the near future.
Thank you for all those that attended, it was a pleasure to have you with us!
Our October football course is nearing it’s ending and what a week it’s been so far. There’s been consistent attendance from a large amount of children throughout the week and this has enabled us to observe some magnificent work.
Today we continued with our theme of decision making and worked within the moment of, preventing goalscoring opportunities. We had a high demand of interest in the goalkeeper position which was great to see, as well as plenty of attackers ready to test them!
Tomorrow the weather doesn’t look too great, so we have a day of Futsal planned, as well as outside training sessions, if the weather decides not to turn up.
We’re looking forward to concluding the week on a high and to finish our 5th edition of the Park to Pro holiday courses!
We crossed the midway point for this week and we celebrated by welcoming our guest, from Brentford Football Club. Roco Rees came in to visit our players and host a Q and A, about playing football professionally.
There was plenty of discussion about goalkeeping, as this is Roco’s playing position and our theme for the week.
On the field all players were taken through some extended exercises involving shot stopping as well as, pressing the ball upon possession being lost.
So far, the week has been a hugely successful one, with players attempting to make effective decisions that can impact team performance, as well as understanding the GK position further.
Tomorrow we will be continuing from where we left off today and will be looking at preventing goals!
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