September 2022: Coaching News
OFF SEASON 2022
By Chris Deblaere, Technical Director
What a great year of Football! We hope you all enjoyed your 2022 season and achieved your goals - whether that was improving skills or bonding with your team mates.
There is plenty of football planned for the off- season to keep your skills tight + allowing you to play the game you love!
We kick off with a very special school holiday camp channelling your inner Messi, Ronaldo, etc followed by a 6 week training program leading into November Grading - we hope to be able to confirm dates & times next week, but these will be held the first few weekends in November.
Hope to see you at Training or Grading. Enjoy the summer break.
Chris and the Coaching Team
LFC Off Season Training Program
Lindfield FC is delivering a 6 week training program starting weekend 8/9th October held at the Lindfield Sports Centre.
These sessions are designed for boys and girls that are planning to try out for LFC
SL | DL | SAP | Dev teams in 2023. The sessions will focus on core skills and enable the players to refresh / develop their skills ahead of grading.
Please sign up based on the age group you were in during the 2022 winter season that has just completed.
Saturday Girls
10am-11am: G8/G9 Signup
11am-12pm: G10/G11/G12 Signup
Sunday Mixed + Girls
9am-10am U8/U9/U10 Signup
10am-11am U11/U12/U13 Signup
11am-12pm G13/G14 Signup
Any queries, please get in touch with Chris at the Coaching Office.
COST: $90 for 6 sessions. Players must register for minimum 5/6 sessions.
The cost will be $15 per person per session, payable on sign-up
Diamond League and Super League Coaches for 2023
We are very excited to present to you our DL/SL Coaching Team for 2023! This team brings you the very best in coaching ability, commitment and years of experience.
SUPER LEAGUE
U12A – Phoenix Waugh
U12B – Dom Fontany
U13A – Hayden Zorian
U14A – Jack McAvoy
U15A - Emmanuel Rosas
U16A – Sid Prasad
U17A – Craig Pearce
U18A – Luke Harris / Tom Greeley
DIAMOND LEAGUE
G10A - Nicole Power
G10B - Alexa Dyne
G12A - TBC
G12B - TBC
G13A - Dom Fontany
G14A - Andrew Jenkins
G14B - Nicole Power
G16A - Paul Grundy
G18A - Marcus Swift
G18B - TBC
September Holiday Camp: Special Event
DATES:
Tuesday 27th Sept
Wednesday 28th Sept
8am - 3pm
These holidays, Lindfield FC and Peak Football group will bringing something different to our holiday camps.
We will be inviting all passionate footballers to experience
A Day in the Life of a Professional Footballer
This will give them a taste of what is yet to come if they continue to work hard in their footballing endeavours.
This two day event day will run from 8am until 3pm and our footballers will be taken through the journey of a professional athlete training at an elite level.
We welcome all players from the age of 8 to 15. Please note there will be a variety in ages but groups will be split accordingly.
We hope this unique opportunity will inspire our young footballers in our community and help them envisage a successful, and possible future as a professional footballer. Even if they don’t dream of being a professional footballer, this day will still provide lots of relevant teaching for personal development and a great opportunity to meet new people involved in football!
For more details including the day’s schedule and guests, please visit the above link
We are hiring!
We are currently recruiting a Football Coach and Operations Assistant to join us at LFC. This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about their football – particularly female football!
This person will be working mainly in our successful female football program as well as supporting our administrative team by taking on regular operational tasks.
For more information and the opportunity to apply, please follow above link
2022 Season Feedback
Lindfield FC is always looking for ways to strengthen our programs and we would love to hear from the players/parents on ways we can improve as well the things you enjoyed and thought worked well this year.
To leave us some feedback on the 2022 season, please fill out the appropriate below form.
Coaching Scholarship Winner
Congratulations to Hayden Zorian who has won a NSFA Coaching Scholarship.
Hayden will receive the following investment to kick start his first step into the advanced coach education pathway set out by Football Australia:
Fee covered for FA Advanced C-Licence Youth course ($1,155)
Ongoing support from NSFA Coach Development Manager, NSFA Technical Director, NSFA Community Football Manager & NSFA Head of Female Football.
Take a look at Hayden’s recently published profile on the NSFA website. If you are interested in furthering your coaching journey, please reach out to a member of our coaching leadership team.
Hayden Zorian
How many years have you coached within your club?
I’ve coached at Lindfield Football Club for the past five years in which I’ve been involved in LFC’s MiniRoos, SAP and Super League programs
Teams/age you’ve coached during the 2022 season and successes for the season
I have had the pleasure of coaching the LFC U12A Super League side for 2022. We finished 3rd in a very competitive Super League competition, with just 3 points separating the top 3. A major highlight this season was our experience at Kanga Cup, with the players and their families all having a blast. We held our own against some solid NPL sides, drawing with Canberra Olympic and beating all other community club level rivals, all whilst playing 11 aside for our first time.
What do you love about being involved with your club?
Lindfield Football Club has a passionate footballing and friendly social community which I am proud to represent as a coach and player. Coaches throughout my time playing for LFC have played an essential part in not just my footballing development, but through being mentors and role models that have helped me mature into who I am today. Coaching for LFC has allowed me to be this role model for the next generation of young footballers coming after me.
Why you are looking forward to obtaining this C-licence and how will it benefit players within NSFA in 2023 and beyond?
Obtaining a C-licence will significantly impact the teams and players I coach and other coaches within NSFA who I currently mentor and support through LFC’s Coach Mentoring Program. By bettering my education and experience, I can provide better levels of mentorship to more coaches, allowing players within NSFA’s community to receive higher levels of coaching for more skill/age groups.
Congratulations
Congratulations to every single one of our teams, especially those which won their premierships (for the full list check our Club Honours page in a few weeks) and good luck to the following teams who will be representing LFC in the NSW Champion of Champions!!!
