If you are coaching this season the following coaching courses being held by Waikato Bay of Plenty Football. We recommend all coaches who don't hold a coaching qualification or those who are partly qualified to take advantage of this opportunity. Club courses will also take place as and when required: 

junior pathway

Small Whites Introductory Level

Level 1 – Junior Coaching Award

Level 2 - Junior Coaching Certificate

youth pathway

Level 1 - Youth Coaching Award

Level 2 – Youth Coaching Certificate

senior pathway

Level 2 - Senior Coaching Certificate

Level 3 - Senior Coaching Certificate

A Coach Development Guide from New Zealand Football and Waikato BOP Football covers all the courses and the pathways available to all coaches on any level to obtain or refresh knowledge and skills by going to these courses and completing modules.

These courses are being held locally and at various times to make it more convenient than ever before. If these don't suit there may be a course elsewhere that does. 

Our club helps with the cost of these courses and we would like to see all our coaches taking advantage of these courses when they are available. For all  queries and to register for these courses contact us.

Player Profiling

Developing a player profile for yourself or your players helps to:

• Identify strengths and weaknesses, to help guide training programme design
• Monitor development
• Guide return from illness or injury

There are two parts to a Player Profile:

1. Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire
2. The Fitness Check-up

Ideally, profiling should be done at the start and end of pre-season, midway through the season and again at the end.

For detailed information - click here 

COACHING RESOURCES

Small Whites Toolkit 
For coaching players aged 6-8 and 8-12 years. Includes the NZ Soccer manual which contains practice sessions for players aged 8-12 years and ideas for coaches on how to develop effective football technique.

MacDonalds Small Whites Coaching Tips with Ryan Nelson 
“To get to where I am now you’ve got to go beyond the average. When people train twice a week, they think it’s enough, when it’s no where near enough – four times a week is not enough – you’ve got to get fitter, you’ve got to get stronger, you’ve got to get more skilful.          
If you work harder than everyone else in some way it’ll come back and help you."
Ryan Nelsen
Football Maestros

NIKE VIDEOS
Master Accuracy
with Ryan Nelson
Taking Flawless Penalties
with Robbie Keane