“OVERALL, WE INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO TAP INTO THE CAPACITIES THEY ALREADY HAVE.
IT IS ALWAYS ABOUT GIVING THEM THE BEST CHANCE TO REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL”.
Physically Develop.
Movement patterns, Balance, Gross & Fine motor skills, Spatial awareness, Coordination.
• move better & more physically capable,
• produce “cat-like” qualities,
• sow the seeds for a lifetime belief that activity & exercise is healthy & fun.
Mindset & Behaviour Develop.
(Dweck; Rolnk, et al)
Resilience, Confidence; Self-belief; Self-efficacy & a Healthy relationship with Feedback
•Help them find their inner strength and tap into it,
•Help prepare them to navigate through difficult situations,
•Instill a belief system based on “I can do hard things”, “I finish strong”; “ok… let me try again”,
•Encourage an understanding that “high-performance is no harder…it is just smarter”,
Overall, we help them condition their mind by teaching them the Skills to do well in challenging environments:
•How to stay Calm… that is a skill, therefore it can be taught,
•How to Generate Confidence when they enter challenging environments…. that’s a skill,
•How to Focus; how to Listen; how to be Open… all skills to be learnt.
Cognitively Develop.
Faster/better pattern recognition, creative problem solving and the higher executive functions of cognitive performance like:
- Cognitive Control,
- Time-on-task Behaviours and,
- Selective Attention.
It helps them:
- Think better,
- Focus better,
- Perform better,
- and Learn better.
(NB. research shows that optimizing these directly “improve academic performance in children” and “is positively associated with childhood ability to manage perceptual interference and spelling” (J Pediatr 2016;173:136-42))
Football (Soccer) Player Develop.
(Football Federation Australia FFA Curriculum)
Provides an ideal environment to learn & enhance their love of the game.
It produces Intelligent Footballers plus capable team members with leadership qualities.
The components of athletic talent tend to be similar in various team sports. Therefore, the aspects addressed above are very important.
. pattern recognition
. special awareness
. fast decision making
. speed & physical capability
. gross-fine motor skills
. attitude
The football component is designed for those who are inspired to improve at a much faster pace and in a more comprehensive way.