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Development Academy Base Program

Training Times – Training will start week commencing 11^th April unless notified otherwise

Junior Academy – Thursdays 5pm – 6:30pm

Middle Academy – Tuesday night 5:30pm – 7pm

Senior Academy – Thursday night 7pm  – 8:30pm

Indicative Program

Session 1 – Skills Test, Diary work and small sided games (diary provided by the club)
Session 2 – Skills Test, Diary work and small sided games
Session 3 – Skills Test, Movement off the ball drills and activities
Session 4 – DVD session number 1 – Movement off the ball
Session 5 – Beep test & strength Test (Athletics Coach Max Debnam will attend (he is a level 5 athletics coach, a NSW Institue of sports coach)).
Session 6 – Skills Test, Diary work and small sided games
Session 7 – DVD session number 2 – Attacking – Shooting
Session 8 – Shooting exercise and different techniques (NBN player will attend)
Session 9 – Shooting while recording it on video camera – Technique
Session 10 – Small sided game and shooting games
Session 11 – Understanding Nutrition and Diary work (Nutritionist will attend)
Session 12 – DVD session number 3 – Mid Field – passing and different formations
Session 13 – Different formation and passing drills
Session 14 – Beep test & strength Test (Gym Coach will attend)
Session 15 – DVD session number 4 - How to Defend (techniques)
Session 16 – Defending Techniques (NBN player will attend).
Session 17 – Skills Test, Diary work and small sided games
Session 18 – DVD session number 4 - Communication with Keepers
Session 19 – Practice for a trial game. depends on finals
Session 20 – Trial game against private school rep team. depends on finals
Session 21 – Party and games night.
Session 22 – Practice for a trial game. depends on finals
Session 23 – Trial game against private school rep team. depends on finals
Session 24 – Party and games night.

The program will start as soon as fields and flood lights are available. School holidays may be used for catch up sessions. There may also be combined squads during holidays if many people are away.

Head Coach – Michael Cossgrove – E-mail address swanseafootballacademy@hotmail.com

Communication regarding changes to program or wet weather updates etc will be made via e-mail.

Any outstanding Academy fees can be made when shirts and balls are given out.

Matthew Fellowes

Director of Football

Academy News

Swansea FC intends to run 3 x Development Academy squads for its elite players in 2011. The format for the squads is still being determined but will generally involve:

• A 20 player squad for 14 – 16 year old boys and 16 year old girls;
• A 20 player squad for 12 & 13 year old boys and 12 – 14 year old girls; and
• An emerging academy for 9 – 11 year old’s.

We have been fortunate to secure the services of Michael Cossgrove as the Academy Coach for the two senior squads. Michael comes highly recommended. In recent times Michael has:

• Coached U16 and U19 NNSW Futsal teams;
• Convenor and coach for Combined Independent High Schools representative sides at National titles;
• Has run Development Academies for Independent Schools;
• Coached U19 NBN league side; and
• Coached U19 and A grade New FM side.

The Academy is additional training to the regular teams and is optional. The Academy has proven very popular in the past 2 seasons and has been highly sought after. The club will have further information on details and cost by the registration days. Players will be selected during the grading days.

2009 saw the introduction of our  Development Academy for 16 selected players from our club to be  mentored and developed in their football with specialised training. The Academy was undoubtedly a great success and 2010 sees the Club expand our vision further with  running 2 Academies instead of one.  Swansea Football Club will be hosting a Boys & Girls Academy for 2010. Each of these Academies consists of  16 selected  club players  from ages U/11′s  to U/14′s . It is with th ehelp of the following sponsors that we are able to have 2 Academies running in 2010. We give thanks to those sponsors: Fox Mining , Freestyle Hair Salon – Swansea, Treasured Moments Photo-Graphics, Newcastle Muffler Service

The  2010 Development Academies have now been announced and the successful members are:

2010 SFCI Boys Academy:

Gordon Enright, Jacob Denton, Joshua Laverty, Benjamin Killeen, Cory Jamacotchian, Odin Buckley, Sam Buyers, Nathan Walters, Nicholas Zeller, Isaac Lumley, Ayden Brice, Ryan Enright, Joshua Fellows, Kieren Conway, Jake Burns, Ryan Gusse

2010 SFCI Girls Academy:

Bridgette Smith, Jasmine Isaac, Chelsea Gregory, Alisha Howard, Madeline Brice, Chenelle Rose, Shania Goodwin, Danielle Marrett, Kayla Nilsen, Ruby Rizk, Lucy Hewson, Samantha Sanders, Jenny Marshall, Tegan Fennell, Bianca Ingegneri, Jemma Gosper.

Director of Football: Mick Buckley Academy Coach: Lino Gati

Coordinators : Girls Academy – Lara  Ingegneri ,

Boys Academy – Mick Buckley.

For all Academy related correspondence please  contact the Academy Coordinators.

Swansea Football Club congratulates all players on their selection and wishes them a successful season ahead with the Academies.

The official announcement of the 2010  Swansea Football Club Development Academies will take place Thursday 19th November. This is an exciting time for  32 members of the SFCI community and their families as the prepare for specialised training and development in the upcoming season.

Venue: Swansea Workers Club at 7.30 pm

Be sure to check back after the event for more information on the successful Academy memebrs.