Mini Roos Kick-Off
Program - Pine Hills FC Kookas (Aged 3 to 5)
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Under 3-5
A new feature of our
overall Mini Roos program is the establishment of a permanent Mini Roos
Kick-Off Program, which caters for children age 3 to 5.
We are calling this program
“Kookas”, because families of kookaburras are a regular visitors to our club,
often sitting on our fences. They are popular visitors bringing lots of
smiles to our members.
In the Kookas program,
children will learn fundamental football skills, develop their locomotor and
non-locomotor skills, improve their coordination and flexibility, and overall
have a lot of fun and enjoyment.
Kookas will train each
Saturday morning from March to late August. They play no fixtures against
other clubs.
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Mini Roos (U6-U11)
PHFC provide training for children of all levels.
Players from U9 to U11 will be offered
training twice per week.
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Under 6-7 Teams in U6-7 are based on
friendship groups. There is no grading of teams. Teams will be formed in the
first few weeks of training.
Coaches are known as team
leaders in these age groups.
The U6/7 Coordinator Luke
McKenna, plans and prepares coaching sessions. Parent helpers and team
leaders are asked to assist in the implementation of those sessions.
There are approximately 6-7
players in a team. Four players on the field at one time.
Teams play against other
clubs every Saturday morning.
We ask parents to provide
encouragement and support to their child’s team. We ask that parents do not
coach from the side line!
There are no parent coaches. Team Leaders on game day help to ensure the
safety and well-being of children, try to ensure as equal playing time as
possible for all players and help to ensure parent support is positive and
measured.
Players must wear training
kits including shin pads for training sessions.
All players must wear their
Pine Hills kit, football boots, shin pads on game day. They should either
bring or purchase from the canteen some water for half time. Games are played
on a Saturday morning.
U6/7 PLAYING FORMAT & RULES
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Under 8-9
Teams in U8 are based on
friendship groups. An U8 select team is identified to play in the Komodo
competition.
U9 teams are selected on
ability. (Refer to the grading information below for further detail.)
Under 9 divisional players
may access the PHFC PLUS program which gives them extra development and enrichment
opportunities throughout the year. First team players MUST access the PLUS
program.
U8 and U9 teams have
coaches, which are usually interested parents. We offer all coaches weekly
support from the club’s coaching coordinators and access to coaching courses
and online programs. Coaches are given our club’s coaching program to follow.
Coaches are given a
handbook to help them with their planning.
Coaches must strive to give
equal game time for all players and to have players rotate all positions, including
goalkeeper.
All players must wear their
Pine Hills kit, football boots, shin pads. They should either bring or
purchase from the canteen some water for half time.
Games are played on a
Saturday morning.
U8/9 PLAYING FORMAT & RULES
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Under 10-11
Teams are selected on ability.
(Refer to the grading information below for further detail.)
Under 10-11 divisional
players may access the PHFC PLUS program which gives them extra development
and enrichment opportunities throughout the year. First team players MUST
access the PLUS program.
Our coaches are still
usually parents with knowledge and skills in coaching. Our first team coaches
have a higher level of skill and qualification.
We offer all coaches weekly
support from the club’s coaching coordinators and access to coaching courses
and online programs. Coaches are given our club’s coaching program to follow.
Coaches are given a
handbook to help them with their planning.
Coaches must strive to give
equal game time for all players and to have players rotate all positions, including
goalkeeper.
All players must wear their
Pine Hills kit, football boots, shin pads. They should either bring or
purchase from the canteen some water for half time.
Games are played on a
Saturday.
U10/11 PLAYING FORMAT & RULES
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Grading
It is important that players play in teams and against players of
similar ability, wherever possible. This promotes enjoyment and serves to keep
players involved in our sport for longer.
Sometimes parents find this difficult because they have built
friendships with other parents in the lower age groups. Occasionally players
find this difficult as well, for similar reasons. However, children find new
friends very quickly, and will enjoy their game more if they are playing in an
appropriately leveled competition.
Football
Brisbane’s competition structure is based on 3 divisional levels – Komodo,
Goanna and Geckos. Komodos is the highest-level competition in these age
groups.
The Director of
Coaching nominates our teams for these divisions based on their levels of
ability.
First Teams
From U9 to U11
first team trials are organized at the end of each year. Usually they will be a
combination of external player triallists and players within the club who are
invited to trial. Invitations are based on assessments done by the coaching
staff, with the support of the Director of Coaching, across the year. If a
child has not been invited to trial, a parent may still request an opportunity
for that child. That request will be accepted.
We aim to
finalise First Teams before the end of the year, so those teams can commence
training asap in the New Year.
Divisional Team Grading
Divisional teams
are selected following the sign-on days in the New Year.
The DOC and
coaches are informed in the grading process by coaching assessments from the
previous year.
Notes for
divisional grading
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Players will be
graded according to a mix of ability and potential
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Friendship
requests will only be considered if there are two or more teams playing at the
same level.
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The decision of
the technical team is final.
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Boys and girls
are expected to attend the grading session for
their age group. Only in exceptional circumstances do we suggest children
play in a higher age group. A common example is having to combine age groups to
form a team in the higher age group.
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There is no
grading for U6 to U8 players. These teams are based around friend requests.
Goalkeeper Development