After delays, injuries, missed bookings, courses and final football exams, we finally got the girls’ section of Pro Coaching Academy off and running. On a cold night on the astro at Manor CE Academy eight girls were invited down to train. The theme for the night was receiving the ball with their backs to goal. […]
Read More →Week eight of the futsal started with the girls working in a skills corridor. This is where the girls travel through a set of cones, trying the keep the ball away from a defender, Mr Foster in this case, who is trying to knock the ball out of the corridor! They all go together, so […]
Read More →Want to come and have a chat about futsal, get some coaching tips, or just moan at the current state of the England Men’s Senior side? Well, Pro Coaching Academy will have a stall at the Manor CE Academy Christmas Fayre on Friday 4th December 2015, from 6.45pm to 8.45pm. We will have a futsal […]
Read More →In week seven of the futsal we had the girls trying to keep the ball off their partner while moving around the court. They had 4 safe zones in the corners, but they could stay in these areas for 5 seconds, or until another person entered the zone! We then progressed onto three teams trying […]
Read More →After we posted the 25 Ball Mastery Skills video, we asked you to show us your ‘tekkers’. Third to respond was Denva from York Railway Institute Girls U13s – see her video below! Coach of York Railway Institute U13s team, Chris Collins, said ‘It is amazing the way the girls are trying and showing us […]
Read More →With the girls’ coaching starting this Monday, we thought we would let you know what Suzanne Smith, FA County Coach Developer for North Riding had to say about Chris Collins and his coaching ability after she had passed him for his FA Youth Award. In an email she said ‘It was great to see you […]
Read More →Are you or do you know any Year 7, 8 or 9 girls who want extra football coaching? Pro Coaching Academy will be working to develop and refine techniques, skills, teamwork and overall game craft. Pro Coaching Academy will be starting its Girls’ Football Academy on Monday 16th November at Manor CE Academy from 7pm […]
Read More →Last night Pro Coaching Academy coach Chris Collins passed his FA Youth Award with flying colours. The FA Youth Award is the culmination of the FA Youth Modules 1, 2 and 3, and Chris was assessed delivering a session to his U13s Girls Railway Institute team. Suzanne Smith, FA County Coach Developer for North Riding […]
Read More →To comply with the requirements of child safety, first aid, and welfare for the North Yorkshire Sport funding, Chris Collins recently attended the FA Welfare Officer Workshop in Hull. The course was run at the East Riding County FA office and included modules on the importance of best practises, role of a welfare officer and […]
Read More →This post is not about football or futsal but about coaching and kids having fun. The video is part of a campaign called Let Kids Be Kids, and asks the newly crowned Rugby World Cup Winners New Zealand about their early memories of playing sport. Pro Coaching Academy coach Chris Collins has been verbally abused […]
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