Technical Training the Coerver Way - Is there another way?

This program will be broadcast on 2xxfm (98.3) across the Australian Community Radio Network on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 at 7:00PM.

This program focuses on the technical development of young Football players. Who teaches you what you need to know?

The FFA National Football Curriculum and National Development plans are splendid documents that are helping to achieve a "revolution in Football affairs" across the nation. They focus very specifically on the technical development of our future generations of football players. The when and what of it all. But you need a lot more than a couple of glossy publications and that's the problem in front of everyone in Football at the community level.

We must become more technically proficient in order to compete effectively at the international level and the ultimate measure of success is our competitiveness in the World Cup. Simple as that.

Did you see the final of the FIFA Club competition between Barcelona (Spanish club) and Santos (Brazilian club)? Ask yourself a simple question - Are the Socceroos to the Barcleona club standard? The answer is easy - No. Change, in the form of superior technical ability among our players in our region, will take generations.

It all starts at the youngest of ages and at the ordinary community football level.

Now there are many parts to the production of technically competitive and competitive young players. It’s a process that takes generations and there is not a day to loose. Two ingredients are essential fort his football cake to rise – a proven technical football curriculum and properly trained technical coaches. The FFA has begun that process from the top down, while member federations are expected to make it work from the bottom up. Both ends could do better.

One organisation around the globe and most certainly here in Australia, is at this time (and has been for many years) best placed to service the needs of the FFA and our young players - the Coerver Coaching organisation.

We speak to Jason Lanscar (Vice President, Asia Pacific Director, COERVER Coaching Asia Pacific) and a guest Coerver Japan Coach, Katsuji Okubo. Who better to talk to us about the delivery of  football technical education? The involvement of Coerver with Canberra United might well prove to be the secret ingredient needed to win a title.

The great sadness is that not every young boy or girl gets to experience Coerver technical training. If I had Harry Potter's magic wand I would make it so today.

This interview speaks for itself, so settle back, a glass of Christmas cheer to hand and listen. Fascinating stuff.

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