Joe’s Corner

I would like to thank all the players, the coaching staff, the Committee and of course the parents for the support that they have afforded me throughout the season. I very much hope that I have met expectations. That said, when better is possible goo

The Coaching Philosophy at the Hawks Ages 3-5 At this age children are still learning to interact with others so sessions need to be planned and delivered to create an exciting environment. Sessions must be based on maximum participation with every c

Until many of us can be big enough to accept that in the interest of the greater good the game must come before self interest, we will all continue to hold back progress. For what it's worth, I think that there is direction in Football not too differ

Coaching to the appropriate level is something that coaches often find difficult. Many if not most coaches have ambitions to coach professionally. These coaches are seen at seminars, attend coach development courses and even go on to gaining formal a

CLUBS must always be favourable to parent and volunteer involvement, whilst at the same time subscribing to the critical influence that early junior and youth football experiences have on a player's development. At Holland Park Hawks I think we are f

“If you keep doing what you always did, you will keep getting what you always got”   Why is it that players of all ages attend trials for selection into elite teams such as NPL/QPL/SAP? Is it because they feel that they are good enough to earn a

The greatest sporting event in the Universe is taking place and the 32 teams participating in the finals have already endured a very lengthy qualifying period having spent two years overcoming challengers from every region in the World. I refer of co

At the beginning of the season I had parents, players and coaches sign codes of conduct immediately after showing them a film about the clubs expectations in terms of behaviour. We are now mid season and still I observe parents coaching from the side

The player who makes quick and accurate decisions in a game influence the outcome of the game. How do we train the mind?

We have all heard parents and coaches trying to encourage players when things do not go their way by telling them that they were “Unlucky” Sure there are times when no matter what one does things just do not go one’s way, then there are times where e

Daddy, Do you know that I almost cry of rage when you jumped on the pitch to yell at the referee? I have never seen you like that before. Maybe, you were right that the referee was wrong. Even if I lost the game "because of the referee" like you said