Joe’s Corner

As parents and players receive their letters of offer after the conclusion of trials, the office is continually having to explain why players did not get in the SAP or Komodo or Goanna teams. We are fielding questions about what divisions players wil

“If you keep doing what you always did you will keeping getting what you always got” The trial’s for team selections for the SAP/Komodo/Divisional squads commenced a few weeks ago and they have been well attended by current players at the  club and p

Our U-13 and U-12 squads won their respective championships this season and I was as proud as punch when I received the Trophy and Medals for each of these squads from Football Brisbane. I was absolutely gob smacked by the reaction of the players whe

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