Coaching

We know that coaching a junior football team can initially seem like a daunting task. On this page we’ll try and cover the basics and reduce the amount of time you spend searching for answers to any questions you might have.

1. Basic Coaching/Admin Requirements

To become a coach, assistant coach or team administrator there are certain requirements HSMJFC require you by law to fulfill. Any associated costs will be met by the club.

The details can be found in the following downloadable PDF file → 

2. The “To-Do” list

New to coaching? Not sure where to start? The following downloadable PDF file will assist → 

Remember, not all of the To-Do list has to be done by the coach. Ask the parents of your players if they’d be willing to take on some or all of the team admin.

3. Where to go for advice

All roles and responsibilities can be found on the Committee page of this website.

The following downloadable documents will also help you:

HSM Coaching development → 

WGS Instructions → 

Medical Consent Form → 

Coaching Session Planner → 

HSM Individual Challenge → 

End of Season Gala Sample → 

4. Kit and Equipment

Training

The club are committed to ensuring that every team has the equipment it needs for training. Each new coach will receive a “start pack” consisting of footballs, cones and bibs. Teams are encouraged to replenish these through fundraising activities, but the club will assist where this hasn’t been possible. Please contact your head of age group for more information.

Matches

The club will ensure that there is sufficient equipment at each playing location or that those sharing a location are provided with the right equipment to pass around. The basic match day equipment you’ll require is:

• • Match balls
• • Goals and /or netting
• • Corner flags
• • Respect barrier
• • Referee’s assistant flags (for older age groups or as dictated by league rules)

Playing Kit

The club encourage teams to find sponsors to cover the cost of playing kit. The best place to start is asking parents whether they have any business contacts who might be able to help. Failing that there’s the old-fashioned door-to-door visits to local businesses or letter /email drop. If you are not able to find a sponsor, the club will fund the cost of a kit for you. Please approach the committee if this is the case.

The club is currently wearing Adidas Teamwear, and all kit orders should be placed by coaches only.

With the help of players and their families, Horsforth St. Margaret's Football Club has grown as a successful club for over 100 years and continues to contribute to the fabric of the community of Horsforth and the surrounding district.

5. Training/Playing locations

As you might imagine the club uses a variety of playing and training locations. A number of grass playing facilities are used by the club in the spring and summer months, with King George’s probably being the most popular. During the winter we also make use of several all weather pitches.

6. Useful Links and Apps

The following links or apps might be useful to you during your time as a coach. We’re happy to add to this list if you want to recommend new links:

Club Social Media

Please like, follow and friend request the following:

Apps

A non-exhaustive list of apps being used by our existing coaches:

The FA Matchday – The app links into Full-Time it is expected that most leagues will eventually expect coaches to use it to report results and submit team sheets.

Team App – A free app which lots of our coaches use to organise their teams.

Teamer – A free app which lots of our coaches use to organise their teams.

Teamstuff - A free app which lots of our coaches use to organise their teams.

WhatsApp – Some coaches prefer this to the sports specific App because a lot of parents are using it already

Coaching Resources

Coaches might find the following sites and pages useful when looking for tips, advice or session plans:

FA Licensed Coaches Club – Lots of videos, articles and session ideas.

The FA’s “Hive Learning” Resource – A community for coaches to discuss ideas and share plans. It is also the home of the majority of the FA’s DNA material, including lots of session ideas. (once registered you’ll need to search for the groups you want to join – “England DNA Foundation Phase” and “The FA Coaching Community” are a good starting point.

“Coach2Share” Facebook page – A community with almost 30,000 members where ideas and session plans are shared.

“West Yorkshire Grassroots Managers & Coaches” Facebook page – Local community of football coaches sharing advice and a good place to arrange friendlies.

“West Yorkshire GIRLS Junior Manager and Coaches” Facebook page - Local community of football coaches of female teams sharing advice and a good place to arrange friendlies.