The Harbord F.C. Skills Acquisition Training Programme (SAT) is a ball skills programme open to all players to work on acquiring new skills and improving current abilities.
The programme is being developed by the club with input from club coaching director Paul Mulligan and will deliver age based training over ten weekly sessions during the season. Focussing on ball work and enjoyment, the aim is to help foster children’s love of the game by giving them additional skills which will let the grow in confidence on the pitch at the weekend.
The sessions will address different aspects of the game each week and are intended to compliment players weekly squad sessions.
Training will take place at Nolan’s Reserve on Tuesdays at the following times:
U8-U9 5:30-6:30pm
U10-U12 5:30-6:30pm
Thanks to generous support from Club Totem, we have been able to keep costs to a minimum, with ten sessions costing just $150 (including a training top). Ad-hoc attendance is also available at $20 per session.
Sign up for the programme here: https://harbordfc.square.site
FAQs:
Is this like an academy?
No. Unlike academies at some other clubs, these sessions are not ‘exclusive’ to a particular team or squad. Anyone is welcome to attend (you don’t need to be a Harbord player!).
Why only ten sessions?
We have designed the programme to be able to fit around school holidays, and given a bit of a buffer for the odd week to be rained off.
Who will be running the sessions?
The coaches will be experienced youth focussed coaches who know how to keep kids engaged and focussed. All will have working with children checks.
Can girls come?
YES! All players are welcome and our growing contingent of girls can definitely come along and pick up some new skills, tricks and flicks.
Who are Club Totem? Club Totem are our wonderful partner and community club based on Condamine Street in Balgowlah. They are a family friendly spot to go for a bite to eat (They do a great pie!) and we encourage our members to drop in and give them a try. https://www.clubtotem.com.au/
