The overall objective of the club philosophy is to develop junior football players using a set of values that we have identified to fit with the DNA of Runcorn Saxons FC.
Within this philosophy there are five key areas that are aligned to our values and accompanied by a coaching curriculum that support and define the culture expected at our club.
Formula to support our strategy:
Football development = value implementation + education + competitive environments.
Our playing style is what defines all of our teams. We will approach every fixture using the following principles of play:
To enable all of our teams the greatest opportunity to demonstrate our principles of play we must follow the guidelines set out below:
We identify a sporting curriculum that we feel will benefit all of our teams, players and coaches through the season. All sessions must be planned and documented. All coaches will be encouraged to seek CPD opportunities to ensure we and they remain connected to their development at all times.
The fundamentals of all of our sessions are as follows:
Additional to the fundamentals ALL coaches should look to follow the tactical guidelines below:
We are committed to giving our players the right ‘footballing’ toolset:
Every Runcorn Saxons FC training session will include work on the 3 main blocks below and partly the 4th:
1) Ball Striking
2) Ball Familiarisation
3) Duels – 1v1 2v2
4) Overloads / Underloads practices
Within these blocks our coaches underpin with different topic focusses and elements but always ensure they tick the 3 first blocks for the outcomes that we want.
Why?
We are committed to providing our players with the tools to be:
As coaches we will look to use the following guidelines when delivering sessions
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