CLUBSKILLSGUIDE
While chronological age is the guide for
these checklists, it must be understood that
young players develop at different rates
and relative age effect (RAE) is an issue,
as competitions and player selection often
has a bias to those born early in the year.
Some players perform better because
of maturation.
Therefore, the age and stage consideration
is simply a guide for coaches and a
framework for thinking.
While the checklist of skills aids content
selection, the ability of the learner,
teaching and coaching by the coach, and
the way the skill is coached, becomes
fundamentally important.
The Basic Skills Master Checklist
summarises the key basic skills. It is an
evolving list that can be expanded or
condensed depending on the knowledge
of the coach.
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