TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT E -NEWSLETTER MONTH OF JANUARY 2017

COACHES EDUCATION

GRASSROOTS COACHING COURSE

The course was held over 2 week-ends; namely 14th to 15th January and 21st and 22nd January 2017.

Technical Director Michel Sablon presenting a brief introduction on the objectives and rationale of introducing a Grassroots Coaching course

to coaching participants

Providing a platform for the younger generation of coaches to learn and share fresh ideas and coaching techniques

Youth and Women Teams’ Adviser Rob Servias sharing his knowledge and experience with the current NFA Coaches and Women Teams’ coaches

OPENING ADDRESS BY TECHNICAL DIRECTOR TO TECHNICAL STAFF ON 11 JANUARY 2017

Michel Sablon setting the tone and stage for the plans ahead for the 2017 season

Head of National Youth Team presenting the plans for the 2017 season

Head Coach Richard Tardy elaborating his plans for the respective teams

GOALKEEPING ACADEMY SINGAPORE (GAS)

Revisiting and emphasizing the training philosophy to our GK coaches

Head of GAS Frederic De Boever mentoring the Elite goalkeepers at Geylang Training Centre on 13 January.

These sessions are held twice a week

Giving back to Inspire the younger generation

SOFIYAN HAMID has been appointed the Head Coach of NFA U-15 Team

FADZUHASNY JURAIMI has been appointed the Head Coach of NFA U-16

Presenting our NFA Technical Team for 2017

NFA U-18 Team Head Coach

Assistant Coach Goalkeeper Coach

Christophe Chaintreuil

Ramoo Tharmaretnam

Ahmadulhaq Bin Che Omar

NFA U-17 Team

Head Coach Assistant Coach Goalkeeper Coach

Takuya Inoue Toni Teo Tong Ngee

He Qixiang

NFA U-16 Team

Head Coach Assistant Coach Goalkeeper Coach

Mohamed Fadzuhasny

Razali Bin Md Saad

Yeo Jun Guang

NFA U-15 Team

Head Coach Assistant Coach Goalkeeper Coach

Sofiyan Mohamad Shahrin Shari Yazid Yassin

Preparing for the 2017 Prime League Season and Overseas Competitions

Friendly Matches

Match Date Time Location

01

NFA U-18 vs. Warriors FC

17 February 7 pm Yishun Stadium

02 NFA U-18 vs. Home United FC

21 February 7 pm Yishun Stadium

03. NFA U-18 vs. Balestier Khalsa FC

24 February 7 pm Yishun Stadium

NFA U-17 Team

NFA U-18 Team

Working closely with our stakeholder Singapore Sports School’s technical team to prepare and finalise the NFA U-14 to U-16 teams’ training plans, venue

arrangement and competition schedules.

Building a foundation for a sustainable youth development platform

Working closely with the Singapore Schools Sports Council (MOE) to plan the Schools Premier League for 2017 and beyond

The mechanics of the Schools Premier League are as follows :

- The respective school runs the preliminary rounds - The top 2 teams from each group and each zone will play in the Schools Premier

League which is jointly organised by FAS and MOE - A total of 32 teams will be taking part in this League; 8 groups of 4 teams

Objectives

- To ensure a more level playing field

- More quality games

Ensuring a sound competitive platform for our Youth system

Technical Director Michel Sablon overseeing and supervising the schedule of the 2017 COE League and Challenge Cup

in consultation with the Competitions Department

The 2017 JCOE programme will commence on 04 February 2017 till November 2017 at 8 Centres around Singapore.

Centre Address Training TimeHong Kah Secondary School Sat & Sun U10/U11 : 0800-0930 h

931, Jurong West Street 42 Sat & Sun U12/U13 : 0930-1100 h

Singapore: 649371 Wed U10/U11 : 1730-1900h

Tel: 65679655 Tue U12/U13 : 1730-1900h

Chua Chu Kang Secondary School Sat & Sun U10/U11 : 0800-0930 h

3, Teck Whye Crescent Sat & Sun U12/U13 : 0930-1100 h

Singapore: 688845

Tel: 67655228

Queensway Secondary School Sat & Sun U10/U11 : 0730-0900 h

2A, Margaret Drive Sat & Sun U12/U13 : 0900-1030 h

Singapore: 149295 Wed U10/U11 : 1800-1930h

Tel: 64741421 Thu U12/U13 : 1800-1930h

Ang Mo Ko Sec Sch Sat & Sun U10/U11 : 0730-0900 h

6, Ang Mo Kio Street 22 Sat & Sun U12/U13 : 0900-1030 h

Singapore 569362

Tel 64568605

Tampines Secondary School Sat & Sun U10/U11 : 0730-0900 h

252, Tampines Street 12 Sat & Sun U12/U13 : 0900-1030 h

Singapore: 529427

Tel: 676835423

Tampines Secondary School Sat & Sun U10/U11 : 0730-0900 h

252, Tampines Street 12 Sat & Sun U12/U13 : 0900-1030 h

Singapore: 529427

Tel: 676835423

Orchid Park Sec Sch Sat & Sun U10/U11 : 0730-0900 h

10, Yishun Stret 81 Sat & Sun U12/U13 : 0900-1030 h

Singapore 768454 Tue U10/U11 : 1730-1900h

Tel: 67598547 Thu U12/U13 : 1730-1900h

Marsiling Secondary School Sat & Sun U10/U11 : 0800-0930 h

12, Marsiling Road Sat & Sun U12/U13 : 0930-1100 h

Singapore:739110

Tel: 68941413

Yishun Stadium Sat & Sun U14 : 0700-0900 h

103, Yishun Avenue 1 Thurs U14 : 1700-1900h

Singapore 769131

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Recognising our stakeholders for the future of our football ecosystem

A token of appreciation presented to Mr. Elangovan on behalf of Tampines Secondary School for

supporting JCOE East Centre 1

A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL FOOTBALL TALENT Our FAS Vice President Bernard Tan believes in a bottom up approach to managing local football. Recently, he met up with various stakeholders such as SportsSG and Republic Polytechnic as well as former National stalwarts like Goh Tat Chuan and Razali Saad to facilitate a better understanding of the needs and requirements from a community grassroots level. Notwith standing the fact that issues such as Education and National Service are real and apparent and have to be constantly weaved into the context of challenges faced in the development of an elite footballer.

Mentoring and nurturing kids through football

IDEAS FOR CHANGE

The inaugural Football Talk Series "Ideas for Change" is organise with the objective of allowing

passionate speakers from the community, with novel ideas and stories on football to change the way

we look at things so that we can advance football in a better way.

Modelled after TED Talks, this talk will feature a series of speakers, speaking for about 10 minutes

each, in an invigorating and open environment. As the topic of this first talk is on grassroots and

community football, with an emphasis on children and youth, the audience will be educationalists,

volunteers, coaches, players, and friends from the media.

Day : Thursday, 9 February 2017

Time : 7 to 9 pm

Venue : NYSI Satellite @ Kallang

1 Stadium Walk

Singapore 397688

Preparing for the Future of Singapore Football

Head Coach Fandi Ahmad setting the tone and expectations to the U-20 Team The team trains daily at the ITE Ang Mo Kio pitch and The Arena

located at Woodleigh Park

Seeking the release of the Best for the 2017 SEA Games

Working closely with our stakeholders Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) and SportsSG to ensure the best possible outcome for our

SEA Games bound athletes

Establishing a close working relationship with our MINDEF counterparts to ensure the best players are released for the 2017 SEA Games

Meeting with SAFSA Head Coach Kevin Wee to ensure a common understanding of

our requirements and constraints in view of the SEA Games preparation

Presenting our 2017 Garena Young Lions Assistant Coach

Rob Johannes Maria Servias

Coach Robbie as he is affectionately called is no stranger to Singapore football; having been involved in coaching Omiya Ardija youth teams prior to arriving in

Singapore. He was formerly the Head Coach of the NFA 14 and 15 Teams.

Besides this, he will also be assisting the SEA Games team for game analysis as well as overseeing and supervising the younger NFA age group teams and Women

Teams in technical matters

Rob Servias is a holder of a FFA/AFC Pro Licence Diploma.

PRE SEASON-PREPARATION This year’s 2017 Garena Young Lions Team will feature an additional 5 former NFA graduates from the 2016 NFA U-18 Team; making it the youngest Garena Young Lions Team with an average age of 20.8 years old where most boys hope to feature in the upcoming 2017 SEA Games.

Match Match Date Final Score 01

Garena Young Lions vs. Omiya Ardija U-18

25 January Lost 0 - 1

Containing our Japanese counterparts

Defending our Lion’s Den

The SEA Games U-22 Team commenced their SEA Games campaign with a 2 week-end in-camp training that consisted of 2 training sessions per day at Geylang field. The purpose of the training camp are as follows :

1) To establish the body composition of our players as well as a VO2 Max test to measure the aerobic capacity of the players through a DEXA Test and VO2 Max respectively.

2) To enable our in-house sports scientist to continue assessing the level of fitness of the players over a prolonged period of time for accuracy

3) To ensure the coaches are designing their training programmes at an appropriate intensity that addresses all the various fitness levels of the players 4) To enhance team bonding between players within the team

VO2 Max DEXA SCAN

Physical Conditioning Drill

Education is key to a High performance athlete

Singapore Sports Institute (SSI) nutritionist Cheryl Teo engaging our players through

an interactive session on the importance of taking a systematic approach to nutrition

A FINALE TO OUR CAMP

Drew 1-1 against Geylang International Football Club S.League Team

Learning from the Most Formidable Striker in Singapore – FANDI AHMAD

Inspiring our players

Fandi Ahmad sharing the finer points of goal scoring

Giving back to the community and garnering support for our SEA Games campaign

Our National U-22 footballers Muhammad Ryan Syaffiq Bin Ramli, Mohamad Shafeeq s/o Faruk and Muhammad Muhaimin Bin Suhaimi together with canoeist

Brandon Ooi and fencer Clive Leu were present at Green View Secondary School for the One Team Singapore Roadshow

Kevin Wong

Senior Executive

Technical Department kevin@fas.org.sg Tel : 6880 3170