Training & Selection Policy
Mission Statement
The Beverley Hills Junior Football Club aspires to generate an environment that provides a pathway to Colts Football for players of all abilities and to maximise player retention to ensure all age levels field at least two teams per season.
Training
All players of the same age group are to train together as a squad on the same night(s).
Coaches can break up players into groups for specialised training and/or drills. Training is not to be conducted in a way that creates two separate teams within one age group.
Reasons:
- Players are able to judge their ability and improvement against their peers.
- Coaches are also able to judge players potential & improvement.
- Players have a feeling of belonging to one squad\team.
- Players get to know team’s style of play
- Assist with player rotations.
- Eliminates the “them & us” mentality.
Selection – Two Teams per Age Group
Under 13’s & Below
- Tackers & Under 10’s selections of players in a particular team is to be primarily based on Schools attended and/or known friendships. At this age level the focus is on development of players’ skills, knowledge of the fundamentals of team play & having fun.
As well when selecting teams consideration should also be given to
- Continued development of each player no matter their ability
- Maximization of each player’s participation in each game
- Consideration of player size, strengths, weaknesses and skills so that a reasonable balance can be achieved in the individual team selection and positioning
- For the Under 11s – 13’s it is still important to have regard to friendships especially for new players to the Club however teams need to be selected having regard to
- Both teams being competitive in their respective YJFL divisions
- Continued development of each player no matter their ability
- Maximization of each player’s participation in each game
- Consideration of player size, strengths, weaknesses and skills so that a reasonable balance can be achieved in the individual team selection and positioning
Under 14’s to Colts
- The selection of players in either team in these Age Groups is to be based on merit
- In considering “merit” the following should be taken into consideration
§ Player’s ability
§ Player’s physical development
§ Player’s attitude
§ Player’s adherence to relative Codes of Conduct
§ Player’s adherence to team rules
§ Player’s attendance e at training
Guidelines that apply to all Age Groups that Field Two Teams
- Rotate no more than 4 players each week (if required).
- If a Coach and/or a Team Manager has a child in the age group that they are involved then that child is to be selected in the same team that the Coach/Team Manager coaches/manages. The child/children should not be rotated unless prior agreement is reached with both Coaches/Team Managers involved in that age group.
- The Football Operations Committee will continually review the competitiveness of both teams, and performances will be discussed with Coaches if and when required.
- All players are to play a minimum of three quarters per game in the home and away games of the season.
- It is a priority that Coaches DO NOT develop two separate teams within an age group.
- Each team is to have an equal (+/- 1) number of players each week
- To assist in maintaining the above guidelines both Coaches need to assess and continually review each player’s stage of physical development, level of skill and understanding of the game.
Selection – One Team per Age Group
- In accordance with YJFL rules the maximum number of players that play in each home and away game is 24 players
- If an Age Group has more than 24 players registered then a rostering system is to be introduced at the commencement of the season
- The roster will nominate which home and way round each player is to be rostered off.
- If a player is called up to play when rostered off due to shortage of players that player is still deemed to have taken their turn of being rostered unless a swap sanctioned by the Coach/Team Manager is agreed between the players.
- Any player who is unavailable for a game in which they are not rostered off will not be deemed to have taken their turn of being rostered off unless a swap sanctioned by the Coach/Team Manager is agreed between the players.
- Players rostered off will, if practicable, be offered a game in a higher age group.
Guidelines that Apply to Every Team/Age Group
- Appointed representative(s) of the Football Operations Committee will attend training & games on a regular basis so that assistance can be provided to the Coaches working within these Guidelines.
- Initial inquires regarding team selection should be directed to the age group Coaches, Football Operations Committee representative, or alternatively put in writing to the Club Secretary.
- Top up of players should preferably come from the lower ranked team to the higher ranked team within the same age group so long as players from a lower age group are available to top up the lower ranked team. (For eg: player from U11 Gold would go to U12 Blue and if need be players from U12 Blue go up to U12 Gold.)
- If this can not be achieved then top up players for both teams should come from the lower age group. Coaches must consult with each other as soon as they become aware of the shortfall in player numbers
- Where player from a lower age group tops up in a higher age group the lower age group player should not take the field in place of player of the higher age group (i.e. start the lower age group players on the bench and interchange them during the game for injured players or as part of game day rotations. Don’t start the lower age group player on the ground and start the higher age group players on the interchange bench)
- During the course of the home and way season each player is to be rotated through all positions so that they can gain experience and learn how to play each position (i.e. Forwards, Backs, & On Ball). Further the same player(s) are not to start on the interchange bench each week.
