Coaches

All teams require a coach to proceed for the season, if you are interested in coaching or managing or to continue from last season, please answer this question in the online registration and / or contact your Age Manager (see contact details on our website www.pennofc.com.au). ALL volunteers MUST be registered to be covered by the Club’s insurance arrangements, and where applicable, Working With Children (“WWC”) clearance will also be required.

In order to develop our coaches, Penno FC will pay for new and existing coaches (and managers) to attend appropriate accredited coaching courses. If interested, and I would encourage you to take up this offer (it is fun and enjoyable and nothing to feel apprehensive about), speak to your Age Manager or our Director of Coaching.

In addition to the above, a Coaches & Managers evening will be arranged for mid-March (tentatively 18-March), when coaches and managers can meet each other and Committee Members as the final part of our preparation for the 2024 season. As with the past few years, we will continue to make this evening a bit more social, in part to say thank-you to coaches, managers and former Committee Members as well as an opportunity to meet some of our new Committee Members. It would be great if you can find the time to join us – more details in due course – you can also visit our evolving calendar of key dates on our website.

Course dates are available here.

Please click on the below buttons to access resources to assist you with your coaching.

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Coaching courses

Player progression

PlayFootball Skills Hub

Using Dribl

Click here for some information on using Dribl as a coach, manager or referee. NWSF have also put together this handy guide.

Information on using Dribl as a parent or player can be found under the 'resources' heading.

Game Structure

Please refer to the applicable age group pages below:

Fair Play

Pennant Hills Football Club enjoys a reputation for fair play and fair dealings throughout the Association and our community. The fair manner with which we treat our referees is second nature to most of us. The following items have been provided to remind us all of our obligations with respect to our match officials.

Club policy is that all available team players receive equal game time. Equality can be achieved each match, or over a longer period if a roster is kept.

Be enthusiastic! Help players to do their best and enjoy themselves. Placate parents. Remember football is meant to be FUN.

Game day

Ensure players and parents are aware they should get to each game with sufficient time to warm up, get into team shirt, and receive instructions.
You will generally not have a referee provided as it is non-competition. Both teams have to provide a referee or game facilitator for one half.
After the match you may submit the scores via Dribl.
Coach and Manager must wear armbands and club polo shirts during each match or the club may be fined. Only armband-wearers are allowed on the field, and then only at the referee’s invitation if a player is injured or needs special attention.
Football NSW insurance covers injuries during games, training & warm-ups.
Football NSW Insurance requires that no player wear a cap with a stiff peak.
Under FIFA laws, no player can play without shin pads. Shin pads are also required for training.
Eye glasses may be worn at the coach’s discretion, but they must have plastic lenses, no sharp corners, and be securely fastened. Check the rules on NWSF site.
Under FIFA laws no jewellery may be worn by players during a game.
Never allow an unregistered player or a player from a higher age-group or division to participate. To do so may invalidate insurance and expose all club officials (coaches, managers, and committee) to civil court action and the club may be heavily fined.
Blood rule – a bleeding player will be asked to leave the field and may not re-enter the field until cleaned and patched up and at the referee’s discretion.

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