Thanks guys. There's certainly a lot of good sites etc.
I guess the point is that at one of Aucklands biggest junior clubs I can't see any evidence of the Whole of Football plan or whichever strategic document NZF branded their junior development under. It still seems to be each club to their own..
I'd be very keen to attend some coaching sessions. Not to just parrot off what is shown but get some new ideas. I just end up doing what I think is best which is probably OK for my daughters team but it's not OK for the boys rep sides.
Two things struck me today.
1) Only 3 out of my 9 kids in the 9 year old team watched the Wales game (incl my daughter who had no choice). The football diet in NZ is very A League and EPL dominated. About half watched the All Whites recent games after I told them they were on. The kids in my team used words like "horrible", "why are they just kicking it anywhere", "they need you to tell them how to pass" (I liked that one!).
2) our club really struggled to get coaches for all the junior teams. They had to send multiple emails and plead with parents. So I guess the issue may not be getting junior coaches getting credentialed but getting even "football people" coaching sides. Maybe it's just the way society is going. It's a big effort to commit to practices etc. I'd be interested to know what other clubs experience. It may mean the clubs and NZF have to provide the coaching rather than rely on dads...