FOUNDATIONSSPORTSFootballSchoolINTRODUCTION

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2017

Asthenamesuggestsourmissionistolaydownthefoundationsofdevelopmentthatsupportschildrenintheirchosensport,anidea,adream,aphilosophyandavisionandmissiontoprovideaholisticenvironmentthatprovidessupportfortheindividualtogrowandlearn.Weaimtomakeapositiveimpactinourcommunitybygivingchildrenthecharactertoolsrequiredtoempowertheminordertofunctioninsocietyandthrivethroughhealth,fitnessandsocialparameters.FoundationSportsisaschoolcommittedtotheeducationandwellbeingofchildreninsports.FoundedbyGusCerro,thebusinessbeganoperationsbackin2005.OuraimwastoprovidehighqualitysportseducationthroughtheworldsmostpopularsportFootball.WebelieveFootballdevelopmentisaveryimportantandpowerfulmediumincreatinganenvironmentwherechildrencangrowandlearnthroughcreativeplay.

Founder- GusCerroWithover300professionalgamesatthehighestlevelandalifelongstudentofthegameourTechnicalDirectorGusCerroisverypassionateabouteducationandmoresointheadvancementofthegameasalearningtoolforthecommunity.Heleadsourcoachingandeducationprogramsandhasdevelopedouruniquecurriculumandmethodology.

FSisapartnershiprepresentedbyallparties.Asthesayinggoesittakesavillagetoraiseachild,ourvillageisfootball.

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AboutFoundationSports

OurMission

ThemissionofFoundationsSportsistohelpfosteryoungplayers’physical,mentalandsocialgrowthsotheycanreachtheirpotentialinlifethroughtheirparticipationinfootball.Theschoolwillendeavortoprovidethehighestqualitystaff,facilities,environmentandcurriculumtogiveplayersandcoachesthetoolstosucceed.

Weaimforthosewhograduatefromtheclubtobequalityplayerswithasolidfootballfoundationandgoodcitizens.

Ourcoreobjectiveistocreateanenvironmentofexcellenceandofthehigheststandardsinfootballandinnovation.

Wearecommittedtopromotingtheethicalvaluesofthesportandsociety.Valueswhicharebasedongoverningprinciplesoruniversallaws,Principlesareproven,enduringguidelinesforhumanconduct.Certainprinciplesgovernhumaneffectiveness.Thesixmajorworldreligionsallteachthesamebasiccorebeliefs–principlessuchas“treatothershowyouwanttobetreated”,"youreapwhatyousow"and"actionsaremoreimportantthanwords.”Thesearenotdifficulttodetect.Theyareobjective,basic,unarguable:"Youcan'thavetrustwithoutbeingtrustworthy"and"Youcan'ttalkyourselfoutofaproblemyoubehaveyourselfinto.”

Thereislittledisagreementinwhattheconstitutionalprinciplesshouldbepresentwithinasportsentity.Ourvaluesrepresenttheywaywedesignoursystemsofeducation.Thereisauniversalbeliefin:fairness,kindness,dignity,charity,integrity,honesty,quality,service,andpatience.

Ourphilosophyisfoundedonasetofcoreprinciples,theseprinciplesgovernthepolicies,direction,actionsandstructureofourschool.

OurVision

Ourvisionistodevelopaplayers,selfconfidenceandabilitythroughouruniquephilosophy,methodologyandcurriculum.Overtheyearswehaveformulatedoursystemofdevelopmentbasedonresearchandeducation.Wehavelearnedthatenvironmentplaysacrucialroleinthedevelopmentofskillsnecessarytoenjoy,learn,competeandultimatelyexcelinasportsenvironment.Sportisaneducationalpassion,aplaceofexpressionandcreativity.Itisthroughsportthatchildrenlearnmanylifelessonsandtheydothisindirectlybywayofthegame.Weteachchildrentorespectthegame,respecttheirenvironmentandtheirpeers.Wedothisbyfocusingonhowtoplaythesportwithintelligenceandbyprovidingtherightmentalandsocialtoolstogainconfidenceandselfbelief.

Wevaluewhatwecallselfactualisation,theabilitytotakeresponsibilityforonesownpersonaldestiny. Emotionalintelligenceislearnedthroughenvironmentandguidance.Beingabletoassistchildrentoembraceonesselfworthisdonethroughacceptancethatfailureonlyleadstosuccessifoneiswillingtobelieveinthemselves.Whenfailureoccursoneslevelofemotionalintelligencecanbemeasuredbyhowwelltheyrespondtothosebumpsintheroad.Whatwecallselfefficacy.

Ourtrainingsessionsarechallengingandfilledwithopportunitytosolveproblemsthroughgamesthatrequireindividualimprovementthroughteamco-operation.WeworkontheprincipleofwewinasopposedtoIwin.Selfactualisedindividualsareunstoppableanddonotrequiremotivation.Thisiswhyenvironmentandconsistencyiscrucial.

Acopyofourcurriculumisavailabletothosewhowishtounderstandourmethodologyfurther.Contactusviaemailgus@foundationssportsgroup.com

WHYSHOULDYOUSENDYOURCHILDTOAFOOTBALLSCHOOL?

Manychildrenaspiretoplaythegameatanadvancedlevel.Howeverfootballisahighlycomplexandcompetitivegamethatrequiresmanyyearstomaster proficiency.Thegametodayismuchfasterandmoretacticalthaneverbefore.Lessthan1%ofthefootballpopulationwillmakeittothetop.Sowhenyoustarttoassessprobabilityyoumustagreethatthereneedstobemoretothegamethanjustbecomingaprofessionalathlete.

Therearemanyreasonswhyyourchildshouldtaketheirsportseriouslybutthemainonesarethelifelessons,sportwhentakenseriouslyisahealthydrugandbecomingaprofessionalathleteistheby-productfromyearsofqualitysportsdevelopmentexposedtoahighlevelofcoachingandcompetition.

Thekeyperiodofdevelopmentknowas“thegoldenyears”age6-15,arecrucialtolayingthefoundationsforlongevityinthesport.“AFUTBOLBASE”,weoffertheparticipantadetailedcurriculumwhichfocusesontheindividualwithoutdisruptingtheimportanceofteamethos.ItisduringthiskeyperiodthatchildrendevelopMyelinmorerapidly.Myelinisasheaththatcoversthebrainsneuronconnections.Inchildren,myelinarrivesinaseriesofwaves,someofthemdeterminedbybiologicalcode,someofthemdependentonactivity.Thesewaveslastintoyoungadulthood.Untilthistime,thebrainisextraordinarilyreceptivetolearningnewskills.

Coupledwiththeknowledgethatwehaveadetailedcurriculumwitheveryoneonboardstrivingforthesamepositiveoutcomesgivesustheabilitytobeconsistent.Consistencyinthelearningmodeliscrucialtooursuccess aseducators.

Furthermorethereisplentyofpreviousscientificstudiesthathaveshowna linkorcorrelationbetweenfitnessorsportsparticipationandbetteracademicperformanceintheclassroom.Onthesocialfront,footballhasallofthetoolstobeahugeforceinmakingchangeandresultinginpositivecommunityandsocialoutcomes.

Ascommunityfootballisplayedbymaleandfemaleswellintoadulthoodthereareimportanthealthbenefitstothecommunityinthepreventionofseriousdisease.Mentalhealthismostprevalentinyoungpeopleandfootballprovidesthephysicalactivityandsocialnetworkstohelpreduceanxietyanddepression.

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Thebroaderbenefitsofsportarebeingincreasinglyrecognisedbygovernments,businessandcommunities.Sportcanhelpachievementalandphysicalhealth,crimeprevention,socialdevelopmentandinternationalcooperationobjectives.

Sportforchildrenandadultsisaneffectivemeansofreducingtherisingratesofobesityandchronicillness.Ifmanagedappropriately,itcanbeaneffectivemechanismtohelpachievesocialinclusionformarginalisedgroupsandreducecrimerates.

Sportimprovesmentalhealth. Mentalhealthproblemscarryahugeeconomicandsocialburden.Therehavebeenmanycontrolledstudiesintothebenefitsofsportandexerciseintheclinicaltreatmentofmentaldisorders.Thesestudiesoverwhelminglyshowthatthesport/exercisegroupexperiencesbetteroutcomesthanthecontrolgroup,Forexample,apopulationstudyinFinlandfoundthatindividualswhoexercisedtwotothreetimesaweekexperiencedsignificantlylessdepression,anger,stressandcynicaldistrustcomparedwiththosewhoexercisedlessfrequentlyornotatall.

Oneaspectwehighlyvalueisourcoacheducationprogram,allourstaffareaffordedtraining,support,educationandlearningopportunities.Ourprogramsareonlyasgoodasthepeopleinourteam.Weoperateasateamwiththreebasicprinciples1Mission(education)2Team(co-operationandunity)and3Individual(personaldevelopment)Theseprincipleshelpustoensurethatthewelfareoftheindividualisourpriority.

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ThequestiononeneedstoaskisnotwhyshouldmychildattendanacademybuthowdoIkeepmychildfromdroppingoutofsports.Withinanyfootballclubyouonlyneedtoseethenumberofteamsintheseagegroupstorealisethatmanychildrendonotcontinuetoplaythegamepast12/13years.Therearemanyfactorsthatmostlikelycontributetowardsthishoweveralackofskillsgainedorlearnedandpoorcoachinggenerallycontributetowardstherateofkidsnotwantingtoplay.Thenextbigdropisat17/18thisgrouphavingacompletelyseparatefactorsthatcontribute.

Arecentsurveyrevealsthatatleast72percentoftheAustralianpopulationagedover15yearsparticipateinphysicalactivitylessthanfivetimesperweek(StandingCommitteeonRecreationandSport,2010).Thesurveyalsoshowsthat18percentofAustraliansparticipateinnophysicalactivity,13percentlessthanonceperweekand22percentonetotwotimesperweek.ItisclearthatalargenumberofAustraliansarenotbenefitingfromactiveparticipationinphysicalactivityorsport.

Thereismuchevidencetosuggestalsothatparentsandcoacheslackenoughsportknowledgeandcansometimesbethestrawthatbreaksthecamelsback. Competitionatearlyagecanstifleachild'senthusiasmasthemainfocusisonresults.Experiencethroughmistakesisbyfarthebestwayforachildtoimproveskills,unfortunatelymanyadultsdonotunderstandthisconceptandwhenwinningbecomesmoreimportantthecoachtriestomanipulatetheteamtoavoidmistakesratherthanencouragingplayerstotakerisksandtakeresponsibility.

Endorphins- Improvedself-esteemisakeypsychologicalbenefitofregularphysicalactivity.Whenyouexercise,yourbodyreleaseschemicalscalledendorphins.Theseendorphinsinteractwiththereceptorsinyourbrainthatreduceyourperceptionofpain.Endorphinsalsotriggerapositivefeelinginthebody,similartothatofmorphine.Forexample,thefeelingthatfollowsarunorworkoutisoftendescribedas"euphoric."Thatfeeling,knownasa"runner'shigh,"canbeaccompaniedbyapositiveandenergizingoutlookonlife.

AdvancedSportsParticipation

OpportunityandcircumstanceForaplayertoachieveahighlevelofplaytheyrequirefirstandforemostopportunity.IfyourchildisbornbetweenthemonthsofJanuaryandJuly,statisticsinfootballandanyotherelitesportwhichencompassesearlyidentificationthroughcutoffdatesshowthatplayersclosertothethosecutoffdates(inAustralia'scase1st ofJanuary)aremorelikelytogetselectedforadvancedprograms.ThisisnotalwaysbecausetheyaremoretalenteditisgenerallybecausetheyaremorematureandhavehadmoretimetodevelopthansayachildborninSeptembertoDecember.Iftheyareselectedthentheywillbeexposedtoagreaterlevelofcoachingandopportunitythroughoutthecorrespondingyears,thereforetheywillnaturallyimprovemorethanachildwhogetsleftbehind.Thishasalsobeenthecaseinschoolacademicprograms.

FSoffersallkidsachancetoreceiveabetterlevelofprofessionalcoachingandthusagreateropportunitytodeveloptotheirfullpotential.Weoffersourplayersanalternatepathwayaswellawaytocomplimenttheclubpathway.

Webelieve,thatFromages8-12yearsisthemostcriticalstageofdevelopmentinchildren'sabilityandskillandtoattainasolidfoundation,training1-2daysaweekisnowherenearenough.Whenwelookathebestathletesorartiststheywilltellyouthatonaveragetheywouldhavepracticedtheircraftfrom4-6hoursperday.Itcannotbeasometimesactivity.

Trainingtobethebestthatonecanberequiresdiscipline,hardworkanddedicationamongstmanyotherfactorsthatmustbepresent.Ultimatelyachildcannotbecomesuccessfulwithoutthesupportoftheirparentsandforparentstobeabletosupporttheirkidstheytooneedtounderstandtheprocessofdevelopmentandtheindustryinwhichtheirchildwishestoflourishin.Wedescribetheprocessasoutlinedbelow.

Our2017programs*Noteallprogramsaresubjecttonumbersineachagedivision.**Minimumnumberspergrouparerequiredtostartaclass

• KindyFootball3- 7(Beginners) 45min-1hourclasses

• ATPJuniorambitionprogram(entrylevel)8-101.5h

• ATPAdvancedJunior(Selectlevelparticipation)- 9-151.5h

• ATPSeniorSelect– (AdvancedLevel)Senior1.5h

• PersonalTraining– alllevels1h

• GlobalsportsInternationalschoolSpain

• SchoolHolidayCamps– alllevels

AdvancedTrainingProgramDetails

• Advancedpreparatoryprogram,talentidentification,forambitiouschildren.• Selection/assessmentprocess• Holisticdevelopment,teachingandbuildingcharacterforlifeskills.• Upto180sessionsperyear.• DetailedCurriculum,Problembasedlearningphilosophy.• Analternativetoclubfootball.Oraprogramtocomplimentclubfootball• Loyaltybasedprograminordertomaintainconsistencyinthelearningprocess.• Ambitionbasedprogramforplayerswantingtoplayselectlevel.• 40weeksoftheyearlateJanuarytoMidDecember.• Threeentrylevels, 8-10JuniorSelectjunior,11-15Senior16-20• Allplayersmustattendminimumonesessionperweekforminimum40weeks.• SessionsavailableMonday,Wednesday,FridayandSaturday. TBC.• Playersonunlimitedfeestructuremayattendalleveningsessions.*seeFee

structure• Suitableselectioncriteria

ATP

• Weexpectthosethatcometoustounderstandormakeanefforttounderstandtheprocessofdevelopment.Weexpectparticipantstocommitlongterm.

• Thisisnecessarytoprotecttheprogram,theconsistencyandmoreimportantlytoprotecttheindividualandtheirlearningenvironment.

• WereservetherighttodismissorexpelanyplayersorparentswhobringtheSchoolintodisrepute.

• ATPisaCharacterandperformancebasedprogram.Shouldyourchildnotprogressintermsofattitude,workethicorbehaviour.WewillendeavourtoassistthechildandparentthroughissuesbutultimatelythosewhojointheprogrammustadheretoourRESPECTprinciples.

• Parentsmustmakeanefforttoeducatethemselvesintheroleofbeingasportsparent,thisiscriticaltoachild’shappinessandlongevityinsport.WeareinpartnershipwithParent andchild.

• Withoutyoursupportandcommitmentwecouldnotcontinuetooperateinthemannerwecurrentlydo.Sinceintroducingtheloyaltyprogramwehaveseentheresultsintermsofplayerdevelopmentandonthefieldofplayincompetitivegames.FSkidswhentheyplayasateamplayverydifferentlytohowtheyplayinclubfootball.

• Becomingaselectlevelplayerandparentrequiresadifferentlevelofcommitment,especiallyonthepartoftheparent.Thosethatarepreparedtoputinthemilesfortheirkidswillultimatelyhaveagreaterchanceofsuccess.Time+effort=successnotjustinfootballbutineveryaspectoflife,study,relationships,hobbiesyounameit!

ATPFAQ’s

• Anyonedoingunlimitedsessionsisnotentitledtomakeups.• TherewillbenomakeupclassesforUnlimitedplayersduringcamps.• Longterminjuriesover6weeks,wewillsuspendtheregistrationandpaymentsuntilsuch

timetheplayersrecovery.Adoctorscertificateisrequired.• Playerswhomissmorethan6weeksduetopersonalcircumstanceswillbeassessedona

casebycasescenario.• Uniformsarecompulsory,theydonotneedtobereplacedeveryyear.• Familieswithmorethanonechildareofferedgenerousdiscounts,pleasecontactusfor

moreinformation.

FS ATP players with Lionel Messi in 2012

Personaltraining

• 5weekprogramsforages6-14• Aimedatimprovingbalance andco-ordinationontheball.Purelytechnicaltraining

workingoncorrectingtechniqueandrepetition.• Ialsoofferwiththefull5weeksourplayermanagementsystemwhichincludesour

successstrategybooklet,ourwinnersbibletemplatealongwithsystemsdesignedtoenhancethehometraininglevelwhichincludes,homeworkandtestingtemplates.

Formoreinformationonthisprogrampleaseemailusforadossierages15-20.

GlobalSportsInternationalSchool

Schoolholidaycamps• School holiday camps are normally scheduled during term 1 and term 2.

ToursandTournaments

• EveryyearweofferourstudentstheoptionoftravelingonourincrediblefootballtourstoSpain.

• Inthepastfouryearswehavebeenveryfortunatetobeabletowatchandtrainwithsomeofthebestfootballclubstheworldhastooffer.

• OurfootballtoursaregenerallyhostedinSeptemberduringtheoffseasonandtheylastbetween12– 14days.

• Barcelona,Valencia,RealMadridandEspanyol arejustsomeoftheamazingfootballclubswehavevisitedandhavelearnedmuchabouthowthegamehasevolved.

• WealsocompeteinAcademyTournamentsandothertournamentsfromtimetotime.• InthepastwehavetravelledtoCanberratovisittheAISandtocompeteinadevelopment

cupinCanberrahostedbytheBelconnenFootballclubsBlueAcademy.

Academysquadsthroughclubs

• Expressionsofinterestarenowbeingtakenfor2017Clubsquadsprogram.• Academytrainingthroughclubcompetitions• QualifiedFScoachesinsteadofparentcoaches• Developmenttrainingwithcompetition.• Contactusformoredetails.

CurrentLocations

• Mondays- TomUren,Irisstreet,WestGuildford

• Wednesday– Kellyvillepark,Memorialavenue

• Friday6:30pmGeorgeThorntonReserve,WestPennantHills.

• Saturday- TomUren,Irisstreet,WestGuildford

Kindyfutbol LocationTBA

• 45minlessons• Ages4-7• Curriculumbasedcoaching• Holisticenvironmentconducivetolearning• Uniform• Followingtheschoolcalendar• Acceptingnewandpreviousenrolmentsnow• LocationTomUrenReserve,Irisstreet,Guildford.

F.A.QFrequentlyaskedQuestions

• Q- Canmychildplayforaclub?• A– Yes,FSisheretocomplimentyourchild’sclubparticipation.Howeversomefamilieshave

chosentoby-passclubsattheyoungeragesasclubfootballhasverylittlequalitytuition.

• Q- Istheuniformcompulsory?• A– Yes,Theuniformiscompulsory.TheATPprogramhasmoreequipmentasitisanambition

program,fromtimetotimeweplaytournamentsandfriendlygamesandtrainingsarerarelyevercancelled.

• Q- DoIhavetopaymyfeesinadvance?• A– Onlythosedoingtermbytermprogramsrequirefeespaidperterminadvance.ATPFeesare

calculatedMonthlyfromthestartdateandarepayableininstalmentseachmonth.Uniformsdonotneedtobereplacedeveryyearbutpaymentforuniformsisinadvance.

• Q– Whathappenswhenitrains?• A– Generallyifgroundsareclosedandtheweatherisbleakwecancelby4pm.Wesendoutan

emailandposttheupdateonFacebook.Ifyoudon’therefromustrainingison.Howeverifyouarestillnotsureitisalwaysbesttocallortextinadvancetomakesureespeciallyondaysweretheweatherisintermitent.

• Q– Whathappensifasessioniscancelledduetoweather?• A– ForTermbytermprogramsmakeupclasseswillbescheduledintheschoolholidays. ATP

playersareabletomakeupclassesatourothervenues,thereforetherewillbenomakeupsforATP.Alwayscheckyouremailpriortoanysessionsincaseofunforeseencircumstancesthatrequirecancellation.

• Q– WhathappensifImissatrainingsession?• A- Wedonotproviderefundsformissedtrainingsessions,inrareinstanceswhereplayersmissup

to4classesormoreduetoinjuryorillnesswewilldiscussthematterprivatelywithparentstoworkoutafairsolution.Shouldyounotbeattendingforanyreasonyoumustcontactustoallowourcoachestimetoalteranysessionplansasweworkonthebasisofourregularnumberswhenplanningandpreparingatrainingsession.

• Q.CanIjustdropoffmychildandpickthemupaftertraining?• A.Yes,howeverthismustbenoearlierthan15minutespriortotrainingcommencing.Anychild

droppedoffpriortothiswillneedtobesupervisedbyaparentorguardian.Thecoacheswillonlyberesponsiblefortheplayersonceyourchildisinthesupervisionofourcoachesnoearlierthan15minspriortothesessioncommencing.Toensurethisisthecaseitisimportantthatallchildrenaredroppedoffbyparentsorguardiansatthefieldoftrainingtotheirdesignatedareaandthenalsopickedupatthefieldattheconclusionoftrainingasindicatedinyourwelcomepack.Thecoacheswillsuperviseallchildrenduringtraininghoweveritisaparentorguardian’ssoleresponsibilitytoensurethechildrenarepickedupanddroppedoff.

•• Q– HowdoIregistermychild• A– Youcanregisteronline@www.foundationssportsgroup.com/#!registration-form/c7f3

ContactdetailsGusCerroFSTechnicaldirector,administrator0433156279

gus@foundationssportsgroup.comwww.foundationssportsgroup.com

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