1 Jan, 2011
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Happy New Year! Now 2011 has arrived I thought I would review 2010 at the TWSports.Org Group. From attracting Benfica to Belfast to travelling to Holland and Portugal it has been another action packed year. I published my first book in March, celebrated 5 years of operating TWSports.Org in July and got married!
Of course I couldn’t do this without your fantastic level of support and friendship. I continue to re-invest to help continue to make our product the most innovative around along with offering the latest in technology with our websites, social media my new blog to help communicate and make ourselves available to you.
January – TWAcademy.Org announced a tour to Holland for August 2010. Tour highlights included a game against PSV Eindhoven, a tour of PSV training complex, stadium tour and to watch a PSV first team game at the Philips Stadium. Players involved in the Academy come together from Irish League sides and boys clubs. Currently we have players from Glentoran, Cliftonville, Dungoyne, Larne Youth, Lisburn Youth, Ridgeway, Abbey Villa, Carryduff Colts and Lower Maze.
The Academy is open to all elite players that want access to additional elite training that focuses on technical training and game understanding. To get your child involved contact myself by email or by phone, 07740120788.
February – The TWSports.Org Group increase their presence on the social media sites of Facebook, Twitter and You Tube. Simply search for ‘twsportsgroup’ or click on the logos at the top of our web page and follow us for the latest news. We have also made it easy to share pages from our websites by clicking the link button at the bottom of each page!
March – I published my first book, ‘Toddler Soccer the Essential Guide’. You can get a FREE download and your copy by clicking here.
You can listen to the BBC Radio Ulster interview on Tim’s new book by following this link.
April – SL Benfica accepted TWSports.Org invitation to fly to Belfast to offer Coaching Clinics and Player Development Clinics. Hugo Vicente & Edgar Cardosa led the clinics that attracted a number of local coaches, parents and children. A family also flew in from New York to attend! They spent the week in Northern Ireland and attended the TWSports.Org Easter Camp in Dundonald.
Over 60 children enjoyed the Easter Camp along with a SoccerSixes.Org tournament being played by a host of local clubs. We catered for all boys and girls aged 2-13 along with an open age for children, young adults and coaches at the Benfica events!
May – ‘Toddler Soccer the Essential Guide’ book by Tim Wareing has now sold in 18 different countries! This stretches from the UK and Ireland, across Europe to USA and Canada, the Far East and Australia!
You can order the paperback version or the e-book by clicking here!
June – Amazon and SoccerTutor.com are now selling Tim Wareing’s new book! Tim has done a telephone interview by his publisher to be used as a case study and offered another publishing deal to write a second book!
SoccerTutor.com have also requested that Tim writes a book based on elite coaching using his sessions as Academy Director at Distillery and his visits to FC Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven and Ajax.
July – What a special month! TWSports.Org celebrated its 5th birthday! Our Summer Camps offered over 14 venues across Northern Ireland and open to all boys and girls aged 2-13.
Director & Head Coach, Tim Wareing, married to his partner, Leanne.
August – 25 parents, children and coaches travelled to Holland for an unbelievable tour. From start to finish everything was a huge success from our direct flights from Belfast to the 4* Hotel & luxury coach.
TWAcademy drew 4-4 with PSV Eindhoven’s feeder team and then recorded a fine 9-1 victory over Helmond Sport. Everyone enjoyed the tour of the PSV Eindhoven training complex along with the penalty shoot out with Hans Segars! A game at the Philips Stadium topped the weekend off!
You can read a full report from our tour by clicking here & view our video by following this link.
September – We kicked off another new season – our biggest yet! From offering 8 great products that cater for children aged 2 years +; to our web based products that have coaches registered from all over the world!
Along with the likes of Toddler Soccer, Mini Soccer & elite training through TW Academy we also offer other great packages to! From 1-on-1 coaching and organising birthday parties to coaching in schools and at local clubs we offer the most inclusive and innovative product around!
October – A successful Halloween Camp is held which offers affordable day care solution for parents while children are off school. Helping children get active, have fun and learn new skills from only £2 per hour! A party is held for all children and parents at the end of the week.
We base all our Fun Camps on a normal school day from 10am-3pm with an early drop off service available from 9am. For more information contact me by email or phone, 07740120788.
November – Tim Wareing organised a European Club visit to Braga, Portugal for his staff. They studied the training methods of SC Braga along with taking in the Champions League game against Arsenal.
You can read a full report from our tour by clicking here & view our video by following this link.
December – We made developments to the layout of our websites. We have free downloads of books, training sessions and videos! Simply visit our sites and subscribe to our newsletters. Along with our FREE chat facility (top left hand corner of each website) we launched a new blog, CoachTim.Org.
We continue to grow & have a huge following around the world that have registered to our web based sites & coach resource information. The TWSports.Org Group has a number of exciting new features & opportunities as we enter 2011. We will bring these to you & your child!
Thanks for the support in 2010. Good just got better for 2011 & we look forward to sharing it with you all!
23 Dec, 2010
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As Director of TWAcademy.Org I organised a tour for 25 boys & parents to travel to Holland. The tour arrangements were organised by my close friend & top Dutch Coach, Bert-Jan (BJ) Heijmans. The tour brought together a selection of boys from over 6 different boys & Irish League clubs. The tour offered an opportunity to live the life of a professional during the 4 day training camp.
After a great flight from Belfast International to Schiphol Amsterdam we were met by a luxurious coach & good friend BJ. We transferred to Den Bosch to our base at the 4* Hotel Vaught. After checking into our rooms & unpacking we met up for a team meeting. BJ took the opportunity to welcome everyone & explain in full the weekend ahead. The squad then enjoyed a meal together before having a stroll to the old town. The boys then headed to their rooms for a well deserved rest.
Saturday morning the team met for breakfast before transferring to VV Eindhoven, this is a feeder team of PSV Eindhoven. After a team talk & warm up the boys took to the field for what would turn out to be an excellent performance & very entertaining game.
Eindhoven v TWAcademy.Org, Saturday
The match was played in 3 periods of 25 minutes. During the first period we had a number of great chances created by some fast flowing football. Unfortunately Mackie, Stewart & McCrory couldn’t break the deadlock. Against the run of play, & right before the first break, Eindhoven scored to go 1-0 up. A very cool finish by the Eindhoven forward.
The second period was very exciting. Mackie scored probably one of the hardest of his opportunities by finishing well with a volley to make the score 1-1. More excitement was to follow after a free kick was awarded on the edge of the Eindhoven box. Ryan McCrory stepped up to score a marvellous free kick into the right hand corner of the goal, 2-1 to TWAcademy!
All the goals seemed to be saved for the final period. Eindhoven equalised, making the score 2-2. Soon after Luke Fisher received the ball on the half way line & beat 2 players as if they weren’t there. He then outsprinted the covering defender before cutting inside & finishing with a lethal right foot finish, 3-2. TWAcademy then took control with Mikey Crawford taking a well worked goal, 4-2. The temperature continued to rise & some tired legs started to show. Although it was the heads to go first, switching off from a corner Eindhoven pulled a goal back. A number of the Academy players were frustrated & ran to the referee claiming that the corner was taken half way between near post & corner flag. To their frustration this is allowed in Holland. Again this shows how they tailor the game to the children in Holland.
With minutes remaining the talented PSV Eindhoven forward finished brilliantly to make the final score 4-4. What a great performance by the young boys. The scouts watching were very impressed & will monitor a number of the TWAcademy players.
Philips Stadium
After the game we enjoyed lunch on the executive bus that the Premiership teams use for games. We transferred to PSV Eindhoven’s ground, The Philips Stadium. Our tour guide was very friendly, informative & interested in our party. We got pitch side, taken through the changing rooms, media room & executive seating area. We walked the corridors that many famous players & managers of the past have done. This includes the great Sir Bobby Robson & players such as Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Before returning to the hotel we had opportunity to purchase some PSV gear in their shop.
Evening Session
BJ then took the boys for a training session at a fantastic indoor arena owned by our friend Martien Pennings. Martien is a head scout at PSV & travelled over to Belfast to operate a clinic for coaches for TWSports.Org.
BJ’s session involved all the players & each of them always had a ball. You can view these sessions on a DVD that will be produced from our trip. For more information contact me on, 077 4012 0788.
Helmond Sport v TWAcademy.Org, Sunday
After breakfast we transferred to Dutch First Division side, Helmond Sport. With the first team being away we had the opportunity to play in the first team stadium, a 5000 all seater stadium! What a great experience for the boys. The pitch was shortened & smaller goals placed on either 18 yard line. Again proving why the Dutch are more technically gifted & offer a more child friendly approach.
The game was quite one sided with TWAcademy.Org recording a great 10-1 win. Although the Dutch counter parts were younger, played some nice football & never gave in. Again a number of the TWAcademy players attracted interest.
The game finished with everyone hitting a penalty. In both games our Dutch counterparts offered us all the balls, bibs, cones & water we required for our warm up. We had showers & changing rooms & a club room for tea & coffee.
Dutch Taste
After the game we went to the local chippy to discover the Dutch equivalent to fish & chips! Although some of the kids were not fussed on some of the items the parents & coaching team enjoyed it!
We then went for a game of bowls before transferring back to the Philips Stadium to watch PSV Eindhoven v AZ. After a non eventful first half the second half improved & we cheered PSV on to a 2-1 victory.
After a very busy, but very enjoyable couple of days, we enjoyed a free night in the hotel. Along with BJ & Danny we carried out player analysis after dinner. This offered a 1-to-1 informative chat with each player to add to their game & how they can improve on any weaknesses.
PSV Eindhoven First Team Training, Monday
After breakfast we boarded the bus with our luggage sad knowing that it was our last day in Holland. But to cheer us up BJ had organised another fantastic day! We arrived at the first team training ground of PSV. We saw a couple of first team & reserve team players train. They also took the time to speak with us, sign autographs & pose for photos.
They also had their academy players in for a week of professional training. 2 sessions daily, basically training as a first team player. It was fascinating to watch. Kids had the freedom to train & coaches got down to their level & made it fun but always high tempo & use of the ball.
Hans Segers
I think the highlight was meeting ex Wimbledon keeper (aka crazy gang!) Hans Segers. He is now a goalkeeper coach at PSV & organised a penalty shoot out for the boys against the PSV keeper!
It hit home to everyone – players & parents – to what I have been saying over the past number of years. In Holland everyone is so approachable & down to earth. There are no big egos or super stars. This was our final meeting at PSV at what a way to finish on!
Ajax, Amsterdam ArenA
Before making our way back to the airport we stopped off to enjoy a stadium tour of Ajax at the Amsterdam ArenA. We also had time to view the historic museum of this great European club.
On our way back to the airport our captains, Luke Fisher & Keegan Rice, presented BJ & our coach driver with gifts & made a speech through the microphone on the coach. They spoke very well & it was very moving for BJ to have 2 young boys speak so well.
Observations
This was my fourth time in Holland. So was great to meet up with friends & for so many parents & boys to see my love for the country & philosophy so much. The boys & parents mixed so well. It shows the training each week at the Academy really does add to their games along with what they receive outside of that. In Holland boys of 11 & 12 will train up to 4 times per week. In Northern Ireland the reality is once weekly, maybe twice. This is why children attending the TWAcademy don’t only benefit from another session but the quality coaching & opportunities they receive really does add to their game.
Another massive difference is that the Dutch continue to work with players & always keeping them at a level that suits. While Premiership clubs (& youth teams in NI) replace up to 50% of their players it is no surprise long term development is not available & more & more players are leaving the game.
The DVD features BJ’s analysis on this & what he thinks about TWAcademy. If you want to hear more & watch more sign up to our Facebook page & You Tube channel.
This experience will live with us all. We have made a video show casing what we do along with footage from our tour. Watch our video review by clicking this link!
Future
The boys will continue to train with myself on a weekly basis. Some also have booked & continue to avail of my 1-on-1 coaching. We will return to Holland. We also have an invite from Portugal. Short term we will look at taking the boys over to visit BJ in Durham & play his side as well as Sunderland or Newcastle.
We also hope to organise player & coach exchange between TWAcademy & in Holland. Many of our players attracted interest. So if you would like to find out more about getting your child involved simply contact me now, 077 4012 0788 or by email.
Thanks
TWAcademy.Org would like to thank our sponsors; Absolute Marketing, Grounded Espresso Bars & Kaizen Print. We extend our thanks to all the children & parents for their support. Finally we thank all the clubs & people in Holland that welcomed us along with BJ who put together one magical experience!
17 Nov, 2010
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Hi and thanks for joining me on my blog. The purpose of this blog is to share my award winning coaching programme. From session plans to club visits you can be sure you’ll be kept up to date with the latest and most innovative training procedures. With my experience and flexibility with working with all abilities from Toddler Soccer through to elite players everyone will benefit from reading this blog.
My name is Tim Wareing and I am the Director and Head Coach of the TWSports.Org Group. I have over 15 years experience in coaching and hold the prestigious UEFA European ‘A’ Licence. My passion in coaching and learning will offer you the latest and most innovative training procedures. This results in my programme developing your team’s technical ability and game understanding.
I have travelled to FC Barcelona, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven along with a host of other top English and European clubs to view and exchange methods. This keeps all my coaching methods fresh and I am able to share these ideas so that your player’s receive the best and most advanced procedures to continue their development and enjoyment. We will insure that you never run out of ideas and help to keep your sessions alive and full of quality.
PSV Eindhoven and SL Benfica accepted my invitation to visit me in Northern Ireland. They viewed my programme while delivering player development sessions and coach clinics. Our friendship continued with PSV Eindhoven when I took my elite team to Holland to play their Academy feeder team and Dutch First Division side, Helmond Sport.
Asides from the professional side of the game I am the leader in youth development by introducing toddlers to the game. I published my first book, ‘Toddler Soccer the Essential Guide’, which to date has sold in 18 different countries. I have the experience to introduce a child to football from as young as 2 and teach them the skills in a fun and friendly way. My programme has won awards from Toddler Soccer and Mini Soccer through to my elite programme.
I spent 6 years at Irish Premiership side, Lisburn Distillery. I set up a very successful Academy at Distillery introducing children to elite training from the age of 5 that concentrated on the technical side of the game. Many individuals and clubs not only have requested my blue print but have based the same methods and philosophy in place at their own clubs. I’ll share this with you all!
I have developed many youth players who now play in England and are Youth Internationals. Many other players that I have worked with play in the Irish Premiership. Today I work with a number of talents 1-on-1. One of the boys was scouted for Liverpool at the age of 10 and 1 year on has over 8 clubs from England and Europe monitoring his progress.
To kick off the blog we want to offer you some great information and features. I fly to Portugal on Sunday to visit a good friend of mine to see the great work he is doing at Braga. We will view youth sessions through to the first team’s preparations for their Champions League game against Arsenal. You can feel that you are with me by following my reports, pictures and videos LIVE from Portugal! Simply follow my blog and let your friends and fellow coaches know too.
I look forward to speaking to you again on Sunday from Portugal! Welcome to our family.
March – I published my first book, ‘Toddler Soccer the Essential Guide’. You can get a FREE download and your copy by clicking here.
August – 25 parents, children and coaches travelled to Holland for an unbelievable tour. From start to finish everything was a huge success from our direct flights from Belfast to the 4* Hotel & luxury coach.
