Michael McBride (football coach)

Michael McBride
Personal information
Full name Michael McBride
Date of birth (1975-09-25) 25 September 1975
Place of birth Blenheim, New Zealand
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FFV NTC (Assistant Coach)

Michael McBride (Football Coach) is an Australian youth football (soccer) coach who presently holds the position of Assistant Coach at FFV NTC. He is part of a new generation of youth coaches in Australia that focus on developing the relationship between technique and intelligence.[1]

Biography

He retired from playing at an early age of 27, switching to focus on his coaching career. Whilst still playing, he completed a Bachelor of Sports Coaching at University of Canberra and Masters of Business (Sport Management) at Deakin University.

Playing career

As a teenager, McBride was developed at Newcastle Breakers FC, part of the old National Soccer League. He had a short professional stint in Indonesia for Arema Malang in 1995-96 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.[2][3] He retired at 27 to focus on his coaching career.

Coaching career

FFV state teams

He has worked extensively within the Talented Player Program at Football Federation Victoria since 2007. He was Head Coach of U13, U14 and U15 Boys Victorian State Teams. McBride is also Head Trainer at Football Technique School since 2005. [4]

FFV National Training Centre

In 2013, he was appointed Assistant Coach at FFV NTC, focusing on preparing Boys 14-16 years of age for the Australia national under-17 soccer team and FFA Centre of Excellence. In 2013, the FFV NTC Boys were crowned National Champions for the first time, winning the FFA State Institute Challenge. [5] In 2014, the FFV NTC Boys won the FFA State Institute Challenge for the second year in a row. [1] In 2015, 10 players from FFV NTC were identified to trial for the Australia national under-17 soccer team. [6]

Honours

Team honours

2013, 2014

Personal honours

2011
2010

References

  1. 1 2 "NTC Boys’ success highlights strength of youth football development in Victoria | Football Federation Victoria". Footballfedvic.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Memoar Anak Negeri: List Pemain Asing Arema dan Persema". Anak-negeri.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Red & White Football". Rnwfootball.blogspot.com.au. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Melbourne - Academy - The FTS Trainers - FTS soccer technical development program for boys and girls". Footballtechniqueschool.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  5. ↑ "Victorian NTC Boys prepare for tough FFA National Institute Challenge | Football Federation Victoria". Footballfedvic.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  6. ↑ "Ten FFV NTC players selected for FFA CoE trials | Football Federation Victoria". Footballfedvic.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  7. ↑ "Season 2010/11 - FFV - Victorian Champions League". Foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  8. ↑ "Round 7 Review - Rivers FC". Foxsportspulse.com. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
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