A teacher at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, Colin’s background in Physical Education, Welfare, Sport Psychology and Sports Science complement his football background. He also lectures at the National PEAK Physical Education Conference at the MCG as a leading practitioner in the ‘Game Sense’ teaching and coaching pedagogy.
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Colin has coached the PEGS 1st XI to a record 10 AGSV Premierships over a 25-year coaching span including the winning the nationwide Bill Turner Cup, a tournament that started with 407 schools across the country. He’s also got years of experience in the NPL system and was Hume City’s inaugural Academy coach.

Colin Cooper - Head of Football Development

Moreland City has created an exciting new role aimed at supporting player development and to also working closely with the coaching team.
 
In a deliberate move to address the time lost through interrupted seasons the club and Colin have been working behind the scenes to come up with ways to complement the FFA National Football Curriculum. Well-being and time-management with school and social life is also something we see as a priority as we return to both.

The club continues to build on its high-performance culture and is investing in the latest GPS tracking technology. We aim to rollout tracking for all our NPL players in 2022. (over 50 units available)

​The club is looking to get our third VEO Sports Camera which will be able to live stream games. Our goal is to have all NPL teams on Veo in 2022.

​Training principles and methods, pre-game and post-game nutrition, warm-up protocols, injury management and prevention and elements of sports psychology are all part of a platform to cultivate the ‘whole’ player.
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A ‘Four-Corner’ model will be touched upon where Physical, Social, Psychological and Technical aspects of a player is consistent with a growth mindset and may assist with identifying areas of possible improvement.

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Head Coach U18 & Junior Development Coach
Moreland Team of the Century
Life Member
11 year Captain
C Licensed and SAP accredited
Coerver Youth Diploma student

Janosz Podgorkis - Junior Development Coach
             
​As part of the Moreland City FC development program, the club is now accredited to run the Skills Acquisition Program (SAP) which focus on the Skill Acquisition Phase, the key building block in the Football Federation Australia (FFA) National Football Curriculum.

The Skills Acquisition Phase is the most important phase of player development, especially around Ball Mastery. The club has been focused on Ball Mastery for a number of years, and now is extremely excited to compliment this with the SAP program. We believe this is fundamental to developing players in the key skill development areas:

• First Touch - receiving a pass.
• Striking the Ball - passing and finishing.
• Running with the Ball - changing direction and running at speed.
• 1v1 - deception and defending.

As players progress from the Discovery Phase, they will develop and refine these skills in this Pre-NPL age group. This technical part of the game in this age group is where they develop long lasting skills and is fundamental to enjoying the game and progressing to junior teenage soccer (ages 14 to 17 and JNPL).