What are some of the biggest names in Victorian football?

Box Hill United, Eltham Redbacks and Bulleen Lions

What was less time spent doing as a teacher?

staring aimlessly at a computer

What was easier to do in a team environment?

pivot the focus of team training to something that was almost identical to working in small groups

What was the best way to seek support?

to talk to other coaches and mentors

What was difficult to keep players engaged?

transitioning to online/virtual training

What made it impossible to have any sort of progression week to week?

if players were extrinsically motivated

How many private training sessions did Covid give me?

8-10 private training sessions a week

What did it provide security for?

if sessions got cancelled or had to be rearranged

What have we done enough during our time off?

individual ball-mastery and conditioning practices

What do you have to do if you don't do it 10 times?

try what you worked on during Covid

What does Kogulan specialize in?

flexible 1-on-1, small group, team training and futsal training sessions

Where can you find testimonials on Kogulan's work?

https://treiner.co/coaches/1/kogulan-sabaratnam

Adam Thomas

$60 - $70 per hour

Highest Qualification	C Licence
Years Coaching	15
Age Groups Coached	4-6 years, 6-9 years, 9-12 years, 12-15 years, 16-20 years
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Summary

My approach to coaching is to ensure each player is immersed in an environment where they will be fully engaged and challenged in a safe and supportive environment.

I enjoy taking a holistic approach to coaching, looking to grow in all possible areas to develop as a player and as a person.

Focusing on technique, game awareness and body management, I believe everything needs to be mentally engaging and have an element of "play" to make it enjoyable.

Session Types

1 on 1 Small Group Team Training

About Coach

My coaching philosophy is based on a proactive, controlled and incisive possession-based style of play using individual and combination play to create and score goals.

Underpinned by a quick transition mentality and defending through aggressive, collective, intelligent pressing.

As I player I have played in the New Zealand National league and the Oceania Champions league, and currently play in Australia in the Victorian NPL 1.

I have also represented my Country in a number of International Football Events including,

New Zealand Olympic Team – 2011-2012
• London Olympic Games

New Zealand U20 National Team - 2010-2011
• FIFA U20 World Cup (Colombia)

New Zealand U17 National Team – 2008-2009
• FIFA U17 World Cup (Nigeria)

As a coach I have worked with players from Primary School children all the way though to elite football players at academies around NZ.

I have owned a football coaching business and built and run coaching curriculums around the country.

I currently hold a Junior Level 3 and Youth Level 2 coaching badge, and a Senior C license coaching qualification.

A body awareness and movement practise to fire up the brain and nervous system to warm up.

Individual technical work focusing on what the specific player needs to improve.

Either a possession overload exercise (Rondo) or re creating game-like scenarios to train specific football actions.

Small sided game or some sort of variation to a football match.