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Coach's Corner
03/06/10
We have now played 8 games and have got to the 1st of 2 scheduled byes with 6 wins and 2 losses and are sitting on top of the ladder, which is very pleasing. Overall the boys have played very good team orientated football and we have made it a focus to make teamwork our 1st priority. The break has come at a good time and we have taken the opportunity to have a light week leading up to the bye before getting back into a normal week of training leading up to our game against Yanchep.
We have learnt something from each of our games and continue to strive to improve our strengths and improve our weaknesses. We have taken particular lessons from our two losses, one to Cockburn and one to Jandakot, both of whom were committed opponents who thoroughly deserved their victories in those games. We have also played Kwinana twice and although we have beaten them twice the combined winning margin of those two games was 12 points, so we have to keep focussed on improving as we have to confront some very strong opponents.
We are still establishing the best positions for a few of the players and we have some players who offer us the luxury of performing very well in a number of positions, which gives the coaching staff a bit of headache at match selection. We have had on average 2 changes to the team each week and I’m sure as the season progresses selection is going to get much more difficult as everyone is available and over injuries. We believe we have significant improvement in us as a team and as players. My match committee and I have noticed that most of our players are improving each week and some at a rapid rate over the last month or so.
We now have a block of 4 games and then we have another bye. We are going to focus all our attention on our next game do our best to maintain the team’s improvement and continue to put in place the things we have been working on at training.
There is a good feeling around the club at the moment. It’s great to see the boys stay back after training on a Thursday night and have dinner together while the team for that weekend is being selected. Similarly most of the boys stay after a game and listen to the presentations and more importantly to find out if they have been fined or not.
Looking forward to seeing you at the club at our next game
Paul “Gus” Prior
Senior Coach
Noranda ECU Football Club
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21/12/09
I am very excited to be the new Senior Coach of the Noranda-ECU Football Club. I would like to thank the committee of the club for giving me the opportunity. I believe this is an exciting time to join this club as in the last 2 years the club had finished 2nd and 3rd. We have a young playing group and do not expect to lose any players, whilst recruiting has already begun to add to our list. We are already working behind the scenes to ensure our preseason program is planned out and challenging for the players. I saw the last 7 games of last season and believe I have identified some areas that we need to work on as well as further developing our strengths. Whilst we will be working hard on the training track to develop our team and a team 1st ethos we will also enjoy each others company off the field as well as we embark on what are planning to be a very fruitful season.
My background in football goes back to 1977 when as a 7 year old I was an inaugural member of the Noranda Junior Football Club where I played 101 games (which is another reason why I am so pleased to be coming back to where I started my footy). I then played in the amateurs for Mt Lawley for 10 years (141 games) before retiring from playing due to knee injuries. I then became runner for the East Perth Colts where I started to develop a passion for coaching as I was learning some tactics and strategies from some very astute football people including Glen Bewick, Larry Kickett and my brother Michael. I held this role for 4 years before coaching a colts team at the Mt Lawley Amateur Football Club, I then returned to East Perth where I was a development coach with their 16's development squads for 2 years. During this time I have completed both my level 1 & 2 coaching accreditations as well as attended coaching development sessions run by the East Perth Football Club.
I am committed to assisting the players at the Noranda / ECU Football Club be the best players they can be and providing an environment that players want to be in. I look forward to meeting you all in due course and to the commencement of training and games.
Paul Prior
Senior Coach
Noranda ECU Football Club
Noranda ECU Football Club | Lightning Park
Recreation Centre, Tonkin Highway, Noranda
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Last Updated: 19/06/10