Talcevski ready for new breed of Skilleroos

The former Australian youth international and ex-NSL player understands that although these youngsters are in their early stages of their development, there is a lot of promise coming through program.
?We are in the early stages of the program as it is only been a week since we have started working with the group but from what I have seen so far, they have a good technical foundation in which we can build on.
?Also what has impressed me is how they have been responding with what we have been asking from them in terms of training, which is a positive sign that the group has the right temperament and behaviour to push each other to develop their potential talent.?
Part of the process was selecting these ambitious youngsters for the new intake in 2011-2012 as Talcevski explained in identifying these players to Football NSW.
?It was as a collaborative effort, involving three stages with the first stage being the identification of potential players, which was done during the course of the year.
?Once identified, we scouted their progress by attending matches and speaking to collages to gather information.
?From this information, we compiled a list and invited them to attend some training sessions where we could evaluate them further.
?From these sessions we were able to select a group of 16 players and two goalkeepers who were recommended by SAP goalkeeper Technical Coordinator Zeljko Kalac and his staff.
?Naturally there will be disappointments for those players not selected although I would like to point out that this is an ongoing process where we will continue to monitor and track potential talents.
?The one who is best at 12 may not necessarily be best at 17 or 18.?
Talcevski outlined the various objectives with his Skilleroos squad but outlined that the main principles of the program hail from the FFA?s National Curriculum.
?Our objectives are in line with the principles of the National Curriculum and the Building Block methodology. The current group of players are in, the Skill Acquisition Phase of their development. During this phase, the emphasis is placed on developing them with strong functional game skills.
?By this we mean perfecting their technical skills such as running with the ball, 1 v 1 both attack and defence, striking the ball and first touch and how to use them to solve situations that arise on the field.
?Technique applied with intelligence.?
The 33-year-old understands the important role he is playing in educating these young 12-year-olds with the hope that they can one day go and represent Australia.
?I feel a great sense of responsibility being asked to educate a group of players that one day could potentially represent Australia.
?So everyday our work is to prepare players for that day if and when that opportunity presents itself. ?This might be sometime away but the work must start now in developing these potential talents and installing the right mentality as there are many things in football besides just talent.
?In saying that we must show great understanding and patience as players of this age are forming themselves both on and off the field with great demands placed on them both on a sporting and educational level.
?It is a step-by-step process as outlined in the Curriculum Building Blocks methodology, where the development of a football player is a result of a collective and collaborative effort from the players, trainers, parents, and game, where the best players are training and competing against each other, in a year round program where the players? best interests are the first priority.?
Skilleroos Under 13 Squad
1 ? Sam Hamilton
2 ? Patrick Idiare
3 ? Tony Yang
4 ? Issac Danzo
5 ? Cameron Szyszka
6 ? Oliver Wiggin
7 ? Ramy Najjarine
8 ? Yianni Nicolaou
9 ? Luke Ivanovic
10 ? Dillon Ryan
11 ? Allen Aganovic
12 ? Lucas Das Neves
13 ? Adrian Viggiani
14 ? Louis Koury
15 ? Joel King
16 ? Carlos De OIiveria
17 ? Ron Uchitel
18 ? Jacob Botic
-By Mark Stavroulakis