Harbord Football Club

Harbord FC has been incredibly fortunate to receive the support of Chris Semaan, Community Football Manager at Manly Warringah Football Association, who has spent the past few weeks working alongside some of our Under 6 and Under 7 MiniRoos coaches.

For many volunteer parent coaches, this is their first experience coaching football. Some have played the game before, while others are completely new to it. Regardless of their background, leading a group of enthusiastic 5 and 6-year-olds each week comes with its own unique challenges. Chris has helped build confidence by sharing practical coaching tips, session ideas and simple strategies to keep training fun, engaging and well organised.

What impressed our coaches most was Chris's ability to understand how young children think and learn. His experience and insight helped coaches recognise when players were ready for a new challenge, when energy levels were dropping, and how to adjust activities to keep everyone focused, involved and enjoying their football.

One coach summed it up perfectly:

"It was incredible! We learnt so much. Chris is amazing at reading the kids. He can tell when they've had enough of one activity and gives us the confidence to move things along before they become distracted. We picked up some fantastic drills that the kids loved and can immediately use in our own training sessions."

The support has been invaluable in helping our coaches build confidence and feel better prepared to lead their teams each week. While many may not yet be ready to dive into formal coaching courses, Chris's hands-on mentoring has provided practical tools and strategies they can use straight away.

A huge thank you to Chris Semaan and the MWFA for investing in such a fantastic Community Football Manager and for the support Chris has provided to our volunteer coaches, helping create a positive football experience for our youngest players.

Chris will be back for a few more U6-U7 sessions throughout the season, so if you'd like to learn more, please speak with your Age Manager.

Harbord FC U6-U7 Trainings are held at KIKOFF Northern Beaches - all weather pitches 💪

Great game from Women’s Under 10 Hurricanes. Fabulous to be out in the sunshine today, and taking the 1-0 Victory over Brookvale.
Some awesome passing out from the back, plenty of shots on goals. Well done to Chloe today’s Player of the Match. 🏅

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Happy Mother’s Day to our W8 Marvels Mummies 💕❤️💙

Thank you for all the early mornings, sideline cheers, encouragement, snacks, lifts to training and everything you do for these girls week in, week out 🙌

Your support helps create such a fun and positive team environment, and we appreciate everything you do for the girls and our club community.

We hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day 🌸

Harbord W9 Rubies & their amazing mums 💕

Another powerful performance from these girls today - incredible football being played, great teamwork, confidence on the ball and so much determination 🙌❤️💙

A big thank you to all the mums who got them there, supported from the sidelines and continue to back these girls every single week.

Community football is special because of people like you 💫

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mums in our Harbord FC family ❤️💙

From early morning games, washing muddy kits, sideline support, team snacks, lifts to training and everything in between - thank you for everything you do for your kids and our club community.

You help make Harbord FC such a special place each weekend.

We appreciate you all and hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day 🌸

Happy Birthday to the man who keeps Harbord FC running… one sausage at a time 🔥🌭

Our BBQ Master is on the tools again this weekend -
Make his day 👉 swing by, say hi, and grab the best BBQ on the Northern Beaches.

Player of the Match is back this weekend thanks to Freshwater Brewing Company ⚽️

Pick up your team’s Player Of The Match certificates this Saturday from the Nolan canteen.

Each Player of the Match receives a free kids meal at Freshwater Brewery — a great reward for their effort on the field!

Save them up and head down as a team, or enjoy a lunch or dinner with your family. It’s the perfect way to celebrate a big game.

A big thank you to Freshwater Brewery for supporting our players and our club 🙌