Welcome to John Ritchie’s JR-Coaching website. Good coaching, teaching correct techniques and habits, within a professional and safe environment are aimed at helping young players pursue their passion for the game. Ability alone is no guarantee for success: hard work, a good attitude, a healthy lifestyle and discipline are all required to be the best you can be. At JR-Coaching our aim is to inspire you to achieve your goal, to be passionate about playing, about enjoying life, health and football.
"Football's not a game, for some it’s more than that. Coaching's not a job it’s a passion. Coaching is the next best thing to playing. I love working with young players, to help them live their dream."JOHN RITCHIE
09-Mar-2009 - Easter School Holiday Course see full details of the Goalkeeper Coaching week to be held at Pitreavie Sports Fields Dunfermline on the Holiday Courses page.
JR Off To Austria
09-Mar-2009 - March 17, JR is off to Austria to with Scotland U17’s to play games against Austria, Italy and Georgia in the Elite Qualifying Round of the UEFA Under 17 European Championships.
JR To Mentor Coaches
09-Mar-2009 - JR has been invited by Alan Morgan Regional Football Development manager at SportCentral to be coach mentor to six coaches who are aspiring to gain their Level 4 Award on the SFA Youth Licence. This will involve working closely with the six coaches, paying them six visits each between now and December to watch them deliver training sessions and giving feedback to prepare them to undertake the Level 4 Award in the early part of next year.
JR Delivers SVQ Training
09-Mar-2009 - In March JR was invited by the SFA to deliver the SVQ Level 3, Excellence in Sport Award to the young professionals at senior clubs. JR paid his first visit to St Johnstone FC to work with the apprentice professionals.
JR On Scotland U15/U17 Duty
09-Mar-2009 - From the 15th to the 18th February JR was with the Scotland U17’s preparing for a friendly international game against Germany played at Almondvale Stadium Livingston. Scotland lost a closely fought encounter by 1-0.
The following week JR spent two days at the National Sports Centre in Inverclyde Largs with the U/15 squad. This was a gathering of over forty of Scotland’s best young players at this age group to select a team to play two games against Belgium in April.
Welcome to John Ritchie’s JR-Coaching website. Good coaching, teaching correct techniques and habits, within a professional and safe environment are aimed at helping young players pursue their passion for the game. Ability alone is no guarantee for success: hard work, a good attitude, a healthy lifestyle and discipline are all required to be the best you can be. At JR-Coaching our aim is to inspire you to achieve your goal, to be passionate about playing, about enjoying life, health and football.