Michael McBride (soccer coach)

Michael McBride
Personal information
Full name Michael McBride
Date of birth (1975-09-25) 25 September 1975
Place of birth Blenheim, New Zealand
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team

Australia national under-17 soccer team (Assistant Coach)

Australia national soccer team (Technical Analyst)

Michael McBride (Football Coach) is an Australian youth football (soccer) coach who presently holds the position of Assistant Coach at Australia national under-17 soccer team and technical analyst of the Socceroos. He is part of a new generation of youth coaches in Australia that focus on developing the relationship between technique and intelligence.[1]

Biography

He retired from playing at an early age of 27, switching to focus on his coaching career. Whilst still playing, he completed a Bachelor of Sports Coaching at University of Canberra and Masters of Business (Sport Management) at Deakin University.

Playing career

As a teenager, McBride was developed at Newcastle Breakers FC, part of the old National Soccer League. He had a short professional stint in Indonesia for Arema Malang in 1995-96 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.[2][3] He retired at 27 to focus on his coaching career.

Coaching career

FFV state teams

He has worked extensively within the Talented Player Program at Football Federation Victoria since 2007. He was Head Coach of U13, U14 and U15 Boys Victorian State Teams. McBride is also Head Trainer at Football Technique School since 2005.[4]

FFV National Training Centre

In 2013, he was appointed Assistant Coach at FFV NTC, focusing on preparing Boys 14–16 years of age for the Australia national under-17 soccer team and FFA Centre of Excellence. Additionally, McBride conducts opposition and match analysis for the FFV NTC.[5] In 2013, the FFV NTC Boys were crowned National Champions for the first time, winning the FFA State Institute Challenge.[6] In 2014, the FFV NTC Boys won the FFA State Institute Challenge for the second year in a row.[1] In 2015, 10 players from FFV NTC were identified to trial for the Australia national under-17 soccer team.[7] In December 2015, the FFV NTC participated in the new format of the FFA State Institute Challenge, finishing with 5 wins and a draw from the 6 matches, taking the combined results over the past 3 years in the FFA State Institute Challenge to 21 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from 24 matches.[5]

Socceroos

In 2015, McBride commenced scouting opposition teams for the Socceroos prior to the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round, which included trips to Kyrgyzstan and Jordan. He subsequently joined the Socceroos staff as a technical analyst for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round, the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia and qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, including the playoffs against Syria and Honduras.[8]

Joeys - U17 National Team

In 2017, McBride was appointed Assistant Coach of the Australia national under-17 soccer team, that successfully qualified for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship[9]. The Joeys topped their group at the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification tournament in Mongolia.[10]


Honours

Team honours

2013, 2014
2017

Personal honours

2011
2010

References

  1. 1 2 "NTC Boys' success highlights strength of youth football development in Victoria | Football Federation Victoria". Footballfedvic.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Memoar Anak Negeri: List Pemain Asing Arema dan Persema". Anak-negeri.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Red & White Football". Rnwfootball.blogspot.com.au. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Melbourne - Academy - The FTS Trainers - FTS soccer technical development program for boys and girls". Footballtechniqueschool.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  5. 1 2 http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/ntc-boys-unmatched-for-the-third-year-in-a-row-at-the-ffa-ntc-challenge-in-canberra/
  6. ↑ "Victorian NTC Boys prepare for tough FFA National Institute Challenge | Football Federation Victoria". Footballfedvic.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  7. ↑ "Ten FFV NTC players selected for FFA CoE trials | Football Federation Victoria". Footballfedvic.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  8. ↑ http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/ffv-ntc-girls-2018-program-re-structure/
  9. ↑ http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/national-team-coaches-impressed-with-victorian-talent-at-national-training-camp/
  10. ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-u-16-championship/latest/news/afc-u-16-championship-2018-qualifiers-group-i-australia-secure-spot-in-fi-39002
  11. ↑ "Season 2010/11 - FFV - Victorian Champions League". Foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  12. ↑ "Round 7 Review - Rivers FC". Foxsportspulse.com. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2015-03-13.


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