2010 Season

The 2010 season was a development year, where we focused a lot on building our players as fully human. This means we focused a lot on values that where established by the club most of these are adapted from LEAP Science and Maths School, which deals a lot with values and principles. Our partnership with LEAP can without any doubt develop more. The next step in 2011 is to do more social development is a way for our players to give back more to their community. We will work more with Sonke Gender Justice Network, as a unit in the programmers they do to enrich the members of the community. Most of our players last year where part of Sonke Gender Justice Network workshops, relating life skills and football. We did a lot of player development in 2010.

We had a good pre-season preparation last year, we played big clubs in the Cape, clubs like Ajax CT, Engen Santos, Vasco Da Gama and Ikapa Sporting. During the season we won 3 major titles in Langa across all divisions, that was a good confidence booster for us. Our juniors in particular had the best season. our U11 ended second of the log, U13 third of the log, U15 also second of the log. U17 did not play the on the league, they played SAFA Cape Town competitions like the Coca Cola Cup and the Bay-hill tournament, together with the U19's that did well on the opening stages of the Bay-hill tournament winning with the aggregate of 7-1. In the other hand. I think it was not a great season for our seniors, they did not do well in the league after ended 10th out of 14 clubs, without making any excuses for them but the players in our senior team where very young to compete at that level.

During the year we got sponsorship of R8000 from Raymond Ackeman's foundation. The money helped us a lot to cover things that should have been an obstacle to our game and programme.

Team Successes in the 2010 season

Peace Lovers FC booked their place in next years Bayhill Premier Cup, through winning with an aggregate of 7-1 in the play-offs which took place on the 31st October 2010 at Khayelitsha Site C stadium.

Most importantly we are saying thank you to Pick n Pay foundation for sponsoring the club, The funds will help us to continue making an impact in our players. Our focus has been shifted to community development. We once again say thankx to the Pick n Pay foundation.

2010 Season

The 2010 season for Peace Lovers Football Club hasn't been the exciting one for the new coach. However the chairperson of the club looks more on the optimistic point of view.

Andisani says, Peace Lovers FC doesn't only focus on the points earned in that particular season. I measure success on personal development. The way that our players were in the beginning of the season have changed positively, and for me that is the success that I refer to. The club Captain have been amazing this season he grew strong as the season progressed.

Although it is the end of the season, Peace Lovers will not take an vacation any time soon. We have to keep our players focus both psychologically and physically. There are educational and fun programmes that are put in place for the rest of the season. One of my concern for the season though is the shortage of staff. I encourage people next year to get their hands dirty next season and be part of the team.

We are opening our doors to all players that want to be part of the team next season to please make a contact with the club as soon as possible. We also continue to look for sponsorship for the coming season. In closing this have not been the easiest season for us.

PEACE LOVERS FC VALUES

Football has its own values and principles which are enforced by FIFA,SAFA and Local structures. Peace Lovers FC also added to the list for the development of their players.

Passion
Perseverance
Kindness
Accountability
Generosity
Taking Responsibility
Learning from our mistakes
Confidence
Never give up
Fair play



We associate ourselves with love & peace.





Future Model

Peace Lovers has grown vastly this season and its partners have also grew strong, Peace lovers FC, Garlandale FC and FC Tygerberg look to form an academy in this near future.

Peace Lovers FC has attracted many young people in the community of Langa, many of these young stars are clearly focused in the right direction. Currently Peace Lovers FC requires its players to be at training Monday to Thursday and to be in the game on weekend times. Clearly there is lesser time for them to indulge in detrimental things around the community. it has been very impressive to see some of the players bring in their friends with to the training and most of them stay with the team at the end.

Garlandale in the other hand has been looking more in the Wynberg and Rondebosch area. Due to our partners report: this year have been great for them so far because last year they were struggling a lot; Peace Lovers FC gave them some players to try and strenghten the team and they have been doing well so far this season.

FC Tygerberg (our Vodacom team), the vision of getting this team to Mvela league still continues this season, Peace Lovers and Garlandale promoted some of their players to assist the Vodacom team in fighting to be in the National First Division. Forming an academy between the three clubs will be without any doubt a dream come through. this idea is not impossible it is just a matter of founds because the willingness is there.

Peace Lovers Junior Football Development Model

Peace Lovers FC is excited about delivering a Junior Football Philosophy, a Development Model and Training Program to their members and community. Peace Lovers FC wants coaches and players to focus on enjoyment, enthusiasm, confidence, positive self-esteem, good teamwork and spirit, and to develop a love of football. Let's move away from an over relience on specific tactical instructions or commands and into an envirinment where the players are encouraged to come up with solutions. We want skilful, confident and creative players capable of playing with great composure under pressure, not platers who are frightened of making mistakes, who won't try unconventional things or who lack the confidence to test themselves and take on an opponent.

Junior football should not be solely about winning but about development. However, by emphasising development rather than the importance of winning we may well find we have the players and teams more likely to do just that. We should be interested in players "expanding their game" not narrowing" it through restrictive over-instruction by coaches.

The Peace Lovers Junior Development Model follows on from the Peace lovers Junior Football Philosophy and is designed to guide junior players through the differing physical and mental demands of the various age groups.

MAKING AN IMPACT THROUGH FOOTBALL

Running a soccer club is not only about playing soccer and going to practise everyday. I am sure that almost every club has a constitution which clearly highlights the vision and mission of that particular club. The biggest question though, is how many clubs really stick and remind themselves about their vision and mission.

Peace Lovers FC, however, is a club that is led by their constitution and our own philosophies about football and how to develop good players. This theory of a good player is the one that needs to be challenged. To many people and coaches, a good player is someone who delivers in his role. For example if you are a striker and you score goals then your are a good player.

At Peace Lovers, we don't fully agree with this definition of a good player. In our philosophy a good player is someone who sticks to values and discipline of football. Having discipline in football is to listen to coaches instructions and serve the values of your team. Yes, football is about talent and that is sometimes a problem because many coaches are seduced by this raw talent in football.

As a manager and a coach, I believe that we need to move pass this assessment of a good player and assess players out of the field. Teach values and speak a non-football language with your players at times. Non-football conversations are the ones that put you in uncomfortable spaces, because you have to share about your own life and have them sharing about themselves too. This is how you will understand you players better.

Looking at personal values and assessing players out of the field are good ways of developing good players in any sport not just football.