THE Beegee’s women’s new team coach Jason Sparrow is passionate about getting the talented side to win the grand final in 2023.
Sparrow has studied women’s football through a business and economics degree, with an honours thesis on male to female coaching communication.
In his local coaching career, he has used these skills to lead Caloundra FC to a premiership win for the first time in 15 years a few years ago.
He said the Beegee’s have had the potential for success over the past few years and believes they are not far away from turning this into finals glory.
“I think the last five years, they’ve won the league two out of five times, but then didn’t reach the grand final so it’s a little bit disappointing for them,” he said.
“They’ve not won as many as they should have done, they’ve always had a strong squad for as long as I can remember.
“My aim is to get them through to the grand final and actually win it.”
He has used techniques within the team including letting the girls control half time talks instead of him, and giving them stimulating training sessions.
“It helps them understand rather than me just shouting about ‘run there and stand there’, I want them to be able to solve everything on the field,” he said.
“What I’ve noticed over the years, a lot of male coaches who have not coached female teams before will give them games all the time.
“I concentrate on creating a new skill for the girls each year so at the end of the year they can all do something they were never able to do before.”
The FPQL 3 Sunshine Coast Women’s finals will begin at the start of September.