User:Oleg Starynskyi

Oleg Starinskyi coaching kids during AC Milan junior camp in Kyiv 2011

Oleg Starynskyi(Ukrainian: Олег Старинський) (born 28 November, 1985) is a grassroots football coach, whose duty is not only to train kids, but also to make them smart and goal-oriented. His logical and consistent coaching methods are based on Small Sided Games, which fascinate and entertain children. The main objective of each training session is to stimulate children’s mental and intellectual development and teach them to solve tasks by themselves, instead of providing them with ready-made answers. His qualifications speak for themselves: along with traditional skills of an UEFA B Diploma holder, he also applies his extensive experience of a film director. His enthusiasm is so inspiring that when you see how passionately children are involved during the training, you will have no doubts about the fact that this person should coach your child.

Why Oleg Starynskyi is a good coach?

• Enthusiast: loves his work and is greatly proud of it. Follows new trends in youth football.
• Strategist: a clear plan for each workout. Is consistent in long term goals and objectives.
• Player: possesses necessary skills to demonstrate techniques. Understands the goals of each exercise and strives to fulfill them in the game.
• Mentor: analyzes training results with children who have different personalities, which provides Oleg with a crucial experience in child psychology.
• Educator and psychologist:. Find the best way to resolve conflict situations. Practice and analysis of training results with children who have different type of temperament made Oleg specialized in children psychology. He generates a healthy microclimate in the team, building the best relationships with parents and does not allow them to intervene in matters of professional competence.
• Organizer: makes the training process entertaining and exciting. Develops technical, tactical, and physical qualities that are not routine and boring.

Education

In 2008 Oleg Starynskyi graduated from Kyiv International University with a degree in Film and TV Directing. His films were presented in different international film festivals. After graduation, he received a position of a football analyst, but not for long time. His dreams of becoming a coach finally came true. That is why a year later Oleg Starynskyi obtained a coaching diploma of level "C". However, he decided to advance even further in his profession, so in May 2012 he finished UEFA coaching course of level "B" at Licensing Centre of Football Federation of Ukraine. In the nearest future, he plans to obtain a prestigious degree of level "A".

Coaching Experience

Although not very long, Oleg’s coaching experience is quite rich and impressive. For almost 2 years he worked in FC "Arsenal" (Ukraine), where he became an specialist in training children of 6 to 12 years old. During one season, he worked with an adult team aiming at the top positions in the region championship. He also had international experience in AC Milan’s (Italy) junior camp in Kyiv, where he worked side by side with Italian coach Daniele Cataloni. Now Oleg works in The Goal Academy, Malaysia.

Additional info

Oleg Starynskyi is not accidental in football. His father was a football player and director of the Youth Academy where Oleg studied. Presently, Oleg is assisting his father in the Regional Football Federation, of which he is a head.