A lot of footy we practice is played with mates in a non-structured way which is fine but if you can add some purpose into what you’re doing than you can still have all the fun you want to trying all the kicks you want to, but with a little extra intent that can have...
All speed starts with acceleration and is a physical quality all of itself. It is the gradual build up of speed towards hitting your max velocity/top end speed and the better you can accelerate from a mechanics point of view, the better and thus faster you’ll be at max velocity. During a game of footy...
The shape of our ball is like no other so being able to grabn the ball and grip it how you like in a split second is essential to shape skill development. Here’s a quick handball warm up you can use with players of any age and ability and all you need is 2 players...
In this article we look at the 25+ points I noted down in relation to actual training, team and individual from the Gamechanger book. I just received his new book in the mail Friday too so there’s a heap more where this comes from. Strap yourselves in… GAME SIMULATION I call it tempo footy because...
This time last year I was finishing up Gamechanger by Fergus Connolly, a book on individual and team preparation for team sports, and is probably the greatest thing I’ve read on the subject in my life. It has totally changed my idea’s on training and coaching. I did a 14 part post series on it...
Mitch Robinson provides the different positioning as wing position player depending on the situation…You gotta love Mitch Robinson surely? He’s hard, wears his heart on his sleeve and is pretty good on social media as well – he’s the ultimate teammate. After teammate Hugh McCluggage was snubbed an All- Australian birth over “non-specific” wingman (i.e....
After a 6 or so week break from the previous season, a lot of players might be looking to get back into some running. Normally the’d hit the road or pavement but I personally haven’t done a road run for over a decade I reckon. I don’t enjoy continuous running nor am I any good...
Here’s a simple kicking skill drill you can do on your own or with a mate or 2. The main focus is to straighten up your body (hips/shoulders) towards your target which is implicitly inserted into this drill by the use of the initial cones in the first video below. Also in my video series...
Should the pre-seasons for local/amateur football be shorter? Like nothing before Xmas shorter? This top local level senior coach thinks so… I come from Warrnambool originally and down that way we have the Hampden Football Netball League which has been a top 10 league in Victoria forever moving up to 6th from 8th this year...