Author: swans05

I’ve been ranting about game models for a while thanks to Fergus Connolly and they are used extensively at elite level in various capacitites and if and when I coach I’ll definitely be implementing one regardless of the grade or age level. We all know of how Richmnond have a specific game plan that they...

In 2017 Sydney Swnas premiership coach Paul Roos released a book called Here It Is mostly detailing his rebuilding of the Melbourne Football Club of whicvh I did 3 different posts on. I specific comment I remember from the book was one of the first things he wanted his players to be extremly good at...

2004 was my last season back in the country before moving to Melbourne where I had 4 years off from playing football of any kind. In that time I watched so much footy is was ridiculous. From all that watching I unconsciously picked up/learnt many 1%er type aspects of footy that when I returned to...

Is this really a secret? I dunno but it is still lacking in players at all levels, including the AFL at times. I feel I’m in a pretty good position to comment on this being a left footer but also being pretty good on both sides of the body in kicking and handballing. I’m also...

To make the right decisions in congestion you need the following: Clean and fast ball handling and disposal skills To know where your teammates are or where they will be To know where the opposition To be able read cues from the opposition so you can predict their movements These can all be developed individually...

I’ve covered this before in the last couple of years but it’s still a little, if at all, used piece of magic you can do right after you read this article. The hyperarch mechanism is something “discovered” by Chinese strength and conditioning coach Chong Xie and refers to link between fascia tensioning and elite athletic...

If you switch onto Fox Footy every now and then you’ll see a classic game or 2 and for games in the latse 90/00’s it’s hard not to notice how much bigger the players were across the board. With a more continuous game these days, but not neccesarily faster, and the need to cover more...

We moved house last week so I was a bit light on for content in what was probably the weirdest week most of us have ever been part of. The unceretainty of the AFL was changing by the hour but what is certain is that all local footy is off until at least the start...