Every youth coach or even Senior coach are permanently working with a select group of players (their team) where all of them are following a coaching plan based on general fitness, skills, passing exercises and more … But have you ever thought about one thing? Each individual player is unique, and each individual player has…
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About two weeks ago one of my player and also close friend asked me if he can write something for the blog. So here we go.. Enjoy it and don’t forget to comment 😉 Every fully fledged development and youth coach, every youth player and every optimistic parent would have been effected in some way…
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Skill, is the key word within the Football Federation Australia national curriculum. When you take any of the Junior coaching badges they are all about getting youth players technically ready for what is currently know as the Skill Acquisition Program. I totally understand it. In the past Australian players have been seen as lacking in technique…
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The use of supplements for improved performance has been big news in recent years with the AFL scandal and numerous infringements in sports all around the world. With the amount of money involved running clubs and sporting organisations now a day it seems that people are willing to try anything to get an edge. In…
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Being able to produce quality work at pace is what sets the worlds best aside from the rest of us. It’s the ability to act without thinking. To have your body so finely tuned in to the game and what is happening around you that you subconsciously work out your next move before you are…
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Having explosive speed in football can be a lethal weapon. Many modern day teams build their whole ethos around attacking with quick, positive passing and raw speed. Liverpool are the perfect example while Gareth Bale has built a pretty decent career on pure explosive pace. “When I was younger my dad told me I wasn’t…
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Players and coaches often overlook the importance of building explosive power during training, which seems crazy when we look at how important it is in modern day football. A lot of this comes down to a simple lack of knowledge or understanding about what power training can bring to your game. An increase in pace…
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