Get fit with Fitdeck.
June 11, 2010 by John Northey · Leave a Comment
FitDeck your players out. Looking for something different to spice your drills up, look no further, here they are FITDECK Cards. An amazing array of exercises, which you can incorporate into your drills.
I have tried quite a few exercises, into our training drills which has shown to be of great benefit in many many ways.
I thoroughly recommend these cards which give you added flexibility to your training.
Positional Forward Kicking
April 15, 2010 by John Northey · 1 Comment
A drill focusing on improving the Positional Kicking to your forwards and improving thier timing on leads. Strong running and accurate kicking are one of the key elements of this drill.
Player starts in centre of ground. Kicks the ball (follows) to a leading HFF who marks, Runs with the ball then handpasses to Wing player who is streaming through. He receives ball and looks for the leading Full forward.
100 Pushups, 200 Squats and 200 Situps
April 2, 2010 by John Northey · Leave a Comment
How many of your players do you think could pass this test? Not many? Well that can all change in 6 weeks time.
Read on to learn about a simple program that will increase the strength and fitness of all your players.
Pain Spirit and Success
November 27, 2009 by John Northey · Leave a Comment
Great success, the success of the few really great ones, is based on the spirit — the emotional content of the athlete. Do you have what it takes? Learn more about what you need to do to reach ultimate success in life and football.
Ask John
November 19, 2009 by John Northey · 14 Comments
Do you have a question for John Northey? John will answer your question online or pivately if you wish.
You can also read other questions that John has been asked in the past.
Target Practice Derri F C
March 17, 2009 by John Northey · Leave a Comment
Target Practice.
I recall a couple of kids, one having the name of Blue Duck or White Duck something like that, the other coming from down the butter factory area. Maybe you can recall who they were.
Photo Gallery (Test your memory)
March 17, 2009 by John Northey · Leave a Comment
The future generation many years ago
Can you recognize the faces. Click on photo to enlarge, then click again. (full screen photo)
Rev Sammy in Burn Out — Young Swooper
March 16, 2009 by John Northey · Comments Off
REV. SAMMY HILL IN BURN OUT
Same thing every Saturday morning 9am to 12 noon, go next door to Rev. Hill’s house, cut his lawn, weed the garden, a general clean-up, payment 10 shillings for the morning.
Night Carter — Young Swooper
March 16, 2009 by John Northey · Leave a Comment
Derrinallum Night Carter
Each time the night cart came around I always seemed to be in the toilet. (10 yrs old)
Obituaries
March 3, 2009 by John Northey · Leave a Comment
Derrinallum players who have taken their football to a higher level.
