Impact on Behaviour (Team comes First) As soon as somethings at stake, and you want to succeed, you’re more on edge, you react more quickly even without thinking, saying things that tend to slip out even to the umpire. Then comes a fifty metre penalty, you have let the team down and more importantly they are having a shot for goal. (Learn a lesson it’s not all about you) When you give … [Read more...]
Johns Blog
John Northey's Official online blog. This area will cover a range of topics and may often include a football drill that can be discussed directly with John and the Swooper Coach team.
Cyber Bullying and Peer Pressure
Bullying can seriously impact a child's sense of security and wellbeing - no matter what their age. Fortunately, dealing with it promptly and appropriately can make a real difference. We coaches must be acutely aware this is happening in sport and life, we have a duty of care to all personnel under our control to include in our teaching (coaching) the effect of bullying (cyber) peer pressure … [Read more...]
ATTITUDE Quotes from Doug Lang
ATTITUDE Quotes from Doug Lang The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude is Gratitude Not to put all your eggs in one basket, use other talents and skills Take positives from failure, failure can be a great learning tool. Embrace failure One door Shuts another one will open however sometimes you just have … [Read more...]
Developing the FUTURE and Beyond
Developing the FUTURE and Beyond The Vision 1) Provide an ‘advanced learning’ environment for your junior high performance group. 2) Develop Future Senior players of your Football Club. (Example, This years Senior Premiership side had 8 ex-juniors) 3) Develop ‘leaders’ to assist in the development of their own respective teams. 4) Program will hopefully assist in the … [Read more...]
High Performance Development
Mission Statement “To encourage and nurture the development of your Football Clubs High Performance junior players both on and off the field and to assist in their transition from Junior to Senior Footballer.” Squad Players aged 15-19 years – Selected from the junior grades Maximum squad of 25 selected with recommendation From Junior Coaches. Director of coaching to organize … [Read more...]
AT LAST R F C
AFL grand final Fifty 50 years on (1967) another Premiership, 37 years on a glorious day for the Richmond Football Club. AFL grand final: Richmond earns a famous victory, beating Adelaide by 48 points to end a 37-year drought … [Read more...]