http://www.swoopercoach.com.au Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:32:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Off Season maintenance Training It doesn't take much effort or discipline, it depends how serious you are, about being the Best you can be. One of the sad things about being fit is that if you do nothing you become unfit very rapidly. Hence the old saying “if you don’t use ... http://www.swoopercoach.com.au/off-season-maintenance-training/ PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION FOR A MARATHON Worthwhile read for sports people to look within. Apply the lessons learnt to your pre season training. Prepared by Patsy Tremayne , Sports Psychologist. Running a marathon is an incredible personal challenge - not only is it a physical challenge, but it's a challenge for the mind. There ... http://www.swoopercoach.com.au/psychological-preparation-for-a-marathon/ Pre Season Training Session Training especially prior to Christmas must be fun and include variation. It is always easier in terms of motivation and also for the best results to train with a mate or a group of mates. Although at your footy club you will most likely be ... http://www.swoopercoach.com.au/pre-season-training-ideas/ Listed below are ideas for you in formulating your Team Rules. ideas-for-team-rules.pps http://www.swoopercoach.com.au/team-rules/ This is the time of the year that all coaches plan for when they are appointed to a coaching position prior to the start of each season. The reality is only a handful of coaches in each competition are given the chance to live the dream of testing their coaching ... http://www.swoopercoach.com.au/preparing-for-finals/ LOVE OF COMPETITION You cannot expect to be great without loving the competition situation, top competitors love competition because they know that this will bring their best performance out of them - they thrive on the occasion, the more you compete, the easier it becomes, the better you get. Often competition ... http://www.swoopercoach.com.au/love-of-competition/ BENCH TACTICS Introducing the impact player. • With the game changing regularly and with four on the interchange bench, players must be prepared for many moves and changes. Players must sprint off. • Similar to other sports, players must now accept the fact that the bench is now used to rotate ... http://www.swoopercoach.com.au/bench-tactics/ QUITTERS NEVER WIN -WINNERS NEVER QUIT ! The Ecstasy is worth the Agony! Achieving your personal goals makes work worth the pain. Like finishing your first marathon. Clocking a faster P.R. Or maybe just making your miles for the week. It never gets easier. But whatever your goal, in the long ... http://www.swoopercoach.com.au/quitters-never-win-winners-never-quit/ WET WEATHER CONDITIONS REMEMBER 1. Heavy ball doesn’t travel as far – Play in Front. 2. Slippery ball -- Limit handball. 3. Play in front -- Umpire will reward you. 4. Having a shot -- Dry the ball, boot, kick on the point. 5. Under pressure -- Kick ball towards goal, soccer kick. 6. Put your body ... http://www.swoopercoach.com.au/wet-weather-conditions/ Different colored markers make every ones job so much easier, not only explaining the drill, but also in modifying the drill. Let me reiterate that it is important for coaches not to fall into the trap of conducting a training session without markers (cones). Even at senior level, it is not ... http://www.swoopercoach.com.au/colour-coding-drills-conesmarkers/