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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.

Author Peter Schwab Former AFL Coach

Swoopercoach team & members are delighted and privileged to have on board as an author and sending in regular articles, by Peter Schwab. Former AFL Coach, Triple Premiership Player / Hawthorn. Peter Schwab, is a life member of the AFL, has been the chairman of the AFL Match Review Panel two years, overseeing the implementation…

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Correct Running Technique – Video Tutorials

A correct running technique is crucial to ensuring your players maximise their energy use and also a great way to avoid injury. We have put together 15 Video demonstrations of proper running techniques and an explanation for you to follow. Check it out and if make sure to post a comment if you have any…

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Help: Getting the message thru

Help/Email I find myself struggling to get the message through to some of the boys. In brief a couple of my players are in the transition of leaving school and beginning their working careers, and this for various reasons is impacting on their motivation and attitude towards training. You need to be logged in to…

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That’s Life

That’s Life  Rev Paul Burnham, Sports Chaplain (Past)Melbourne FC, (Current) Ballarat FC Caring & Sharing There will always be good days and some bad days. You will do well, the team not so well. You’ll put in a shocker and the team will do well. You need to be logged in to view the rest…

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New Layout + Web Server

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Your Club: Job Description / Checklist Res. Coach

In this post we have a detailed advertisement and check list for you to evaluate prior to employing a new assistant coach. A solid Job description is essential. Job descriptions are required for recruitment so that you and the applicants can understand the role. A job description defines a person’s role and accountability thus without…

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