AFL Elite Tips for High Performance Coaches & Footballers

Highlights from the episode:  - Build your base - Football Fitness - Technical proficiency - Microdose your speed and agility work

Highlights from the episode:  - How AFLW began and Meg's involvement in setting up the Collingwood list and operations - What she learned working as a coach and Bodyfit owner - Meg's mentors along her journey - Her advice on how to prepare for AFL football - Plans for post-footy career and what she's looking forward to

Highlights from the episode:  - The role of psychological factors that influence athletic performance - Are soft skills trainable? - How to design effective coaching sessions - Athlete recovery for in season - Building awareness and doing mental warmup before starting a training session

Highlights from the episode:  - Developing a library of effective recovery techniques - Have a process you stick to - What do you believe works best - Free Workout: Cross-training swim program

Highlights from the episode:  - His key focuses leading to gameday and his favorite recovery methods - How he develops an elite lifestyle and the importance of hydration and nutrition - How Jaspa focused on developing his full body strength with wrestling and boxing - Importance of hitting max speed for preparing for a game - How Jaspa approaches his rehabilitation and draft year

Highlights from the episode:    - Key components for acceleration in team sport athletes - Training methods and drills he uses to improve top speed, allowing players to reach their maximum velocity on the field - Common misconceptions in acceleration training - What does a top-speed training session look like - Exercises for improving acceleration and power

Highlights from the episode:  - Write down clear goals - Breakdown and divide the skill of the topic into smaller parts - Practice regularly - Active learning: take notes, ask, and apply - Seek to understand

Highlights from the episode:  - How his love for S&C started - Fave ways to develop himself and his practical skills as an S&C coach - Habits to develop for athletes - Advice on how to structure your training for pre-season - His favorite athletes to work with and his reason - Joel’s pet peeves and how he spends his day off - What an S&C coach job looks like in a high school setting

Highlights from the episode:  - How RealFitt built their client base - What social media platform to start marketing your brand - How Ben manages his content ideas and how underrated reposting content is - How to create engaging content and standout - Things he wished he knew when starting a business

Highlights from the episode:  - Emphasize key compound movements in the gym - Incorporate explosive movements - Maintain an aerobic stimulus - Recovery - Look after your body’s health - Consult experts

Highlights from the episode:  - People who influenced his footy career - How to improve your power and speed as an athlete - How his sports psychologist helped his mental game - How to relax before a big game - The most important skill as midfielder - What his pre-game routine looks like - Most important quality for a team captain

Highlights from the episode:  - Feyenoord Rotterdam’s multi-faceted approach to performance - How a breakfast club accelerates a successful player development - Benefits of coordinated-based movement training - How he uses movement analysis and aerobic capacity to measure movement efficiency - Software he uses for movement analysis

Highlights from the episode: - Consider training age - Consider your body mass - Know your medical limitations - Know when to do plyometric training - Make sure your intent is to move faster

Highlights from the episode: - How he made his connection as a physio and move up the ranks - Mentors who shaped Steve's career - How he handles guys with shoulder and wrist issues - Advice to working with big groups trying to get the best bang for their buck - Key equipment Steve recommends including in the gym for teams with minimal budget - Light recovery protocols Steve recommends for post-game or post-training

Key Topic: How to create a successful athletic development program. Highlights from the episode: - His key philosophy for athlete development in team sports - Developing functional competency in athletes - The significance of development windows in the program - The perks of developing young athletes - Importance of an integrated and holistic program People Mentioned:    - Phillip Moore - Liam Henry - John Toben - Arsene Wenger - Dan Baker - Sean Cummings - Colin Leu Connect with Des: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/des-ryan-56875918/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeasunO