AFL Elite Tips for High Performance Coaches & Footballers

Highlights from the episode: - Using an iPhone calendar - Write down your non-negotiables for the day - Filter tasks from low, medium, and high-energy tasks - Why Coaches must embrace chaos - Benefits of implicit-based learning

Highlights from the episode: - How he manages his athletics load and when he started focusing on footy - What does his typical training week look like - He shares his experience when he got drafted - People who influenced his career along the way - His advice to young footballers

Highlights from the episode: - Common mistakes he notices while working with athletes and how to avoid him - Topics he recommends and advice for coaches planning to take their masters - Books he recommends to athletes or coaches - Warm-up drills for athletes who don't have access to S&C coaches in their club - His key focus when doing a group strength session

Highlights from the episode: - Measure what you want to improve - Coping strategies for mental and emotional stress - Measure your HRV - Meditation - Active recovery

Rob is an expert in the design, monitoring, and interpretation of training and training load in athletes built over two decades as an applied sport scientist and coach. He is currently a Sport scientist at Track and a Professor of Sport Science at Victoria University. Prior to Track he worked at Western Bulldogs for 7 years and has supervised over 15 Ph.D. students to successful completions, and has over 80 publications Highlights from the episode: - Influencers in his early days - What he learned from his mentors - The Mind project, athlete tracking system - University partnership with football clubs - His fave quote

Highlights from the episode: - What do coaches at the elite level excel at - How to find the football age group to focus your coaching career - Tips and tricks he noticed that’s done in NAB League compared to grassroots footy - Tips for parents when teaching drop punt kick to their 12-13 yr old kids - His advice for future coaches to cope with challenges and be sustainable in the long run

Highlights from the episode: - Tip #1 Be consistent with your skill routine - Tip #2 Improve your ability to produce maximal force - Tip #3 Boost your critical mass - Tip #4 Train with an older group or higher level of footballers above you - Tip #5 Watch the videos of your past performance

Prior to Victoria University, Kevin worked across multiple High-Performance sporting teams including Melbourne Football Club, Hawthorn Football Club, Fremantle Football Club, and the Australian Institute of Sport. Highlights from the episode: - Drills to improve a footballer's strength, skill acquisition, and confidence - How much is the healthy amount of volume of kicks for players - Mentors who influenced his career - Things he does to build confidence and technique - What he learned from the best kickers

Highlights from the episode: - Creating your own exercise prescription for complex rehab - How she met John Quinn and influence her to be a sports physiologist - Common mistakes she notice with practitioners she wished she knew years ago - How she upskills herself as a physiologist - Books she recommends for coaches and athletes

Highlights from the episode: - Running Calculator - Training Paces by Intensity - Powertip of the week

Highlights from the episode: - Sam shares on how to improve your confidence as a footy player - People who influenced Sam’s footy career - Things Sam wished he knew when he was starting his career - Things Sam does mentally to improve his performance - What Sam's day-to-day pre-season looks like and what he focuses on - How Freo helps him mentally and their advice on how to prepare for life after footy

Highlights from the episode: - Coaches who influenced his career - Common mistakes that coaches and athletes make - His favorite way to develop his skills as a coach - What he learned from elite S&Cs - Books he recommends for athletes and coaches

Highlights from the episode: - Annual Planning Program - Training Load Prescription - Conditioning Session - Tip #1 - Top 10 Tips for Coaches - Tip #2 - Top 10 Tips for Coaches

Highlights from the episode: - Periodizing your nutrition for performance - How much caffeine for acute performance - How Jess upskills herself as a dietitian - Advice for athletes to gain critical mass - Her advice for under-18 athletes who want to take supplements - Advice difference between AFLW and AFL athletes

Key Topic: Leadership, Resilience, and Melbourne Football Club Highlights from the episode: - Why finding your leadership style is important - How Max improves his leadership skill - What leadership means to Max - Impact of psychological safety on performance - How he gets the best of the athletes as a leader