Those who know me, or have followed my blogs over the past 18months, would know exactly how I may have reacted the other day when I saw one of our students' 'lunchboxes' on my regular post-training morning duty: Watch this video! http://youtu.be/xUmp67YDlHY … [Read more...] about Another reminder
Football
The difficult task of refereeing
Quality referee Referees are an important part of football, so much so that they can often be the game-changing element that creates the headlines. We can’t do without these guys who choose to run with a game that will test their strength of character, knowing that every decision will be … [Read more...] about The difficult task of refereeing
FINISHING
This week my group has spent quality time fine tuning converting goal scoring opportunities. Here are some tips from one of the all time greats. Enjoy. GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL Thierry Henry Finishing at Speed … [Read more...] about FINISHING
Futsal, futsal and more futsal!
For those of you who have been hiding under a rock, IFS students get their fair share of futsal. Not only do they have a futsal session each and every week of the year, but also, since May, we have entered no less than four futsal tournaments including - Central Coast Futsal Championships, Hunter … [Read more...] about Futsal, futsal and more futsal!
Being successful is a choice
One of the world’s famous football players, Johan Cruijff, (a Dutchman), expresses his philosophies about football a lot in the media and in books. I have summarised some of his thoughts on how to become "a good player" and would like to share them with you. Cruijff’s criteria for being or … [Read more...] about Being successful is a choice
Does this stuff really work?
We’ve been so spoiled for choice with sporting tournaments of late, with Wimbledon, the World Cup, Commonwealth Games and the Pan Pacific games coming up in a few weeks. What I have noticed across all these events is a rise in the number of athletes wearing compression garments. It was also … [Read more...] about Does this stuff really work?