No Parents No Coaches No Problems! World class players spend 70-80% of their football time on unstructured training/play throughout their upbringing, with no guidance from parents or coaches. This is the majority of your development time. This is also where the majority of … [Read more...] about Street football: the worlds best coach!
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Managing the Training Load
With the high demands on players during the season, we are doing our best at IFS to educate players and parents to understand the impact on performance of a high training load, and to be aware of the overtraining syndrome. For further reference see Overtraining Syndrome . Our Game Training Phase … [Read more...] about Managing the Training Load
The Right Place at the Right Time
A year and a half ago I was in Perth for an FFA function, arrived early for the event and made my way to the function room. There was only one other person in the room at the time. I introduced myself and, to my astonishment, the other person introduced herself as Hesterine De Rues, the newly … [Read more...] about The Right Place at the Right Time
Have you made your bed?
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Walk Alone
Before Cahill, Kewell & Viduka, there was a lad from Newcastle who was the first Australian to crack the English Premier League, putting Aussie players on the map. His book Walk Alone: The Craig Johnston Story certainly inspired many players, including myself, to try their luck overseas in the … [Read more...] about Walk Alone
Physical literacy – we need your help
Physical literary: seems like this is the hot topic right now and for good reason. Thanks to Julie for her informative blog, IFS at the Forefront. I can come from a slightly different angle and direct this straight towards our primary college parents and those who have children starting in the … [Read more...] about Physical literacy – we need your help