Praising children the wrong way, and not telling the truth about skill level, can have a major impact on their ability to achieve later in live. In executing my passion on a daily basis, I come across too many children who are thinking they are better than they actually are. This can be a … [Read more...] about The danger of praise
Football
Citius Fortius Altius
The Olympic Games motto is Citius Fortius Altius, Latin for 'Faster Higher Stronger'. The Olympic creed is 'the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the fight, not to have won but to have fought well'. The founder of the modern Olympic Games was Baron de Coubertin and his Olympic … [Read more...] about Citius Fortius Altius
Growth vs fixed mindset
Carol Dweck is a renowned researcher at Stanford University. Dweck is well known for her work on the 'fixed vs growth mindset'. She describes the two mindsets and their impact on performance as follows: "In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents … [Read more...] about Growth vs fixed mindset
Training Workload
I’ve had many football-related conversations over the past few weeks, but the one recurring theme has been the consequences of overtraining. Patrick Zwaanswijk recently dropped into the college and it was interesting having a chat about this topic with him and Joey, who have both just returned … [Read more...] about Training Workload
Browny’s Blog
To say it’s exciting to be involved in football on the Central Coast at this very point in time is an obvious understatement. We've got the champions of Australian football on our doorstep, a football college opening and doubling in size in just one year, a Centre of Excellence not replicated in … [Read more...] about Browny’s Blog
Stepping up a level
Each session we are working towards an objective in relation to the key principles of the game. Recently we’ve been working on being more effective in defending to win the ball, transition quickly for counter attacking opportunities or keep controlled possession with the ball. The measure of … [Read more...] about Stepping up a level