Last week I asked a series of questions with the intention of getting our young players to think about exactly what it takes to ‘make it’ as a professional footballer. Since beginning in January it's been a long learning process to get up to speed with the requirements of a young professional, … [Read more...] about Nobody Else But You Part 2
A Climate of Possibility
It's difficult to know where to begin this week's blog with so much happening at the moment...welcoming new students, dramas with buses, amazing football games, Mariners crowned champions and the list goes on.... So I stop to reflect on where we are now and what we have achieved so far. It's so … [Read more...] about A Climate of Possibility
Picture Perfect
If a picture tells a thousand words how many words are there in 1000 pictures per second? Watching Ronaldo perform his trademark knuckleball freekick in slow motion gives us a unique insight into how strong, flexible, stable and coordinated an elite footballer must be. Filming the documentary … [Read more...] about Picture Perfect
Ask Paul – Week 2 blog by Andre Gumprecht
No one could have predicted the results of the first-leg semi-final matches of the 2013 Uefa Champions league. Not even Paul the Octopus. No one saw it coming–at least not to the extent of the complete overhaul of two of the greatest football clubs in the world in the past 14 years (both of them … [Read more...] about Ask Paul – Week 2 blog by Andre Gumprecht
Homework?!
Welcome back to Term 2. I apologise for not blogging last week, I have been unwell, but am on the mend. I just need to take things a bit easy. Towards the end of last term and the start of this term, I have received emails from parents asking questions regarding homework and the need to issue … [Read more...] about Homework?!
Is accuracy really that important?
We have just made our way through week one and are nearly coming to the end of week two. Where is the time going? I had a truly amazing and well deserved break but must say that it was also really good to get back to see my students smiley faces. This Term has seen us delving into the world of … [Read more...] about Is accuracy really that important?
In the Pursuit of Health, Knowledge and Understanding
I remember watching the movie ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’ some years ago; I was horrified when I realized that the taking of aboriginal children from their families had occurred when I was a child growing up in Melbourne. While this action was happening a long way away from where I’d lived, I couldn’t help … [Read more...] about In the Pursuit of Health, Knowledge and Understanding
The Value of Mentoring
A teacher is someone who provides education to people, someone who teaches and instructs. Yes I do this in my daily work but the role of a teacher has shifted somewhat throughout the years. A teacher is so much more than that person who simply stands in front to the class and instructs their … [Read more...] about The Value of Mentoring
Still so young
What’s New at School IFS is still so young, yet there are already many things that are ‘new and improved’ in Term 2. Here’s 3 of my favourites: An excellent addition to the coaching team, Andrew Ollier joins us in the Game Training sessions. Not only will the player’s benefit from his … [Read more...] about Still so young
Nobody else but YOU
Are YOU doing everything you can? Do YOU arrive for roll call on time every morning? Do YOU fill in your well-being questionnaires on time each and every day? Do YOU look your coach in the eye as YOU shake their hand pre and post training? Are YOU first on the training pitch helping with the … [Read more...] about Nobody else but YOU