AFL Performance Tips for Strength & Conditioning Coaches & Footballers

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. Before Track he worked at Western Bulldogs for 7 years and has supervised over 15 Ph. D. students to successful completions, and...

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 ‎ Are you ready to enhance your game? Our program is designed to propel footballers, like yourself, toward...

Before 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 wh...

Highlights from the episode: ‎ - Creating your exercise prescription for complex rehab - How she met John Quinn and influenced her to be a sports physiologist - Common mistakes she noticed with practitioners she wished she had known 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 ‎ Are you ready to enhance your game? Our program is designed to propel footballers, like yourself, towards greater fitness, speed, and strength, ensuring you’re fully prepared to dominate on the field! ‎ Book a FREE footballer discovery call https://calendly.com/plp2

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 had known when he was starting his career - Things Sam does mentally to improve his performance - What Sam's day-to-day pre-season look like and what he focus on - How Freo helps him mentally and their advice on how to prepare for life af...

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 ‎ Are you ready to enhance your game? Our program is designed to propel footballers, like yourself, towards greater fitness, speed, and strength, ensuring you’re fully prepared to dominate on the field! ‎ Book a FREE foot...

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

Highlights from the episode: ‎ - Planes of Movement - Use Full Range Motion - Maximal Loads and Explosive Movements - Bracing is the Key - Podcast Updates and Livechat Guests - 10 Tips for Aspiring Strength and Conditioning Coaches ‎ Are you ready to enhance your game? Our program is designed to propel footballers, like yourself, towards greater fitness, speed, and strength, ensuring you’re fully...

Bohdan Babijczuk, one of Australia's most respected fitness coaches, has had a strong involvement with AFL football. He is a highly experienced athletics & physical preparation coach. Bohdan has worked with the Melbourne FC, the Australian National Basketball Team (the Boomers), as Head Fitness Coach from 2002 until 2006, while he also worked as a consultant and specialist speed coach with Richmon...

Highlights from the episode: ‎ - Do's and don’ts for coaching adaptability in a team - Knowing when to be adaptable - How do they plan their training sessions - How purpose and intent in a drill increase athlete engagement - Ways to build awareness and adaptability in staff

Highlights from the episode: ‎ - Top 10, #18 - The mindset you need to reach your potential - Top 9, #17 - Why you need to avoid quick easy wins - Top 8, #24 - How footballers can improve their power - Top 7, #16 - How to pace for your 2km time trial - Top 6, #26 - Why you should create your recovery routine - Top 5, #27 - How your week should like for AFL - Top 4, #20 - Is running every day bad f...

Paul Roos (Roosy) is one of Australia's most respected footballers. A two-time Australian captain, Roos played 356 games and was inducted into the AFL Hall Of Fame in 2005. That same year he coached Sydney Swans to a premiership. Roosy has also worked as head of the academy at Sydney, head coach in Melbourne, and is currently consulting at North Melbourne Football Club. ‎ Highlights from the episo...

James has worked as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach (VFL) for the Carlton Football Club. He was also a Sport Scientist/Strength & Conditioning Coach (VFL) at Essendon Football Club and used to be a basketball coach both in Melbourne and Sydney. ‎ Highlights from the episode: ‎ - Why honing your coaching and communication skills in junior sport is helpful - How he incorporates elements of ba...

Highlights from the episode: ‎ - Time under tension - Remember it's all GPP - Replace de load with intro week - Flip your sets and reps for accumulation block - Be fluid, adjust to suit the athlete ‎ Are you ready to enhance your coaching business? Uncover the strategies to build a thriving online platform, liberating yourself from the time-for-money constraints. ‎ Book a FREE business discovery c...

Highlights from the episode: ‎ - How he started his passion for nutrition - The effect of switching from eating sugary and high-carb foods to real foods - What does the app Defeat Diabetes do - His strong influencers and mentors - Trends he notices with successful athletes

Vince is an experienced High-Performance Manager with 20 years of experience in elite sport roles gained in professional football codes and Olympic sport environments. He is a highly organized and detail-oriented manager, able to prioritize and delegate tasks effectively to ensure the successful delivery of physical performance programs within a team environment. Vince is an effective leader, who...

Highlights from the episode: ‎ - Intro for our 2022 Top 10 Podcasts - 10th place - #102 - Will Hams, Co-Founder of Liminal Wellbeing - 9th place - #180 - Jarrod Wade, AFL Pre-season loading and how to structure physical performance work in season - 8th place - #91 - Tim Parham, Head Physio at Adelaide FC - 7th place - #111 - Pip Taylor, Sports Dietitian Consultant | Nutrition for Sports Performanc...

Highlights from the episode: - Key areas of focus for developing footballers - How small-sided games help AFL athletes - Developing Intensity and pitch, curiosity, and inner drive - How to be a desirable S&C coach after graduating from uni - His pre-game routine for his athletes

Nick is an experienced scientist with over nine years of experience in a professional sporting environment. With strong technical knowledge combined with outstanding people and relational skills, he is skilled at transforming complex data into simple insights to drive informed decision-making for key stakeholders. Nick thrives in a fast-paced, growth-oriented work environment and looks to utilize...

Highlights from the episode: ‎ - Spotify followers' giveaways - Our Top 10 2022 podcast episodes - 2022 Reflections - Big lessons for this year ‎ To join our Coaches Academy waitlist, visit the link below: https://preparelikeaproacademy.com.au/ ‎ Follow the Prepare Like a Pro podcast ‎ iTunes: https://bit.ly/Plppodcast ‎ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zrwJEa ‎ Thanks for tuning in and be sure to conta...