The Footy Coach Podcast

During this episode Joc takes you through a what the post season break should look like for elite footballers aged 15+ and why the post season break matters. This is the 3-6 weeks post your last game of the season.
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Chris Beaty is the current Dietitian for the Werribee Football Club in the VFL. During this episode we cover a whole range of things relating to nutrition and hydration that is going to help footballers including: Hydration game-day and postgame, Optimal hydration for a player, how nutrition and hydration helps with recovery, myths and mistakes with nutrition/hydration, basic principals elite players should live by and much more. Check it out

Ep 202 guest is current Brisbane Lions AFLW Academy Coach Sophia Ikosidekas. During this episode we go in depth on how she works with young players to develop thier game and the key foundations of player development. We also discuss her current role and what it entails, coach she admires and why, a player who exceeded expectations and how they did it, and much more!

Episode 201 Joc discusses why it takes many seasons to be play your best footy .

Areas of discussion include:
- The pressure to be good now
- Development timeline is longer than you think
-Stop comparing your chapter 2 with someone else's chapter 10
- What actually improves over multiple years
- Danger in chasing short term goals
- Importance of building a foundation
- Focus on each year
- Setbacks are a part of the timeline
- Parents need to understand these things

"Your biggest advantage might not be how good you are today. It might be how committed you are to being better 5 years from now"

200 episodes complete, over 6 years since we started!! Big thanks to all our guests, listeners and all those who have helped with this podcast. 

This week's episode Joc discusses the difference between Good and Great Players. This includes such things as:
1. Consistency
2. Coachable
3. Competitiveness
4. Footy IQ
5. Preparation
6. Responding to failure
7. Work Ethic
8. Discipline
9. Team 1st
10. Growth Mindset

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What to know what makes a great footy captain? During this episode Joc will discuss the role of a captain and the 5 key pillars to being a great footy captain.

They Include:

We also cover during this episode what great captains do not do and things that you can do now as a player to set you up in the future if you are striving to be captain one day. Check it out.

Why do some teams consistently out perform others. Why do some clubs seem to produce great players year after year. 

Culture is not a slogan, team values printed on a wall, or a motivational poster....Culture is the behaviours your team accepts, encourages and repeats. 

During this episode TFC Head Coach Joc takes you through:
- 10 habits of winning cultures
- Culture killers
- Coaches biggest mistake
- Advice for - Players, Coaches and Parents

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It happens to all of us. A bad game. A poor performance.

During this episode Joc gives his advice on how to respond in the best way possible.

It includes:
What to do (and not do) in the first 2 hours post game
The process - 24-48 hours post game and what needs to take place
The way forward - 24hours after the game until the next one and things to focus on and execute

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Success always leaves clues if you look closely. 

Check out 10 habits of elite footy players:
1. Take Ownership
2. Train with purpose
3. Master the fundamentals
4. Love feedback 
5. Watch football differently
6. Stay consistent
7. Look after their body
8. Handle setbacks well
9. Do extra's
10. Compete

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Episode 195 is a repost episode (Ep#69) with the current General Manager of Football at Melbourne Football Club Alan Richardson. Having previously held the Senior Coaching role at St Kida Fc, numerous assistant coaching roles in the AFL and played 114 games for the Collingwood Fc he gives a great oversight on what elite level performance looks like and how he went about achieving it. We discuss his key principals for better and more consistent performance, common coaching mistakes, myths and mistakes in training, leading a football program and plenty more. Check it out!