In this episode Joc discusses ways parents can help support their young footballer (discussion targeting the 8-14yo age bracket) on their footbal journeys. There are numerous pitfalls and traps that parents can easily fall into that will have a negative impact on their child's experience and Joc shares some tips and practical advice to allow your young footballer to thrive.
Key discussion points include:
- What it means to 'thrive'
- The car ride home matters
- Focus on effort, not outcome
- Let coaches coach
- Help build independence 
- Handling setbacks properly
- Multi-sport & balance

Something to ponder...."Are we helping kids enjoy the journey?" and "Are we building confidence or pressure?"

A simple message to parents is always be their biggest fan. 

Episode 192 Joc discusses 5 focus areas for players and teams which will help put you on the path to success for the second half of the season. 
These include:
1. Staying committed to continual improvement
2. Doubling down on team first mindset
3. Master the recovery process
4. Build momentum through consistency
5. Embrace the hard part of the season

Listen to find out more!

Episode 191 features Matthew Skubis, who most recently served as an AFLW Assistant Coach with St Kilda FC. His coaching journey has also included roles with Western Bulldogs AFLW, Carlton AFLW, and the Brisbane Lions Girls Academy.

In this episode, we explore Matthew’s coaching journey and dive into a wide range of coaching topics including team defence, common coaching mistakes, key principles for creating better and more consistent footy, training myths and wasted time, AFL-level coaches he admires, players who exceeded expectations and why, along with his book and documentary recommendations.

A practical and insightful conversation packed with valuable lessons for coaches at every level. Check it out!

Episode 190 is a repost episode with Brenton Sanderson (EP 72) who is the former Senior Coach of Adelaide Football Club, assistant coach at Collingwood Fc and Geelong Cats during their three premiership years (2007, 2009, 2011) along with a number of other coaching roles including local level. He played over 200 games of AFL footy and during this episode we discussed what it looks like to be a current AFL coach, his key principals for better and more consistent footy, common coaching mistakes, myths and mistakes in training, AFL coach he admires, book recommendations and plenty more. Check it out!

Craig McRae is episode 189 guest which is a repeat episode (Episode 22)on the show to dive back into his key learnings and advice for coaches and players. The current Premiership winning coach of the Collingwood Football Club, 'fly' takes you through his coaching principals that guide his decisions, comparing the dynasties from Brisbane Lions 01-04 with Richmond 2017-20 and what made them great, common coaching mistakes in coaching, myths and mistakes in training, coaches he admires and why, book recommendations and plenty more. Check it out!

Episode 188 brings Melbourne Football Club Head of Development Taylor Whitford to the show. During this episode we discuss the development of players and his key focus areas. Principals for better and more consistent football, common coaching mistakes, AFL coach he admires and why, player who exceeded expectations and how they did it, book recommendations and plenty more! Check it out 

Follow an easy to use pre game coach address plan to hit the right points to get your team to play its best.
Key ares include:
- Line up, rotations and match ups
- Playing conditions
- Game Themes and stories
- Process with the 3 modes of play
and more!

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This episode Joc discusses his recent experience riding 300km over two days and the key learnings he took out of it that can be applied for coaches and players. 
Check it out.

For those interested, the route was:
Day 1: (137km)
Geelong to Queenscliffe
-Ferry
Sorrento to Stoney Point.
-Ferry
Cowes
Wonthaggie
Inverloch

Day 2. (163km)
Inverloch to 
Buffalo
Fish Creek
Foster
Welshpool
Alberton
Yarram
Woodside
Longford - FINISH!

Craig Starcevich is the guest for episode 185 on The Footy Coach Podcast. Current senior coach of the Brisbane Lions AFLW team and 2x premiership coach (6x Grand Finalist!). He played 177 games for Collingwood Fc and Brisbane Bears, including the 1990 AFL premiership with the mighty pies.  During this episode he shares his insights on what it takes to achieve sustained success for a footy team, how he views player development, what makes great assistant coaches, successful coaches he admires and why, a player who exceeded expectation and how they did it, book and documentary recommendations and plenty more! Check it out

This episode Joc discusses what a great preseason footy camp could look like for you. Key elements you need to have within your footy camp, common mistakes that you should avoid, a camp plan you could follow and much more. A key question Joc would have you ask yourself is, 'does this make us a better footy club?" when deciding what to include within your footy camp. Listen to find out more.