Welcome! Hi everyone, we invite you to come and join us for our Vida Footy camp these holidays. We are running a School Holiday Camp for all junior level players 14 years and younger. We are already planning the two day camp and we really looking forward to meeting a lot of new players in […]
There are many ways to coach. Different techniques, visions, goals, values and communication methods. The end results of whatever coaching methods we use is usually measured in the success of the pre determined goal at the start of the season. In senior footy this is usually measured in a Premiership Flag, for juniors it should […]
Does positive youth development have a place in football coaching? From coaching, parenting and players there is a growing interest in bringing learnings from positive psychology to the sports field. Before we talk about how to facilitate positive sports environments though, we need to address the issue of why we should do this in the […]
Reaching Your Full Potential in Football – a mental training guide for athletes and coaches. MENTAL TOUGHNESS – With Damien Lafont from Vida Mind. Many athletes and coaches have heard of the world “mental toughness”. Most people assume that mental toughness is about using the mind to be become physically tough; but it’s so much […]
Over the 6th 7th and 8th of April, the Vida Footy Holiday camp took place at Ford Park Ivanhoe. Over the three days, all the players who attended had the opportunity to learn and develop their skills. Every player, regardless of age and ability was able to take away something from the camp which will […]
Kicking more and more is becoming a talking point within junior development and why so many juniors are struggling to kick an effective drop punt towards a specific area with control. Kicking a drop punt is very much a taught skill and the earlier you can start to develop the correct technique the better especially […]
The pathway from Juniors to AFL can be a tough and torturous one. Most players start playing at about 8-10 years old and enter the AFL as an 18 year old. There so many years of development in those junior seasons. Players need to learn what position they play best which is very difficult as […]
With our new Club, Coach and Player Education Membership Program starting this year, we thought we would share some of the activities from the Members only area. The goal of these activities is to maximise skill development and be more efficient when training. The main philosophies with these activities are; Small groups for maximal touch […]
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Welcome back to our insightful look into Anthony Rocca’s article about contested marking. If you have not read the first one we recommend you click here to catch up on the story. Today’s second instalment will cover the other two important factors in taking a contested mark. Body positioning/Strength: It might appear to be […]
