2009/10 AFL SUMMER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING MARYBOROUGH/HERVEY BAY BUNDABERG

WHAT IS THE AIM OF SUMMER TRAINING? Improve basic skill levels Develop leadership skills Improve game sense/awareness Address deficiencies in last years rep sides Provide competition for self improvement Expose players to new ideas There is no baby sitting! Part of the development

WHAT IS THE MAKEUP OF SUMMER TRAINING? SKILLS/FITNESS SESSIONS Three nights a week Basic skill re-structuring/learning Running work to be done with balls Mix up sessions with off the oval trainings Variety!!

WEIGHTS TRAINING Three mornings a week – Mon, Wed, Fri Half price Gym membership in all towns Between 6.30am and 8am Recommend full year training – cheaper and more beneficial Based on AFL needs of power and strength Support the companies that are supporting us!! Show respect and be role models for AFL

CORE STRENGTH Improved performance Injury reduction Improved development in youth players Easy to do in front of the tv One test will be holding a 2 minute front bridge by christmas – sound easy? Who held it the longest last year in Hervey Bay?

BUDDY SYSTEM AND GOALS Match up with a mate for the summer Challenge/push each other Challenge other ‘buddies’. Spotter for weights Share goals and remind each other Reward your results and efforts If you have no goals – what are you doing!

SUMMER TRAINING TOPS Cost will be a refundable $20 Refund based on 15 afternoon trainings sessions prior to christmas and five after christmas. Due to people getting a top and disappearing and time frame of receiving them Two tops available that have been designed by some of last years main trainers.

TRAINING TOPS

CAN’T MAKE TRAININGS? Let me know – text, email Attendance to combined/away trainings will be part of judgement Point system to help those with work and other sporting commitments Understand good pain and bad pain Do not train seven days a week. Rest for a day to help the body Changes to training will be done by email and website (development). Make sure I have yours!

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009/10 REP PROGRAM OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER Beginning of Summer Program through weights, running and swimming schedule (3 months). Points system for exercise and only one night a week on skills (2 hour session) Trip to Brisbane for development JANUARY Trial game U18 Wide Bay vs U18 Redlands U18 and U16 Squad training three nights a week FEBRUARY YMCA camp combined with Wide Bay U18s vs Darling Downs U18s (Country South Selection). Camp will be used as leadership and will cost approx. $75 a head excluding travel. U18 State Country Championships U16 training one night (depending on clubs) a week with every second Sunday in Childers. Top U14s invited

MARCH/APRIL U16 training continues as February Visit from Nerangba Valley SHS (AFL School of Excellence) to Gin Gin on a values camp Wide Bay U16 vs Nerangba Valley SHS U16 State Country Championships U14s training starts – same as U16s MAY Wide Bay U14s vs Sunshine Coast U14s (Second string) Possibly Wide Bay U14s vs Wide Bay U15s

BASIS OF TEAM SELECTION ALL PLAYERS MUST BE SELF MOTIVATED. GIVE SOMETHING TO THE FABRIC OF THE GROUP BE PREPARED TO SACRIFICE OWN GAME FOR THE TEAM. BENEFIT, WE - NOT ME MENTALITY. HAVE A FEEL FOR THE GAME. MEET REQUIRED STANDARDS. DISPLAY LEADERSHIP TYPE QUALITIES use of voice and actions including attendance at training. HONEST do extra work if required. PREPARE WELL FOR GAMES diet, sleep, rehab. PRIDE IN TEAM AND OWN PERFORMANCE. RESPECT THE TEAM ENVIRONMENT AND STAFF.

THE CHALLENGE! BEAT ME! Overweight Slow Flexible as a broom stick! Weak in core strength Biological age of 36 but body is much older If you can’t beat me in the beep test then do you deserve to be representing the best in Wide Bay?? Last years average was under 11.5

DRAFT CAMP AGILITY 2008 - Best: 7.77 seconds Top 5: 8.27 seconds 20M SPRINT 2008 - Best: 2.80 seconds Top 5: 2.89 seconds 2009 - Best: 2.88 seconds Top 10: 2.96 seconds SVJ 2008 - Best: 78cm Top 5: 70cm 2009 - Best: 76cm Top 10: 66cm Beep Test 2008 - Best: 14.6 Top 5: 14.3 2009 - Best: 15.6 Top 10: 14.5 3KM TIME TRIAL 2008 - Best: 10.17 seconds Top 5: 10.42 seconds

2010 U18 PROPOSAL One option that was raised at the development meetings was the option of a combined U18 team being the sixth team in the A grade competition next year. Basic points would be. Train in Hervey and Bundy separately on a Monday night doing basic skill development on one-on-one work Combined training in Childers on Wednesdays (or rotating between Hervey and Bundy and only travelling once a fortnight) Players not picked train with home club on Thursday night Probably play in Wide Bay colours Could be coached by myself with maybe Geoff Ebert and Shaun Stone as a playing assistant coach for leadership on ground (Not discussed yet) Playing with an aim of at least 5 rookies so as to lessen the players used from clubs (U19 exemption) Allowance of 3 senior players in the team Play at what would be the bye teams home ground Similar to Suncoast Lions set up

Positives Players will get one on one feedback in an A grade environment Playing with own age against A grade opposition More capable youth playing A grade that does not happen currently Can invite rookies to ‘our’ team which is better then ‘go join that team’. Can follow development program through summer and through the season Can train the players to prepare for Suncoast Lions and rep opportunities Suncoast Lions will pick out of our team and not affect clubs players Only talking U16-U18 kids which are not promoted in A grade now unless needed for a fill in. Remove the bye Increase the number of players playing A grade Could use the game as promotion as it is only one game to shift. Begarra, Childers, Gin Gin etc Game plan for combined as yearly program rather than six week program.