volume 19 | august issue 2010 Latest Coaching Edge Overview Jimmy Bartel article — The ―Junior Coach‖ 2010 Coach of the Year Awards Coaching Seminar Overview The Sounds of Victory Look after your mates Training Drills AFL Community Club Resource Overview Eastern Girls are Footy Girls Accreditation Information Coaching Resources and Tools The third edition of the coaching edge (pictured left) is now available for download from the AFL website (www.afl.com.au) under the coaching section. The Coaching Edge is the new electronic coaching magazine and is a continuation of the well respected Coaching Update magazine which was first published in 1988 after the VFL assumed responsibility for football devel- opment across Victoria and formed the Aus- tralian Football Coaches Association Victorian branch. This issue looks at fitness during mid-season, developing players‟ game sense, multicultural- ism in football, what makes an elite athlete, the impact of good kicking as well as inter- views with Chris Johnson and Shane O‟Bree. Enjoy! Executive Brett Fisher (President) | Shawn Wilkey (Executive Officer) Committee Stuart McLean | Graeme Hocking | John Myers | Mark Fisher Brian Cartwright | Leeann Gill | Phil Gould "It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives." Anthony Robbins Shawn Wilkey Executive Officer Tel: 9762 3843 | E-mail:
[email protected] Website: http://easternranges.aflvic.com.au JIMMY BARTEL: From little things big things grow Columnist Jimmy Bartel pays homage to the unsung heroes of Aussie Rules - the jun- ior coaches. I STILL remember playing footy as a kid in the pouring rain at eight in the morning.