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School Holiday Program

May 25, 2021

Extend Your Kicking and Running Skills

With Advanced Kick Coaching and Progress Coaching and Athlete Development

Take the next step in your footy development

Places filling fast – don’t miss out!

Open to junior girls and boys from U8-U18 – all levels and abilities catered for (groups will be based on age and gender).

Meet the Coaches

Chris Connolly

Wayne Oswald

Emma Gaul
  • 84 games Melbourne FC
  • Fremantle FC Head Coach
  • Hawthorn FC Asst Coach
  • Melbourne FC Asst Coach
  • Eastern U18 Head Coach
  • Development Coach Geelong FC
  • Education/Welfare Manager Melbourne FC
  • Recruiter Essendon FC
  • Region Manager Sandringham Dragons
  • ASCA Level 1
  • Athletics Level 1
  • Certificate III (Fitness)
  • Certificate IV (Fitness)

Advanced Kick Coaching

Advanced Kick Coaching with expert coaches Chris Connolly and Wayne Oswald, offer specialist kicking skills coaching, including; practical sessions, video analysis and feedback reports via a unique online platform – AKC, providing a home kick coaching program with the analysis. More Information

Progress Coaching and Athlete Development

Progress Coaching running training with coach Emma Gaul, offers tailored running technique training to help players of all ages improve their running and build strength to prevent injuries. Those attending the session will receive a resource with a four week running program and running drills. More Information

The Program

Half day session (3hrs) consists of 4x 45 minute sessions, including:

  1. Filming – Kicking muscles warm up & kicking filming
  2. Kicking – Technique coaching (Wayne Oswald)
  3. Kicking – Game sense coaching (Chris Connolly)
  4. Running – Technique (Emma Gaul)

When: Tuesday 29th June, 2021 or Wednesday 30th June, 2021
Price: Half day session – $150 per player
Places are limited (12 per group – 4 groups per session) – DON’T MISS OUT!
Sessions will go ahead rain, hail or shine!

Zoom Information Session

Please join us for an information session hosted by Chris Connolly and Emma Gaul to go through the program and explain what participants get from the day and the follow-up evaluation report and access to the online components.

Information session at 7pm Wednesday 26th May
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 922 2772 9731
Passcode: 686950