This Victorian Draft Training Camp is built for rising footy talent aged 14–18. Train in a genuine elite environment alongside other top players and sharpen your skills, fitness, and footy IQ for the season ahead.

Across the camp you’ll experience what it’s like to live like a professional footballer—complete with filming and analysis, elite coaching, skill development, game understanding, and strength and conditioning.

Open to boys and girls born in 2008–2011 who are chasing high-performance footy pathways, from AFL and VFL dreams to representative programs. Aspiring elite players from anywhere in Australia are welcome.

Newly appointed Carlton Fc VFL Head Coach and AFL Development Coach Damian Truslove is the guest for this episode. He has also held coaching roles at AFL level with GWS along with being Head Coach of their VFL team and Sydney Fc VFL team. During this episode we discuss his new role and first things he is looking to implement, key principals for better and more consistent footy, common coaching mistakes, list decisions and evaluating players, identifying trends in games, AFL coach he admires, myths and mistakes in training, book and documentary recommendations and plenty more! Check it out.

Episode 177 guest is Adam Marcon, newly appointed North Melbourne VFL Head Coach. For the past two season he was a development coach with North Melbourne AFL side which he will continue alongside his new VFL role. Prior to this he has coached as an assistant at AFLW and VFL. He has also coached senior local footy. His playing career included a season with Richmond AFL side, he was also captain and spent a number of years with Williamson Fc in the VFL.

During this episode we discuss a range of topics including key principals for better and more consistent footy, opposition analysis and focus points, leadership, key players vs role players, game day stats, AFL coach he admires and why, myths and mistakes in training, book and documentary recommendations and plenty more. Check it out

During this episode Joc discusses the offseason (the period between your last game of the season and the first official preseason session e.g. Sep - Nov) and how you can use this time to become better and level up your skills as a footballer. Check it out

During this episode Joc discusses ways to improve the confidence within your footy team.

They include:
1. Set clear and achievable goals
2. Positive reinforcement & feedback
3. Build the connection amongst your team
4. Master fundamentals through quality repetition
5. Focus on individual strengths/weapons
6. Build Mental toughness and utilise visualisation
7. Celebrate effort
8. Consistent and competent coaching
9. Track and show progress
10. Create controlled adversity in training

This episode Joc discusses what he sees as a great captain at a football club. He covers such things as club alignment, culture driver and living out the club values. A captain who is the fabric of the club and embodies what other players aspire to be. If your looking to pick a captain this upcoming season as a coach or evaluate your current leader this episode is worth a listen.

Todays episode Joc discusses the need to have values as a football club. Having set values at your club drives and guides behaviour, helps attack the 'right' people and helps avoid clashes with agenda's between key stakeholders within your footy club. During this episode Joc discusses a possible check list for you as a coach (or player) with regards to your clubs values and where you stack up against them. Check it out

Kicking is the most fundamental skill playing Australian Rules Football. For you to progress and improve your game kicking is at the forefront of that. No matter what age or level you are at you should be always looking to progress your kicking skill.
During this episode Joc discusses what he likes to see with a good kick and how it can improve you. Check it out