New Wave Football

04/06/2026

Protect the ball, control the game. This looks a lot easier without an actual defender on your back giving you hell, but the principles remain the same.

It requires confidence to always want the ball and patience when you aren't the chosen option, but the options it creates for you and your team are endless.

Playing in front, actively seeking the ball and using the angle and positioning of your body, is a way of playing that can and should be used in every position on the ground.

Here, the examples shown are as a centre forward, working on combinations where pace and angle of the pass to feet, body position, timing and small deliberate movements open up really effective options.

Depending on these factors, the use of control then turn or a first time turn and finish, are extremely hard to defend against and can provide great results.

17/05/2026

One more from the other day.

Could not do this again if I tried.

15/05/2026

I was also lucky enough to have an impromptu crowd while training the other day. Love the top bins shouts!

07/05/2026

As part of a new role I have with Football Victoria, I will be coaching the All Abilities Program at Barwon Heads and Barwon (Grovedale) over the next 6 weeks. This is a free program and one i'm really excited about delivering. If you or anyone you know would be interested in giving it a try, please share this link and register your interest!

All Abilities Football is coming to the Geelong Region! 💙

Free, inclusive programs will run across multiple local clubs from May 11 – June 21, delivered by certified Football Victoria coaches for participants of all ages and abilities.

Register now and be part of it 👉 https://ftbl.vc/42MwL9E

06/05/2026

“Less obsession with the result. More respect for the performance. That’s where success is born, in understanding why you play well, the ambition, demand, confidence, and time to get it all right.”

— Luis Enrique

05/05/2026

11/04/2026

Sometimes they just wont go in. Here is a collection of almosts from my own training the other day. Happy with the technique still, even if the end result wasn't there. How many clangs can you hear/count?

25/02/2026

Keeping the ball is everything, so if you run into trouble? Change direction.

Player closing you down? You're wanting to take a player on?

When you execute your move to evade or beat the player, go lateral. It is incredibly hard for an opposition player to nick the ball from you if you go sideways, even harder with a burst of pace.

21/02/2026

Ball control. One of the best things to work on when you are training by yourself and it will always help improve your game.

14/02/2026

"The desire to keep getting better is the most consistent trait I've seen in players who not only make it to the top, but manage to stay there."

- Andrés Iniesta via Mundo