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USA second goal show how you do it, weight coming forward not learning back

'How did she miss this?': Simon's open-goal shocker typifies sloppy Aussie performance

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2021

Based on my exp with NPL (WA), clubs are focus primarily on the short-term results, (i.e. season by season) with very little consideration to player development, many offer training programs as a means to generate additional income where they may uncover some new talent, however, players develop at different rates and motivational levels, so too often good players are discarded for those that have developed earlier. My son has trained/trialled twice in Europe and was successful in being selected in late 2019 for a Serie A team Academy program U14/15 level, however, Cv19 intervened and has been struck in Australia, the irony is he not considered good enough to play for the stronger clubs in town, and every club has a different reason why is not good enough.
Private academies are good provided the coaching staff have the players development as their core focus have link to overseas clubs and it’s not just a job for them.
Coaches should be looking at what the young players potential looks like i.e. the finished product at U18/19s because by then all the hard work and training will come to the surface, to discard a player at U15/16 when the player still has 3 – 4 years development ahead of them a lot can happen both physically and mentally.
European clubs look at what the players potential is given the right training environment ( i.e. long term approach) as they can afford that luxury to sit on a player for 2/3 years to see what happens they are not results driven until at least U18 and attitude is key….the behaviour of a lot of player at NPL level in this country is terrible, combative and looking for fights as opposed to playing good football and unfortunately this stems from poor family influences in an attempt to stand out which unfortunately is setting the player up for failure.
Like most things in life, you have to take charge of your own destiny and not get locked into a system that places winning/results over development.
The proof is in the pudding, what has the national team done of note in the last 20 years on the international stage, while every year dozens of players, potentially all better than national reps turn their back on Aust to play for overseas club and other national teams.

Australia's young footballers are trapped in a broken system designed for failure

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Football

2021

Scotland were BEASTS!!!

MATCH REPORT: Wallabies will be 'filthy with themselves' as Scotland end winning streak

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Rugby

2021

Chieka said going in to the RC/Bled 1 that this WB team was the best prepared it has ever been, in the subsequent games the won only 2. Shaky win against SA and a miracle win that only papers over the crack against ARG, who by rights should have won. The AB scored 170+ points to AUS 45 in three Bled games. If this is all the best prepared WB team ever is capable of, there are serious problems at all levels within the team and management that aren’t going to change before the WC.

Michael Cheika’s biggest Spring Tour questions

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Rugby

2018

Chieka said going in to the RC/Bled 1 that this WB team was the best prepared it has ever been, in the subsequent games the won only 2. Shaky win against SA and a miracle win that only papers over the crack against ARG, who by rights should have won. The AB scored 170+ points to AUS 45 in three Bled games. If this is all the best prepared WB team ever is capable of, there are serious problems at all levels within the team and management that aren’t going to change before the WC.

Dear Wallabies, sort it out ASAP please. Sincerely, all rugby fans

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Rugby

2018

Chieka said going in to the RC/Bled 1 that this WB team was the best prepared it has ever been, in the subsequent games they won only 2. A shaky win against SA and a miracle win that only papers over the crack against ARG, who by rights should have won. The AB scored 170+ points to AUS 45 in three Bled. games. If this is all the best prepared WB team ever is capable of, there are serious problems at all levels within the team and management that aren’t going to change before the WC.

Position vacant: Seeking the Perfect 10 for the Spring Tour

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Rugby

2018

If you look at the current WB side a case could be made for a FIJI B team as over have the starting XV are either Fiji or Pacific Islander.

The Wrap: Yokohama Bledisloe will benefit both the All Blacks and Wallabies

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Rugby

2018

The games result was as expected, a team ranked 1st in the world against a team place 7th/8th in the world, pure and simple.

Michael Cheika needs coaching help, because plan A is not working for the Wallabies

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Rugby

2018

His WR against Tier 1 teams is less than 40%

Cheika's hapless Wallabies are the real victims of the 2004 Brumbies player-power push

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Rugby

2018

Wayne Barnes still doesnt knkw what a forward pass looks like!!