Full Day Workshops / Training Seminars

Developed over several decades from working with youth, college and elite players in Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, U.S.A, in American football and all the codes of rugby. How to assess footwork, how to teach it and make sure it works against defenders instead of cones. Fundamental Techniques: Sidestep Double pump Swerve Spin False step Advanced Techniques: Serevi goosestep Campese / Payton goosestep Elite Techniques: Goosestep / sidestep combos Coaching: Footwork assessment Footwork in context vs footwork vs cones Testing + achieving mastery in context

Visual bias and cultural input shouldn’t interfere with an athlete reaching their potential. Winning Mechanics came about from breakthroughs experienced training athletes on several continents over several decades in various sports. Training should be based on anatomical principles, in accordance with the laws of physics, but should still sit with observable commonalities across successful performance. This sometimes means moving away from tradition. Once we did, we started to get better results. Athletes who were already doing things well did better and athletes who were usually modest achievers started to surprise both us and themselves. If you are ready to take the leap and move away from what you are comfortable with, we are happy to share these ideas with you. Acceleration Mechanisms Top End Mechanisms Start Mechanisms Speed Endurance / Conditioning Athlete Specific Speed Mechanisms Athlete Specific Injury Concerns Speed Assessment Program Integration Weights for Speed Hardware Speed Training Fallacies

For coaches, parents and PE teachers who want young athletes to maximise the opportunities available to them. There are lessons we can take from previous generations and things that don’t work for this one. Device usage, activity level and degree of biochemical stimulation makes this generation unique. Motor gaps workshops include: Motor skill development: motor skill variety, motor skill gateways and motor skill combos. Maximising opportunities by coaching parent behaviour and avoiding early specialisation. Promoting talent development through implicit coaching and avoiding talent identification traps. Avoiding injury through varying surfaces and athletic variety. Ecological talent development through game design.

Get the growth plate adaptations for the humerus in at youth level. Give fielders the anatomical benefits of shoulder external rotation to reduce shoulder / elbow and lumbar spine issues. Restore / preserve thoracic segmentation. Provide strength at length for the shoulder capsule. Extend the eccentric capacities of muscles that allow for a repeatable throw from shoulder external rotation in a game / event. Incorporate target tissues that are resistant to fatigue, producing robust joints and throws that are powerful and repeatable. Learn to assess and train acceleration mechanisms that help batters win the race between the wickets and fielders win the race to the boundary.

Apply physics and martial arts principles to combat conditioning for both codes of rugby. Gamifying breakfalls. Pummel application. (Fundamental differences between rugby codes and wrestling) Coaching same foot same shoulder + progressions. Grips & seals. Hooks and levers. (With different code applications) The wheel & ball. Combining vectors. Taking a limb. (With different code applications) Coaching front foot & rear foot tackle. Adding body weight. Using momentum. (With different code applications) Mismatch strategies and counters. (With different code applications)