Training NMFC in Utah - 2015

[goalieboy82]

i think the roos should play a game while they are here (like in LA in 2006). cant believe its been 10 years already since i saw my first (and only) footy game in person. meet ron barassi and dr allen aylett. got my picture taken with them both (my dad was in the picture too). need to find it.

 

[Shermanator]

i think the roos should play a game while they are here (like in LA in 2006). cant believe its been 10 years already since i saw my first (and only) footy game in person. meet ron barassi and dr allen aylett. got my picture taken with them both (my dad was in the picture too). need to find it.

Should organise a quick flight to Utah mate and catch up with the boys at training camp.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

the pressure is on him to retain his spot in 2016, needs a big pre season.

Oh, FFS.

Makes your weepy "I already miss Basti" seem even more churlish.

 

[IschenkoUBeauty]

I got really drunk in Utah a few nights.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Oh, FFS.

Makes your weepy "I already miss Basti" seem even more churlish.

And people think I'm a negative douchebag ...

Correct. The negative douchebag. Not going to deny that I am, just that I'm the only one.

 

[giantroo]

Well Boomer is straight into training.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1137015006313341&id=1101357566545752

 

[Twinkletoes]

Well Boomer is straight into training.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1137015006313341&id=1101357566545752

If only Blacky was posting similar vids all over social media.

Boomer - setting the standards since he debuted in 1934.

 

[WA ROO]

Well Boomer is straight into training.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1137015006313341&id=1101357566545752

The question needs to be asked
If a 37 yr old man is already back training,where is the rest of the squad?
Also if any of them are less than 195cms they had better keep up with Boomer

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

This going to Utah s**t needs to cease.

Training here is just as beneficial.

 

[Donkey Chop]

Well Boomer is straight into training.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1137015006313341&id=1101357566545752

This is what makes a champion

 

[Mordecai]

The question needs to be asked
If a 37 yr old man is already back training,where is the rest of the squad?
Also if any of them are less than 195cms they had better keep up with Boomer

People respond differently to different methods.

 

[La Flama Blanca]

Boomer is probably at an age now where he actually needs to come back earlier in order to keep up with everyone.

 

[Gasometer]

I got really drunk in Utah a few nights.

Thats surprising.

 

[Sheezel2Wardlaw]

This going to Utah s**t needs to cease.

Training here is just as beneficial.

It's not just about the training. It's the younger players being around each other. Building team culture.

 

[Donkey Chop]

It's not just about the training. It's the younger players being around each other. Building team culture.

It's also a bonus trip that helps build a culture of players wanting to stay. It's more then just the training. It's about getting the lads all entrenched in with the club. It's the bonding/playing for each other/ playing for NMFC.
Look at all these Gen Y kids that are leaving the clubs they are drafted to after two years. Whether the trip to Utah has a positive effect their development is debatable. Weather the trip to Utah has a positive effect on their binding as a group is undoubtable. In this current climate getting kids to want to play for NMFC and stay at the club is crucial. A bonus trip to Utah could be the difference between hanging on to a first rounder and losing him two years later for s pick 25-35. We don't have academies, we have history and culture. It's our way of keeping up with the current climate

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

They can't bond here ?

 

[Donkey Chop]

They can't bond here ?

I'm starting to thing gen Y want more bells & whistles. If it takes a trip to Utah to hook them long term then it's a good investment. Yeah? No?

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

It's not our coin so what is the real complaint?

 

[nelroo]

I'm starting to thing gen Y want more bells & whistles. If it takes a trip to Utah to hook them long term then it's a good investment. Yeah? No?

Considering the trip is largely player funded, or it used to be in its first few years, I would think it would have no effect.

 

[GarnerSmash]

They can't bond here ?

They go home each night. They have their friends and family here for the most part. There they are immersed with each other, being guided not just in training but in preparation and mentality and then have each other to rely on for the down time. That builds strong bonds.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

We reached the prelims two years in a row. Utah must be doing something right ...

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

They go home each night. They have their friends and family here for the most part. There they are immersed with each other, being guided not just in training but in preparation and mentality and then have each other to rely on for the down time. That builds strong bonds.

So set up a camp in remote WA.

SAS style.

 

[Donkey Chop]

We reached the prelims two years in a row. Utah must be doing something right ...

The counter argument to this is that it could also play a role in our slow starts

 

[Flawed Genius]

So the boys have headed off. First-to-fourth year players.

 

[Saintly31]

They go home each night. They have their friends and family here for the most part. There they are immersed with each other, being guided not just in training but in preparation and mentality and then have each other to rely on for the down time. That builds strong bonds.

It would, but Utah isn't the only place where this can occur though. Seems a very expensive way to go about it, surely there must be measurable physical benefits that we consider more important than bonding to justify the cost.

What do Hawthorn do?