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ACE PERFORMANCE BLOGS


Training partners – Shiva & Angelo
Both of these boys have played plenty of soccer together and now are taking there game to the next level together Having someone to train...
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Dribbles
Dribbles are a fantastic drilling option in a wide variety of situations to expose athletes to cyclical actions of the legs that are seen...
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Acceleration drill combo
Sled Run + Dowel acceleration run There’s two drills part together are a great way to help an athlete with many different aspects of...
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Humans of North Melbourne: Josh
“When I was about 9 nine years old, mum took me to the dentist. The dentist was next to Flagstaff gardens in some corporate building...
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ACE Performance x Australian Strength & Conditioning Association (ASCA)
We’re excited to share a new partnership between us at ACE and the ASCA! The ASCA is the accrediting body for strength and conditioning...
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Athlete Spotlight Jack
Athlete Spotlight: JACK (Boxing) Long-time ACE athlete Boxer Jack hails from the sunny midlands of Ireland, and now resides in expat...
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COACHES CORNER #4: SEAMUS
Head Performance Coach Seamus is in the hot seat for this edition of ‘Coaches Corner’. Seamus is our Head Performance Coach at our North...
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Coaches Corner #3- Marlize
Performance Coach Marlize is our next guest in this edition of ‘Coaches Corner’. Marlize is one of our exciting up and coming Performance...
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Coaches Corner #2- Kade
Performance Coach Kade is next cab off the rank in this edition of ‘Coaches Corner’. Kade is one of our key Performance Coaches that...
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Coaches Corner #1
Performance Coach Adam is first cab off the rank in this ‘Coaches Corner’ series. Adam is one of our key Performance Coaches that works...
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Manipulating Conditioning Variables
With so many semi-pro and amateur teams returning to training this month from the festive break, conditioning for the upcoming season...
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Disassociation
The definition of disassociation is “the disconnection or separation of something from something else.” When thinking about this in a...
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How to become a better athlete?
✨Start the season with a solid foundation. - Know the basics. ✨Have a weekly schedule and be disciplined about it. - Strictly your weekly...
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INJURY PREVENTION FOR AFL ATHLETES
Did you miss more games than you hoped last season? Check out this post for 4 performance components you need to include in your...
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Why teenagers need to invest in Performance Training?
I tell myself all the time I’d be a professional athlete if I had a professional performance coach looking after me when I was in my...
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Athlete Spotlight- Matt Mayes
Coming off a big season with Scotch College and Old Scotch Football Club, Matt Mayes has come into ACE Mount Waverley with the goal of...
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Off Legs Conditioning
Off legs conditioning – Bike sample session During the off-season/pre-season period a lot of athletes are only using running as their...
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Safely Loading youth jumps!
We do plenty of jumping in our youth program, but how do we progress past bodyweight? Obviously teaching kids to control their own body...
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Agility! Nail the pattern, then make it challenging!
Nail the pattern, then make it challenging! Check out some of the ways we mix up our change of direction drills to turn them from a...
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Jump Integration for Kids
Often kids get taught how to jump and land in isolation, which is great to start but how do we then link it together? Combining different...
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