#52 - Paul Roos AFL Head Coach & Director of Performance by Design by PLPlivechats Podcast published on 2021-08-01T18:43:57Z Paul Roos (Roosy) is one of Australia's most respected footballers. A two-time Australian captain, Roos played 356 games and was inducted into the AFL Hall Of Fame in 2005. That same year he coached Sydney Swans to a premiership. Roosy has also worked as head of the academy at Sydney, head coach at Melbourne, and is currently consulting at North Melbourne Football Club. Highlights from the episode: - Roosy’s love for sport growing up and how this helped his ability to ‘read the play’ and handle high training loads - How being so active playing footy, tennis, and basketball throughout his childhood helped build a base to handle - The importance of strong leaders and mentors to show you how to train and prepare for performance - Importance of connection amongst a team and how to continue to build on it - Changes in AFL structures over the years - 2 key questions to work out what areas of your life need more attention - The do’s and don’ts for leadership in sport and life - His coaching philosophy notes that he created as a player and referred to his whole coaching career - How to prepare and run successful meetings - Self-awareness and communication are critical skills and require practice - Culture and how important creating a safe environment is for open and honest conversations People mentioned: - Garry Wilson - Terry Wallis - Tony Shaw - Peter Francis - Davin Parkin - Rodney Eade - Paul Kelly - Stuart Maxfield - Damien Hardwick - Alastair Clarkson - John Longmire - Brett Kirk - Kieren Jack - Adam Goodes - Dylan Roos - Brett Stevens - John Blakey - Ben Matthews - Amon Buchanan - Christian Petracca - Nathan Jones - Max Gawn - Neville Jetta Paul Roos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulroos1/ Performance by design: https://performancebydesign.co/au/ Momentum Lifestyle https://themomentumlifestyle.com.au/ 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨 We're committed to empowering Australian rules footballers and developing strength and conditioning coaches to best practice physical preparation methods. Follow the Prepare Like a Pro podcast iTunes: https://bit.ly/Plppodcast Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zrwJEa Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch these live chats, our next guest is: Tim Schleiger And if you want to get more involved with our community and make a guest appearance on a future episode join our Academy on Patreon. PLP Academy: https://bit.ly/2TL2Grb Thanks for tuning in and be sure to contact us for any inquiries or to discuss advertising your brand on the Prepare Like a Pro platform Visit: https://linktr.ee/preparelikeapro Genre Health & Leadership