Sep 23, 2019
Hall of Famer & mother of 8, Joey Peters has 110 caps for Matilda’s, including 3 World Cups (’99, ’03 & ’07) & One Olympic Games (2004) and she scored 28 goals for the Matilda’s.
She played in USA, Brazil, and my birth country Sweden
Retired from pro football ’09 and continued as a Development Coach for International Football School for 6 years on the Central Coast
Joey study at AIS, she has FFA/FIFA A-Lic and you see her on SBS as a football analyst.
But in this podcast, we discuss the important work she does with Game Play Learn. “Design the game-Let them play-Watch them learn
60:25 min episode Overview:
02:15 In the introduction, Joey Peters talks about how the professional background, she played in, didn’t work for her as a coach. After frustration and stress, she saw the light and developed Game Play Learn, a model based on Swedish Spela Leka Lär 10:15 Needed to change the way she coached to be more “chilled” and let them have more fun and focus more on the enjoyment. Suddenly, she observed a great development in kids.
16:45 She discovered being a Facilitator rather than a Coach which was better for the athletes.
28:20 Joey explains the Game Play Learn model and the Game Play Learn courses with the online community?
47:05 Joey provides some ideas on how a coach can implement aspects of Game Play Learn without changing their club curriculum?
53:25 In closing Joey believes that even after, 3 World Cup and one Olympic Games, including playing professionally in Brazil, USA & Sweden, she would still use the Game Play Learn model if she coached the Mathilda’s.
Contact:
Website: http://www.gameplaylearn.net/
Twitter: @_gameplaylearn
@joeypeters10
Facebook: @gameplaylearn
Instagram: @gameplaylearn