There’s no ‘I’ in team…but there is an ‘m’ and an ‘e’
May 29, 2020 11:02 am Leave your thoughtsTYF Program Psychologist Luke Jankie explores the age-old question: Who wins in a battle between a team of champions and a champion team?
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TYF Chats: AFL and AFLW coaches
May 18, 2020 1:49 pm Leave your thoughtsSam Mitchell Four-time premiership Hawk and assistant coach, Sam Mitchell, explains the importance of staying connected during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Brett Ratten: A Tackle Your Feelings story
May 15, 2020 3:00 pm Leave your thoughtsSt Kilda coach Brett Ratten's world changed when his son, Cooper, was killed in a car accident in 2015. Sharing his journey with Tackle Your Feelings, Ratten opens up on the hardship his family and him have experienced and how football provided a support network for him.
From the TYF Program Manager’s desk… adjusting to our ‘new normal’
May 12, 2020 12:28 pm Leave your thoughtsTYF Program Manager Nick Walsh discusses the key learnings from COVID-19 and virtual learning, including the value now more than ever of informative online resources and engaging content.
Tackle Your Feelings visits the Riverina
April 29, 2020 9:00 am Leave your thoughtsCoinciding with the GWS Giants' JLT Community Series match against Richmond and community camp in Wagga Wagga, the Tackle Your Feelings program visited four towns in Victoria's north-east and New South Wales' Riverina region to deliver the program to community football clubs.
Dawson Simpson: A Tackle Your Feelings story
April 23, 2020 2:43 pm Leave your thoughtsFormer GWS Giants and Geelong ruckman Dawson Simpson opens up on his mental health challenges and his recent experiences on the fire line during the 2019-20 bushfire season in Victoria. Simpson details the sense of community instilled within the Myrtleford Football Club and the significant impact they have been able to have on bringing the community back together after such adversity.
Tackle Your Feelings visits Murrumbidgee Council
April 22, 2020 4:46 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Tackle Your Feelings program partnered with the Murrumbidgee Council last month to deliver the program in the Riverina region...
Tackle Your Feelings goes online
April 22, 2020 4:05 pm Leave your thoughtsWe may not be able to visit your club at the moment, but you can still complete the Tackle Your Feelings program through online learning.
Six tips to help drive community football engagement during COVID-19
April 22, 2020 11:21 am Leave your thoughtsTackle Your Feelings have highlighted a list of our six most creative tips to help community clubs stay connected during these uncertain and challenging times.
Dylan Buckley: A Tackle Your Feelings story
April 16, 2020 2:30 pm Leave your thoughtsFormer Carlton player Dylan Buckley struggled to find his identity in his five seasons at the Blues amid some injury and form issues. But a move to Sydney, after an uncertain period in his life when he was unsure whether he would receive another AFL contract, to join the Giants, turned out to the best thing for him. Buckley found an outlet away from the field and developed his hugely-popular Dyl and Friends podcast that allowed him to discover his “purpose”.