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15th Annual Convention - the best ever!

Coach Clayt Birmingham utilises the excellent facilities at Leicester University to explain the 4-2-5 defense.

"A great convention with very, very good presenters!" – Coach Phil De Monte

The BAFCA 2008 Annual Coaches Convention took place in Leicester over the weekend of 27-29 June and received glowing commendations from attendees, presenters and organizers alike.

The three-day event this year combined the normal BAFCA convention activities with the IFAF Coaching Development Tour to provide a programme absolutely bulging with excellent coaching presentations.

BAFCA President, Jim Messenger, said, "As this was the fifteenth anniversary event for BAFCA, we wanted it to be special. The inclusion of the IFAF coaches on top of our regular schedule undoubtedly made this our best convention ever." He continued, "The quality of the presentations by all guest speakers was outstanding and provided a real feast of learning for everyone. To see the other guest coaches sitting-in on the clinics, taking notes and asking questions was testament to the quality of the content. It was also a great example to our coaches that in this game, you can never miss a chance to learn."

Sports Psychology - Mental Toughness

Jon Wyse in action as a player for the Farnham Knights

BAFCA coach Jon Wyse introduces Mental Preparation and Toughness at the BAFCA Convention. As a player and sports psychology lecturer Jon has applied many of these concepts to his own playing career.

Jon has been involved in the game for the past 22 years. The highlights of his playing career (so far) were winning the 2004 Britbowl National Championship, being named the Championship Game's MVP, and more recently (2007 and 2008) making the Great Britain Lions national squad 10 years after he was last selected! He was also a significant contributor in the Farnham Knights "12 Step Recovery Plan", in the perfect 12-0 Division 1 Championship winning season, which helped the team return to the BAFL Premiership. He was awarded Offensive MVP for the season, a year in which he had TDs on receptions, runs, kick off returns, punt returns, and even passed for a couple of TDs too! !

This video will be one of many coming to the BAFCA website as we publish content from BAFCA 2008 Convention. BAFCA.com members only have access to the video features on the site.