Episode 30 - Phil Merriman

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Hamish Ridland presents Phil Merriam, who joined Camberwell in Minkey and played through the ranks to State League 1. Phil then moved into coaching with stints at TEM, Powerhouse and Footscray before moving to the AFL industry working in High Performance with Hawthorn Football Club and is currently head of Strength & Conditioning at Melbourne Football Club.

You'll hear how Phil got into hockey and played a role linking our generational players in the early 2000's. You'll hear the guys' memories of Jesse Foster and learn about Phil's instrumental role in establishing the Jesse Foster Cup which is played each year between TEM and Camberwell to highlight Men's Mental Health.

Listen to learn about how Phil moved into AFL strength and conditioning, working at Hawthorn and Melbourne football clubs and discover some great insight on hockey training and recovery.

  • 00:02:26: Getting Started in Hockey

  • 00:16:53: SL1 Generational Change

  • 00:20:34: Moving into Coaching

  • 00:23:16: Adjusting from Player to Coach

  • 00:27:03: Coaching Against Camberwell

  • 00:31:06: Achievements at TEM

  • 00:34:24: Jesse Foster Cup

  • 00:43:17: The Relegation Controversy

  • 00:46:53: The Powerhouse Controvesy

  • 00:54:59: AFL

  • 00:58:42: Coaching Connections

  • 01:00:56: Mentors

  • 01:04:20: Hawthorn AFL Threepeat

  • 01:06:40: Common Themes for Success

  • 01:11:34: 2020

  • 01:19:26: Hockey Strength & Conditioning

  • 01:28:36: Hard Last Questions

Season Break

This is episode 30 which is the last in series one. We'll be taking a break over the summer period but will be continuing to record and produce content, and will be back with series 2 in the New Year.

Thank you to all our guests, hosts and listeners over season 1 and thanks to the backroom comms team including Sara, Britt & HP for all the work over the year.

Steve Prior