Calm / Read
The Quiet General
Sees the game before it happens. Calm is the weapon.
Often: key and intercept defenders
Footy archetype. Calm and Fire / Repeat
The Engine
The fourth effort. Arrives at every contest, again.
Often: inside and running midfielders
What you see from the boundary
- At the next contest, and the one after that, still running
- After a mistake, puts their head down and runs harder
- After the game, talks about how many contests they got to
- Nervous looks like they can't sit still
Thank them for the work rate first. Then ask: if you could spend that effort again, where would you put it?
The drive home is covered in Book 9, Game-Day Execution.
Their next step
Slowing down with the ball and choosing where to spend the effort. The engine never stops; the skill is steering it.
Three cue words to try this weekend
- ONE MORE
- NEXT
- NOW
One word they say to themselves after a mistake, then straight into the next action. In the Personal Edition, your athlete chooses their own.
How their books are written
- Their opening scene
Book 1 opens under the lights in a the Engine moment, with their first name in it.
- Calm and Fire
Every lesson in the books is told twice, Calm and Fire. An Engine gets both, and learns when to use each.
- Their words
Cue words, reset ritual and identity statements come from their own answers in the intake.
- Your letter
Every book ends with a letter from home, written by you, with prompts if you get stuck.
Take the 2-minute snapshotStart the full intake
Most players lean toward one archetype and show some of another. The snapshot is a likely read; the full intake settles it.
The other four
Calm / Create
The Playmaker
Composure with the ball. Finds the kick nobody else saw.
Often: half-backs, wings and outside midfielders
Fire / Stop
The Iron Wall
Holds the line. Contact is where they come alive.
Often: lockdown defenders and key position players
Fire / Hunt
The Storm Chaser
Turns chaos into goals. If you run, they will catch you.
Often: pressure and small forwards