Most days this century, a lot of the yr spherical, the three Daicos boys – Peter and sons Josh and Nick – might be present in a park close to their inner-eastern house, rehearsing footy the Daicos method. You might say that class was in.
“I all the time speak about balloons,” says father Peter, the Collingwood legend. “A balloon needs to be caressed. So does a soccer. In case you attempt to pull a balloon into you, you don’t seize it, you do it gently. That’s somewhat bit the way you clutch and management a soccer.”
Meet the Daicoses: Peter, Maddie, Nick, Josh and Colleen after Nick was drafted final yr.Credit score:Getty Pictures
The Daicoses would examine the bounce of the ball and tips on how to learn it. They’d examine how to create space. They’d examine grips and ball drops and what labored for people.
They’d examine all the things. “Studying tips on how to play while you haven’t received the ball; that’s a giant curiosity of mine,” says Peter. “And goalkicking, which isn’t a lot about goalkicking, as accuracy. The true measure of accuracy is while you miss. The good kicks in our recreation – [Jason] Dunstall, [Tony] Lockett – they missed, however by no means by a lot. It’s like golfers: they may miss a 10-foot putt, however they don’t miss by a lot.”
