Usually dead skin on your feet protects you from developing blisters. I don't know if you've ever done a lot of running or if you were in the army, but the less skin on your feet, the less protected you are from blisters. If you ever get a blister, the best thing you can do is protect it from further friction but avoid damaging the blister in any way (like removing it, for example). In about a week or so, what was once a blister will become a callus, which is like an immovable band-aid (of dead skin) protecting the area from becoming damaged again. This is a good thing.

Ideally, you would increase your load slowly so your feet don't get blistered and you develop a callouse the normal way (slow thickening of the skin around the affected area), but sometimes this doesn't happen.

Callous, ahrdened skin is one thing, but I have had issues in the past from dead skin turning into deep blood blisters from the rubbing. I guess it depends on where the blisters are - I would say that excessive dry skin on the balls of the feet and toes would be problematic. Callouses on the heel would be ideal.

Edited November 10, 201113 yr by rpfc

Callous, ahrdened skin is one thing, but I have had issues in the past from dead skin turning into deep blood blisters from the rubbing. I guess it depends on where the blisters are - I would say that excessive dry skin on the balls of the feet and toes would be problematic. Callouses on the heel would be ideal.

If it's truly dead skin, it has no blood supply. If there's dead skin with no layer of living skin underneath, then I understand where you're coming from, but I have a feeling that's not what Nicho's suffering from. It really depends on your running style, too. Some people are excessive heel-strikers and need callouses on the heel, but some people (particularly sprinters and new-age/traditional "barefoot runners") tend to run on the balls of their feet. Speaking from experience, blisters around my toes were initially painful, but after the skin underneath them developed, the extra skin on top (which were once blisters) helped to protect my feet in the future. I've never developed blood blisters, though, so perhaps those such as yourself who do may need to treat their feet differently.

One aspect of physical fitness that most people (including me) overlook when giving advice is how important it is for each person to individually-tailor their routine and injury treatment. While there may be a "correct" approach for each person, that approach is almost certainly different for each person, if you know what I mean.

If it's truly dead skin, it has no blood supply. If there's dead skin with no layer of living skin underneath, then I understand where you're coming from, but I have a feeling that's not what Nicho's suffering from. It really depends on your running style, too. Some people are excessive heel-strikers and need callouses on the heel, but some people (particularly sprinters and new-age/traditional "barefoot runners") tend to run on the balls of their feet. Speaking from experience, blisters around my toes were initially painful, but after the skin underneath them developed, the extra skin on top (which were once blisters) helped to protect my feet in the future. I've never developed blood blisters, though, so perhaps those such as yourself who do may need to treat their feet differently.

One aspect of physical fitness that most people (including me) overlook when giving advice is how important it is for each person to individually-tailor their routine and injury treatment. While there may be a "correct" approach for each person, that approach is almost certainly different for each person, if you know what I mean.

I can only give my personal experience.

I will say that I am bringing this up more because of the fact that I can recall Russell Robertson in 2006 having this done at a podiatrist or similar - having never done it before.

Basically what I want is for the club to make sure the players get some time with a podiatrist - because they evidently didn't in Robbo's time.

I can't believe there are 8 posts about callouses, and even worse, people still having differing views.

Please Round 1, 2012, HURRY THE F-UP!

I can't believe there are 8 posts about callouses, and even worse, people still having differing views.

Please Round 1, 2012, HURRY THE F-UP!

Or come up with a better thread billy

Or come up with a better thread billy

Well actually Old Dee, the posters ould keep to the topic.

Well actually Old Dee, the posters ould keep to the topic.

Don't have time to read back, but when was the last post in this thread on New Coaches?

How many elite level sportsmen out there were (or are) dead set scholars, they are generally the guys not doing schoolwork, going out and getting drunk on weekends at 15 years of age, but all of a sudden we expect footballers to be mother Theresa.

Gee. Be interested to see what stats or info you have to back up such a sweeping generalisation.

FWIW, I have first-hand experience of elite level sport at a junior level, and it's the complete opposite of the picture you paint.

funny how things are changed lots of clubs got young coach and old asst

With the announcement of Brett Lovett coaching Casey this brings a close to the coaching appointments.

Here's a twitpic from Melbournefc. The coaching group.

Apart from the obvious question of "Who the hell are all these people?"

The thing that catches my attention is "Why is Viney on his tippytoes?, or is he?"

Here's a twitpic from Melbournefc. The coaching group.

Apart from the obvious question of "Who the hell are all these people?"

The thing that catches my attention is "Why is Viney on his tippytoes?, or is he?"

Or why can't the club afford to buy him a pair of training shorts?

Looked at the guy on the extreme left and thought for a moment that Barry Hall had joined the club :-)

Looked at the guy on the extreme left and thought for a moment that Barry Hall had joined the club :-)

Thought the bloke on the extreme right was Popavalium Andropoff.

Can someone tweet back and tell him to go to a podiatrist and get the dead skin from his feet removed - which, having no knowledge of what his feet are like, I would wager be the major cause of the blisters.

I honestly thought that the club would be doing something as simple as this surely?

We don't have any Doctors to keep an eye on those sort of things now!

I had to cheat and look at the website for a couple of these

L-R: Aaron Greaves (mids devt coach), Brian Royal (mids), Andrew Nichol (Backs Devt), Paul Satterley (Fwds Devt),

Jade Rawlings (backs), Leigh Brown (fwds), Mark Neeld (senior coach), Dave Misson (Elite Performance Manager),

Todd Viney (Gen Mgr-Player Devt & Strategy), ? , Adam Paulo ??(Rehab Coach).

Not pictured Neil Craig (Director of Sports Performance)

From left to right:

Aaron Greaves, Chocco Royal, Andrew Nichol, Paul Satterley, Jade Rawlings, Leigh Brown, Mark Neeld, Dave Misson, Todd Viney, Robert Jackson, Adam Paulo.

Robert Jackson – Strength & Conditioning Manager (who came from the Aints with Misson).

Adam Paulo – Rehabilitation Coach.

Edited for full list (source - Ology)

Edited November 18, 201113 yr by Roger Mellie

Can anyone please advise if Dunbar is still at the club?

Please advise..Thank you

Here's an updated Football Department list.

Football Department

- Mark Neeld – Senior Coach

- Tim Harrington – General Manager - List Management

- Todd Viney - General Manager - Player Development & Strategy

- Neil Craig - Director Of Sports Performance

- Josh Mahoney – Football Manager

- Brian Royal - Midfield Coach

- Aaron Greaves – Midfield Development Coach

- Leigh Brown – Forward Line Coach

- Paul Satterley – Forward Line Development Coach

- Jade Rawlings – Backline Coach

- Andrew Nichol – Backline Development Coach

- Mark Long – Football Finance Manager

- Barry Prendergast – National Recruiting Manager

- Gary Burleigh - National Recruiting Officer

- Kelly O’Donnell – Pro scouting

- Jackie Emmerton – Football Administration Manager

- Craig Notman – Football Operations Manager

- David Dunbar – Innovations Coach

- Craig Lees - Player Resource Manager

- David Misson – Elite Performance Manager

- Robert Jackson – Strength & Conditioning Manager

- Adam Paulo – Rehabilitation Coach

- Bohdan Babijczuk – Athletic Development Coach

- Sam Pietsch – Physiotherapist

- Fraser Carson - Mental Skills Coach

- Anthony Brown – Property Manager

- Pete Roberts – Football Technology Manager

- Luke Chambers – Senior Football Analyst

- Robbie Chancellor – Assistant Football Analyst

- Darren Farrugia – IT Assistant

Thanks JJ

Here's an updated Football Department list.

Football Department

- Mark Neeld – Senior Coach

- Tim Harrington – General Manager - List Management

- Todd Viney - General Manager - Player Development & Strategy

- Neil Craig - Director Of Sports Performance

- Josh Mahoney – Football Manager

- Brian Royal - Midfield Coach

- Aaron Greaves – Midfield Development Coach

- Leigh Brown – Forward Line Coach

- Paul Satterley – Forward Line Development Coach

- Jade Rawlings – Backline Coach

- Andrew Nichol – Backline Development Coach

- Mark Long – Football Finance Manager

- Barry Prendergast – National Recruiting Manager

- Gary Burleigh - National Recruiting Officer

- Kelly O’Donnell – Pro scouting

- Jackie Emmerton – Football Administration Manager

- Craig Notman – Football Operations Manager

- David Dunbar – Innovations Coach

- Craig Lees - Player Resource Manager

- David Misson – Elite Performance Manager

- Robert Jackson – Strength & Conditioning Manager

- Adam Paulo – Rehabilitation Coach

- Bohdan Babijczuk – Athletic Development Coach

- Sam Pietsch – Physiotherapist

- Fraser Carson - Mental Skills Coach

- Anthony Brown – Property Manager

- Pete Roberts – Football Technology Manager

- Luke Chambers – Senior Football Analyst

- Robbie Chancellor – Assistant Football Analyst

- Darren Farrugia – IT Assistant

There are 30 names on this list. I can understand why there is debate about placing salary caps on coaching and other support staff (which I don't support, by the way). It's clearly going to assist a team if it can fund a higher level of support even when operating under the same salary cap for players as everyone else.

Bohdan is no longer with the MFC

Can anyone please advise if Dunbar is still at the club?

Please advise..Thank you

Dave Dunbar is in the back of the photo disguised as a seat

Or why can't the club afford to buy him a pair of training shorts?

They don't make a pair big enough.

Bohdan is no longer with the MFC

He is no longer with us on a full or part-time basis, but I thought he was still with us on a consultancy basis.