Meet your coach.
Ben Stanley is a coach that teaches what is essential, encourages what’s natural and allows individual flare. He won’t coach you to who you are. He will coach you to who you should be someday.
About Ben
My passions in life are family, teaching and AFL football. These 3 pillars inspire me to make a difference to as many young lives as I can. AFL football is a great vehicle to encourage kids to be active, seek continual improvement and challenge themselves. This is why I started Enhanced Football. My greatest strength as a person is the ability to connect with young people. Developing positive relationships with my athletes is of the highest priority. I believe once this is formed you are well on your way to achieving something special.
Awards and recognitions
QLD senior coach of the year (2012)
Brisbane Lions Academy head coach for 10 years (Sunshine coast)
Senior Premiership winning coach
Teacher in charge of AFL Matthew Flinders Anglican college for 15 years
Head coach of Tom Rockliffe camps for 3 years
200+ senior games in QLD senior football
Secondary PE Teacher-Bachelor of education for 16 years
Bachelor of Applied Science Human Movement (Hons)
Year level and pastoral leader Matthew Flinders Anglican college
How is Ben as a coach?
Nate has thrived under Ben’s program since its inception. Ben has been great for Nate’s all round football development and in particular his kicking technique has improved. In addition he has added distance to his overall kicking and has also strengthened his non preferred side. Ben’s coaching has the right balance of encouragement and constructive direction. I have found Ben to have extraordinary insight into how to get the best out of Nate both on and off the field. Ben has a genuine interest in Nate achieving his goals and inspires him to be better. The knowledge and skills learnt have and will continue to be of benefit to the development of Nate going forward. I would recommend Ben very highly due to his expertise in football, teaching background and his ability to develop positive relationships. - Carly Smith
Our 8 year old son Harry went to one of Ben's school holiday sessions and came home desperate to do more sessions with Ben. Since then, Harry has had a number of sessions with Ben over the last 6 months.
We have found Ben to be just amazing with Harry. He really knows how to engage children and improve their skills in a fun and challenging session. Harry needed to work on a couple of aspects of his kick and also wanted to learn to kick with his non-dominant foot. Over the sessions, he has progressively worked on each skill, along with great new drills we can work on at home. The improvement in Harry's kick is out of sight, but also his core skills such as his agility, ground balls and marking.
Ben provides feedback in a positive and constructive way and his sessions deliver that next level of footy you don't get at club level. He has a gift with the physiology of football and a natural eye for the biomechanics of the sport and delivers it so effectively. Ben is worth his weight in gold, we could not recommend him enough!
Thanks! Peita Hynes
