Hats off to Old Mate.

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Just wanted to applaud your work with the aussies and kiwi riders, you can clearly see that they are shaped in the same mold when it comes to style and technique.

Really impressed with Connolys ride today. 

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Tumic wrote:
Just wanted to applaud your work with the aussies and kiwi riders, you can clearly see that they are shaped in the same mold when it...

Just wanted to applaud your work with the aussies and kiwi riders, you can clearly see that they are shaped in the same mold when it comes to style and technique.

Really impressed with Connolys ride today. 

Thanks mate, so proud that all 5 are up front at ama today, been doing a lot by video with Deegs also, last two months have been a lot about starts and his getting a few holeshots now, 

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Connolly 8-5 for 6th overall is impressive. 

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cool to see Brodie have 2 good weekends in a row,   

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Did anyone else see the idiots waving the blue flag at Connelly when kitchen was trying to get around him? 

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Stoked for Brodie but this is this year🤪

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Tumic wrote:
Just wanted to applaud your work with the aussies and kiwi riders, you can clearly see that they are shaped in the same mold when it...

Just wanted to applaud your work with the aussies and kiwi riders, you can clearly see that they are shaped in the same mold when it comes to style and technique.

Really impressed with Connolys ride today. 

Old Mate wrote:
Thanks mate, so proud that all 5 are up front at ama today, been doing a lot by video with Deegs also, last two months have...

Thanks mate, so proud that all 5 are up front at ama today, been doing a lot by video with Deegs also, last two months have been a lot about starts and his getting a few holeshots now, 

Sorry Mossy,

Are you saying your doing some coaching with Deegs now? 

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Bow977 wrote:

Did anyone else see the idiots waving the blue flag at Connelly when kitchen was trying to get around him? 

Yeah, that was messed up!

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Tumic wrote:
Just wanted to applaud your work with the aussies and kiwi riders, you can clearly see that they are shaped in the same mold when it...

Just wanted to applaud your work with the aussies and kiwi riders, you can clearly see that they are shaped in the same mold when it comes to style and technique.

Really impressed with Connolys ride today. 

Old Mate wrote:
Thanks mate, so proud that all 5 are up front at ama today, been doing a lot by video with Deegs also, last two months have...

Thanks mate, so proud that all 5 are up front at ama today, been doing a lot by video with Deegs also, last two months have been a lot about starts and his getting a few holeshots now, 

decano51 wrote:

Sorry Mossy,

Are you saying your doing some coaching with Deegs now? 

Yeh mate but stoked with Brodie Connelly and Jed Beatons second motos, smiling pretty hard but near crying after Hunters fall.

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Old Mate wrote:
Thanks mate, so proud that all 5 are up front at ama today, been doing a lot by video with Deegs also, last two months have...

Thanks mate, so proud that all 5 are up front at ama today, been doing a lot by video with Deegs also, last two months have been a lot about starts and his getting a few holeshots now, 

decano51 wrote:

Sorry Mossy,

Are you saying your doing some coaching with Deegs now? 

Old Mate wrote:

Yeh mate but stoked with Brodie Connelly and Jed Beatons second motos, smiling pretty hard but near crying after Hunters fall.

No surprise there… was only matter of time before the 38 camp reached out. 

Great stuff, I don’t know many riders in AUS who havnt done a camp with you. You might be the calling to get US amateur riders back on track. 😂

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decano51 wrote:

Sorry Mossy,

Are you saying your doing some coaching with Deegs now? 

Old Mate wrote:

Yeh mate but stoked with Brodie Connelly and Jed Beatons second motos, smiling pretty hard but near crying after Hunters fall.

decano51 wrote:
No surprise there… was only matter of time before the 38 camp reached out. Great stuff, I don’t know many riders in AUS who havnt done a...

No surprise there… was only matter of time before the 38 camp reached out. 

Great stuff, I don’t know many riders in AUS who havnt done a camp with you. You might be the calling to get US amateur riders back on track. 😂

Getting quite a few asking but getting old mate, wife wants to go to Xmas in New York so there’s chance but I have the easiest job in the world mate, The trick is teaching the family, not just the rider as it’s the only sport you don’t go to T coaching every week. It’s the 2nd most physical sport to World Cup soccer and just think how many skills would be practiced just in the lounge room to play World Cup soccer. I’ve coached so many but every family I’ve lived in the house of has gone pro. I’ve said for 15yrs that Dazza is my best student and his never ridden.

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Old Mate is the new Aldon. Change my mind. 

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Getting quite a few asking but getting old mate, wife wants to go to Xmas in New York so there’s chance but I have the easiest...

Getting quite a few asking but getting old mate, wife wants to go to Xmas in New York so there’s chance but I have the easiest job in the world mate, The trick is teaching the family, not just the rider as it’s the only sport you don’t go to T coaching every week. It’s the 2nd most physical sport to World Cup soccer and just think how many skills would be practiced just in the lounge room to play World Cup soccer. I’ve coached so many but every family I’ve lived in the house of has gone pro. I’ve said for 15yrs that Dazza is my best student and his never ridden.

You've more knowledge than me for sure, but can Deegan make up for what the Lawrence brothers has been learned from being a kid? Because like they say in basketball, "the fundamentals" are so important in motocross, and they are on point with the Lawrence brothers because of you! (Has they also are with Davies, Connelly, Beaton, ...) You also see that Hunter had a difficult relationship with the Everts trainings way and Jett didn't and he soaked (mostly Harry his work) up too what made him even better, or doesn't that have anything to do with the difference between both riding styles?

Very curious on Deegan his progress because he needs to smooth a lot of things out to gain speed on that 450 bike. You can't just muscle that bike around.

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aeffertz wrote:

Old Mate is the new Aldon. Change my mind. 

Mossy’s been at it for a long time, and without a multimillion dollar facility.

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decano51 wrote:

Sorry Mossy,

Are you saying your doing some coaching with Deegs now? 

Old Mate wrote:

Yeh mate but stoked with Brodie Connelly and Jed Beatons second motos, smiling pretty hard but near crying after Hunters fall.

decano51 wrote:
No surprise there… was only matter of time before the 38 camp reached out. Great stuff, I don’t know many riders in AUS who havnt done a...

No surprise there… was only matter of time before the 38 camp reached out. 

Great stuff, I don’t know many riders in AUS who havnt done a camp with you. You might be the calling to get US amateur riders back on track. 😂

And Deegz starts have absolutely improved by a good margin

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Old Mate wrote:

Yeh mate but stoked with Brodie Connelly and Jed Beatons second motos, smiling pretty hard but near crying after Hunters fall.

decano51 wrote:
No surprise there… was only matter of time before the 38 camp reached out. Great stuff, I don’t know many riders in AUS who havnt done a...

No surprise there… was only matter of time before the 38 camp reached out. 

Great stuff, I don’t know many riders in AUS who havnt done a camp with you. You might be the calling to get US amateur riders back on track. 😂

Old Mate wrote:
Getting quite a few asking but getting old mate, wife wants to go to Xmas in New York so there’s chance but I have the easiest...

Getting quite a few asking but getting old mate, wife wants to go to Xmas in New York so there’s chance but I have the easiest job in the world mate, The trick is teaching the family, not just the rider as it’s the only sport you don’t go to T coaching every week. It’s the 2nd most physical sport to World Cup soccer and just think how many skills would be practiced just in the lounge room to play World Cup soccer. I’ve coached so many but every family I’ve lived in the house of has gone pro. I’ve said for 15yrs that Dazza is my best student and his never ridden.

If ya could scrounge up another cracker kiwi for us until Levi Townley hits his stride, that'd be beaut for MXON in the next coupla years

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Old Mate wrote:
Getting quite a few asking but getting old mate, wife wants to go to Xmas in New York so there’s chance but I have the easiest...

Getting quite a few asking but getting old mate, wife wants to go to Xmas in New York so there’s chance but I have the easiest job in the world mate, The trick is teaching the family, not just the rider as it’s the only sport you don’t go to T coaching every week. It’s the 2nd most physical sport to World Cup soccer and just think how many skills would be practiced just in the lounge room to play World Cup soccer. I’ve coached so many but every family I’ve lived in the house of has gone pro. I’ve said for 15yrs that Dazza is my best student and his never ridden.

MXMattii wrote:
You've more knowledge than me for sure, but can Deegan make up for what the Lawrence brothers has been learned from being a kid? Because like...

You've more knowledge than me for sure, but can Deegan make up for what the Lawrence brothers has been learned from being a kid? Because like they say in basketball, "the fundamentals" are so important in motocross, and they are on point with the Lawrence brothers because of you! (Has they also are with Davies, Connelly, Beaton, ...) You also see that Hunter had a difficult relationship with the Everts trainings way and Jett didn't and he soaked (mostly Harry his work) up too what made him even better, or doesn't that have anything to do with the difference between both riding styles?

Very curious on Deegan his progress because he needs to smooth a lot of things out to gain speed on that 450 bike. You can't just muscle that bike around.

It’s safe to say that you can see the results of all his riders being taught the right way from an early age. 

They have great technique and way of riding even on small bikes. None of the riders we have mentioned here are high revers or overly aggressive.

Deegan still carrying his super mini riding on to the 450 and that just shows how important it is to teach the kids to do it right in an early age. 

Even if Haiden is making small improvements here and there, he still got a big job in front of him to calm his riding down and I’m no so sure that it will go away as much as it needs to at his age.

It never did for Barcia or Tomac. 

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Old Mate wrote:
Getting quite a few asking but getting old mate, wife wants to go to Xmas in New York so there’s chance but I have the easiest...

Getting quite a few asking but getting old mate, wife wants to go to Xmas in New York so there’s chance but I have the easiest job in the world mate, The trick is teaching the family, not just the rider as it’s the only sport you don’t go to T coaching every week. It’s the 2nd most physical sport to World Cup soccer and just think how many skills would be practiced just in the lounge room to play World Cup soccer. I’ve coached so many but every family I’ve lived in the house of has gone pro. I’ve said for 15yrs that Dazza is my best student and his never ridden.

MXMattii wrote:
You've more knowledge than me for sure, but can Deegan make up for what the Lawrence brothers has been learned from being a kid? Because like...

You've more knowledge than me for sure, but can Deegan make up for what the Lawrence brothers has been learned from being a kid? Because like they say in basketball, "the fundamentals" are so important in motocross, and they are on point with the Lawrence brothers because of you! (Has they also are with Davies, Connelly, Beaton, ...) You also see that Hunter had a difficult relationship with the Everts trainings way and Jett didn't and he soaked (mostly Harry his work) up too what made him even better, or doesn't that have anything to do with the difference between both riding styles?

Very curious on Deegan his progress because he needs to smooth a lot of things out to gain speed on that 450 bike. You can't just muscle that bike around.

Tumic wrote:
It’s safe to say that you can see the results of all his riders being taught the right way from an early age. They have great technique...

It’s safe to say that you can see the results of all his riders being taught the right way from an early age. 

They have great technique and way of riding even on small bikes. None of the riders we have mentioned here are high revers or overly aggressive.

Deegan still carrying his super mini riding on to the 450 and that just shows how important it is to teach the kids to do it right in an early age. 

Even if Haiden is making small improvements here and there, he still got a big job in front of him to calm his riding down and I’m no so sure that it will go away as much as it needs to at his age.

It never did for Barcia or Tomac. 

Yeh very similar but has a dad that realises it and will go back to my basics

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