A little while back we posted on a 4 step process for developing a strong team culture. This was based on my experiences with Ray Mclean of Leading Teams. As a supplement to this you can see a short interview with him below where he mainly talks about feedback to better ...
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Performance Analysis & the Coaching Process – Part III
This video presentation is the 3rd and final installment in a series on performance analysis and the coaching process. If you missed either of the first two posts then I would strongly encourage you to watch these by following the links below and then come back to this post. Performance Analysis & the Coaching ...
Performance Analysis and the Coaching Process – Part II
How does that saying go? - "better late than never" I think. Apologies for the delay in producing this 2nd installment of this 3-part series on performance analysis and the coaching process. If you missed the 1st part (highly likely given it was a while ago) then follow the link to watch that video and ...
The 4 steps to develop a strong team culture
Above: The Sydney Swans AFL team is well known for its strong team culture & achievements "Your culture is what you do and say every day" It is fair to say that in team sports establishing a good team culture and environment is high on the priority list of all coaches. ...
Presentations on Training Design & Coach Assessment
I think the power of the internet for sharing information and garnering knowledge is huge! However the potential of this in relation to quality coaching content is unfulfilled at this stage. One thing that seems missing to me is the lack of online presentation recordings from the numerous coaching conferences/courses/seminars/workshops that would be held around ...
Using “KPI’s” in your coaching
First of all let me say that I am not a big fan of the term "KPI" - or "key performance indicator" - as I feel many times a particular statistic is in fact not an indicator of successful or unsuccessful performance. However often an assumption is made that it is a key indicator and ...
Coaching software – how could it help you?
As those of you familiar with this site may know, we have often made references to various software and technologies that can assist and enhance the coaching process in a number of ways. The ubiquitous nature of the internet and access via smart phones and tablets has made this area even more promising in recent ...
Using video technology to improve players decision making
Inspired by some recent research on the use of video to enhance umpires decision making capacity in Australian Football, I thought I would expand a bit more on my practical experiences and demonstrate some examples of how this could work. As some may be aware I am a real advocate for using technology to enhance ...
More thoughts on developing “thinking players”
I recently produced a post on this topic and have since found some more good stuff to follow up with. First came a play in the recent AFL game between Collingwood and Richmond. This play shows experienced Richmond player Chris Newman (no. 17 in the black and yellow) looking away from the ball as ...
Performance Analysis – how it fits in the Coaching Process (part 1)
This post is the first of a 3-part series relating to my presentation at last years Level 3 AFL coaching course at the AIS in Canberra. The presentation was all about how performance analysis fits in the coaching process from a coaches point of view (and specifically Australian Football coaches at the elite and semi-elite ...