Earlier in the year I was lucky enough to speak with Patrick Hunt, the coach education expert from the Australian Institute of Sport (you can listen to an audio interview with Patrick on a range of coaching topics in this post). One thing not included in ...
coaching resources for Australian Football (AFL) and other team sports
Tag Archive: basketball
Our 1st Coaching E-book – Developing a Playing System
There hasn't been much action in the way of new posts in the last couple of weeks. The reason for this is we have been busy applying the finishing touches to our 1st ebook called "Developing a Playing System - The 4 Stage Coaching Blueprint". This is a completely ...
Phil Jackson Coaching Philosophy – master of creating a team culture
Whilst this site is primarily focused on Australian Football (AFL) I am always interested in anything coaching-related from other team sports. As such, on the eve of game 7 of the NBA playoffs I thought it was appropriate to insert this video of Phil Jackson and others discussing his coaching philosophy and methods. Jackson, looking to ...
Coaches – learn to teach, not copy drills!
I won't write too much other than to say this is a topic I am really passionate about. In a nutshell coaches need to be taught and understand good teaching and learning principles to then apply in their coaching and practice - not rely on copying drills that have been handed down through the ages. ...
Defensive Transition Principles
Recently we posted an article on the counter-attack in Australian Football, both from an offensive and defensive viewpoint. In basketball this play is referred to as a 'fast break' or 'transition' - a time when possession is lost by one team and hence gained by the other. This transition phase is ...
John Wooden – winning v success
This time of year marks the beginning of the competition season for most Australian Football coaches around Australia. With that in mind I thought it was good timing to include this interview with legendary basketball coach John Wooden as he talks about how he measures success and how success can be attained without necessarily winning ...
Developing Teams & Culture – Coach K
As some of you may know one of the motivations behind this website is to try and provide quality online coaching resources - something I believe is far too scarce given the capacity of a tool such as the internet. When I do find some quality coaching content online it gets me excited and I ...
Coach Education – Patrick Hunt Interview
For the first of our audio interviews we thought it would be appropriate to have a chat with Patrick Hunt, the AIS applied technical advancement coach. Given Patrick's role is all about coach education and he has a wealth of coaching experience, his thoughts are quite relevant ...