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 ...
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Tag Archive: coach education
10 traits of successful coaches
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 ...
Observing “off the ball” when coaching in training or games
Watch the video below for some thoughts on the importance of coaches observing "off the ball" during training drills and games. Interested in being updated via email of new content on this site? Click here
Video Analysis & Training
AFL clubs are in a fortunate position to have the technology and resources to potentially carry out very powerful analysis of their matches. One of the valuable things in the last 3 years has been access to footage taken from behind the goals that basically allows the coach to see all players on the field. ...
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. ...
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 ...
Big 10 days for coach education
The development of coaches involved with Australian Rules Football will centre around Adelaide from this weekend and next. From this Friday to Sunday the AFL National Coaching Conference is being held at the Adelaide Football Club's new training and entertainment facility. About 350 coaches (myself included) are expected to attend the 3 days to listen ...