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
coaching resources for Australian Football (AFL) and other team sports
Tag Archive: Decision Making
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. ...
How do you coach during game-based training drills?
Recent posts on this blog have had a theme about training, and in particular "game-based" training (insert other terminology here such as "game sense", "tgfu", "decision making" if you want). It is a topic I am really passionate about. With that in mind I wanted to share an experience from our training session this week. It ...
Please, no more lanework drills!
I am not a fan of kicking lanework drills - in fact I think they may be the greatest misuse of training time imaginable. Some of the reasons for my dislike of lanework is that it practices a kicking scenario that is hardly ever seen in a game (how often does a player lead out ...
Does your training resemble the game?
You have probably heard of at least one of these terms - "game sense", "game based", "decision making","tactical approach" "TGFU", "game simulation". They all relate to the training environment and specifically refer to training activities that put players in game-like situations where decisions on what movement technique to produce have to be constantly made by ...
Do your players know the game plan?
In team sports knowing and executing the game plan is a critical aspect of a players performance, especially at the higher levels. So an important question you should be asking as a coach is - do your players know the game plan? Just as importantly - do you as the coach know if they ...
Topical Talk: Nathan Buckley on Fundamentals v Decision Making
Interesting article (click here) by Nathan Buckley on the need to have coaching come back to focussing on fundamental skills instead of so much decision making and team pattern type training. However, remember that: skill = decision making + technique execution So in some ways you cannot develop "skill" without some decision making process. What are your ...