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 ...
coaching resources for Australian Football (AFL) and other team sports
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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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Game Day Instruction & Voice
In the modern game of Australian Football the importance of instruction and feedback on the field is just so critical. In fact the value of players who can provide these qualities are sometimes more important than their pure football ability. Below is some great video and audio of Troy Chaplin demonstrating these things during an AFL ...
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 ...
Youth Leadership Seminar with Jason McCartney
AFL.com has put 4 videos on its website of Jason McCartney presenting to young players on topics such as: Time Management Goal Setting Leadership Support Networks Choices & Consequences Certainly worth viewing if you are in charge of younger players and maybe even getting them to get on the internet and watch for themselves. Click here to access the videos.