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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 ...
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. ...
Importance of Practice – Pete Carroll
Continuing on the "practice" theme from my previous post, here is a short video where Gridiron coach Pete Carroll explains the importance of practice and the approach he takes.
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 ...
Making a system work – Lombardi
Hoopthoughts (hoopthoughts.blogspot.com) has a nice short post on an excerpt from a Vince Lombardi book about practice, precision and persistence. Read the post here. This tickled my fancy because Lombardi is really referring to what makes any system of play in any sport successful - the execution of the fundamentals and the ...
Game Style Moments in Australian Football
I recently gave a presentation to a local club about developing and training your game style. One of the things I thought generated some good discussion was showing video footage of certain moments in games (ie turnover in your forward line) and seeing if they had a defined plan for their players to execute in ...
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 ...