The “stand” rule has been in for a few years now and it has made a huge difference to how teams can transition from end to end which I believe has been a huge positive for the game. Some teams use it more than most in the AFL but that’s probably being more of their...
The Sydney Swans are back in a big way so far with our ball use culminating in a ridiculous amount of goals from the defensive half which puts us in fast play and thus is very hard to defend when the ball is moving around so quick and so accurately. Essendon still struggle mightily with...
Remember, these are training activities that I just have a short description of with no videos, images or diagrams but you’ll still be able to follow them so lets get to activities 51 – 70. #51 – GO SHORT INSIDE FORWARD 50 You can use any form of contest/run and carry activity to start the...
The first 3 parts of this series has covered youth development, learning and coaching, with club culture being the focus today. How To Win (Phil Beckner) – you can beat 50% of your comp by consistently showing up and working hard, 40% by doing things with urgency and detail and the last 10% is simply...
This 5min video looks at and explains Sydney moving the ball horizontally, by hand, v the Pies Friday night. In junior/local footy the ball moves vertically 99% of the time and by extension, makes it extremely easy for the opposition to defend and then transition into offense upon intercepting. I also explain what this allows...
This short 5min video looks at how quickly Collingwood transition once they regain the ball and how all 3 lines stay impeccably connected during that transition. In the video I show how it develops, what it should look like but also what we usually see in local footy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZphZegbcfk...
Previous Post – Our Kick Out New Post – Opposition Mark/Free Kick Inside our Forward 50 This is a pure formation slide which if performed correctly should really limit what player movement needs to occur apart from some minor horizontal or vertical shifting if the opposition are able to find short to medium players to...
So far we’ve covered youth development and learning and today we look at coaching. Programming Philosophy – 70 – 80% of a session is of what I know works, 10 – 15% is what I’m pretty sure works, 5% is what I’m experimenting with and 5% of what the athlete/s want Player Development Profiles (Gary...
A great win for my Swans last night with all the midfield injuries! Here are 4 clips I noted while watching in an 11min video looking at: Sydney allowing time for player movement to keep connected as a team and to your goals Sydney creating space for other teammates Melbourne using corridor lanes off a...
So far I’ve dropped 2 edition’s of these series containing 20 training activities each but with house moving tomorrow, a severe lack of time, and it being 11:27pm, here’s another 10 to tie you over for now. Remember, these are training activities that I just have a short description of with no videos, images or...