Month: May 2024

Earlier in the week I posted a video clip fro the Sydney Swans showing them executing what I call front press defense, and the 2 most important components to making that work. Today I present a training activity designed for exactly this, which gives a the baseline version and then the advanced version that I...

This short video clip shows Sydney putting the clamps on a GWS handball chain down the SCG wing. It perfectly shows the 2 components of this tactic being: 1 – Leaving your direct opposition or space to impact the ball receiver/carrier as fast as you can, trusting your teammate/s to also leave their man/space to...

Continuing on from yesterday, these notes come from a 30-page long study titled “A Theory on the Skill-Performance Relationship” and looks at how skill and performance are entwined in various parts of life, but I’ll keep it sports-related. There’s plenty of notes here that should be able to influence some changes in your coaching approach...

These notes come from a 30-page long study titled “A Theory on the Skill-Performance Relationship” and looks at how skill and performance are entwined in various parts of life, but I’ll keep it sports-related. Part 1 today and part 2 tomorrow or Friday – strap in! It can be examined at the technical, behavioral, psychological...