Category: Training/Coaching Articles

This post, or the study in full if you’re really keen, is a must-read for all local/community clubs with a focus on coach development for all coaches within your football club. Strap yourself in! Coaches are fundamental to the provision of sport experiences and player retention is more likely when players have a positive experience...

I’ve got files and files and stuff I’ve pulled from my research/reading and one of them I have titled “Game Day” but it’s not really representative of what’s in there even though is some game day stuff but as the title indicates, it’s pretty random. Hence most, if not all of these points, could be...

I’ve got files and files and stuff I’ve pulled from my research/reading and one of them I have titled “Game Day” but it’s not really representative of what’s in there even though is some game day stuff but as the title indicates, it’s pretty random. Hence most, if not all of these points, could be...

These notes come a recently released study titled “A Framework to Explain the In-Game Decision Making of Elite Australian Football Coaches.” Coaches relied on subjective/objective sources of information and consulted with assistant coaches, performance analysts and sports scientists Coaches regularly make complex decisions pertaining to training, strategic game-play decisions, athlete management, team selection and recruitment...

Craig McRae has thoroughly confused the AFL landscape as watching Collingwood games is must see for all AFL-fans, firstly for there attack at all cost playing style but also the belief he has instilled in the group that they can win from any position imaginable. They make teams play to the full minutes and make...

GERMANY FOUNDATION PHASE We touched on Germany Youth Soccer above and here’s a bit on more on some of the changes they made to make youth soccer developmentally fair, age appropriate, more game time, more dribbling, more individual success, more goals and more ball contacts. In U11’s they switched from 7v7 to small sided games...

I’m always interested in reading how other sports and clubs from around the world set up their junior programs as I strongly believe we could be doing it much better over here, especially for Aussie Rules Football. We have huge dropouts from under 12’s to u16’s and that definitely filters into senior ranks down the...

The Cave of Adullam follows Detriot-based martial arts teacher Jason Wilson and his teachings within his facility. He focuses heavily on releasing past and current trauma through various techniques, not just martial arts, for not just kids but adults as well. The hyperlink above says it will take you to the movie but it doesn’t...

I’ve done another of these back in Jan/Feb 2020 and I have a heap these so I should do them more regularly plus there might be 1 specific point that you decide could take your club to the next level and then it’s all about action. The season has already started but building culture should...

These notes come from an article from soccer coach David Garcia about option making from teammates off the ball so the player with ball can have an easier time making positive decisions and I add some real AFL specific scenarios at the bottom of the article. Playing football is a constant decision making process and...