Last week, Rugby coach Dan Cottrell put this post up on Twitter asking “What opinion of yours in sports coaching will have you like this?”, along with an image of very self-satisfied cartoon character. It got a bit of traction with 97 responses to the actual post but I also saw dozens of quoted replies...
Category: Training/Coaching Articles
HOW WE LEARN TO MOVE (ROB GRAY) NOTES PART 5
About a month ago I posted a very short excerpt from a book I had just completed titled “How We Learn to Move” by skill acquisition specialist Rob Gray and now with some AFLW winding down I can finally start posting the numerous noted I took from it. I’m sure you’ll get plenty our of the notes on their...
HOW WE LEARN TO MOVE (ROB GRAY) NOTES PART 4
About a month ago I posted a very short excerpt from a book I had just completed titled “How We Learn to Move” by skill acquisition specialist Rob Gray and now with some AFLW winding down I can finally start posting the numerous noted I took from it. I’m sure you’ll get plenty our of the notes on their...
BECOME A TACKLING MACHINE
I received this email from a member Aussie Rules Training over the weekend: “…I’ve coached Senior Women for the last 5 years and tackling is one area I can’t seem to nail in an organised drill. I can demonstrate the technique but wondered if there was anything structured I could use?…” My quick initial response...
HOW WE LEARN TO MOVE (ROB GRAY) NOTES PART 3
About a month ago I posted a very short excerpt from a book I had just completed titled “How We Learn to Move” by skill acquisition specialist Rob Gray and now with some AFLW winding down I can finally start posting the numerous noted I took from it. I’m sure you’ll get plenty our of...
HOW WE LEARN TO MOVE (ROB GRAY) NOTES PART 2
About a month ago I posted a very short excerpt from a book I had just completed titled “How We Learn to Move” by skill acquisition specialist Rob Gray and now with some AFLW winding down I can finally start posting the numerous noted I took from it. I’m sure you’ll get plenty our of...
HOW WE LEARN TO MOVE (ROB GRAY) NOTES PART 1
About a month ago I posted a very short excerpt from a book I had just completed titled “How We Learn to Move” by skill acquisition specialist Rob Gray and now with some AFLW winding down I can finally start posting the numerous noted I took from it. I’m sure you’ll get plenty our of...
THE CULTURE AT MELBOURNE FC
Earlier this week an interview went up on SEN ran by Garry Lyon and Sam Edmund with Melbourne FC coach Simon Goodwin and CEO Gary Pert and here are my notes and takeaways from it. You’ve probably read all the headlines about it but I suggest taking 43mins to listen to entire piece so you...
THIS HAS TO BE THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF CONE-BASED TRAINING DRILLS
I’ve been banging on about the inadequacy of cone drills for years now but they still seem to be in fashion at all levels of football but if this doesn’t change your mind on them then I don’t know where to go from here! I’ve also just finished up reading a solid read, being How...
DRAW THE OPPOSITION VIDEO FROM FROM SOCCER
Outside of the Matilda’s earlier this year, I’ve probably watched 5 full games of Soccer in my life,and even that might be a stretch. So even though I’m not the biggest fan, the use of Soccer tactics in AFL has drawn me to watching various tactic clips pretty daily on Twitter and read up a...