Category: Training/Coaching Articles

These 2 terms are never really mentioned in AFL conversations, not with this specific wording anyway, but in Soccer there are constant Twitter threads on 1 or the other or the comparison of both approaches. That’s not to say they aren’t used in AFL, they most definitely are, we just don’t use the same jargon....

In week 2 of the pre-season games we look at: Gold Coast stoppage formation on secondary center ball ups Sydney with multiple layers of pressing forward defense Brisbane wing run Collingwood up to their old tricks at center bounce clearance Lukosius kick = Perfection Port Adelaide using handball to draw defenders in then breaking them...

In case you missed it, I Twittered this out during the week: Where TV/Radio footy experts discuss contracts and ridiculous what ifs, they could be deeply analyzing teams and how it all connects to winning games like @onepercentas, @rickm18 and @JamesIves17 are currently doing – if you’re even 1% footy nuff material, then have a...

Looks like I’m back for another year of doing this and to be honest, I can’t watch a game anymore without looking out for this type of stuff. This is from today’s pre-season game between the Swans and Giants in a 2 part video, with a sprinkle of Brisbane on the end of the 2nd...

Yet another study showing the player development superiorities associated with training with a games-based focus (constraints-led approach, ecological dynamics etc). If you’re still using more then 1 cone drill for more then 10% of your total training session then I really don’t know what to tell you at this point as this about the 10th...

If you’re as listener of SEN then you might have come across this interview (Garry and Tim from Tuesday 11th of Feb from the 64min mark) with new Sydney Swans head coach Dean Cox during the week – my ears immediately pricked up being a Sydney supporter. During the interview he was asked if, when...

Here’s another 4 training activities that I’ve used with my women’s football team so far during pre-season training. 3v3 SQUARE This us another small sided game similar to the 2v2 from 1 of these earlier posts where players have specific starting positions and it’s about both teams being able to solve the problem any different...

I read a study summary on kicking assessment which led me to this older study on Aussie Rules Football specifically titled “The Development of a Field Based-Kicking Assessment to Evaluate Australian Football Proficiency”. It challenges the current kicking test used at the AFL Draft Combine and provides an evidence-based alternative assessment. I posted about this...

We’ll all head down to footy training tonight and I bet we see a lot of this: A lap Some dynamic stretching in lanes Some strides in lanes Some handball in lanes Some kicking in lanes All linear in nature and all geared towards warming up the physical component of football, just 1 of the...

I think we’re all well-aware of the collective excellence of the All-Blacks culture on and off the field and I picked up this book from the op-shop a little while ago and here are my notes from it with PLENTY of takeaways for individuals and teams alike. Only by knowing yourself can you become an...