Category: Training/Coaching Articles

As much as it pains me to do so, here’s how Richmond stifled the Swans transition and ball movement yesterday which was evident while I was there and more so watching the replay. I can’t use my wife’s Ipad to do my normal video so I’m on back up analysis tech but it’ll do the...

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...

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...

Last week we started this series with youth development and today we roll with learning: Motor learning can increase by 20% in the first 3 – 9 sessions Mistakes (James Clear) – make mistakes of ambition (failing on a big goal, creating something nobody wants) over making mistakes of a sloth (not attempting a big...

I’ve got 100’s of pages of research I’ve compiled over about 20 years on training and coaching just sitting there, with the intention of being used as content but rarely does. As I’m in the middle of packing and then moving house next week, this is the perfect opportunity to utilise some of it. This...