Category: Training/Coaching Articles

Footy’s back and about time as my brothers fill the family chat with every cricket game happening on earth when footy isn’t on and it’s going on right now! Collingwood had their first hit out against opposition today so I tuned in to see what they kept from last year and anything new I could...

I’ve posted about mastery v ego before so in a nutshell it’s: Mastery – locating, finding and completing a pass to the best, usually most open and easy target available. Ego – ignoring the most open and easy target to attempt a pass with a low chance of being completed and that puts our team...

Previous Post – Center Bounce Clearance Win New Post – Our Intercept Mark Defensive 50 The player movements/formations that will allow this to occur frequently will be evident in future posts as we reach the end of the loop which starts this new loop (that made sense didn’t it?), but of course it helps immensely...

These notes come from this Gaelic football Twitter site, that looks at what we’re actually all aiming for during and from training – learning. There’s so much focus on the “doing” of training but that’s mainly because that’s what coaches know – they know what they want to see and design their activities for that...

Previous Post – Center Bounce Clearance Loss New Post – Center Bounce Clearance Win Again the starting formation is up to you and is hugely dependent on if you have a dominant tap ruck or not which can be out of your control, but what happens after that is still very controllable so here’s what...

I literally just recorded this off the TV 2mins ago, with the TNT crew off Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’ Neal and Ernie Johnson talking about the boost that comes with being named a first-time all-star, and the first game coming off of that which in this case is Jalen Brunson and Tyrone Maxey...

I first learnt about game models about 5 or 6 years ago via Fergus Connolly, a coach who has had his hands in every sports pie you can imagine, including EPL, NFL and NBA. I believe they are a must-have for ALL coaches but especially local coaches as they are not as resourced as elite...

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Yesterday I was watching some Youtube while on my daily treadmill and I clicked on yet another ex-NBA and now-NBA commentator JJ Redick talking with Portland young stud Anfernee Simons about what was the biggest change/s for him coming from high school to the NBA. Simons was used to shooting any shot he wanted in...

Post-Xmas pre-season training is about to start back up this month so it’s time to take stock of your current coaching practices and isolate areas of improvement, with this post focusing on where most coaches waste the most time during practice. This wasted-time results in less ball rolling time which is the % of your...