Video x 13mins. Includes: The Receiving Player’s Action is AS Important as the Kicker’s Richmond Surge and Length Knowledge of the Opposition...
Part 1 x 9mins. Includes: Wing Perception-Action Coupling Defensive Outlet Kick to Space Hang Back Defenders Part 2 x 9mins. Includes: Scan the Dangerous Area/Space More Than Once Poor Play On Handballs Taking Away Your Length Utilising Outnumber Advantages Effectively...
Collingwood v Carlton x 19mins. Includes: Trusting Teammates in the Contest Kicking Around Opposition Defensive Structures Once You’ve Got Length Then Don’t Interrupt It ...
Fremantle v West Coast x 12mins Includes: 1v1 Defense Tip Use your 45 Short Kick Options Poor Wing Width Example Adelaide v Brisbane x 16mins Includes: Leaving Player to Apply Forward Pressure Goal Saver Defensive Switch v Offensive Switch Perfect Forward Handball Past the Player on the Mark Example...
North Melbourne v Geelong x 14mins Includes: Nominated Loose Defender at Clearance Positioning The Next Evolution in AFLW Pressure by Pressing Forward Western Bulldogs v Melbourne x 14mins Includes: Perfect Examples of Utilising the New Man on the Mark Rule 20 Degree Kicks are the New 45 Degree Kicks Bulldogs Not Giving Themselves Length ...
Something you’ll see in all levels of football, but plenty of in youth football ranks, is a player in possession of the ball on the burst but unable to see anything on the field apart from length, resulting in simply kicking the ball as long as they can to whoever is there. A unique skill...
Back in October I posted my first crack at developing a slow play training drill called Patience but I ran this version with youth footballers this week and I think it works better because of the slight alteration. Most players of all ages are far too eager to simply play on without knowing who and...
Earlier in the week I took some points from Stephen Curry’s latest off-season programming based around training with a purpose and putting yourself in an environment that imparts game like stress on your training performance. With most local teams having maybe 3 – 4 coaches covering 50 – 60 players it’s hard to decide who...
I mentioned in a post last week that I analysed a bunch of games fro my local footy club from 2021 and 1 thing that was prevalent is a lack of patience with the footy in hand. There’s this thing in local footy, and it’s always there for a variety of reason, that breakneck speed...
We train to get better at games except that we rarely use games in training, opting for cone to cone drills and maybe the odd 4v1 clearance drill which is not as game representative as you probably think it is. We know that footy is just bloody darn demanding and it’s hard to play actual...