Part 1 can be found here.
HINDBRAIN / SUBCONSCIOUS DOMINANCE (JOEL SMITH)
– Is the
ability to switch off the conscious mind as much as needed in game play to
allow the power of subconscious to take control of the body
- Set up drills that require you to think/make decisions but are easy
decisions to make and easy skills to perform
TRAINING v PRACTICE (JOHN TOWNSEND)
– Practice is a method of learning of
existing skills
- Training is the acquisition of new skills
- Improving kicking requires drills designed for kicking, not necessarily holistic
play
- Training’s main goal is lodged in the push for marked and measurable
improvement of a specific skill through your performance output
- Performance
output is the quantitative and often, exhaustive measure of a player’s ability to
perform a specific skill/task or a series of tasks
- True training tests
performance inputs such as a players capability/capacity to learn combined with new concept retention derived from the demonstration of max levels of
productivity and performance in task based activities by a player
- Technical
work falls into the category of training while a players application of that
learned/acquired technical ability is true practice
- Players have a limited
amount of time in a training session to train before that ability "runs out" and
at the end of the session the athlete should feel physically and mentally
pushed and thus the increased frequency/duration they can train well at when
depleted, results in a bigger, stronger and better player over time
- Less
talented/experienced players have little idea about mastery whereas the
most talented/experienced players will
dip a toe in the waters of mastery but usually stop short of full immersion
from not wanting to fully exit their comfort zone
- Elite players live in the
non-comfort zone
- All sport specific skill sets require learning, retention of
skills/methods, repetition/deep practice and practice prior to meaningful competition and
revisiting fundamental skills to increase performance output
- Good players
survive on effort, great players survive on ability but effort will only take
you so far
- Valuing effort over skill/technique hides gaps in your game that
are shown up against higher competition which can result in disproportional
attitudes of proficiency where something exceptional for player A is only entry
fee for player B and everyone needs to reach the same level
- Instead of
modifying a drill to fit the skill level of your players, develop their skills
enough to perform the drill first
- Train skill specific technique and get it
to a specific level prior to introducing game tactics which are built off high
skill anyway
- Without a high skill level players won’t play with the speed and
creativity to excel
- Practice sessions at the elite level are basic tasks
carried out with speed and intensity requiring you to carry out high skill
under duress with high rates of success (output), but if you’re skills aren’t up
to par at training under sub-maximal speed conditions then you’ll fall apart during these drills
- Repeated skill work in isolated sessions away from match play is the fastest
way to technical mastery
- Practice and training both require a balance ratio
of instruction and activity performance
- Assess your training sessions on not
just the amount of activity time players get, but how much non-activity time
they get as well
- Drills must align with the ability of the collective
- The
player must improve on their time, not the team's time
- Bored players become
disinterested players which can decrease total team session output
- Stagnation
is the result of inaccurate coaching prompts/coaching so unless there’s more
value in players watching a drill, those not directly involved gain little from
standing off to the side for prolonged periods of time
- Effective coaching
methods has players engaged in secondary involvement where active rest is
performed with balls
- He watched some soccer academy sessions and the 90min sessions had
23 and 27mins of down time/session, training time you don’t get back
- Details
of any set play tactics should be provided ahead of using them at training in an
absorbable format
- If you want players to be responsible and well-versed on
the sessions objectives then coaches are responsible for giving them a means to
make this happen
- Strength training is called that instead of strength
practice because the specific training is geared towards an athlete’s ability
to address their weaknesses an route to yielding max performance output
- As a coach you can use this information by determining who needs practice and who needs training? Can they be grouped up for training? Can you measure their skill level somehow?
- Effort needs to match skill
level and vice versa so each player needs to know what they need to improve
on
- Try and take data on several training sessions tracking actual running/rest times
for players of various abilities/experience as well as how many touches of the footy they actually get
SUBCONSCIOUS MIND (HARRY CARPENTER)
– In the zone is
playing in the alpha state where you are relaxed but ready to react using only
the necessary muscles and movements and no more
- Nervousness and over-reacting
causes tension and unnecessary muscle use which impedes fluid motion
- Athletes rarely remember how their records
happened and often say they don’t really remember it because thinking only
messes with your subconscious mind and hinders play
- To avoid choking stay in
the present, execute everything the best you can, don’t judge your play, relax, take slow deep breathes and be confident
- Silly cues can often be more
effective because your conscious mind is mature and logical but your
subconscious mind is immature and illogical
- Both minds communicate with you
differently
- The subconscious mind talks to you with emotions and images where the conscious mind talks to you in words
- Create a simple affirmation of words that
evoke emotions and images, the sillier the better
AFL
– Midfielders cover the most
distance
- Forwards and backs do more high speed running
- Can you train players by position to fit this profile?
ANXIETY = INJURY (TRACY PEDERSON)
– A player is 5 x more
likely to get injured when anxious about illness/injury
- This makes it vital
that players admit to any injuries they sustain
- Not reporting injuries and sore spots is not manly, it’s selfish
FATIGUE (IAN MCMAHAN)
– The brain collects physical sensations from the body
like burning legs and heavy lungs then decides how much is too much
- Mental
fatigue can reduce your time to exhaustion
- Mental fatigue also increases rate
of perceived exertion for the same workload
- Insert mental training in rest
periods of intense activity
- Use relaxation techniques out of training to
reduce mental fatigue
- Try relaxation breathing as soon as
you come to the bench to facilitate faster recovery and to clear the
mind/brain dump
MOTOR LEARNING
- Block practice involved 1 exercise for a certain volume with all reps being completed before a different type of exercise
- For example you would do 40 stationary kicks, 40 stab kicks, 40 kicks to a leading player etc
- Learning usually occurs with the 1st successful rep with minimal learning from subsequent reps
- Random practice are tasks following an unpredictable order with multiple exercises per set for 1 rep each
For example you might have the coach call out the result of kick (type of kick, player, area etc) as you pick the ball up so stab, leading player, stab, stationary, stab, stationary leading player etc
- Each rep has a different movement where the player may take time with each one with the focus being on feel feedback not form feedback
- Involves high levels of contectual interference
- Serial schedule of practice can be used to promote moderate amounts of contectual interference which would be a pattern such as a stationary kick, stab kick, kick to a leading player x 1 rep of each for a series of rounds
- Systematic increases in contectual interference can be achieved in a session using an order of block, serial than random practice
- Block practice is not as good as random when it comes to retention and transfer of skill
- Neither are as good as serial schedule of practice
- None are are as good as systematic increases in contectual interference
- Start with block practice then do blocks of random practice and finish with completely random practice to have the highest retention of transfer
- Serial schedule of practice is king
- Set up this drill by having specific kicks at different stations within the same drill
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