Up to date training information for Aussie Rules / AFL Football.
This training activity focuses on both teams being able to maintain possession in their respective boundaries.
The starting set up looks like this...
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In this short clip we have the Saints losing the center clearance but regaining possession just on the edge of defensive 50 and then we see what transition offense is all about.
You'll see perfect examples of changing angles, using width and player movement - 3 staples of transition offense.
Check it out below...
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These notes come from a Twitter thread from Rugby performance coach Nick Winkelman on cues v constraints for better coaching outcomes.
Coaches have a tendency to almost commentate what they're seeing which results in too much instruction to many players all during game time - I don't think I've ever heard, let alone acted upon, any comment from the sidelines in all my footballing life .
And what would normally happen? The coach would send the runner out for a specific message for a specific player or they would wait for there interchange rotation/quarter break to bring it up with them them.
So why do a lot of coaches continue with the barrage of do this, do that and move there when the player in question can't hear you, they don't know that your specifically coaching to them and they won't, can't and shouldn't be directing their attention to you and away from the play.
Hopefully you can garner an answer from the notes below...
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Defensive 50 Intercept Marks are a huge part of football these days so it makes sense to instill some tactics/strategies to help make this happen so you're not hoping someone takes a pack mark from out of nowhere which is not really controllable.
What is controllable though is creating a defensive formation when out of possession that directs the opposition to where you want them to go, which is your defensive anchor.
Your defensive anchor might be a key defensive player or a ruckman who drops back a kick behind the play but whoever it is, it's vital that the rest of the team knows who it is, when they're there and what to do, so we can direct the opposition straight to them.
We're not necessarily trying to have them be a loose man in defense because that means we're probably attacking with less players, severely hindering our ability to score even if we're keeping their scoring at bay as well.
We're simply backing them to contest enough so that the opposition don't mark it, we can get numbers to where we now know the ball is going to go for crumbing and if your defensive anchor is a great contested mark, then we can regain possession pretty quickly and be in offensive transition while the opposition is still trying to recover defensive formation.
There are probably 3 ways this will present itself in a game...
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Once you've (hopefully) moved your coaching away from cone to cone drills to something closer to a games-based approach, then it's time to really start making those games work for what you want to see on game day.
A game is general is not the worst idea in that it consists of much of the same game representation as games as far as perception-action coupling and the perception of affordances, but once players are familiar with the type of training they'll be doing, then it;s time to up the ante on the learning aspect of games.
Playing games without strategy simply has players perform the same strengths they always do but it always has them perform the same mistakes they always do so it's more rehearsal of their current performance more so then an actual improvement of performance,which I assume is what we're REALLY after.
The best way to have players perform the behaviors that you prefer they perform in games is probably through your scoring system, which at it's core incentivises players to perform the specific actions/tactics that you want them to try and perform.
It's not so much how well they perform those specific tasks either but rather the process of trying them in game situations and then how they read the play to be able to carry this out effectively.
Below are 25 ways you can use your scoring system to incentivise specific playing game/tactical actions but always remember that the game must 1st be designed to match whatever focus/goals you want your players to achieve...
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If you want to take a load off your coaching load then frameworks are the way to go.
Frameworks allow both coach and player to get on the same page tactically/technically and can trickle down to player and player as well for team cohesion.
Players can use them outside of training and games to build their knowledge of the game and once committed to long term memory they can transfer it to games for knowledge in the game.
Coaches can often get frustrated when they need to keep repeating things but learning isn't linear, and player remember far less of what you just said then you think, so players having frameworks they can go back gives them autonomy, which is when we really learn.
Last week we looked at A1 and D1 duties in a contested ball situation so today we'll look at A2 and D2 which pretty much includes all immediate surrounding players who aren't A1/D1.
You'll see it's pretty clear and concise which is exactly what they're meant to be - they're not be full of content, they're organised bullet points more then anything...
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If you want to take a load off your coaching load then frameworks are the way to go.
Frameworks allow both coach and player to get on the same page tactically/technically and can trickle down to player and player as well for team cohesion.
Players can use them outside of training and games to build their knowledge of the game and once committed to long term memory they can transfer it to games for knowledge in the game.
Coaches can often get frustrated when they need to keep repeating things but learning isn't linear, and player remember far less of what you just said then you think, so players having frameworks they can go back gives them autonomy, which is when we really learn.
Here's a framework for contested ball for players A1 and D1 in the contest and next week I'll do A2 and D2 players.
You'll see it's pretty clear and concise which is exactly what they're meant to be - they're not be full of content, they're organised bullet points more then anything...
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