2024 COLLINGWOOD TRAINING ACTIVITIES (NEW PRODUCT)

Back in February of 2023 I released 35 training activities that Collingwood used in their 2023 pre-season training, followed by 20 in-season training activities released in July, then another batch from in-season right up to the Pies Grand Final win last season.

These new 25 training activities all come from throughout 2024 from pre-season all the way until now (round 23).

Between the 3 Collingwood products I released last year, there are 66+ training activities, 60 McRae insights and 11 posts consisting of 17 game clips of Collingwood.

This new product contains another 25 training activities and 21 game analysis clips to help you connect the training to the games a lot more + a training activity inspired by Nick Daicos!

If you like what Collingwood do, and would like to see how your own football club could replicate some of it in season 2025, than this is your starting point.

This is another standalone product which anyone can purchase as a 1 time purchase but will also be added to the full Collingwood package and there is no membership needed to purchase either option.

Register for this, or the entire Collingwood package, from the register page.

SYDNEY v COLLINGWOOD GAME ANALYSIS PART 2/3

                           

In part 2 today we look at:

• Sydney scouting the forward runs that Darcy Cameron has been implementing 
• Lloyd running his lane to make a chase down tackle in defensive 50 off of a center bounce clearance
• Sydney again scouting the over the back kick out from Collingwood and cutting it off
• Sydney once again cutting Cameron off using a team approach to free up Grundy
• Chad Warner finally getting some defensive edge and putting in 3 efforts in a row
• Lizard breaking the Collingwood defensive line going inside forward 50

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SYDNEY v COLLINGWOOD GAME ANALYSIS PART 1/3

                               

Gee Whiz - what a finish!

This game had huge implications, as did most of the other games in this round, and one of the biggest things to look for what what sort of response Sydney would put up after last weeks total and utter debacle v Port Adelaide.

On the flip-side the Pies were playing for their season so it was evident someone was going home very disappointed and up until the 14min mark of the last quarter, if was indeed going to be the Swans.

Enter Heeney and Warner and a full team energy burst of pressure all over the ground.

With Sydney and Collingood being my 2 focus teams it was obvious that I was going to be able to pick all sorts of stuff that we've already covered from both teams out of this game, so it's a 3-parter this week.

Today we look at:

• Collingwood going for their defensive 50 rebound to to the fat side and in front of their player running forward
• Chad v Nick Daicos center bounce clearance
• Quaynor goal from positioning as a very high half back flanker off a forward half stoppage
• Parker v Howe part 1
• Hayward 1v1 kick our target + Parker v Howe part 2

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PRESS v POSSESSION TRAINING ACTIVITY

                                                           

This training activity works mostly on the starting positions of your players which if done effectively, can afford the opportunities you want presented, to the defense or offense.

This is an offensive-based training activity so we will position the defense where we want them to provide a greater opportunity for the offense to have success, at least initially, before the defense can organise a strategy to combat what they are able to do in the early attempts.

At that point it's then up to the offense to develop a new strategy to move the ball to their designated "goal" area/s.

The offensive team are in a transition offensive game moment from defensive 50 while the defensive team is in defensive transition game moment.

As your players have success, feel free to position the defensive players closer to the initial action and on the flip side, if the offense are still struggling them have them start further away from the initial or have them on freeze until the coach says they can start moving.

This is a pretty free flowing activity once it's set up but make sure to reiterate the principles you have want to instill in your game model, preferable adding them into the scoring system of the game.

So if you want turnovers in your defensive 50 then incentivise the defensive team to go after them by awarding extra points if they do.

If you want the offensive to stretch the defense via their positioning and running patterns then again award extra points if they can drag defensive players out of the corridor.

Here's the video...

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PORT/SYD + GWS/HAWTHORN + ESSENDON/FREO GAME ANALYSIS

                       

For part 3 of this weeks game analysis series we continue with the debacle that was the Port/Sydney game before moving to GWS/Hawks and finishing with Essendon/Freo.

Today we look at:

• Running your lane 
• Using run from behind options to build your connection through 6/6/6
• Hawthorn kick out tactic
• Elite Hawthorn work rate from starting outnumbered to creating the outnumber and subsequent turnover
• Essendon center clearance tactic for the 2nd time this season in the dying moments

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COLLINGWOOD v CARLTON + PORT ADELAIDE v SYDNEY GAME ANALYSIS

                            

Today we continue on with the Pies/Blues game then follow that up with a couple of clips from the Power/Swans game where we look at:

• Jordan De Goey finally looking over his groin issues with a 4 effort play resulting in a goal
• Carlton learning the lesson and cutting Darcy Cameron off from being able to complete his free run to a mark off a down the line kick
• Will Hoskin-Elliott "outwinging" his direct Carlton opponent
• Boundary throw in formation
• Port Adelaide creating a corridor kick out of seemingly thin air

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COLLINGWOOD v CARLTON GAME ANALYSIS

                            

The result of this game as always going to have huge ramifications on the ladder and it definitely lived up to it with the Pies keeping their slim finals chances alive and the Blues at risk of actually dropping out of the 8 altogether!

I don't think either will happen but no prediction is safe in season 2024.

Once again I was looking for Collingwood DNA to be on display after showing glimpses of it last week and it was clear to see that they are getting back to what they do best, although the De Goey injury hurts a lot.

With more clips from this game to come tomorrow, today we look at:

• Collingwood using the same kick out tactic twice in the space of 5 minutes with both resulting in fast play deep inside forward 50 ball movement with 1 of them being a goal
• Collingwood's angled in and out player movement at contest again resulting in a goal
• For the 4th or 5th week in a row Darcy Cameron simply jogs in from behind the ball, the Pies go into slow play, then kick to him down the line without a direct opponent
• Collingwood winning center bounce clearance with a popular running pattern they use but also their forwards keeping width to create a huge leading lane for McStay

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