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Over the past decade, discussions surrounding skill acquisition have become increasingly common within coaching. Concepts such as blocked practice, random practice, ecological dynamics, representative learning design, constraints-led coaching and many others have all contributed valuable insights into coaching and player development. As coaches, we are constantly searching for ways to improve learning, develop better performers […]

I believe that ball movement is often taught backwards. A game plan is recognising patterns and recalling trained solutions. Many coaches focus on outcomes such as “use the corridor”, “switch the ball”, or “move the ball quickly”. While these outcomes may be desirable, they do not explain how players should recognise opportunities and create the […]

“The environments we create determine the behaviours we see.” “The ground dimensions influence behaviour before the game even starts.” These two philosophies previously taught me that I was not designing practice with enough detail. If space influences behaviour in training, why would we expect competition to be any different? Australian Football provides a unique example […]

With the AFL Grand Final being played this Saturday to conclude the 2022 season, we have written our annual analysis to breakdown how each side could look to strategically play. This will help you formulate your Grand Final prediction by using some of the information these AFL teams would be using. We will identify trends […]

With a range of top 8 AFL Sides playing against each other coming into Round 14 of the 2022 season, we thought it was a great opportunity to discuss making tactical adjustments to solve different problems and help create or maintain an advantage within a game. But before making any changes its important to understand […]