Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
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Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
I think Aussie rules can take a lot from netball. I've just been watching the Aus Diamonds V RSA at the Comm Games. Boy, do these Diamonds know how to play and connect in transition. It's not the same as football, but the principles and positioning are very similar. Forwards, Mids, Defence. It's is a delight to watch it all work and how they time their leads and passes to advantage. The positioning and timing is spot on. Errors become advantages. Can the coaches see the potential to learn from netball and for the Saints to get to that level?
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Re: Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
I think we are good for coaching but it sounds like we should look at recruiting some of their players who are good at timing their leads and passes to advantage.
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Re: Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
As I understand it, AFL coaching staff have learnt a lot in recent decades from 1. Rugby league (re tackling), 2. Basketball (shifting between zoning and man on man defences), 3. Hockey/soccer (flooding and other crowding defensive strategies).
I’m sure AFL coaches watch netball and pick up some ideas from it.
I’m sure AFL coaches watch netball and pick up some ideas from it.
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Re: Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
We seem to steal and butcher rules from other sports. Why they can't bite the bullet on goals (however it goes through the sticks) & last to touch in play = turnover.
Instead we "rely" on goal review technology & umpire interpretation a.k.a. mind reading.
Yes, we can learn from other sports in terms of coaching. As the game evolves this becomes more important as we do bastardise parts from other sports.
Instead we "rely" on goal review technology & umpire interpretation a.k.a. mind reading.
Yes, we can learn from other sports in terms of coaching. As the game evolves this becomes more important as we do bastardise parts from other sports.
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Gerard Neesham copied a waterpolo game style at the Dockers. Based on run and carry and draw the opposition and handball over the top. He was mocked and laughed out of a job!
The game plan actually took the comp by surprise and occasionally worked
Again, any game plans success comes down to talent!
The game plan actually took the comp by surprise and occasionally worked
Again, any game plans success comes down to talent!
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Aspects which are used today. Neesham was ahead of his time. They couldn’t defend it though and would get smashed going the other way.
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Re: Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
I think you'll find Ric Charlesworrh heavily influenced Neesham as well as many other AFL clubs and coaches. His book "The Coach" is a bible for many sporting coaches and is a really good read.B.M wrote: ↑Tue 02 Aug 2022 4:00pm Gerard Neesham copied a waterpolo game style at the Dockers. Based on run and carry and draw the opposition and handball over the top. He was mocked and laughed out of a job!
The game plan actually took the comp by surprise and occasionally worked
Again, any game plans success comes down to talent!
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Re: Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
I think Charlesworth worked at the dockers in some capacity in the 90s?
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Re: Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
We played Freo at Waverly back in the early 90's I was at the game & their game style just confused the f--k out of us & we had no answer & they fu--ing killed us . Unfortunately for Neesham & Freo teams worked them out & the game plan dead & buried by the end of his stay as coachVortex wrote: ↑Tue 02 Aug 2022 9:01pmI think you'll find Ric Charlesworrh heavily influenced Neesham as well as many other AFL clubs and coaches. His book "The Coach" is a bible for many sporting coaches and is a really good read.B.M wrote: ↑Tue 02 Aug 2022 4:00pm Gerard Neesham copied a waterpolo game style at the Dockers. Based on run and carry and draw the opposition and handball over the top. He was mocked and laughed out of a job!
The game plan actually took the comp by surprise and occasionally worked
Again, any game plans success comes down to talent!
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Re: Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
Historically, wherever Saints coaches borrow from, i wish they'd stop doing it, it doesn't bring success.
Alan Jeans is the exception, obviously.
Alan Jeans is the exception, obviously.
The Saints are under review, will it make any difference to the underachievers ?
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The other innovation by Charlesworth was the introduction of sports psychologist monitoring players at training and on game day and providing feedback on how the players are responding to coaches messaging.bangaulegend wrote: ↑Thu 04 Aug 2022 11:33pmWe played Freo at Waverly back in the early 90's I was at the game & their game style just confused the f--k out of us & we had no answer & they fu--ing killed us . Unfortunately for Neesham & Freo teams worked them out & the game plan dead & buried by the end of his stay as coachVortex wrote: ↑Tue 02 Aug 2022 9:01pmI think you'll find Ric Charlesworrh heavily influenced Neesham as well as many other AFL clubs and coaches. His book "The Coach" is a bible for many sporting coaches and is a really good read.B.M wrote: ↑Tue 02 Aug 2022 4:00pm Gerard Neesham copied a waterpolo game style at the Dockers. Based on run and carry and draw the opposition and handball over the top. He was mocked and laughed out of a job!
The game plan actually took the comp by surprise and occasionally worked
Again, any game plans success comes down to talent!
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Re: Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
Peter Schwab once asked Alex Ferguson what he did with players who can't kick.
Ferguson replied that he didn't have any players who can't kick.
How's that for a novel idea?!
Ferguson replied that he didn't have any players who can't kick.
How's that for a novel idea?!
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Re: Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
That’s right
Elite coaches aren’t there to ‘teach’ player how to kick… they are there to instruct good kicks where to kick the ball.
Junior and development coaches teach skill
Senior coaches teach game plans and structures.
AFL is NOT underage or local footy - it’s elite players.
Elite coaches aren’t there to ‘teach’ player how to kick… they are there to instruct good kicks where to kick the ball.
Junior and development coaches teach skill
Senior coaches teach game plans and structures.
AFL is NOT underage or local footy - it’s elite players.
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Respectfully disagree
Just watched an interview with the head coach of the Japanese Womens Olympic team for 2021
This team of japanese midgets went from nobodies to winning silver behind America
They were already pretty quick and just improved fitness
Then he looked at the one aspect of the game they could utilise and that revolved solely around three point shots
He drilled the side mercilessly when many of them couldnt even make the distance into becoming some of the best three point shooters going round
3 pointers = just another skill of the game
Just watched an interview with the head coach of the Japanese Womens Olympic team for 2021
This team of japanese midgets went from nobodies to winning silver behind America
They were already pretty quick and just improved fitness
Then he looked at the one aspect of the game they could utilise and that revolved solely around three point shots
He drilled the side mercilessly when many of them couldnt even make the distance into becoming some of the best three point shooters going round
3 pointers = just another skill of the game
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oh and his single word motto he gave to them
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Re: Coaches:Can they borrow from other sports?
We seem to be influenced by Jenga, does that count?
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