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INDEX INTRODUCTIONP.3

GETTINGTOKNOWYOURPLAYERSP.4ANDTHEIRPARENTSCOMMUNICATIONP.5HOWTODELIVERATRAININGSESSIONP.6MAKINGAGAMEPLANP.7GAMEPLAN:DEVELOPMENTP.8GAMEPLAN:ADVANCEDP.9ROTATIONS-DEVELOPMENTP.10ROTATIONS–ADVANCEDP.11POSITIONSANDSTATISTICS:ADVANCEDP.12NOTESP.13

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IntroductionHi,mynameisJonathanManzoney,orto99%ofthisworldJono.I’vebeenacoachforover12years,havingcoachedathletesfromtheagesof8yearsto38yearsold.Thisincludesalllevelsofseniorcoachingfrom19’stoSenior’s,whereIhavehelpedbuildclubsandtheirlistsfromthebottomup.Ihavebeenabletodothisthroughpositivecommunicationandplayerdevelopment,whichhasculminatedwithpremiershipsatseniorlevel.IhaveworkedintheprivatesectorinplayerdevelopmentandcoachmentorprogramsandfinallyintheTACcupsystem,bothastheheadcoachofaHighPerformanceAcademyaswellasmultiplerolesintheU/18’ssystem.Alongthispath,IhavegainedmyAFLlevel2,aDiplomaofManagement,BachelorofSportsCoaching,SportsScienceandamcurrentlyhalfwaythroughmyMastersofTeaching.Having worked with a broad range of players both in age groups and diversity I have come to manyconclusions over the years. Nonemore than this, we can all teach our players somuch better thanwecurrentlyare.However it’smybelief thatascoachesweneedtoputonequestionto the forefrontofourminds,“HowcanIteachplayerstoimprove?”ThroughseniorandTACcupsystemsIhavecoachedplayerswhohadeliterunningabilities,theycouldruntimesunder10minutesfora3kmtimetrialora14+beeptest,buttheiringamekickingefficiencywaslessthan50%.I’vehadkidsthatatage14couldnothitastationarytargetwithahandpassandyethadbeenplayingformostoftheirlife.ButmorethananythingIseeplayerswhoaremissingkeyunderstandingsofgameknowledge,ataneducatedguessthiswouldequateto50%plusofplayers.WhenItalkaboutkeyunderstandingIamtalkingbasicgameunderstanding.Nearlyallplayersfromages8to18understandbasicoffense,buttheoppositeexistsfordefense.Manyplayershavelittleawarenessofhowtoworkincongestionor“traffic”inagame.In“traffic”understandingisaskillthatallinvasionsportslikeAFLshoulddevelopineachplayer.Thisoccursbecauseascoacheswetendtohaveafixedmindset,thatthisplayerisagoalkickerorthisoneamidfielder.OftenIwillcoachaplayerwhowastoldhewasafullforwardat11becausehewastallerthantheotherkids,bythetimehereaches14theyhaveallcaughtupandhewantstogivefootballawaybecausehehasn’tdevelopedthekeyunderstandingskillsofdefenseorhowtoplayasamidfielder.Totrulydevelopplayers,itisourjobascoachestoensureallplayersareexposedtoavarietyofpositionsonthegroundtodeveloptheirownunderstandingofhowtoattackanddefend,oneonone,inspaceorcongestion.MynameisGarryRamsayandIhavebeeninvolvedinCoachingFootballfor25years.IhaveCoachedAuskick,Junior,Representative,DevelopmentandSeniorTeams.Withmywell-educatedfriend,JonoManzoney,wehaveputtogetherthisPresentationtohelpeducateCoachesofallagegroupsandincreasetheRetentionandParticipationofCoachesandPlayersinFootball.

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GETTINGTOKNOWYOURPLAYERSANDTHEIRPARENTS.

TOTHEPLAYERSName: Nickname:(ifyouhaveone)

1. WhichA.F.LFootballteamdoyoubarrackfor?

2. WhoisyourfavouriteA.F.LPlayer?

3. Whatarethe2thingsyoulikebestaboutplayingA.F.LFootball?

4. Whatothersportsdoyouplayandhowoftendoyouplaythem?

TOTHEPARENTSName(s): Contactnumber:

1. Whatarethereasonsyouwouldlikeyourson/daughtertoplayA.F.LFootball?

2. Listthe2mainexpectationsyouhaveofyoursons’/daughters’coach?

3. (a)Whatdoyoubelieveisthebestwaytoteach/educateyourson/daughter?

(b)Whatdoyoubelieveisthebestwaytodeliverfeedbacktoyourson/daughter?

4. Isthereanythingelsethatyouwouldlikeustoknowaboutyourchild?(wecandiscussinprivateifyoulike)

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COMMUNICATION

DIFFERENTMETHODSOFCOMMUNICATIONANDRESOURCESYOUCANUSE

VERBAL

• Giveclearinstructionsanddirectionsthatareappropriatetotheagelevel,attentionspanandabilityof

yourplayers–anexampleofthismaybetogivenomorethan2-3instructionsatatime

• Praisepubliclyanddisciplineprivately.

• Whengivingfeedback:

o StartwithEncouragement–thiswillensureagreaterchanceoftheplayerlisteningtoall

ofyourfeedback.

o ThenexplainWHATtheplayerneedstoimproveat.

o ThenexplainHOWthatimprovementcanbemade.

o FinishwithaPOSITIVE–Finishonahigh

• UsevaryingtonesofyourvoicetohighlightKeyPointsorInstructions

• Seekfeedbackfromyourmentor/assistanton

o Howyoucouldimprove.

o NewIdeasthatwillhelpyourplayersandyouasaCoach

VISUAL

• Demonstratewhatyouareteaching-Showthemasyouexplain.

• Showinstructionsandgameplansoncoachingwhiteboards.www.coachsmart.com.au

• Watchplayersperformrequiredtasks,givefeedbackastheygoandpointstorememberattheendof

thetask.

• Positivebodylanguagewillhelpcreateapositiveenvironment.

WRITTEN

• GiveHandOutsthatexplainwhatisexpected–Gamedayrequirementsortimelines.

• UseBooksandWebsitestogatherinformationontrainingdrills–keepcopiestorefertoo.

• KeepRecordsofplayerfeedback,hereyoucanvisitthemanytimetopromoteconsistentfuture

development

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HOWTODELIVERATRAININGSESSION

Awell-plannedtrainingsessionwillguaranteeplayerskillacquisition/development,injurypreventionandpositivelearningoutcomes.Looktodraughtaplanforeachsession,itmaylooksomethinglikethis.

Abasicsessionwillconsistofthesephases:WarmUpThisisnotanAFLspecificdynamicwarmup,butthephysicalactivitiesarewhatweshouldapplytoallformsofcurrentdaywarmups,youwouldadjusttimingin-linewiththeageoftheplayinggroup.Anotheroptionistoaddaballdrillinattheendofthecone,thisiswheretheplayerwouldpickupandhandballbacktoanassistant,thiswillassistwithco-ordinationandconcentration.

Examples:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTwnyS5NB6wSmallBallsDrillsSmallballsappliestosmallgroupactivitieswithballs,youwanttheplayerstotouchtheballasmuchaspossible,buildingconfidenceandhandeyeco-ordination.Examples:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FepAeRKi_hMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cKWSHvZOy8FullGround/SpaceDrillsThesearegenerallyfullorhalfgrounddrills,oryoucanuseforward/backthirdoftheground.Hereiswhereyouwillopen-upaspacetoallowkickingintothedrills.Examples:http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/index.php?id=657http://www.swoopercoach.com.au/category/training-drills/WarmDownAwarmdownisessentialforallages;itpromotespositivebehaviorsandgreatertransitionstothenexttrainingsessionorgame.Examples:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxXUX_lFFJw

Time Drill Focus Minutes Equipment TeachingPoints4pm Warmup Getplayerswarm,

thinkingaboutfootball.15mins Cones ForwardsandBackwardsrunning.

Lateralagilitymovement.

4.30pm Fullground Ballmovementfromdefencetoattack.

20mins Cones/Balls Kickingtechniqueover20m.Markingatthehighestpoint.

4.50pm Warmdown

Warmdownandgivefeedback.

10mins N/A Futurelearningintentionsandsessionfeedback.

4.20pm Wheretohittheballtohandpasscorrectly/focusontechnique.

Cones/Balls10minsHandpassingover1-2m,aimforchest.

SmallBalls

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MAKINGAGAMEPLAN

KEYPOINTSANDINSTRUCTIONS

Limittheamountofinformationyougive,asyoungplayershaveashortattentionspan.Youwant

themtorememberthemostimportantpoints.

Herearesomeexamples:

• Neverarguewiththeumpire.

• Everyonedefendwhentheoppositionhavetheball.Talk,Tackle,Shepherd.

• Forwardsshouldleadfastandstayinfront

• InterchangePlayersshouldwatchthegameandencouragetheirteammates

Anyofyourown………

KICKINGPATTERNS

Teachandinstructtheplayerswheretokickandtheywillquicklylearnwheretolead.Drawon

theCoachingWhiteboardyourBallMovementDirection.

DEFENSIVEKICKINGPATTERN

• Kickwideoutofdefenceandwideintoattack.LOWRISK=LOWREWARD

MODERATEKICKINGPATTERN

• Kickwideoutofdefenceandthemiddleintoattack.MEDIUMRISK=MEDIUMREWARD

ATTACKINGKICKINGPATTERN

• Kickdownthemiddleoutofdefenceandthemiddleintoattack.HIGHRISK=HIGHREWARD

OURKICK-INS

ExplainandshowtheFullBackwheretokick,andotherplayerswheretostand.Drawon

CoachingWhiteboardsyourstructureandkickdestination.

THEIRKICK-OUTSPlayeronPlayerorZONE(ifZONE,drawonCoachingWhiteboardtoshowplayerswhereto

stand)

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GamePlan:DEVELOPMENT

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GamePlan:ADVANCED

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Rotations:DEVLOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT–Board

A.F.LCoachesCodeofConductthatallLevel1and2Coachessign:No.6-Iwillavoidoverplayingthetalentedplayers,aimingtomaximiseparticipationandenjoymentforallplayersregardlessofability.WhenIamresponsibleforplayersinthe5-12year-oldagegroup,Iwillensurethatallplayersgainequalplayingtime.No12-Iwillensurethatplayersareinvolvedinapositiveenvironmentwhereskilllearninganddevelopmentareprioritiesandnotovershadowedbyadesiretowin.

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Rotations:ADVANCED

ADVANCED–Board

• Makequarterlysetrotationsatthestartofthegame.Thisallowsinterchangeplayersto

watchtheposition/opponentthattheyaregoingonto.

• EveryplayerknowsexactlywhentheyarecomingOnandOffandtheCoachcanfocuson

theGame,nottheBench;

• Adjustmentscanbemadeasthesituationrequires,(i.einjury,mismatch,changeoftactics).

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PositionandStatistics:ADVANCED

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