I always have a notebook and pen near me, be it at home, in the car or at a training session. You never know when something interesting may crop up. Coaches should be thinkers, innovators, motivators. They should be tracking and documenting their thoughts regularly. Players should keep diaries to track performances, goals and ideas [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 19, 2009
Serious tackle from George Gregan. Coach it.
Coaches should take a defence session with this tackle in mind. One hand wrapped around the ball, another around the upper body of the attacker, get in close and turn him. Perfect technique combined with maximum effort strength and timing prevents a try here. Gregan made this tackle a trademark of his over the duration [...]
January 8, 2009
A Coach’s New Years Resolution.
I have three aspects of my coaching that I would like to work on in New Year.
1) Look for more feedback from the players. How are they finding the sessions? What do they feel the team and themselves personally need to work on in the second half of the season?
2) Create more situations where players’ [...]
