Bench Tactics

August 6, 2008 by John Northey · Leave a Comment 

BENCH TACTICS

Introducing the impact player.

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Season Strategy Forward Tactician

April 15, 2008 by John Northey · Leave a Comment 

FORWARD TACTICIAN (By former Super Spy 007 Darren McMenaman) Melbourne,Richmond,Brisbane

The position of Forward Tactician is most valuable for the coach, match committee members and the players. The role includes observing a targeted opposition team prior to playing them, with the view of highlighting their game plan and the strengths and weaknesses of individual players.

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Performance Opposition

February 28, 2008 by John Northey · Leave a Comment 

Peter SchwabPERFORMANCE Opposition

A continued article by Peter Schwab Former AFL Coach, Triple Premiership Player Hawthorn

Last week we mentioned our own effort and commitment to performance.

This week I have looked at the following: Opposition

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Team Play and Tactics

February 12, 2008 by John Northey · Leave a Comment 

It is important as coaches we understand that there are significant differences with team plays as opposed to tactics. Today’s football demands that we construct a game plan, supported by a set of team rules for our players to operate by at both training and during a game. Having created the team rules and game plan structure, we are then giving our players direction and guidelines to play by, which in turn will make them more predictable to each other. These structures then do not change and become part of how your team will play each game of the season.

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