1. Planning Your 2012 Season Ideas, Tips and Strategies
Steve Teakel
Coaching Development Manager
AFL Victoria

2. Staff Sgt Thomas Brick Balad Air Base - Iraq
Proper Planning Prevents
Poor Performance

3. Developing a Coaching Philosophy
Foundation of your Coaching
What do you believe is important?
Values
Beliefs
What do you hope to achieve with the team this year?
Aims
Objectives
How will you communicate this to the committee? Supporters? Players?

4. “As far as philosophies and coaching methods are concerned… the biggest lesson I have learned is that you have to coach to your own personality. That’s probably why you see such a big range of coaches. There’s no real blueprint, no formula that’s right”
“I think you’ve got to coach to the way that suits you and your personality and I found that a lot easier and a lot better for me. You pick up a lot on the way, but I think as much , you pick up on what not to do. You see things in people that you don’t like and you think ‘Well I mustn’t fall into the trap of doing that.’”

5. “Learning the Game – not just winning the game”!
“Teach and Educate”
Build a Foundation
Increase complexity
Structures/set plays
Game situation = training drill
Coaching Jargon
Collective Knowledge
Statistics
Ask Questions
Hear it, See it, Do It!

6. “We will be a better team when……”
Coaching panel evaluation
Feedback from players
Video
Club committee
Player strengths and weaknesses
Team strengths and weaknesses
Recruiting
Game Plan - changes
Action Plan for 2012

7. “Your Coaching Team” Communicate ! Involve them in planning
Specific tasks
Educate
Listen and Open mind
“Coaching Jargon”
Resolve conflicts quickly
Live the Values
Solutions not problems

8. Team Handbook
Coach message History of the Club Club Contacts Training and Match Day expectations Vision and Trademark Team Rules KPI’s - desire indicators Style of Play Game Plan – strategy/tactics

9. AFL/AIS GAME PLAN BEAT YOUR OPPONENT *Win the Ball
*Pressure Your Opponent
RULES
A1 In front 1st to move
A2 Body line the ball
A3 Outnumber at the contest
USE THE BALL
*Generate Scoring Opportunities
B4 Play on quickly – Get the ball into our 50 as quick as possible.
B5 Ball to the front in contests
B6 Front and square
B7 Kick to advantage (short or wide to those who can play
on/long to tall’s in contest)
PLAY FOR THE TEAM
*Make Decisions / act in the interest of the team
C8 Quality defensive skills
C9 Find your man (when you cant influence the play)
C10 Positive Communication

10. Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)
Active Start
0 – 6 years
Learn movement
Link together
FUNdamentals
6 – 9 years
Movement skills
Build motor skills
Learning to Train
9 – 12 years
Learn overall sport skills
Training to Train
12 – 16 years
Build aerobic base
Develop speed and strength
Consolidate specific sport skills
Training to Compete
16 – 23+/-
Optimize fitness preparation
Position specific skills
Individual/team specific
Training to Win
19+/-
Podium performers
Active for Life
any age
Transition from competitive career to lifelong physical activity and participation in sport

11. Fitness components - individual Recovery programs
Training to Compete (16 – 23+/- years) Optimize fitness preparation and sport, individual, and position specific skills
Choose to specialize in “one sport” or continue in the recreational stream
Individually tailored programs
Fitness components - individual
Recovery programs
Technical skill development
Tactical awareness
Athletes strength and weaknesses
Psychological preparation
Game preparation
Lifestyle education

12. Developing an Effective Team
TRADEMARK
(Our Team)
Behaviours
How do you want to be seen as a team?
Actions
How will that look in action?
How wouldn’t that look?
2 or 3 words
Positive
Disciplined
Skilled etc
Think about things you should:
Stop
Start
Keep

13. Plans within the Plan Season Monthly Session by Session
Periods
Blocks of time
Phases
Monthly
Game Plan
Theme/Focus
Fitness
Session by Session
Last Week/This Week
Strategy/Tactics
Skills
Individual Players
Positions
Skill levels
Fitness levels

14. Considerations for the Plan
Introductory night
Training and Competition dates
Team Camp
Team Activities
Skills and Physical testing
Goal setting (team and individual)
Team rules – playing and off field
Game plan
Individual skill training
Specialist and assistant coaches
Support staff
Feedback to players
Variety

15. Periodisation Training Chart

16. Periodisation Training Chart
Phase and Period of Season
Objective and Goals
Training Focus
Action Plan

17. Periodisation Training Chart
Phase
Period
Objective
Goals
Training
Focus
Action
Plan
Pre season
December - February
Prepare
Skill
Fitness
Game Plan
Player Development
Practice Match
March - April
Evaluation
In Season
April - July
Team Plan
Finals
Aug - Sept
Team Development
Winning

18. Periodisation Training Chart
Phase
Period
Objective
Goals
Training Focus
Action Plan
Date
Pre season
Feb - March
Objective:
Prepare
Goal:
Game Plan
Introduce game plan drills
eg. defence to attack
Team Rules
eg. front and centre
Team Seminar (25/02/12)
Playing guidelines
Drills

19. Periodisation Training Chart
Phase
Period
Objective
Goals
Training Focus
Action Plan
Date
In season
April - July
Objective:
Team Plan
Goal:
Skill
Goal Kicking accuracy
Shots from 30 to 40 m
Set Shots
On run
Stats evidence
Training drill
Explain kicking routine
Player to talk to group

20. Individual Player Plan
Select a player and list:
Strengths
Technical Priority
Tactical Priority
Attitudinal Priority
Physical Priority
What are we going to do?
Who?
When?

21. Goal Setting Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time bound
TEAM GOAL SETTING
Good for all age and ability levels
SMART principle
Display your goals
Give ownership to the team of your goals
Review regularly
INDIVIDUAL GOAL SETTING
Time consuming but worth it
Recognise strengths and weaknesses
Set realistic performance goals
Establish steps and action plans to improve performance (short and long term)
Achieve enjoyment and satisfaction
No more than 4

22. Skill Development Kicking Handball Marking Picking up ball
Bouncing Ball
Tap Out
Play on
Leading
Crumbing
Changing Direction
Running to
Tackling
Spoiling
Smothering
Shepherding
On the Mark
Bumping
Chasing
Rolling
Landing
Ruckwork
Recovery

23. Fitness and Physical Development
Conditioning
Flexibility
Speed
Endurance
Strength/Power
Agility
Nutrition
Recovery/Body management
Rehabilitation Programs
Injury Management
Risk Management

24. Game Plan Defence Play Forward Play Midfield Play Ruck Work
Positional Play
Teamwork
Set Plays
Game Style/Pattern

25. “21 Whispers”
“You may be the deliverer of the first whisper…. or you may be the 21st before a player fully understands”

26. Player Development Goal Setting Peer Acceptance Communication
Evaluation
Player Profiling
“What’s Next?”
Welfare
“Time in Game”
Social Skilling
Buddy System

27. One Teaching Style does not fit all!
Learning Styles
Learning styles are the unique way in which each individual begins to concentrate on, process and retain new and difficult information
Visual Learner (65%)
Look, watch, show, demonstrate, observe, imagine
Auditory Learner ( 30%)
Hear, sound, repeat
Kinaesthetic/Tactile (5%)
Perform, execute, try, feel, touch, move

28. One Teaching Style does not fit all!
Visual Learner (65%)
Seeing
Written information
Videos
Chalkboard
Notes
Diagrams
Auditory Learner ( 30%)
Spoken word
Listening, hearing
Lecture
Listening/discussing
Team meeting
Guest speaker
Kinaesthetic (5%)
Activities
Touching, “feeling”
Role play/Simulations
Practice/doing
Shadowing
Structured/Hands on

29. Pre Game Timeline

30. “It is thought that players can recall only up to three points from the coach’s address. At one AFL club, the players were surveyed before they ran out onto the ground to assess their recall.
Some 30 per cent could recall the three points, another 30 per cent or so could recall one or two points and another 30 per cent could recall things not actually raised in the pre-match address.”

31. Coaches Board

32. Player Feedback Statistics Areas of Assessment General Comments
Total possessions
Accountability
Strengths
Kicks
Clean Ball Handling
Areas to development
Handballs
Decision making
Training Actions
Marks
Team Play
Frees For/Against
Kicking
Goals/Behinds
Work Rate

33. Match Day - Player Report
NAME
POS.
USED
COMMENTS
RATING 1
Torpa
BP, HF, MID, FP
Battled hard, worked hard defensively early, standing in corridor in forward line is a no-no. Need to communicate more regarding injuries pre-game – not good enough in this area.
Fair 2
Lovell
HF, MID, BP
Struggled to find the ball a little early, but a good disciplined effort to stop a good player when moved in Q2. 3 OB
Wing, MID, HF
Improved as the game went on. Good inside ball winning and run, effective use of the ball. Excellent work ethic – well done on the Attitude Barometer.
Very Good 4
Hally
HF, MID
Won a good amount of the ball and generally used it well. Do not fly against taller team mates. You lost your man a lot early in the game and you must improve in this area as a forward. Run on to the ground with urgency. Attitude Barometer?
Fair - Good 5
Jacko
MID, HF
Good work rate and ball winning. A bit panicky early when you took possession – we need you to run and carry the ball because you have very good awareness and kicking skills. Be careful not to kick too short when there are better options further down the ground.
Good 7
Jages
FP, MID, HF
Found a lot of the ball and generally used it very well. Good work rate chasing hard out of the backline – it is important that you keep this effort up. Well done.
Good – very good

34. End of Season Name: Games Played: Training Attendance Excellent Good
Average
Poor
Training Effort
Kicking
Ball Handling
Tackling
Discipline
Accountability
Season Rating
General comments:
Areas to Work on for 2013:

35. “Sunday Night on the Couch”
Review his list of players
What they did well
What they need to improve
Value to the team – find solutions
Impact on the team – actions/non actions

36. Coaches Diary