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New coach - what does he deal with first?

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What are the three most important playing related matters that the new coach will need to address when he arrives? Of course he will have to work on more than 3 things - but there are likely to be so many that he will need to prioritise and even deal with others in following years. Take Essendon for example - last year Knights focused on offensive skills to see who could take the game on (creatively and skills wise) and then worked on defensive skills this year.

From my perspective these are the priorities:

- midfield offensive structures - we have some good material - why are we so ineffective
- midfield defensive structures - it's more than tackles - its about systems
- defensive transition - way too slow to get into defensive action mode after losing contested ball

What do others see as the most important playing related issues that need to be dealt with?
 
#1 - defensive skills, especially tackling. It is not so much about strength as technique and desire so we can improve dramatically - think Nahas
#2 - supporting team mates - shepherding, blocking, running in groups
#3 - fitness. When we hit our straps e.g. first half against Ess, shows what we can do but fadeouts are primarily due to lack of fitness.
 
Forever Hoping said:
#1 - defensive skills, especially tackling. It is not so much about strength as technique and desire so we can improve dramatically - think Nahas
#2 - supporting team mates - shepherding, blocking, running in groups
#3 - fitness. When we hit our straps e.g. first half against Ess, shows what we can do but fadeouts are primarily due to lack of fitness.

Would be very happy to see these things improve. Especially #2.
 
yellow_and_black said:
Decision making under pressure.

That's a tough one - but it trumps my three. Probably the hardest thing to teach.

Might be a long term goal - may not see a lot of improvment in the first year. Hope I'm wrong.
 
So fitness staff have NFI then?
What do they do between October and February?
The running plans and programs we have in place in off season obviously do not work in a 4 Quarter game of football!
All fitness staff must be replaced then!
This is one of the first things that needs addressing, IMHO!
 
Pride. The way we play, the players have absolutely no pride in either their own performance of the jumper. hence the floggings that have become almost routine over the years.
 
1 - Processes focussed on continuous improvement (see Ross Lyon). This is the only path that can have us improve in the short term, through many players drastically improving their performance.
2 - Culture focussed on learning. (dealing with the long term - anybody notice Brad Scott talk about this yesterday?)
3 - An effective football department focussed on development and accountability (maximising output).

Forget the symptoms. For once address the causes for our onfield malaise.

Whoever the new coach is, he'll need to have real working knowledge of modern organisational methods (as applied to a competitive environment) along with a bucketload of resilience and determination.
 
winning..dont care how...just win some games.
 
With to replace the old wtiches hats with the new ones made from recycled rubber.
 
If you want to keep it basic:

Step 1) Teach them how to play AFL football.
 
There is just about everything in the game the Tigers need to get better at. One of my main ones is our kickins from a point. It's painful to watch, the players have no idea what to do, there's no plan, nothing. Every other club does it well except for us.
 
hopper said:
1 - Processes focussed on continuous improvement (see Ross Lyon). This is the only path that can have us improve in the short term, through many players drastically improving their performance.
2 - Culture focussed on learning. (dealing with the long term - anybody notice Brad Scott talk about this yesterday?)
3 - An effective football department focussed on development and accountability (maximising output).

Forget the symptoms. For once address the causes for our onfield malaise.

Whoever the new coach is, he'll need to have real working knowledge of modern organisational methods (as applied to a competitive environment) along with a bucketload of resilience and determination.

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Correct, to address any issues before these things are put in place is putting the cart before the horse! Back to basics for the Tigers, otherwise any improvement will be not be sustainable.