Braithy wrote:
Blue Vain wrote:
Players have to be developed Braithy. You cant sit around waiting for players to improve. Its the role of the football department to implement strong development programs that accelerate development.
Levi is in his 3rd year at the club yet he still kicks like an under 10.
Kruez, Gibbs and co dont automatically develop because they're champion juniors. Its up to the club to recognise their deficiencies, put remedial measures in place and accelerate their development.
My main concern is our development seems to be all about physical development. What about kicking? Game sense? decision making?
Developing, is the least of our worries, tbh. Tom Hawkins has been on the geelong list for 6 years and couldn't kick until recently -- ie 3 weeks ago!. We, as fans, need patience with the developing.
Far more pressing is upper management, coaching, line coaches, and recruiting to compliment a gameplan and style of play that we are going use. And this structure needs to be mimicked at the Ants, so players coming into the AFL know their role and perform. If we establish that, suddenly development is taking care of itself.
The current strategy of a running plan and drafting runners, probably isn't working and hasn't worked for the last 3 years we've used it. With all these rule interpretations turning the game into a rolling maul, we need more Bell types, and less finesse running types, imo.
At least that's the way I see it. In saying that, I'm open to anything which breeds success. Sick. Of. Losing.
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My main concern is our development seems to be all about physical development. What about kicking? Game sense? decision making?
This comes down to drafting. You can't teach football IQ ... You can't teach someone to read and take the game on like Judd does.
Have to disagree on most counts.
Firstly, addressing your drafting etc is pointless until you have a strong development program to bring them into. Suggesting "development takes care of itself" is either mischievious or plain ignorant to how successful clubs operate.
As for not being able to teach football IQ, thats nonsense.
75% of football development is about improving game knowledge for players. Nearly all training drills are game sense based. the majority of theory is based on structures, set ups etc.
Suggesting we go and get "Bell types" is farcical. Football changes from year to year.
You cant just go out and recruit a certain type of player because he suits this months style of game.
You need players who can adapt and evolve with the game. That comes down to good development and creating well rounded, versatile players.
We need to draft a well balanced list with depth in most positions. Its then the job of the coaching group to improve the players.
You're not Denis Pagan, are you?
That's dangerous talk and the kind of logic that gets you nowhere.
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