In ERIC we trust.
We should pick him up.
What are people’s thoughts on Alex Morgan at training?. I watched him train on the Monday and thought he looked in really good touch.
Can we put ERIC on the coaching panel
Can we put ERIC on the coaching panel
Eric the clown from Seinfeld was great at his job, I can’t see why our ERIC can’t be just as good!
Can we put ERIC on the coaching panelEric the clown from Seinfeld was great at his job, I can’t see why our ERIC can’t be just as good!
Eric the Eel still around? We could have the Erics Three.
What are people's thoughts on Alex Morgan at training?. I watched him train on the Monday and thought he looked in really good touch.
Yeah agree. I think it really stands out to me how much more comfortable he looks. Comfortable in his body as well as confidence in himself to speak up and be assertive when required.
I cant see us losing a game next year*
- I say this each year.
Why do you live in Dubbo?
Never hear anything and can’t see…
Redman?
I hope someone told McGrath to fk off and called HUGH and told him to get down to the TVSC PRONTO.
Training in warm conditions at TullamarineI’ll start with the biggest news first. It was reported to me McGrath was seen waiting in the lobby with his parents. I have no confirmation and can’t take it any further than that but perhaps he is going to be the number one pick.
The overall atmosphere today was one of confidence and enthusiasm in the two hour session.
Absent were McKenna, McKernan, Daniher and Hooker. I would take it that the absence of the two talls doesn’t indicate an injury scare but is part of their programme. La Verde appeared very briefly and did a few handballs with Morgan who was receiving some specialised coaching then disappeared.
Green appeared late in the session and ran laps with a trainer a white cap protecting the red thatch from the sun.
One positive that impressed me today was Skippy taking the tall forwards on the small (Watson?) oval.
The forwards, Francis, Stewart and Richards practised leading in pairs in a confined area of about 40 sq Metres closely attended by defenders Hartley, Ambrose and Jamar. Both parties performed well and the tall support for the absent Hooker and Daniher looks promising. Francis was highly involved and marked well and Stewart and Richards both performed well under excellent pressure from the defenders. Houli Dooley who was watching with me reports that Jamar ironed out Hartley knocking the breath from his body then apologised about three times.On the negative side in a skills session involving 25 metre passes under little pressure the number executed without a fail were 1, 9, 4, 1 and 4 which is appalling and would lead to multiple turnovers. It seems to me that misses really need consequences for the players to improve. Someone suggested push-ups but I think each group should be made to continue until they get at least ten in a row rather than just moving on to the next rotational drill. I can remember Bomber keeping players out there until they performed to his satisfaction. What do you think?
Nevertheless it was good session and based on what I saw today expect big things from Colyer - he is burning up the track.
I think I could talk for hours on this topic…
Over the last few years I’ve found that the kids of today don’t respond to negative consequences in the same manner as prior generations have. I coach junior cricket - and I simply can’t coach them the same way I was coached. It doesn’t get results (at least, not for me and my team). There’s 100 reasons for that I reckon, but that’s a different conversation.
I’ve found that there is little point continuing an exercise that’s not being executed well - all it seems to do with the young folk is reinforce the negative message in their head “ie - I can’t do this/I’m having a bad session”. This is true for batting and bowling, but it’s catching that is the prime example of this mindset. It’s staggering how contagious poor performance can become if we continually focus on it. Footy’s no different. Miss 3 targets in a row and suddenly you’re telling yourself how badly you’re kicking, and the whole thing becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy.
I don’t remember who taught me this - but I turn to ERIC:
Emphasise: Point out the positive outcomes/good performers from the drill. (eg: Nick for taking 10 in a row…)
Reinforce: Boost the self-confidence of the poor performers. Exaggerate, but never lie.
Instruct: Re-teach the skill/technique.
Change: Complete another drill/exercise that works on the same skill in a different manner.There is zero point continuing a drill that isn’t going well, particularly with kids. Practice doesn’t make perfect, especially if it’s poor practice. Whether this approach would translate to elite sport - I don’t know.
Nice post.
And yes, practice doesn’t make perfect, it makes permanent.
If you are executing the wrong technique and practice it over and over again you just become good at executing poorly.
As in golf, best way to fix the “big miss” is to exaggerate the correction e.g. if the miss was because you are kicking the ball at the feet deliberately start aiming to kick the ball to the top of their head, etc. Just practicing the same mistake over and over achieves nothing.
Can we put ERIC on the coaching panelEric the clown from Seinfeld was great at his job, I can’t see why our ERIC can’t be just as good!
Eric the Eel still around? We could have the Erics Three.
What about Eric the half a bee?
As in golf, best way to fix the "big miss" is to exaggerate the correction e.g. if the miss was because you are kicking the ball at the feet deliberately start aiming to kick the ball to the top of their head, etc. Just practicing the same mistake over and over achieves nothing.
Homer: “Ok, that didn’t work. This time move your head and don’t follow through”
Is there a story behind why you always write Laverde as La Verde?
Is there a story behind why you always write Laverde as La Verde?I did French at uni. "La" means the and I think of him as "the green one". I will try to remember in future.
Thanks Jackie - great report with plenty of entertaining dialogue to follow. Your thoughts on Richards?
Whereas I did Spanish1 and currently think of him as "the unripe one".Is there a story behind why you always write Laverde as La Verde?I did French at uni. "La" means the and I think of him as "the green one". I will try to remember in future.
Just wait until he develops a bit.
1. I did not do Spanish.
Is there a story behind why you always write Laverde as La Verde?
I do the same, and constantly go back and correct it.
It used to be ‘LaVerde’, and was eventually changed to ‘Laverde’.
Is there a story behind why you always write Laverde as La Verde?I did French at uni. "La" means the and I think of him as "the green one". I will try to remember in future.
French would be Le Vert.
Spanish El Verde
Italian Il Verdi
Just trying to help (and show off)
Is there a story behind why you always write Laverde as La Verde?I did French at uni. "La" means the and I think of him as "the green one". I will try to remember in future.French would be Le Vert.
Spanish El Verde
Italian Il VerdiJust trying to help (and show off)
Unless he’s a very feminine shade of green. 
Is there a story behind why you always write Laverde as La Verde?I did French at uni. "La" means the and I think of him as "the green one". I will try to remember in future.French would be Le Vert.
Spanish El Verde
Italian Il VerdiJust trying to help (and show off)
Unless he’s a very feminine shade of green.
o - i
a - e