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episode 88: My Agility Coaching Process - Petey Performance Podcast #88
Today’s solo podcast covers my process for coaching change of direction and agility.
After posting a lot of content relating to speed, agility & gamespeed in recent months, I've been receiving an influx of messages from coaches & athletes alike, in relation to how I go about integrating COD & agility coaching/training.
Before I go any further I must give special mention to some coaches who have heavily influenced my development and thoughts in this area, including Sam Portland, Alan Murdoch, Jonas Doodoo, Graeme Morris, Justin Lang, and Jeff Moyer.
Over the course of this episode I explain my rationale behind a progressive approach to agility training and why I think about it the way that I do.
I go into depth on the the importance of understanding the game, as well as learning theory in relation to the stages of competence model and theories of motor learning.
I also go into detail on the part of the process that I believe is often overlooked, visual scanning, pattern recognition, perception and action.
And finally, I take you through my 8-stage process of building up to match-play from isolated change of direction movements.
1. General Movement Execution
2. General Movement Execution in Response to a Stimulus
3. Use of Passive Defenders in a Specific Scenario
Passive Defender in GAA
Passive Defender in Rugby
4. Attack-Favoured Games in a Specific Scenario
Attack-Favoured Games in Rugby
5. 1-v-1 Games in a Specific Scenario
1 v 1 Games
6. Team Scenario Drills & Games
7. Small-Sided Drills & Games
8. Match-Play
For reference to my previous blog post on the subject you can visit my website; What Coaches Get Wrong About Agility
For all related videos on useful drills & games you can visit my YouTube Channel.
Time-Stamps:
3:45 - Influential coaches
7:05 - My rationale
13:15 - Understanding the game
16:40 - Stages of competence
21:00 - Skipping the middle step
27:20 - Perception and action
29:55 - My coaching process
37:28 - Attack favoured drills and games
41:02 - 1:1 drills and games
42:16 - Team scenario drills and games
46:20 - Match play