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A Bulldog goalkicking approach revolution needs to happen!
A Bulldog goalkicking approach revolution needs to happen!
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Re: Do we have a goal kicking coach?
Surely we have a goal kicking coach. I mean kicking goals is pretty important right? Surely.They've done studies you know, 60% of the time, it works every time!
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Getting shots on goal in the right spots has always been an issue for us. If we fix the way we move the ball forward and actually have some forwards who can take a grab after presenting in the right areas our scoring will improve. As good as a Dickson is with his accuracy, his biggest strength is getting opportunities from high probability scoring positions.
Stringer and other forwards haven't been as crafty as he has been over the past few years. The accuracy has suffered because of it.
As for the way we have scored our goals in the past, opposition defensive units exit our forward 50m wide, most free kicks and opportunities are therefore generated wide as well. Until we get forwards who can generate opportunities in the hot spot things won't change materially irrespective of how much we practice.TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.Comment
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It really is that simple, but my humble experience, having long arms, is contrary to your view of not guiding it. Definitely finally drop it with loose fingers, but definitely guide as low as possible onto the boot before dropping it. The guiding it with loose fingers makes it easy to time, to connect hand, leg and brain and to kick accutately.Footscray Football Republic.Comment
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AFLW: Bulldogs getting on the front foot
THE WESTERN Bulldogs' AFL Women's team has made improving basic foot skills a primary focus of pre-season training.
The Bulldogs employed a kicking coach to help players sharpen fundamental skills leading into the second season of the NAB AFLW competition.
After an extensive review of the team's program following a disappointing sixth-place finish in the inaugural season, coach Paul Groves and his staff concluded the energies they put into pre-season training had been misdirected.
Former Vic Metro under-18s girls' coach Andrew Shakespeare recently started as the team's development and academy coach. His specific brief is to bring players up to speed on their skill execution.
"We've made a change this year to the way we focused our training last pre-season," Groves told AFL.com.au.
"Andrew's job is to increase the fundamental skills of the girls and that's been a real point of emphasis this pre-season. The majority of our training sessions are made up of basic skills [training].
Last season, the Bulldogs ranked third for disposal efficiency (58.5 per cent), behind Melbourne and Carlton.
However, their inaccuracy in front of goal proved to be extremely costly.
Excluding non-scores, the Bulldogs had the second-most shots at goal (73) but converted at a rate of just 42 per cent in booting 31 goals and 42 behinds.
Fremantle (39 per cent) was the only team ranked lower than the Bulldogs in terms of accuracy. Carlton was the top ranked side (66 per cent), followed by the Brisbane Lions (57 per cent) and premier Adelaide (54 per cent).
Jayden Shea, who works with the AFL team's football department, has been added as a specialist goalkicking coach.
"Our inaccuracy last year gave the opposition chances to stay in games," Groves said.
"We won 15 of 28 quarters (fourth-best in the AFLW), so we did a few things right. But there are a few things we've been tinkering with."
LINKDon't piss off old people
The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...Comment
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Well it looks like one team see a problem.Don't piss off old people
The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...Comment
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Apparently we are going to make our Doctor the mids coach and the receptionist will be in charge of handballing , apparently receptionists are great at handballing.
Groves will then move into the toilet cleaning skill and Chris maple doing canteen.Bring back the biffComment
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What about the bloke who chewed the texta in the coaches box? Surely he can help fast track Timmy English's ruck work.Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.Comment
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Great. A man of many talents.
Fair dinkum, I've always thought I knew a bit about the mechanics and aero dynamics of throwing and kicking things-it's what interests me-but obviously the footy club was chock full of people who would know more than I did and they must have it in hand.
Obviously they don't or the property steward wouldn't be doing a specialist task at a footy club that's suddenly cashed up and has said they are looking to beef the footy department up by spending money on things that need doing. The players need to learn how to kick.
Please, please, pretty please. With sugar on top. Can we teach them how to do it. Before next season.They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.Comment
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So everyone here knows what Shea can do?Comment
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