As an intermediate player I used to wonder why our captains and coaches insist on running the same drills over and over again. Frankly, I found it boring! I assumed drills, like warming up and stretching, was a waste of… Read More »Effective Coaching of Drills
Former Australian cricketer, Adam Gilchrist, hits the nail on the head in his biography ‘True Colours: My Life’. Gilly explains beautifully about how pushing yourself in training and in practice games is akin to making ‘deposits in the bank’. He cites the… Read More »Deposits in the Bank
Agni Nakshatra is Chennai Ultimate Frisbee’s free annual introductory bootcamp + mini-tournament in which volunteer coaches spend time teaching new players the sport. I got to spend some time with some enthusiastic folks who turned up to try out Ultimate for the first… Read More »Notes & Musings From My Coaching Experience
This page will contain documents and links which you can use to help teach your fellow teammates and to help coach yourself to become a better player. Throwing 101 – Tips and Cues for Teaching Throwing and Catching (pdf) Glossary… Read More »Coaching Resources
Most of us have played other team sports since we were kids so we have gotten used to the initial period when you first join a team and you get to know the other players. However, no matter the sport… Read More »5 Tips to Being a Better Teammate