Borrowing Other Coaches Drills

Borrowing other coaches drills, exercises and ideas seems to be frowned upon, and yet it is what the great artists do, they grab ideas from others, add their own twist to it, and it becomes an original.

“Bad artists copy, good artists steal” – Pablo Picasso

So if one is starting out on the coaching path, grab any drill you want, from anywhere, and as one gets better and better, then one will begin making up their own.

And the following is a couple of examples I’ve borrowed, for why reinvent the wheel?

Split Vision Tutorial – Hockey Heros TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv15ebt0MK4

3D Skills Tutorial – Hockey Heros TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVhmuVR7tN4

Everyone is always building upon what someone else has done, though always remember, sport is always changing, and though some drills, games and exercises are timeless, most will fall by the wayside over time.

And don’t only stick to ones own sports, for there are a number of drills, exercises and games which cross over all barriers, for soccer, netball and hockey have a lot more in common than people realize, especially in the ball movement patterns on the field.

Run, Catch & Pass Drills – Crusaders Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5_dzunznlQ

Netball Passing Drills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLj3AkNNW-8

Soccer Passing Drills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs7hg4DRdcY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJFk-4w9m4M

Hockey Passing Drills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrjQEQxFtNs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y8muAkKhMI

FC Bayen – Top 5 Rondo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VveIVcGtDI0

It’s amazing all of the variations on the same theme, and by watching the above, one should find stuff that they can use and also begin to become more creative in one’s own thinking. And a key to these drills is to name them, the first time one will have to explain how it works, and attach the name to it.

And then after that, each time you do the drill, exercise or game, all you have to do is say, we’re going to do the hub, or fish, or hour glass, because by naming things, practices move and flows onto the next things so much easier and quicker, for everyone remembers a picture, not the explanation.

Little Book Of Talent – Tip #21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r0JtjasYCU

A bit of borrowing doesn’t go amiss for bad artists copy, good artists steal