Strategy Strengthening the Coaching Box

[frenchconnection]

Ruck coaches are useless these days. A ruckman will know how to ruck well enough by the time they are drafted. A stoppage coach is the one that teaches the ruckman how to communicate with the mids when they are in the ruck. Mitchell was a gun when it came to setting up the stoppages as a player so it will interesting to see what he has in mind!

Just out of curiosity, do other Clubs employ a specialist ruck coach? Anyway you are probably correct in your comments - I guess we will all just have to wait and see how it all pans out.

 

[Chris_6678]

Just out of curiosity, do other Clubs employ a specialist ruck coach? Anyway you are probably correct in your comments - I guess we will all just have to wait and see how it all pans out.

Form 2017:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-11/your-clubs-coaching-structures-2017

Adelaide, Carlton, GWS & Port had one

 

[avishka5]

Ruck coaches are useless these days. A ruckman will know how to ruck well enough by the time they are drafted. A stoppage coach is the one that teaches the ruckman how to communicate with the mids when they are in the ruck. Mitchell was a gun when it came to setting up the stoppages as a player so it will interesting to see what he has in mind!

depends but it seems like a lot of ruckmen/kpp's seem to be a bit more raw than usual these days. There seem to be a bit more Kpp's turning into ruckmen as well. I think a sole ruck coach isn't vital but there should be someone employed to help with the development side but is also involved in the midfield and stoppage coaching group.