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| RLCM Coachtalk Extract - Decision-Making Skills |
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| Wednesday, 23 May 2012 06:56 |
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RLCM Extract by Gary Roberts, RLCM - Think of the problems Melbourne Storm' Billy Slater's no look inside pass has caused to oppositions defence and the great Darren Lockyer's move wide to the post bringing defenders with him then feeding the ball back inside to a angled runner coming into the gap Lockyer just created. They were all instinctive plays by players who, before they implemented them, knew that the play had a very good chance of being successful.
One of the major contributions a champion player brings to a team is that their decisions are normally correct and they seem to have all the time in the world to make a decision.
Elite NRL and SL players do have certain qualities that can separate them from the park player and some of their assets are size, strength, speed, agility, reflexes, endurance and intelligence. How do these players have this skill but ordinary players struggle with making decisions and having the time to perform it correctly? NSW Origin coach Ricky Stuart believes that a form of decision-making can be taught to all players on the training fields. He said players must ask themselves questions whilst they are under pressure and mentally fatigued on the training field to develop a decision-making technique. "You have to coach the actual thought process into their minds. The question should be ‘what am I doing' and a answer could be ‘what should I be doing and what should I be thinking now........ |