Australian Sports Commission

From draft to match day: Quantifying selection trajectories in the Australian football league

A successful career in the Australian Football League (AFL) is contingent upon both initial drafting to a club and sustained selection in the match-day team. However, selection within professional clubs is often dynamic, where athletes may frequently alternate between AFL competi...

Skill acquisition specialists in coach learning systems: Coach developer perspectives on roles and tensions

Coaches often rely solely on experiential knowledge to facilitate skill acquisition. Coach developers may offer unique insights on the role of skill acquisition specialists in supporting coach learning in this area. This study explored high-performance coach developers’ reflectio...