Interesting reading: Spurred into action: How Clarko's US trip may have won Hawks a flag

Good to see a former Demon making an impact. Would welcome the Ooze back at the Dees any day.

Clarkson's other innovation in 2013 was the appointment of former Melbourne forward Adem Yze as an assistant coach whose brief was to work with the players on their set shot kicking. While at the Spurs, Clarkson learned that they have a full-time coach whose sole job is to work with the players on their free-throw shooting.

Interesting reading: Spurred into action: How Clarko's US trip may have won Hawks a flag

Good to see a former Demon making an impact. Would welcome the Ooze back at the Dees any day.

Sadly, even now he'd still be in our top 3 best players.

Yze brief isn't only goal kicking coach.

He's a very involved runner on match day, which I consider cheating but is within the rules and good luck to him.

Yze brief isn't only goal kicking coach.

He's a very involved runner on match day, which I consider cheating but is within the rules and good luck to him.

Andrew Nichol did it for us this yesr but even that we couldnt even cheat our way through any game.

Loved to watch him as a player.

Pity he with the Hawkes but hope its not long term.

How is it possibly considered a big innovation to have a goal-kicking coach? Isn't the "point" of the game to kick accurately?

How is it possibly considered a big innovation to have a goal-kicking coach? Isn't the "point" of the game to kick accurately?

What other clubs have ever had a fulltime assistant coach whose role revolves completely around set shots for goal?

It's a very specific task, and I'm surprised they devote so much time to it.

It doesn't go into a lot of detail, but if it involves videoing and frequently critically analysing the kicking form of each player, I gather its a role that delves into a lot more detail than anyone would expect.

What other clubs have ever had a fulltime assistant coach whose role revolves completely around set shots for goal?

It's a very specific task, and I'm surprised they devote so much time to it.

It doesn't go into a lot of detail, but if it involves videoing and frequently critically analysing the kicking form of each player, I gather its a role that delves into a lot more detail than anyone would expect.

You're surprised the most important skill in the game finally gets the attention it deserves? Okay then.

You're surprised the most important skill in the game finally gets the attention it deserves? Okay then.

Nope.

I just don't think they would go to that level of detail, or that them having gone to that level of detail is necessarily beneficial.

But it's not kicking, or all shots at goal - it is supposedly specifically for set shots at goal.

To say that it deserves that level of attention is subjective.

Sweet memories of my team & crowd involvement

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So the Hawks consider goal kicking practice and accountability is innovation? Give me a break. Coaches have been doing this for years. The point is that systematic goal kicking practice works and every team should do it as a matter of course. And MFC should move Heaven and Earth to get Yze on board if his influence has been this immediate.

Ironically , Ooze , and sometimes even Braddles, seemed to get the yips when goal shooting in their last years.