Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dan Abrahams and I get into something that drives me a little crazy every time I open X: drills with no defense, no perception, no decision making. Just bodies moving in patterns with nothing to solve.
The science backs up what good coaches already feel in their gut. If you build training around real problems, high fidelity to what actually happens in a game, that transfers so much better than isolated pattern work.
And the bonus is it's more fun. Players want to solve problems, not just repeat shapes. Even when a player does something "wrong" that somehow works, like turning their back to the ball to get better positioned faster, that's information. That's the game talking to you.
Train the game. Not around it. #shorts
Dan Abrahams and I get into something that drives me a little crazy every time I open X: drills with no defense, no perception, no decision making. Just bodies moving in patterns with nothing to solve.
The science backs up what good coaches already feel in their gut. If you build training around real problems, high fidelity to what actually happens in a game, that transfers so much better than isolated pattern work.
And the bonus is it's more fun. Players want to solve problems, not just repeat shapes. Even when a player does something "wrong" that somehow works, like turning their back to the ball to get better positioned faster, that's information. That's the game talking to you.
Train the game. Not around it. #shorts
