Dyer along with Gavin Brown and Jarred Moore will oversee a new-look structure in 2014 and are already building a strong rapport, as a coaching group and with the Kangaroos’ players.
“If you are all the exact same it won’t work, so with us all being a little bit different hopefully we have all bases covered,” Dyer told NMFC.com.au from the first-year camp in Hobart.
“Bulldog (Jarred Moore) is really hands-on. He loves getting out there and is definitely a more practical development coach. He’s got a lot of little games and methods for teaching things.
“Browny’s obviously got a heap of playing and coaching experience so he draws on that.
“For myself, I come from a teaching background so I come at things a little more from that angle.”
Three months into a new job and already with a trip to Utah under his belt, Dyer says he’s enjoyed a smooth, albeit busy, transition.
“Bulldog’s been a good sounding board for us with the way the club operates and both he and myself have been able to learn a fair bit off Browny as well.”
With differing mindsets, Dyer is confident the needs of all types of players are catered for. His theory is already being put to the test, with Trent Dumont, Ben Brown, Kayne Turner and Joel Tippett joining the coaches for a week-long initiation.
“They weren’t all in Utah at that stage with only two of the four there (Dumont and Brown), so first and foremost it’s an opportunity for the four to spend a week together, living in each other’s pockets.
“They’ll get to know each other probably better than they would at the club.”
While Luke McDonald will remain in Melbourne having attended last year’s Tasmania camp, his fellow draftees are participating in a range of activities including mountain biking, mental resilience training and mud and obstacle courses.
“It’s a special group that you get drafted with because you tend to rely on those people as you go through your career with them,” Dyer added.
“Hopefully it fast tracks that a little bit and also the other side of it is we get to have the club down in Hobart once again.”
It can be tough for a group of teenagers with differing personalities and experiences to feel comfortable with one another so the camp aims to break down barriers.
“They probably just start to share a bit more. Even with a session we had on Monday, they got to find out a little more about each other’s background. You learn more about people when you’re with them 24-7 as opposed to just training,” Dyer added.
“That can be advantageous when they go back because they can look out for each other, and it will hold them in good stead.”
On a personal level, it’s an opportunity for Dyer to experience something new being a former Claremont man.
“It’s good to see how other parts of the club work and it exposes us to other staff members of the club.
“For example on Monday we had skills but we were supervising the weights session. There’ll also be other activities that we’ll have responsibility for as well at the junior clinics.”
