FREMANTLE coach Ross Lyon and the club's senior coaching brains trust have spent the past week in the US and UK visiting some of the biggest sporting organisations in the world.
Lyon, who has been joined by assistant coaches Peter Sumich and Simon Lloyd and football operations manager Chris Bond, spent time at English Premier League giants Liverpool and will attend tonight's glamour fixture between the Reds and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London.
Earlier in the week, the group visited reigning Superbowl champions the New York Giants, along with fellow NFL teams the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings.
The 10-day research trip is to look at coaching methods, sports science and athlete development.
Lyon is known for his obsession with "team defence"
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