1. AFL Exercises - shortball drills
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1.1 Shepherding square |
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*Competitive* Tackle, Shepherd. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, this drill requires groups of 6 players, 4 cones and 1 football per group. The length of this drill is 10 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length.Tackling is used, so consider players with injuries. This exercise develops tackling and short kicking. Use this exercise early ... |
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1.2 Circle handball |
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Senior, U/16, U/14. | |
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Handball (quick). |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires 12+ players and 2+ footballs. The length of this drill is 40 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length.Use this exercise early in the training session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery. This is a handball exercise to practice quick handballing. |
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1.3 Play-on around the mark |
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Senior, U/16, U/14. | |
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Kick (average), Contested Mark. *Light contact or inferred pressure. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires groups of 4 players, 2 cones and 1 football per group. This is a kicking drill to practice mid-length kicking and contested marking. The length of this drill is 60 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length.Use this exercise early in the training session, o... |
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1.4 Competitive Square |
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Senior, U/16, U/14. | |
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*Competitive* Kick (short), Handball (average, quick), Tackle, Crumb. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires 10 players, 10 cones and 1 football. Tackling is used, so consider players with injuries. This exercise develops short kicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, tackling and short kicking. Use this exercise early in the training session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery. The length of ... |
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2. AFL Exercises - half oval drills
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2.1 Passing Options Game |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12. | |
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Kick (short, average, long). *Light contact or inferred pressure. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/12 to senior, this drill requires groups of 16 players, 8 cones and 1+ footballs per group. Use this exercise midway through the session. The length of this drill is 60 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length. This is a kicking drill to practice short kicking, mid-length kicking and long kicking. |
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2.2 Diagonal lead to space |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12. | |
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Kick (long). |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/12 to senior, this drill requires 18+ players, 6 cones and 3+ footballs. Use this exercise midway through the session. This is a kicking drill to practice long kicking. The length of this drill is 90 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length. |
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2.3 Kick to space with numbers |
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Senior, U/16, U/14. | |
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Kick (long), Handball (average). |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires 20+ players, 4 cones and 2+ footballs. The length of this drill is 70 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length. This exercise develops long kicking and mid-length handballing. Use this exercise midway through the session. |
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2.4 Longer option kick |
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Senior, U/16, U/14. | |
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Kick (long), Handball (quick), Crumb. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires groups of 8 players, 2 cones and 1 football per group. The length of this drill is 100 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length.Use this exercise midway through the session. This exercise develops long kicking, quick handballing and short kicking. |
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