1. AFL Training Sessions - shortball drills
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1.1 Switch through the centre handball |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8. | |
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Handball. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires 15+ players, 6 cones 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. This is a handball exercise to practice quick handballing, mid-length handballing and long handballing. Use this exercise early in the training s... |
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1.2 Multi-ball handball |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8. | |
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Handball (quick). |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need 15 players, 4 cones and 5+ footballs. The length of this drill is 30 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 Spare Cone Handball |
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Senior, U/16. | |
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*Competitive* Handball (average, quick), Tackle. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need groups of 4 players, 4 cones and 1 football per group. Tackling is used, so consider players with injuries. This is a handball exercise to practice quick handballing, mid-length handballing and tackling. The length of this drill is 10 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appr... |
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2. AFL Training Sessions - half oval drills
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2.1 Triangle front and square |
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Senior, U/16. | |
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Kick (average, long), Handball (average, quick), Shepherd, Crumb. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, this drill requires 18+ players, 3 cones and 1 football. This exercise develops mid-length kicking, long kicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, short kicking and short kicking. Use this exercise midway through the session. The length of this drill is 80 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length. |
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2.2 Split the Centre Goalkicking |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10. | |
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Kick (goal). |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/10 to senior, you will need 8 players, 4 cones and 2+ footballs. Use this exercise midway through the session. The length of this drill is 35 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length. This is a kicking drill to practice goalkicking. |
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2.3 Mirrored leading forward race |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10. | |
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*Competitive* Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball (average, quick), Contested Mark, Tackle, Crumb. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/10 to senior, you will need 20 players, 8 cones and 2 footballs. Use this exercise midway through the session. Tackling is used, so consider players with injuries. This exercise develops short kicking, mid-length kicking, long kicking, goalkicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, contested marking, tackling and short kicking. The length... |
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2.4 Kick & follow-up hands |
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Senior, U/16. | |
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Kick (long), Handball, Shepherd. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, this drill requires 16+ players, 4 cones and 1+ footballs. The length of this drill is 80 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length. This exercise develops long kicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, long handballing and short kicking. Use this exercise midway through the session. |
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2.5 Long star |
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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, you will need 12 players, 5 cones and 1 football. The length of this drill is 80 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 and mid-length handballing. |
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