1. AFL Coaching Drills - shortball drills
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1.1 Both hands lane handball |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8. | |
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Handball (average, quick). |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need 8 players, 2 cones and 1+ footballs. The length of this drill is 10 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 and mid-length handballing. Use this exercise early in the training session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery. |
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1.2 Football, Tennis Ball, Golf Ball |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8. | |
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Crumb. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires groups of 6 players, 2 cones and 1 football per group. 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 exercise develops short kicking. |
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1.3 Quick Hands 7 |
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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 groups of 7 players and 5 footballs per group. This is a handball exercise to practice quick handballing. The length of this drill is 2 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. |
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2. AFL Coaching Drills - half oval drills
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2.1 Block the man on the mark |
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Senior, U/16, U/14. | |
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Kick (goal, long), Handball (average). *Light contact or inferred pressure. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires 20+ players, 6 cones and 2+ footballs. This exercise develops long kicking, goalkicking and mid-length handballing. 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 Chew-the-clock kicking |
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Senior, U/16. | |
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Kick (short, average, long), Contested Mark, Tackle, Shepherd. *Light contact or inferred pressure. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, this drill requires 16+ players and 1 football. Use this exercise midway through the session. The length of this drill is 50 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 is a kicking drill to practice short kicking, mid-l... |
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2.3 4-on-4 inside 50 |
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Senior, U/16, U/14. | |
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*Competitive* Kick (goal, short, long), Handball, Contested Mark, Tackle, Shepherd, Crumb. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires 16+ players, 4 cones and 2+ footballs. Use this exercise midway through the session. Tackling is used, so consider players with injuries. This exercise develops short kicking, long kicking, goalkicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, long handballing, contested marking, tackling, short kicking and shor... |
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2.4 Switch through the centre kick |
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Senior, U/16, U/14. | |
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Kick (short, long). |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, you will need 15 players, 6 cones and 2+ 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 is a kicking drill to practice short kicking and long kicking. Use this exercise midway through the session. |
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2.5 Defensive running option |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8. | |
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Kick (average, long), Handball (average), Shepherd. |
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| For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires 16+ players, 4 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 mid-length kicking, long kicking, mid-length handballing and short kicking. |
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