1. AFL Exercises - shortball drills
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1.1 Shepherding square
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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*Competitive* Tackle, Shepherd.
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About
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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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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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Handball (quick).
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About
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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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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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Kick (average), Contested Mark. *Light contact or inferred pressure.
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About
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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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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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*Competitive* Kick (short), Handball (average, quick), Tackle, Crumb.
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About
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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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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12.
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Skills
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Kick (short, average, long). *Light contact or inferred pressure.
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About
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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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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12.
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Skills
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Kick (long).
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About
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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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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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Kick (long), Handball (average).
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About
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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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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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Kick (long), Handball (quick), Crumb.
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About
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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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