1. AFL Footy Drills - shortball drills
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1.1 Kick, 1-2 handball, retrieve
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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Kick (short), Handball (quick), Crumb.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need groups of 6 players,
1 cone and 2 footballs per group. The length of this drill is 15 metres for seniors,
when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length.
This exercise develops short kicking, quick handballing and short kicking. Use this
exercise early in the training session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for
recovery.
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1.2 Gather Give Bump
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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Handball (average), Shepherd, Crumb. *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
8 players, 1 cone and 1 football per group. The length of this drill is 15 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...
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1.3 Short to a diagonal lead
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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8.
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Skills
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Kick (average, long).
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need 18 players, 6 cones
and 3+ footballs. This is a kicking drill to practice mid-length kicking and long
kicking. 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.
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1.4 Criss-cross handball
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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8.
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Skills
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Handball (average, quick). *Light contact or inferred pressure.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need 12-20 players, 4
cones and 2 footballs. 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. The length of this drill is 15
metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more
appropriate length.
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1.5 Baulk and sidestep
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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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Kick (short). *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 group of 8
players, 4 cones and 1 football per group. Use this exercise early in the training
session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery. The length of this
drill is 25 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.
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2. AFL Footy Drills - half oval drills
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2.1 Kick to forward options
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Ages
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Senior.
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Skills
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*Competitive* Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball (average), Contested Mark,
Crumb.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged senior, you will need 18 players, 4 cones and
3+ footballs. Use this exercise midway through the session. This exercise develops
short kicking, mid-length kicking, long kicking, goalkicking, mid-length handballing,
contested marking and short kicking. The length of this drill is 100 metres for
seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate
length.
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2.2 8-on-3 goalscoring
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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*Competitive* Kick (goal), Handball, Tackle, Shepherd, Crumb.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need 18 players, 8 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.Tackling is used,
so consider players with injuries. This exercise develops goalkicking, quick handballing,
mid-length handballing, long handballing, t...
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3. AFL Footy Drills - full oval drills
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3.1 Right Choice Inside 50
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball (quick), Contested Mark, Crumb. *Light
contact or inferred pressure.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, this drill requires 20+ players,
9 cones and 4+ footballs. The length of this drill is 200 metres for seniors, when
coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length.Use
this exercise towards the end of training. This exercise develops short kicking,
mid-length kicking, long kicking, goalkicking, quick handballing, contested marking
and short kicking.
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