1. AFL Training Program - shortball drills
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1.1 Rolling ball, rising handball
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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10.
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Skills
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Handball (average), Crumb.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/10 to senior, you will need 8 players, 4 cones
and 1 football. The length of this drill is 15 metres for seniors, when coaching
juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length. This is a handball
exercise to practice mid-length 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 Backdoor switch handball
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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Handball (quick, long), Shepherd.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires 15+ players,
6 cones and 2+ 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 qu...
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1.3 8-Point Front and Square 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 (quick, long), Shepherd.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires 20+ players,
8 cones and 3+ footballs. This is a handball exercise to practice quick handballing,
long handballing and short kicking. 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, o...
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1.4 Multi-directional handball square
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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10.
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Skills
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Handball, Shepherd.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/10 to senior, you will need 16 players, 4 cones
and 4+ footballs. This is a handball exercise to practice quick handballing, mid-length
handballing, long handballing and short kicking. Use this exercise early in the
training session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery. The length
of this drill is 30 metres for seniors, when coachi...
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2. AFL Training Program - half oval drills
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2.1 Lead to open space
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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 (long).
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires 12 players,
4 cones and 2+ footballs. 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. This is a kicking drill to practice long
kicking.
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2.2 Work around the marking player
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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Kick (long), Handball (average, quick), Crumb.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need 16 players, 6 cones
and 1 football. Use this exercise midway through the session. This exercise develops
long kicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing 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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2.3 Multi-effort square
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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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Kick (goal), Handball (quick), Tackle, Ruck.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, you will need 8 players, 5 cones
and 5+ footballs. The length of this drill is 70 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,
tackling and short kicking. Use this exercise midway through the session.
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3. AFL Training Program - full oval drills
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3.1 Rebound with crumb and 2-on-1
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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Kick (goal, average, long), 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, you will need 25 players, 7 cones
and 2 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 is a kicking drill to practice mid-length kicking,
long kicking, goalkicking, contested marking and short kicking.
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