1. Aussie Rules Drills - shortball drills
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1.1 Give then protect handball |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8. | |
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Handball (average), Shepherd. |
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| For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires 10+ players, 4 cones and 1+ footballs. The length of this drill is 20 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 Draw the opponent 3-on-1 |
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Senior, U/16. | |
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*Competitive* Handball (average, quick), Tackle, Shepherd. |
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| For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/16 to senior, this drill requires 12+ players, 6 cones and 1 football. 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, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery. Tackling is used, so consider player... |
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1.3 Cut-off the Opponent's Path |
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Senior, U/16. | |
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Kick (long), Shepherd. *Light contact or inferred pressure. |
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| For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need groups of 6 players, 2 cones and 1 football per group. This is a kicking drill to practice long kicking and short kicking. 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 early in the training session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery. |
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1.4 Backdoor switch kick |
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Senior, U/16, U/14. | |
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Handball (quick, long), Shepherd. |
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| For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires 15+ players, 6 cones and 2+ footballs. This is a handball exercise to practice quick handballing, long handballing and short kicking. Use this exercise early in the training session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery. |
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1.5 Pressure in the Pentagon |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10. | |
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Handball (quick, long). *Light contact or inferred pressure. |
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| For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/10 to senior, you will need groups of 7 players, 5 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 5 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length. This is a handball exerc... |
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2. Aussie Rules Drills - half oval drills
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2.1 3-on-3-on-3 |
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Senior, U/16. | |
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*Competitive* Kick (goal, short, average), Handball, Tackle, Shepherd, Crumb. |
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| For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need 3 grps of 3 players, 6 cones and 1 football. Use this exercise midway through the session. Tackling is used, so consider players with injuries. This exercise develops short kicking, mid-length kicking, goalkicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, long handballing, tackling, short kicking and short ki... |
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2.2 Kick and stand the mark |
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Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8. | |
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Kick (long). |
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| For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need groups of 8 players, 2 cones and 1 football per group. 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 long kicking. Use this exercise midway through the session. |
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4.1 Stoppage Stations |
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Senior, U/16, U/14. | |
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*Competitive* Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball, Contested Mark, Tackle, Shepherd, Ruck, Crumb. |
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| For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/14 to senior, you will need 10-32 players 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.Use this exercise towards the end of training. Tackling is used, so consider players with injuries. This exercise develops short kicking, mid-length... |
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