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1. Aussie Rules Training - Shortball Drills
     1.1 Red Rover handball
2. Aussie Rules Training - Half Oval Drills
     2.1 Handball soccer
     2.2 2-on-2 goalscoring
     2.3 Backdoor infield from a stoppage
3. More resources

1. Aussie Rules Training - shortball drills

   1.1  Red Rover handball
Ages   Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12.
2-4
18+
Skills   Handball.
About
For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/12 to senior, this drill requires 18+ players, 6 cones and 2-4 footballs. The length of this drill is 30 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, mid-length handballing and long handballing. Use this exercise early in the...
 6
 30m

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2. Aussie Rules Training - half oval drills

   2.1  Handball soccer
Ages   Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8.
1
12+
Skills   *Competitive* Handball, Tackle, Shepherd, Crumb.
About
For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires 12+ players, 12 cones and 1 football. 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 midway through the session. Tackling is used, so consider players with injuries. This is a handball exercise to practic...
 12
 40m

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   2.2  2-on-2 goalscoring
Ages   Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8.
1
12+
Skills   *Competitive* Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball, Contested Mark, Tackle, Shepherd, Ruck, Crumb.
About
For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires 12+ players, 1 cone and 1 football. Tackling is used, so consider players with injuries. This exercise develops short kicking, mid-length kicking, long kicking, goalkicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, long handballing, contested marking, tackling, short kicking, short kicking and short kick...
 1
 70m

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   2.3  Backdoor infield from a stoppage
Ages   Senior.
2+
16+
Skills   *Competitive* Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball, Contested Mark, Tackle, Shepherd, Ruck, Crumb.
About
For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged senior, this drill requires 16+ players and 2+ footballs. Tackling is used, so consider players with injuries. This exercise develops short kicking, mid-length kicking, long kicking, goalkicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, long handballing, contested marking, tackling, short kicking, short kicking and short kicking. Use this...
 0
 80m

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3. Aussie Rules Training - full oval drills

   3.1  Goalkicking race
Ages   Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8.
2
20+
Skills   Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball, Contested Mark, Tackle, Shepherd.
About
For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need 20 players and 2 footballs. Use this exercise towards the end of training. The length of this drill is 200 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 short kicking, mid-length kic...
 0
 200m

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   3.2  Circle tag goalkicking
Ages   Senior, U/16, U/14, U/12, U/10, U/8.
2
20+
Skills   Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball, Crumb.
About
For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need 20 players and 2 footballs. Use this exercise towards the end of training. This exercise develops short kicking, mid-length kicking, long kicking, goalkicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, long handballing and short kicking. The length of this drill is 200 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors ...
 0
 200m

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   3.3  Flyers and Crumbers
Ages   Senior, U/16, U/14.
1-2
20+
Skills   *Competitive* Kick (long), Handball (average, quick), Contested Mark, Crumb.
About
For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/14 to senior, you will need 20 players, 8 cones and 1-2 footballs. The length of this drill is 180 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length. This exercise develops long kicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, contested marking and short kicking. Use this exercise towards the end of training.
 8
 180m

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   4.1  Judging the throw-in
Ages   Senior, U/16, U/14.
1
groups 5-9
Skills   Ruck, Crumb. *Light contact or inferred pressure.
About
For coaching Aussie Rules footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires groups 5-9 players and 1 football per group. The length of this drill is 20 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 and short kicking.
 0
 20m

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