1. AFL Training Drills - shortball drills
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1.1 Handball while being tackled
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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*Competitive* Handball (average), Tackle.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, this drill requires 12+ 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.Tackling
is used, so consider players with injuries. This is a handball exercise to practice
mid-length handballing and tackling. Use this exercis...
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2. AFL Training Drills - half oval drills
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2.1 Draw and create a loose man
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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*Competitive* Kick (short, average, long), Handball, Tackle, Shepherd.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, this drill requires 20+ players,
8 cones and 1 football. 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 midway through the session. Tackling is used, so consider players
with injuries. This exercise develops short kicking, mid-lengt...
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2.2 Hard running handball
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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Handball (average).
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need 16 players, 4 cones
and 1 football. This is a handball exercise to practice mid-length handballing.
The length of this drill is 70 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should
shorten this drill to a more appropriate length.Use this exercise midway through
the session.
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2.3 Kick to a lead or goal
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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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Kicking, Goalkicking.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/12 to senior, this drill requires 12+ players,
3 cones and 1 football. This is a kicking drill to practice short kicking, mid-length
kicking, long kicking and goalkicking. 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.
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3. AFL Training Drills - full oval drills
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3.1 Full oval shadow pressure
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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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Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball. *Light contact or inferred pressure.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/12 to senior, you will need 22 players and 2-3
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. This exercise develops short kicking, mid-length kicking,
long kicking, goalkicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing and long handballing.
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3.2 Huddle and break
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Ages
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Senior.
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Skills
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Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball, Crumb.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged senior, you will need 20 players, 3 cones 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 you sh...
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3.3 Direct to marking targets
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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Kick (goal, long), Handball (average, quick), Contested Mark, Shepherd,
Crumb.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need 24 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. This exercise
develops long kicking, goalkicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, contested
marking, short kicking and short kicking. Use this exercise towards the end of training.
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4.1 Extra man at the stoppage
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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, long), Handball (quick), Contested Mark,
Tackle, Shepherd, Ruck, Crumb.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, you will need 20 players, 4 cones
and 1 football. The length of this drill is 70 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, long kicking, q...
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