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1. Australian Rules drills - shortball
drills
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1.1 Tap and crumb
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For coaching footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need groups of 3 players and
2 footballs per group. The length of this drill is 2 metres for seniors, when coaching
juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length. This is a handball
drill to practice mid-length handballing and short kicking. Use this drill early
in the training session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery.
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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), Ruck.
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Purpose
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This drill is good pre-season as it develops aerobic fitness through an intense
60-90 second period of jumping up high and bending down low. It's also useful for
improving the crumbing skills of taller players.
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1.2 Marking contest 1-on-1
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For coaching footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need 8 players, 1 cone 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.Use this drill early
in the training session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery. This
is a handball drill to practice mid-length handballing and contested marking.
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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), Contested Mark. *Light contact or inferred pressure.
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Purpose
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It's very handy having smaller players in the team who are strong overhead and can
take a mark up forward. This drill pits players of similar stature against one another
in a marking contest to improve marking ability.
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1.3 Red Rover handball
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For coaching footballers aged U/12 to senior, this drill requires 18+ players, 6
cones and 2-4 footballs. This is a handball drill to practice quick handballing,
mid-length handballing and long handballing. 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 drill early in the training session, or perhaps in between longer
exercises for recovery.
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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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Handball.
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Purpose
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Quick thinking and smart decision making are vital attributes a good player must
possess. This drill makes a player weigh up whether the 'have a shot' at an opponent,
or move the ball to a temmate in a better position. It also teaches evasive skills.
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2. Australian Rules drills - half
oval drills
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2.1 Backdoor infield from a stoppage
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For coaching footballers aged senior, this drill requires 16+ players and 2+ footballs.
Tackling is used, so consider players with injuries. This drill practices 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 drill 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.
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Ages
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Senior.
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Skills
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*Competitive* Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball, Contested Mark, Tackle, Shepherd,
Ruck, Crumb.
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Purpose
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At stoppages, defenders prefer to stand between the throw-ins/ups and the goal,
to avoid a tap forward into space. This can be overcome by moving the ball backwards
and infield to a running player, centralising the attack and thereby increasing
the area a forward to lead into.
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2.2 Handball soccer
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For coaching footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires 12+ players, 12
cones and 1 football. Use this drill midway through the session. The length of this
drill is 40 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 drill to practice quick handballing, mid-length handballing,
long handballing, tackling, short kicking and short kicking.
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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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*Competitive* Handball, Tackle, Shepherd, Crumb.
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Purpose
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Oaccassionally, games can make training more enjoyable, whilst still making players
work hard. This physically demanding drill practices working the ball with handball
through
traffic while the opposing team must work to defend and create a
turnover.
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3. Australian Rules drills - full
oval drills
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3.1 Circle tag goalkicking
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For coaching footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need 20 players and 2 footballs.
Use this drill towards the end of training. This drill practices 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 should shorten this drill to a more appropriate length.
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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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Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball, Crumb.
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Purpose
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This drill combines clean ball movement up one side of the ground until a forward
is well-placed for a shot on goal, with some hard running after disposal.
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3.2 Goalkicking race
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For coaching footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need 20 players 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.Tackling is used, so consider players
with injuries. This drill practices short kicking, mid-length kicking, long kicking,
goalkicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, long handballing, contested
marking, tackling and short kicking. Use this drill towards the end of training.
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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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Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball, Contested Mark, Tackle, Shepherd.
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Purpose
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Quick, direct ball movement should be practiced as this form of attack gives the
opposition no time to push back and block the space, and reduces the chance of a
skill error.
This drill practices long direct play in a fun contest to be the quickest to score
a goal
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4.1 Judging the throw-in
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For coaching 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 drill towards the end of training. This drill practices short kicking and short
kicking.
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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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Ruck, Crumb. *Light contact or inferred pressure.
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Purpose
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Every boundary throw-in will have variation in the depth and angle of the throw.
Followers must carefully watch the ruckman while the ball is in-flight, and position
themselves according to the predicted landing zone.
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