1. AFL Coaching Drills - shortball drills
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1.1 Both hands lane 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 (average, quick).
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, you will need 8 players, 2 cones
and 1+ footballs. The length of this drill is 10 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 and mid-length handballing. Use this exercise
early in the training session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery.
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1.2 Football, Tennis Ball, Golf Ball
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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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Crumb.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires groups of 6
players, 2 cones and 1 football per group. 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 exercise develops short kicking.
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1.3 Quick Hands 7
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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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Handball (quick).
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires groups of
7 players and 5 footballs per group. This is a handball exercise to practice quick
handballing. The length of this drill is 2 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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2. AFL Coaching Drills - half oval drills
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2.1 Block the man on the mark
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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, long), Handball (average). *Light contact or inferred pressure.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires 20+ players,
6 cones and 2+ footballs. This exercise develops long kicking, goalkicking and mid-length
handballing. 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.
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2.2 Chew-the-clock kicking
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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Kick (short, average, long), Contested Mark, Tackle, Shepherd. *Light
contact or inferred pressure.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, this drill requires 16+ players
and 1 football. Use this exercise midway through the session. The length of this
drill is 50 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 kicking drill to practice short kicking, mid-l...
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2.3 4-on-4 inside 50
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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 (goal, short, long), Handball, Contested Mark, Tackle,
Shepherd, Crumb.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, this drill requires 16+ players,
4 cones and 2+ footballs. Use this exercise midway through the session. Tackling
is used, so consider players with injuries. This exercise develops short kicking,
long kicking, goalkicking, quick handballing, mid-length handballing, long handballing,
contested marking, tackling, short kicking and shor...
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2.4 Switch through the centre kick
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Ages
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Senior, U/16, U/14.
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Skills
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Kick (short, long).
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/14 to senior, you will need 15 players, 6 cones
and 2+ footballs. 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 short kicking and long kicking. Use this exercise midway through
the session.
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2.5 Defensive running option
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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 (average, long), Handball (average), Shepherd.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires 16+ players,
4 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. This exercise develops mid-length kicking,
long kicking, mid-length handballing and short kicking.
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