1. AFL Drills - shortball drills
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1.1 Spin out of trouble
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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 (quick, long). *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 12 players, 6 cones
and 1+ 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 and long handballing. Use this exercise early
in the training session, or perhaps in between longer exercises for recovery.
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1.2 Peripheral Vision Triangles
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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), Shepherd.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/8 to senior, this drill requires 12+ players,
6 cones and 2+ footballs. Use this exercise early in the training session, or perhaps
in between longer exercises for recovery. This is a handball exercise to practice
mid-length handballing and short kicking.
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1.3 The Fend, a.k.a. the 'Dont Argue'
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Ages
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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 groups of
8 players, 4 cones and 1 football per group. Tackling is used, so consider players
with injuries. This is a handball exercise to practice mid-length handballing and
tackling. The length of this drill is 30 metres for seniors, when coaching juniors
you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate lengt...
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2. AFL Drills - half oval drills
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2.1 Attack to defense
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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Kick (short), Handball (average). *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 20+ players,
10 cones and 1 football. This exercise develops short kicking and mid-length handballing.
Use this exercise midway through the session. The length of this drill is 70 metres
for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more appropriate
length.
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2.2 Shadow 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), Contested Mark. *Light contact or inferred pressure.
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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. 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. This is a kicking drill to practice short kicking,
mid-length kicking and contested marking.
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3. AFL Drills - full oval drills
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3.1 Football Netball
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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*Competitive* Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball, Contested Mark, Tackle,
Shepherd, Crumb.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need 20 players, 8 cones
and 2+ footballs. Use this exercise towards the end of training. 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 ki...
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3.2 Centering kick or shot
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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Kick (average, long), Handball (long).
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need 18 players, 10 cones
and 3 footballs. This exercise develops mid-length kicking, long kicking and long
handballing. Use this exercise towards the end of training.
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3.3 4 group competitive goal
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball, Contested Mark, Tackle, Shepherd, Crumb.
*Light contact or inferred pressure.
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need 24 players and 3+
footballs. The length of this drill is 200 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 kicking, l...
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3.4 Quick full oval transition with 2-on-1
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Ages
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Senior, U/16.
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Skills
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Kicking, Goalkicking, Handball (average).
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About
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For coaching AFL footballers aged U/16 to senior, you will need 24 players, 8 cones
and 2 footballs. This exercise develops short kicking, mid-length kicking, long
kicking, goalkicking and mid-length handballing. The length of this drill is 200
metres for seniors, when coaching juniors you should shorten this drill to a more
appropriate length.Use this exercise towards the end of training.
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