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Table 3: Emotional development Basic characteristics Peer group influence is still a powerful force. General consequence: Performance capabilities and limitations Independent decision-making and leadership skills are becoming more developed. Implications to the coach Players should be given the opportunity to develop through participation in an appropriate leadership or responsible role (i.e. team captain, athlete representative, etc) but strong direction and discipline must be maintained. Players are searching for a stable, balanced self-image. Still very susceptible to successes and failures. Coping techniques are useful. Positive evaluation of performances and positive reinforcement are imperative. Activities and interaction with the opposite sex play strong roles during this phase. Male players must be aware that female players now face a problem of femininity versus sport development. Female players must be aware that male athletes now face a problem of relating performance to masculinity. Facilitate the recognition of the former issues through education and club programs. Istvan Balyi, National Coaching Institute, British Columbia, Canada. 14 AFL Youth Coaching Manual
Youth footballers’ Motivations – why they do and don’t play In 2001 the AFL, through Deakin University, carried out extensive research examining the key factors and circumstances associated with youth participation in football. The main factors why 10-17 year olds do or don’t play are: The motivators • Football is fun and fast. • It is high scoring. • It is considered very skilful. • It provides opportunities for social interaction and is team-based, making it more attractive. • It is community orientated (regional). • It improves an individual’s self-esteem. • It provides recognition. • Its physical nature and toughness is attractive for many adolescents. • It provides dreams of AFL glory. • It beats boredom. The competition • Other team sports offered. • Individual sports (tennis, swimming and other extreme sports). • Duration of AFL games compared with other sports. • The growth of informal activities such as skateboarding. The ‘PlayStation effect’ • PlayStations are one of the most serious competitors. • The popular games. • Reality versus fantasy. • “It’s cold outside …” • Some parents are alarmed by this trend while others view it as a babysitter. • Television. • Internet. The coach The coach is perhaps the most important variable influencing a player’s participation in Australian Football. • Nothing is more directly linked to quitting Australian Football than ‘abusive’, ‘angry’, ‘too serious’ coaches. • Coaches seriously lack social skills for managing 10 to 16-year-olds. • Coaching plans and preparation is critical. Participation • Low involvement through poorly structured participation is one of the most serious de-motivators. • Not enough time on ground. • No opportunity in glamour positions. • Exclusively in the backline. • Too many players in some teams and too few in others. Training and games • Games can be fun and rewarding, but if training is dull, too hard or too serious then dropout is likely. • Games are often not competitive (more important to parents then players). • Parents are concerned about grading. • Dropout can occur when better players leave a club for representative footy. AFL Youth Coaching Manual 15
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Page 25 and 26: Coaching and the Law The law touche
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Recovery Optimal hydration, nutriti
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Short-term goals While long-term go
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Adolescents with disabilities Some
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17 Youth Footballers Conducting Tra
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Designing the training session Many
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Introducing a new drill Often coach
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Chapter 8 Team Play and Game Plans
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Danger Zone The reverse of the scor
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Centre Bounce Specific roles Ruckma
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Forwards: “Kick goals, keep ball
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Set plays Set plays are part of a t
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This process should be adopted at a
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Position Descriptions The full-forw
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Whatever the details of the method
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Endurance The basic fitness require
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10 1 Prevention and Youth managemen
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Prevention of injury is better than
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• Side bendsStretch area: • Sho
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Environmental Conditions In managin
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First-aid and injury prevention pri
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When an injury occurs, remember S.T
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THE management of concussion in aus
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maintaining injury records Coaches
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Chapter 11 Nutrition The value of g
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A winning diet for football Carbohy
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12 1 Talent Identification Youth Fo
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AFL Participation Pathway The AFL t
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NAB AFL DRAFT COMBINE TEST PROTOCOL
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6. SKILLS TESTS Skills kicking test
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2m Player starting point 3m Turn co
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Table A: Fitness results NAME: BALL
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AFL Recruiting Reports Another majo
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Key Performance Areas Scales Descri
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Similar To Me Effect This error is
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Chapter 13 Coach, Player, Umpire Re
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2. Diving on the ball “The ball s
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Role of the goal umpire It is the r
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Role of the boundary umpire It is t
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AFL umpiring pathway Umpiring provi
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Football clubs and alcohol use Play
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Personal factors (Andrew Fuller)
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The Whitehorse School Focused Youth
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Chapter 15 Skills Guide Introductio
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Firm foot A firm foot refers to the
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Banana kick • The grip The ball i
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Overhead mark This is the mark that
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Picking up: stationary ball One-han
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The dummy Some players have an amaz
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Rolling Rolling is a form of fallin
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Tackling Nothing excites a crowd mo
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Being tackled It is well and good w
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COMBINING SKILLS VHD HD D I Uses ap
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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING Chap
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1 Youth Footballers APPENDIX CharaC
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Level 2 AFL Auskick Leader This cou
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AFL Coaching Development AFL AND st
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