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Main teaching points • Line up your body with your target. Have your head slightly bent over the ball. Hold the ball over the thigh of the kicking leg. • Guide the ball down with one hand. • Point your toes at your target (firm foot) – see the ball hit the foot. • Follow through straight towards the target. These four fundamentals apply to every kick. More information about each type of kick is given in the following pages. Drop punt • The grip The fingers are spread evenly along each side of the ball, with thumbs extending to the lacing. The grip is the same for both left and right foot kicks. • The release The ball is guided down and is kicked on the bottom point, along the lower laces of the boot. It should spin in a backwards end-over-end fashion. Torpedo punt • The grip The ball is held on an angle across the body. For a right foot kick, the left hand is slightly forward and the right hand slightly behind the lacing. For a left foot kick, the hand positions are reversed. • The release The ball is guided down with one hand at a slight angle to the ground, and is also angled across the kicking leg. When the foot makes contact with the ball, the ball should spin in a spiral motion. • Rotation causes the ball to ‘cut’ through the air, like a torpedo. 178 AFL Youth Coaching Manual
Banana kick • The grip The ball is held like a reverse torpedo punt, with the right hand forward for a right-foot kick and the opposite for the left-foot kick. • The release The ball is guided down so that it drops at an angle across the boot. The boot makes contact under the right side of the ball, producing a curved spin on the ball. • The banana kick is generally used when shooting for goal from close to the boundary line and near the behind post. Handball In today’s modern game, handball is a major attacking weapon as players run the ball from defence into attack. It is a skill that needs to be practised regularly and by watching great handball exponents such as Jobe Watson (pictured left) and Cameron Ling you can improve your game. Main teaching points 1. The ball must be gripped lightly with the platform hand and hit with a clenched fist. 2. The punching fist is formed by placing the thumb outside, not inside the fingers. 3. The stance is nearly side on to allow the punching arm to swing through freely. Knees slightly bent to maintain balance. • For a right-handed handball, the left foot is forward and vice versa for a left-handed handball. • Punching arm also slightly bent. • After contact is made with the ball, the fist remains on the platform hand – ‘catch the fist’. Marking One of the most spectacular features of Australian Football is marking, particularly the high mark. However, it is just as important to be able to pull in a safe chest mark on a consistent basis without fumbling the ball. As with all skills, marking needs to be practised. No matter what your size, there will always be a situation in a game where you are in a position to mark the ball. Main teaching points 1. Eyes must be focused on the ball all the way from the player’s boot to your hands. 2. Position your body in line with the flight of the ball. 3. Move forward to meet the ball; never wait for it to come to you. 4. Skilful players should take the ball in both hands with fingers spread and thumbs close together. Beginners should use the chest mark. AFL Youth Coaching Manual 179
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Youth Coaching manual
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Keeping them playing By Michael O
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Contents The manual aims to provide
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1 Youth Footballers - Youth CharaCt
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not grow at the same rate. The left
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Table 3: Emotional development Basi
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Social issues • Fewer physical ed
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Because adolescent sport does not h
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Chapter 2 Effective Coaching Role o
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In developing a coaching philosophy
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Coaching and the Law The law touche
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Measuring and improving your coachi
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13 Youth Footballers Coaching Youth
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2. Establish a club procedure Discu
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The following are approaches that c
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Identify acceptable comments for pl
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Mental discipline Discipline can be
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Chapter 4 Communication for Youth C
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communication through Demonstration
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Game-day coaching Communication and
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Chapter 5 Teaching and Improving Sk
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c) Work out what is required to ove
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During the Practice • Let players
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When developing games for a particu
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16 Youth Footballers Planning Chara
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Planning the training program Off-s
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Sample Training Diary - - - - 62 AF
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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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19 Youth conditioning Footballers Y
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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
Page 128 and 129: NAB AFL DRAFT COMBINE TEST PROTOCOL
Page 130 and 131: 6. SKILLS TESTS Skills kicking test
Page 132 and 133: 2m Player starting point 3m Turn co
Page 134 and 135: Table A: Fitness results NAME: BALL
Page 136 and 137: AFL Recruiting Reports Another majo
Page 138 and 139: Key Performance Areas Scales Descri
Page 144 and 145: Similar To Me Effect This error is
Page 147 and 148: Chapter 13 Coach, Player, Umpire Re
Page 149 and 150: As a coach you are an influential r
Page 151 and 152: 2. Diving on the ball “The ball s
Page 153 and 154: Role of the goal umpire It is the r
Page 155 and 156: Role of the boundary umpire It is t
Page 157 and 158: AFL umpiring pathway Umpiring provi
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Page 162 and 163: Young people operate in four interc
Page 164 and 165: To the adolescent • Fun. • Chal
Page 166 and 167: Football clubs and alcohol use Play
Page 168 and 169: Personal factors (Andrew Fuller)
Page 170 and 171: The Whitehorse School Focused Youth
Page 172 and 173: Referring young people Situations m
Page 175 and 176: Chapter 15 Skills Guide Introductio
Page 177: Firm foot A firm foot refers to the
Page 181 and 182: Overhead mark This is the mark that
Page 183 and 184: Picking up: stationary ball One-han
Page 185 and 186: The dummy Some players have an amaz
Page 187 and 188: Rolling Rolling is a form of fallin
Page 189 and 190: Tackling Nothing excites a crowd mo
Page 191 and 192: Being tackled It is well and good w
Page 193: COMBINING SKILLS VHD HD D I Uses ap
Page 197 and 198: REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING Chap
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Page 202 and 203: Level 2 AFL Auskick Leader This cou
Page 204 and 205: AFL Coaching Development AFL AND st
Page 206: The AFL gratefully acknowledges the
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