Cool Kicks

Time to master ball drops and kicking to a target.

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x1-2 cones

x1 football or round ball

x1 adult

(1 adult: 1 Auskicker ratio)

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HOW TO SET UP

The Auskickers line up behind their cone. They face their adult who stands a few metres away. The Auskickers can grab any kind of shaped ball they want.

In AFL The Auskickers line up behind their cone. They can grab any kind of shaped ball they want.

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STEP 1

First up it's free-kicking time! Everyone enjoys fun kicking practice however they want.

STEP 2

After a few minutes, get everyone listening and explain that kicking has three parts:

1.The ball drop.

2. The Kicking action.

3. Pointing the toes.

Show the Auskickers how they should drop the ball(guiding the ball down over their kicking leg). As they try it themselves, encourage them as they focus on this part.Everyone puts down their balls. Show them the way to move their leg to kick! (E.g. point toes in the direction they want to kick the ball). Have the Auskickers practice this without a ball.

AFL Junior Auskicker kicking Footy as Step 2 in Cool Kicks program

STEP 3

Let them try with their ball, but concentrating on their new skills of: how they drop the ball;how they kick with their leg;how they point their toes.

STEP 4

Put a cone between the Auskicker and the adult and ask them to have a go at kicking their footy over the cone. Maybe then can even try kicking the ball over the adult's head!

Next: CHANGE IT UP! >

VARIATION 1

See if the Auskickers want to try using their opposite foot to kick.

AFL Auskicker's trying alternate foot to kick the ball

VARIATION 2

They can swap to a different shaped ball.

VARIATION 3

Kick to a different target(such as a hoop).

AFL auskickers get trained on Kicking to a different target

VARIATION 4

The more advanced Auskickers can aim for a moving target, like the coach!

AFL Coach training the advanced auskickers to aim the moving target by kicking the ball

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AFL Auskicker single ball for playing task

Cool Kicks helps Auskickers understand the importance of their ball drop(especially that it lands on its pointly end), kicking action and being able to make the ball travel to hit their target.