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HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE

A fun and simple game that will get NAB AFL Auskickers moving and responding to cues!
 
AFL Football Gear x1 football per Auskicker
AFL Gear Adult x1 adult per Auskick group

HOW TO SET UP

Spread out the Auskickers within the playing area.

In AFL Spread out the Auskickers within the playing area.

LET'S PLAY

Auskickers run in certain directions depending on the word you shout:

AFL Youth Auskicker are playing in AFL.

WORDS TO SHOUT

  • "Here" means Asuskickes sprint towards you.
  • "There" means Auskickers run in the direction you're pointing, carrying their footy.
AFL Junior Auskickers playing Footy and having Words to shout here there

WORDS TO SHOUT

  • "Everywhere" means Auskickers can move wherever they want inside the playing area. Run, junp, hop or skip. let them know their movement! E.g. "Ok, skipping now, skipping everywhere"!
  • "Nowhere" means Auskickers have to stand still on the spot and handball the footy to themselves.
AFL Junior Auskickers playing Footy and having Words to shout everywhere

LET'S PLAY

This is a fun game that keeps kids gussing; you can even try to trick them with double-ups!

But don't be predictable by using patterns so they won't know what's next!

AFL Kids Footy kicking in the Let's play session

VARIATION 1

Come up with other new actions to go with each word. For instance, "Nowhere" could mean the Auskickers lie down using the football as pillows.

AFL Auskicker throwing their footy up in air during here there everywhere session

VARIATION 2

Try playing "Shadow Tag" : The Auskickers are in pairs, with one Auskicker of the pair named the "Shadow Tagger".

On "Go", The shadow tagger chases their partner.

AFL kids are kicking their footy in Here there everywhere activity session

VARIATION 3

On "Stop" everyone freezes and the shadow tagger reaches out to try and tag their partner.

Now swap roles.

 

On "Stop" everyone freezes and the shadow reaches out to try and tag their partner Now swap roles. Activity in AFL
AFL Auskicker kick and bounce skill task

Make sure kids don't run outside the Activity Square.

AFL Auskicker handball skill task.

Try to make it as unpredictable and fun as you can for the kids. Quick, precise instruction makes it easier for the kids, too.

AFL Auskick Ball watching skills task.

Encourage kids to be aware of their surrounding and not run into each other.