Skills Guide

Garry Lyon and Matthew Lloyd present the skills of Australian Football, introduced and demonstrated by the stars of the AFL.

This video includes sections on:

kicking
handballing
marking
picking up
ball handling
bouncing
evading
smothering
spoiling
tackling
bumping
shepherding
ruckwork

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This video showcases a range of skills required in Australian Football.

Kicking

Impact - The best place to start when teaching kicking is at the point of impact. A player’s ability to make strong and precise impact with the ball will ultimately determine if the kick reaches the intended target. This video introduces the point of impact as a starting point for kicking and outlines three critical learning points to ensure good impact is made with the ball:

Control of the ball onto the foot
Acceleration of the lower leg
Firm foot

This video also considers the look, feel and sound of the kick as vital information to assist the player in learning and for possible improvements in their kicking.

The video also introduces model kicks and explains that young players can model themselves on AFL players with sound kicking technique to aid their development.

Specialised Kicks

Various specialised kicks are used in Australian Football including the torpedo, banana and snap kicks. Watch the following video which outlines the technique for these specialised kicks:

Specialised kicks in Australian Football

Kicking is not the only skill required in Australian Football. This video also outlines the technique required for the following skills:

Bonus Videos

Watch the following bonus videos:

Players Q & A about kicking

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POS	TEAM	PTS
1	Bombers	12
2	Hawks	9
3	Magpies	3

Pos	Name	Team
2	H Olsen Bombers	12
3	J J Johns Hawks	12
4	F Gum Bombers	10
5	L Buckley Hawks	10

POS	TEAM	PTS
1	Eagles	12
2	Tigers	12
3	Bulldogs	0

Pos	Name	Team
2	B Brands Eagles	11
3	M Polkinghorne Tigers	9
4	C Best Tigers	5
5	J Launer Eagles	5

Skills Guide

Kicking

Specialised Kicks

Bonus Videos

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