Mission Statement

“To encourage and nurture the development of your Football Clubs High Performance junior players both on and off the field and to assist in their transition from Junior to Senior Footballer.”

Squad

Players aged 15-19 years – Selected from the

junior grades Maximum squad of 25 selected with recommendation

From Junior Coaches.

Director of coaching to organize Coaches

Skills

Running

Line Coaches.

Program to Follow

EDUCATION Program

Football DEVELOPEMENT

Training to start early November, for a 6-week period. This training is to educate both skilled and non-skilled the

basic fundamentals of our great game, Australian Football (AFL)

Listed below are the areas we will cover in this period.

• Preparation for training
• Warm up, Warm Down
• Running Technique
• Shape of the ball, Reading the bounce, reading direction of defenders
• How to protect, you and you’re Body
• Kicking, Positioning Hands, balance body, Landing, Body over ball, focus
• Short, Long, Passing Off
• Marking
• Handballing
• Shepherding/Blocking
• Tackling
• Standing on the Mark
• Spoiling
• Defend Kicking
• Decision making
• Making your training a natural part of your football life
• All these components are practised in training.
• Approx, 20 minutes explanation, 1 hr Perfecting
• This is not a fitness program
• High Performance Squad 2017/2018

  Training Program Ideas Only

   

  Week	Activities	Football Focus
  1	Warm up & Stretch Running Technique Short kicking/handballing Marking Warm down	Running Technique Arms up Head up Training  RULES
  2	Warm up & Stretch Running Technique Ladder running Short kicking/handballing Quick touch work Warm down	Touch Work    Positioning Hands Balance Body      Landing                          Body over ball Focus
  3	Warm up & Stretch Running Technique Short kicking/handballing Lane kicking Warm down	Shape of Ball Reading the bounce Read Defender Direction Protection You and your body
  4	Warm up & Stretch Running Technique Short kicking/ Passing off Defend Kicking Warm down	Kicking technique         Head over ball Marking Spoiling Crumbing
  5	Warm up & Stretch Running Technique Kicking, Short, Long /handballing Warm down	Football Focus Decision Making Plays
  6	Warm up & Stretch Running Technique Ladder running Short kicking/handballing Warm Down	Kick outs Zones Slow Play Fast Play