Date: Wednesday 2nd December
Venue: Neerim Sth Rec Reserve
Attendance:
Conditions:
Aim of Session: increase ball handling skills & game sense; build on base fitness level (speed/leg strength) and core, reinforcing team guidelines
DRILL
1
2
FOCUS
Warm Up
Running
3
COACH
TIME
10
20
ACTIVITY/DRILL
Players complete the warm up outlined previously - High Intensity Warm up
Hill Sprints over 10, 20 & 40m at the Primary School.
PARTCIPATION
All (unless injured)
All (unless injured)
Stationary skills
10
All (unless injured)
4
Kicking at hands
8
5
Partner kicking
6
6
7
3 men through drill
Transition drill
8
10
8
Essendon – Game sense drill
8
9
10
3 man weave with pressure
Core
5
7
11
Warm Down
Finish time is approx- 8PM tonight,
week 3.
5
300 + touches. 1 football each player. Work in pairs combining, tram tracks, Koutas, half
volleys, round the world, quick hands.
From 8-10m about away players should have no more than 5 in each group. Variations up
to you including as follows Normal handball back; Normal kick back; Kick, kick, handball,
handball; kick low handball back; kick overhead handball back; Rolling ball along the
ground; half volleys, 2 efforts, In pairs pressure.
Players will start from just 15m away. Players will always start as a stationary target but
move towards the ball once it is kicked. Alternate between Left & Right foot. Variations
will be; no step kick (for control & condition of core), 5 iron kick (medium trajectory &,
warnies (ball is kicked so it rolls along ground- other player must take it 1 grab).
Then into last phase of players giving easy lead to either side with kicker putting the ball
out in front of his man (Kick to the space not the face principle). Player who receives
needs to push back off the mark before steadying and then kicking (emphasis on taking
time) Max distance is now 40m tonight. This can be done around the ground in any area.
See drill below for details. Players will complete this drill over about 60m area.
Work in groups of about 12. 6 Vs 6 or similar. Take an area of the ground such as inside
50m or centre square. Teams will work with token pressure only (players can spoil in the
air) while the ball is moved between players. It can be kicked or handball. The aim is to get
5 consecutive touches without making a mistake and then their team gains 1 point. If a
mistake is made the other team immediately takes on possession and will try to maintain
it for 5 possessions. Kicks less than 15m do not count and you can’t have consecutive
handballs.
See drill description below. You may have to vary this depending on your numbers.
Possibly have 4-5 forwards/backs and groups to come into grids.
See drill description below.
Players complete the 3 main core exercises listed below. Number of sets and time held is
also listed.
Slow walk- 300m and then players move onto doing the stretches listed. Each stretch is
held for 15 seconds
All (unless injured)
All (unless injured)
All (unless injured)
All (unless injured)
All (unless injured)
All (unless injured)
All (unless injured)
Drill 6
Basic ball movement between 6 cones. 3 Cones at each end. Ball is always kicked to centre lead (hard & straight) and the given back to one of the other players (who has not
kicked) and then again given back to the other group to deliver the ball at the other end. Players should run with the ball and steady to a kick of about 40m tonight max.
X
Kick
X
HB
k
X
HB
k
Drill 8: Game sense- Essendon
Coach kicks the ball back to one of the 2 grids who work the footy in a 2 on 3 contest. There will be 5 in each grid with 3 Vs 2 scenarios (opposites for each). They will work the
ball in the grid until the whistle blows (10-15 secs) and then must move it with help of the other grid to the forward line player (who can have defenders or be unmarked).
XO
XO
XO
C
XO
O
X
OX X O
X
O
OX
Drill 9: 3 man weave with pressure
3 players come through and the handball can go anywhere. Players are pressure by 2 players on the way through. All 3 players must go through even if they do not get a touch.
Encourage players in this drill to take the first option under pressure.
Core Exercises: Complete each of the following exercises & repetitions 2 X 15each leg (slowly)
Stretching sheet- Hold each stretch for 20 seconds on each leg