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    This document provides an activity plan for a primary school AFL session for 7-8 year olds. The session includes warm up games, skill drills, and a small-sided game. The skill drills focus on marking, both overhead and handball marks. Teaching points are provided for each skill to guide proper technique. The session concludes with a 12 minute boundary ball game between two teams of 6 players.

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    This document provides an activity plan for a primary school AFL session for 7-8 year olds. The session includes warm up games, skill drills, and a small-sided game. The skill drills focus on marking, both overhead and handball marks. Teaching points are provided for each skill to guide proper technique. The session concludes with a 12 minute boundary ball game between two teams of 6 players.

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    This document provides an activity plan for a primary school AFL session for 7-8 year olds. The session includes warm up games, skill drills, and a small-sided game. The skill drills focus on marking, both overhead and handball marks. Teaching points are provided for each skill to guide proper technique. The session concludes with a 12 minute boundary ball game between two teams of 6 players.

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    EARLY PRIMARY AGE: 7-8 Activities

    8
    SESSION

    Marking
    Teaching points for marking
    1. Keep your eyes on the ball and line up the body with the flight of the ball.
    Hand mark:
    • The fingers should be outstretched, pointing towards the ball. The thumbs are positioned behind the ball.
    • The arms must be extended – “long arms”.
    • The ball is firmly gripped with the fingers.
    Overhead mark:
    • Jump off one foot and swing the other knee up to gain maximum height.
    • Fingers outstretched and thumbs almost together – W position.
    • The ball is met slightly in front of the head with arms extended – “long arms”. It should be firmly gripped in the fingers.

    Session overview
    Protect your mate
    Warm-up 5
    Protect your mate
    Three children join hands and form a triangle. A fourth child has to
    try to tag a nominated child who is part of the triangle. All three
    children in the triangle twist and turn and use their bodies to
    protect the nominated child. Players are to take turns – about 30
    seconds each.

    Revision activity Skill activity 1 Skill activity 2 Skill activity 3


    Bouncing the ball Hit the target Overhead mark Hand mark

    8 Helper coach 8 Helper coach 8 Helper coach 8 Helper coach


    6 children 6 children 6 children 6 children
    CHILDREN ARE TO ROTATE THROUGH THE 4 ACTIVITIES

    Skill game (12 mins): Boundary ball AFL Auskick grid game
    12 children, 2 teams of 6 12 children, 2 teams of 6
    Children make two lines five to 10 metres apart, according to ability. • Children to stay in their zones.
    Each child in the kicking team takes a kick from behind the kick-off
    line. A point is scored if the ball lands beyond the other team’s line. • No diving on the ball.
    The defenders attempt to mark the ball and, if a mark is taken, • No bumping or tackling once a child gains possession.
    no points are scored. Teams swap roles. The team with the most Other players are to back off, so the child can kick or handball.
    points is the winner. Children can also umpire the game. • Mark is awarded irrespective of distance travelled.
    • Try to give all children a kick of the ball.

    Refer to full list of AFL Auskick rules on page 20 of Book 2: Coaching.

    6 12 mins 4 1 2 1 12 mins 6 1 4 2 12

    12 12

    CHILDREN TO SWAP GAMES AFTER 12 MINUTES

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    06 Section 7 (Age 7-8).indd 142 23/2/10 4:50:04 PM


    Activities AGE: 7-8 EARLY PRIMARY

    SESSION
    Marking
    Revision activity: Bouncing the ball Skill activity 1: Hit the target
    Each child has a ball. Children kneel, bounce ball on In teams, children kick the ball and aim to hit a single
    ground in front of them and then catch the ball. Progress to portable goalpost. Two points are scored for a direct hit,
    standing and walking. Extension activity includes children one point for a bounced hit. Child retrieves the ball and
    jogging and bouncing the ball twice to a marker, returning handballs to the next person in line. The team with the
    to the start and handballing to the next in line. most points wins. For variation, alter the position the
    Repeat as relay races. team is to kick from.

    Teaching points Teaching points


    • The ball is held slightly on top by the bouncing hand. • Line up the ball with your target. Have your head bent slightly over the ball.
    • The ball is pushed down with one hand. Hold the ball over the thigh of the kicking leg.
    • The ball strikes the ground at an angle of about 45 degrees. • Guide the ball down with one hand.
    • The ball is bounced far enough in front so that it will bounce into the child’s • Point your toes at your target – see the ball hit the foot.
    hands as he/she runs forward. • Follow through straight towards the target.
    6 8 mins 1 2 2 8 mins 2 1 1

    8 8

    Skill activity 2: Overhead mark Skill activity 3: Hand mark


    Helper coach stands beside the line of children and throws Helper coach holds the ball out to the side of the body.
    the ball up high. First child runs out to mark ball above Child runs and takes the ball out of the helper coach’s hands
    his/her head. Child runs around the marker and bounces at about chest height, continues running, bounces the ball,
    the ball before handballing back to the helper coach. goes around the cone, handballs back to the helper coach
    and goes to the end of the line.

    Teaching points Teaching points


    • Keep your eyes on the ball and line up the body with the flight of the ball. • Keep your eyes on the ball and line up the body with the flight of the ball.
    • Jump off one foot and swing the other knee up to gain maximum height. • Fingers should be outstretched, pointing towards the ball. Thumbs are
    • Fingers outstretched and thumbs almost together – W position. positioned behind the ball.
    • The ball is met slightly in front of the head with arms extended – “long arms”. • Arms must be extended – “long arms”.
    • Ball should be firmly gripped in the fingers. • Ball is firmly gripped with the fingers.
    2 8 mins 2 1 2 2 8 mins 4 1 2

    8 8

    AFL Auskick Manual 143

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