Kick2Kick.net » K2K Coach http://www.kick2kick.net/afl the A to F to L of Australian Football Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:40:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Six more One Percenters http://www.kick2kick.net/afl/six-more-one-percenters http://www.kick2kick.net/afl/six-more-one-percenters#comments Sat, 24 May 2008 06:50:03 +0000 johnnytruent http://www.kick2kick.net/afl/?p=219 Back in April Kick2Kick released six one percenters that will help you become a better more effective Australian Footballer, now we will release six more.
Dean Laidley was one of the best one percenter players in the 90s
Dean Laidley was one of the best one percenter players in the 90s

Front and center to contests

The Australian Ball is unpredictable but it is a good skill to get yourself front and center to contests like a ball up or throw in when the rucks go at it or at a marking contest. This will enable that you have the best chance to gather the ball.

Keep your opponent to the boundary side

Especially for defenders were their main purpose is to limit their opposition forward player to kick goals. It is harder to kick a goal from the boundary so when standing next to them, make sure they are on the boundary side rather than goal side.

Be Accountable

Be accountable and aware and know where your opponent is at all times. Todays game is so fast that you cannot afford to be slack in this area, as it can effect the result of the game.

Follow up

If your kick is a bad one, or if its to a 50/50 contest following the ball up, increases your teams chances by getting over to the ball and usually you or your team mate will end up with the ball.

Lower center of Gravity at ground contests

Position yourself lower than your opponent when the ball is to be won at ground level. A lower center of gravity gives you more of a chance to win the contested ball as they cannot bump or knock you off the ground as easy.

Communicate

Not the usual banter… I mean, letting your team mates know where you are, who you’re covering. This is especially important at center bounces and throw ins. Some players prefer not to wear a mouth guard as this can effect your communication levels.

Do you have your own one percenters or an example were it has turned the result of a game?

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]]> http://www.kick2kick.net/afl/six-more-one-percenters/feed/ Six one percenters to improve in a game http://www.kick2kick.net/afl/six-one-percenters-to-improve-in-a-game http://www.kick2kick.net/afl/six-one-percenters-to-improve-in-a-game#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:23:32 +0000 Jermayn http://www.kick2kick.net/afl/?p=169 Michael Malthouse was one of the first to use the phrase “One Percenters”. A one percenter is the little things that can help turn or even win the game for your team. One of the most famous examples of one percenters was the smother and then shepherd from Daniel Chick in the dying minutes of the 2006 Grand Final.

Some of these “One Percenters” words may be confusing so please if they are go to our Australian Football/ AFL jargon section.

Smother

A smother is when someone goes to kick or handball the football and you intercept it. This can turn the ball over from the opposition to your own team and can create opportunities to score.

Block/ Shepherd

After you handball the ball to your team mate, it is good to follow it up by running across the opposition players path to block them from getting to your team mate, so they can dispose of the ball without as much pressure.

Arms in air and Jump when standing on mark

Having your jumper tucked in and having a team mate protecting the ball carrier helps.
Having your jumper tucked in and having a team mate protecting the ball carrier helps.

If you place your hands in the air it makes the person kick the ball over you by an extra meter and if you jump as the ball passes you, it makes them kick it even higher. Kicking it higher can make the kick land shorter and become less accurate.

Tuck Jumper into shorts

This is not for cosmetic reasons but if you tuck the jumper into your shorts it means that there is less for your opposition to grab when they tackle you.

Tuck Shoe Laces into boot

All football players know their is a sweet spot on your boot when it gets kicked from there it flows better. With your shoe laces tucked away it can increase the sweat spot.

Add your own One Percenter

This post is designed for players and coaches so they can improve the little areas and become a better team and player. If you have any of your own “One Percenters” please add them below in the comments section. Thanks!

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Kicking at objects

Kicking at objects to get your distance right
Kicking at objects to get your distance right
One of the fastest ways of moving the ball is by kicking and it is important that when you kick the ball, it reaches it desired target otherwise you are likely to turn the ball over. A good kicker who can hit his/ her targets is a valuable asset to the team. To kick at targets you can practice with friends but if your alone or in the backyard, try kicking at objects like a bin (the smaller the harder to hit). Try kicking at the target from a few meters away and then slowly increasing the distance, when comfortable with that. Kick at the target with your opposite non-dominate foot.

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Next week we will release the last of three handy activities for you to start practicing in your backyard. Please subscribe to us (via email) to make sure you get them. The first week we concentrated on handballing through a gap to help your accuracy.

Gather rebounds for gathering below waist

Help gather the ball under your waist
Help gather the ball under your waist

This was my personal favourite activity to do in my backyard when I was a kid. I had a trampoline but it can be done using any wall, fence etc.

What you do is kick the ball against the wall, trampoline and then as it rebounds off you squat down to gather the ball. This is good as it helps replicate real game as the ball tends to spend more time along the ground than in the air.

Another benefit of gathering the ball quickly off the ground is that you have more time to ran away and not get tackled which allows you to either shoot for goals or pass off to a team mate quicker.

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Over the next three weeks we will release three handy activities for you to start practicing in your backyard. Please subscribe to us (via email) to make sure you get them.

Handball through a tyre/ car window

This handballing drill helps your accuracy
This handballing drill helps your accuracy

This skill was perfected by AFL great Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer who used to practice handballing the ball through an open car window. It can also be similarly used by aiming through other objects like hanging tyres, boxes and gaps through trees etc.

This activity will help improve your handball accuracy so when you are in a game you can be sure that your handball will reach its desired target.

Try aiming at the target (in the tyre) from one meter away and then when your comfortable with that, go two meters, then three meters etc. Then go back to one meter with your non dominate side.

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