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3 Defensive & Attacking AFL Skills (2)

18/08/09 Kick2Kick was asked "what are Three defence and attacking skills?". Only three of each is hard when in the game of football there is plenty of skills to learn and perfect.

Basic Football Skills pt3 First Grab (0)

18/04/09 Taking a mark first grab is an important skill covered in pt3 of K2K's Basic Football Skills.

How to kick a Snap (0)

28/01/09 A Snap kick means the ball is to be kicked at an angle. A Snap kick is used to kick at goals on an acute angle or to kick to a team mate who is not in front of you.

How to kick a Banana/ check side (9)

05/04/08 A banana kick or sometimes called a check side kick is when the ball goes in the air as a banana shape or a boomerang.

How to Ruck and tap the ball (3)

05/03/08 Ruckwork is one of the unique plays of Australian Football, it consists of two men running into each other knocking the ball to their team mate when the game restarts.

How to kick a Drop Kick (8)

28/02/08 A drop kick is not used in todays football competitions but it still remains a popular skill among many purists who practice it at training or kick to kick with a mate.

How to bounce the football (1)

21/02/08 One of the fastest ways to transport the ball from side of the field to the other is to run with the ball but bouncing a round ball every 15 meters requires skill.

How to Tackle side on (1)

06/02/08 Tackling is important, you can be tackled front on, side and from the back which creates hard but also dangerous tackles so its important that you tackle correctly.

How to kick a Drop Punt (18)

25/01/08 A Drop Punt is the most accurate way of kicking the football in the modern game. This is one of the main skills that is required to play the game.