Simple Backyard activities/ drills pt3

Posted on 27 February 2008 by

Not all drills and activities have to be practiced at football training or even at the local football oval during or after school and training. A lot can be done at home in the backyard like kick to kick with a mate, aiming at goals between trees or shrubs and much more. This is 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 and the second week was on gathering the ball

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Kicking at objects

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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Web designer by trade and joint owner and creator of Kick2Kick. Played football for Chapman Valley football club for ~10 injured years up in Geraldton & had the pleasure of playing in their Grand Final win in 2001. Injuries and other commitments caused Jermayn to give up playing but not his love for the great game.

6 Comments For This Post

  1. Terry Finley Says:
    February 28th, 2008 at 11:05 am

    I like your new blog.
    Good luck with it.

  2. Jermayn Says:
    February 28th, 2008 at 11:40 am

    Thanks Terry!
    I hope you continue to come over and enjoy your stay hear on Kick2Kick.net. If you have any suggestions etc please let me know.

    Jermayn’s last blog post..Does owning a gun make you a cop?

  3. Terry Finley Says:
    February 28th, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    Actually, I know zero about
    Australian football. ;-) )

  4. Jermayn Says:
    February 29th, 2008 at 8:28 am

    and Terry that is the purpose of this website, to help the people who know zero about Australia Football. I hope you stick around and learn about this game.

    Coming next week will be a post showing some highlights of Australian Football that you wont see in any other sport.

    Jermayn’s last blog post..Does owning a gun make you a cop?

  5. Alias Says:
    March 10th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    Hi, I think the website is great cos it helps me understand the game that I watch with my husband… sometimes i think now its starting to make sense and then they throw in something else i dont know about and are able to look on this website

  6. Jermayn Says:
    March 11th, 2008 at 9:29 am

    and Alias I hope this website continues to help you and others understand the game of Australian Football for when you play or watch the AFL. Thanks also for your comment.

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