Originally Posted by
SeanM
Had the day off work so went down to training on Monday morning. The main group trained from about 9am to 1130am.
Lighter training group
-I arrived around 830am. Brand, Warner, Franklin and Dawson were the only players there and had been training for a while. Initially they were doing exercises behind the goals. Then did straight line running at about 90%. Then kicked balls back and forth between each other. Then they moved the ball up and down the field making runs and leads for each other. Then simulated breaking away from a stoppage. They seem to be getting close to full training because they are doing more football movements. Rather than just straight line running. Franklin looks very lean in the legs.
- When the main group of players arrived. Malachy, Mcinerney and Naismith also joined the light training group. And they continued to do light drills and a lot of straight line running. Heeney, Cunningham and Papley seem to be in the main group now (though I don't think they took part in the match sim).
There were also quite a few players from the VFL team training with the main group. I only recognised Thorne, Geddes and a tall ruckman.
Kicking the ball to each other in threes
- After a warmup the main group started with the usual kicking the ball back and forth in pairs or threes. During this time Cox took Sinclair, Naismith and Hickey and did some light rucking against each other from a boundary throw in.
3 Kicking drills Rotating though
- Practicing kicking to leading players inside 50
- Practicing bringing the ball out from a kick in
- Working the ball out of the back half, then simulating a turnover at halfway then the attacking team would practice rebounding and attacking in the opposite direction.
Ground Ball drills
- Quick drill picking up rolling ground balls
2 vs 2 contested marking in the goal square
- Long ball to a 1 vs 1 marking contest with another 2 players running in for the crumb.
Kicking Drill Diagonal
- 3 lines of players on each side. Players run and kick towards a player diagonally opposite them.
Rebound Drill
- Work the ball out of the ball of defence, then kick long to a player who punches it down, they simulate a turnover and the attacking side rebounds and quickly attacks in the other direction.
Match sim
- Maybe 30-40 minutes with around 15 players on each side. A lot of contact as players would try to break tackles or contest for ground balls.
Split into 2 groups
- Mids did a 6 vs 6 drill. Cox would roll the ball away. The players would compete for the ground ball then start to move the ball towards their goal.
- Forwards and Backs did a 5 vs 5 drill where they attacked into the 50m arc with the attacking players making leads and trying to lose their markers.
Split up into smaller groups
- Mids were talking in a huddle and did some stoppage work, defenders did some marking practice, forwards were taking shots at goal.
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