2013 AFL COACHING RESOURCES CATALOGUE The Coach: The Official AFL Level 1 Coaching Manual Players are often asked “Who is your coach, and what is he/she like?” The Coach sets out standards and guidelines that give clear answers to all involved about how coaches should conduct their teams and themselves. You will gain a greater understanding of tactics and their implementation, injury prevention and how to plan and adapt training sessions specifically to the needs of your squad. Following this easy to read book will help you become a better planner and organiser and ultimately a better coach. This is the standard text provided for the AFL Level 1 Senior coaching course RRP: $13.75 (GST incl.) AFL Youth Coaching Manual The AFL Youth Coaching Manual is a must have resource for anyone coach of footballers in the 13 – 17 years age group. The manual provides teaching information for the main skills and tactics of the game and advises coaches on the important social and interpersonal skills that are critical in effective interaction with footballers of this age. Other issues related to youth welfare in football are also presented in this very informative manual. RRP: $27.50 (GST incl.) AFL Junior Coaching Manual The AFL Junior Coaching Manual is for coaches, coordinators, participants and parents in the NAB AFL Auskick Program. It is an essential text for all coaches working with primary school aged children in AFL Auskick Centres, Primary schools and junior clubs. It is a resource that people will find invaluable when setting out to coach children in our great game. It provides a sequential model for the development of Australian Football skills and includes lesson cards for the various age groups and skill levels and hundreds of practice activities. It also provides skill games and easy to follow hints on all aspects of children’s participation in the game. RRP: $27.50 (GST incl.) Skills Of Australian Football Every week over the football season we marvel at how today’s AFL stars have become so proficient in the execution of their skills. These are gifted athletes but their breath-taking skill hasn’t happened by accident – this is the result of years of toil and sweat on the training track. This book analyses the skills of the game individually as the stars show how it is done and explain how they become so good. Some of the best in the business strut their stuff including Gary Ablett, Matthew Richardson, Jonathan Brown, Cameron Ling, Dean Cox, Brent Harvey, Lenny Hayes and many others. RRP: $10.00 (GST incl.) A Season of Achievement All footballers start their journey in community clubs, usually moving from AFL Auskick to playing under age football and often being coached by a parent of someone in the team. Steven Ball has written about part of the journey, through coaching Moonee Valley under 12s. The story, which follows the progress of the team throughout the season, contains valuable reflections and lessons for all coaches and parents of young players and is a good read for players themselves. It contains a series of recommendations about aspects of coaching, including managing parental expectations, player development, team culture, addressing players and issues to discuss with junior teams. RRP: $10.00 (GST incl.) Style of Play DVD WA High Performance Coach Robert Wiley presents a comprehensive video analysis of style of play in modern football. The former Richmond and Perth Premiership player and long time West Coast Eagles Assistant Coach presents the fundamental principles which underpin the style of play, the strategies and the tactics of our current game. Through a range of scenarios from AFL games, Rob challenges our understanding of the key elements of modern football, including: RRP: $15.00 (GST incl.) Game Day Coaching West Coast Eagles General Manager of Football Operations and former Melbourne Coach Neale Daniher presents the key areas of effective game-day coaching. ON THE DVD • Game Plan – Weekly preparation • Pre Game – Getting it right • Game on – Coaching Box Protocols • Game on – The Breaks • Post Game –What now? RRP: $10.00 (GST incl.) Drills & Skills in Australian Football In Drills & Skills in Australian Football David Wheadon presents a comprehensive selection of drills and practices that relate to the key aspects of the modern game. The book contains 176 specific drills, which range from very simple to complex practices that will challenge elite players, and which are categorised into different areas of the game. Drills & Skills in Australian Football is a reflection of that knowledge and experience and is an extremely valuable resource that can assist coaches at all levels to plan and conduct effective training sessions. RRP: $30.00 (GST incl.) G.A.P.S AFL Resource G.A.P.S. Australian Football contains 250 Games, Activities, Practices & Skills covering: Goal Kicking; Hand Ball; Kicking & Marking; Spoiling & Crumbing; Defence; Half Gorund; Full Ground; Patterns of Play; Fun & Games & Fitness & Running. G.A.P.S. resources support the effective teaching and coaching of games and are based upon a ‘Learning through Games’ approach to coaching, providing Games as starting points. These are supported by a range of related Activities, with specific Practices to support key elements of successful game play (e.g. Defensive Skills), and focussed Skills exercises for the development of individual technique (e.g. support skills). G.A.P.S. Australian Football provides teachers and coaches with 250 G.A.P.S. in animated format. RRP: $60.00 (GST incl.) Team Rules Team rules are a key component of game-plans and team play at all levels of Australian Football. Coaches use team rules to assist players in learning and implementing their team’s style of play. In this video Tom Harley presents 25 common team rules which you can draw from in developing a specific set of rules for your own team. RRP: $15.00 (GST incl.) Kicking Guide DVD (for coaches) Learn the kicking skills of the modern game of Australian Football from the current stars of the game. Garry Lyon and Matthew Lloyd present the basic mechanics of effective kicking. ON THE DVD Importance of kicking Basic kicking mechanics – o common errors and corrective techniques Types of kicks • Kicking situations • Large group activities RRP: $15.00 (GST incl.) Kicking Guide DVD (for players) Learn the kicking skills of the modern game of Australian Football from the current stars of the game. Garry Lyon and Matthew Lloyd present the basic mechanics of effective kicking. ON THE DVD Importance of kicking Basic kicking mechanics – o common errors and corrective techniques Types of kicks Kicking situations Individual and pair/small group activities RRP: $15.00 (GST incl.) Skills Guide DVD The skills of Australian Football, introduced and demonstrated by the stars of the AFL. This video, presented by Garry Lyon and Matthew Lloyd, includes sections on kicking, handballing, marking, picking up, ball handling, bouncing, evading, smothering, spoiling, tackling, bumping, shepherding and ruckwork. RRP: $15.00 (GST incl.) Laws Book The Laws of Australian Football details the official laws of our great game as administered by the controlling body, the AFL. Also included is the Laws of Australian Football DVD, which outlines recently changed laws and interpretations. RRP: $10.00 (GST incl.) Groundwork – Volume 1 – Underlying Stage (Age: 5 – 10 years) Groundwork is a comprehensive football program for football clubs and schools covering the whole spectrum of a child's development, ranging from 5 – 18 years and beyond. It's designed to personalise the learning by playing an important and active role in a child's development (on and off the field). It's a coaches resource that supports the teaching, coaching, mentoring, motivating, challenging and providing of feedback that is essential to enhancing a child's progress. Learning Intentions: Learn all the principal skills of the game and develop basic physical competencies. Consolidating the basic skills of the game. Technical & tactical skills, with a focus on working with others in game-related and skill development activities. The focus of training is on learning rather than competing, and it is imperative that there is a balance between training and playing. The focus is still very much about fun and participation! RRP: $49.95 (GST incl.) Groundwork – Volume 2 – Modelling Stage (Age: 12 – 14 years) Groundwork is a comprehensive football program for football clubs and schools covering the whole spectrum of a child's development, ranging from 5 – 18 years and beyond. It's designed to personalise the learning by playing an important and active role in a child's development (on and off the field). It's a coaches resource that supports the teaching, coaching, mentoring, motivating, challenging and providing of feedback that is essential to enhancing a child's progress. Learning Intentions • Learn all the principal skills of the game and develop basic physical competencies. Consolidating the basic skills of the game. • Technical and tactical skills, including positional play and basic performance-enhancing techniques, e.g. warm-up, cool-down, dietary needs (nutrition/hydration), recovery, goal- setting etc. • The focus of training is on learning rather than competing, and it is imperative that there is a balance between training and playing. • The focus is still very much about fun and participation! RRP: $59.95 (GST incl.) Groundwork – Volume 3 – Establishment Stage (Age: 15 – 16 years) Groundwork is a comprehensive football program for football clubs and schools covering the whole spectrum of a child's development, ranging from 5 – 18 years and beyond. It's designed to personalise the learning by playing an important and active role in a child's development (on and off the field). It's a coaches resource that supports the teaching, coaching, mentoring, motivating, challenging and providing of feedback that is essential to enhancing a child's progress.