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Coaching Children

Football’s ‘Generation Next’

Federal Minister for Sport Kate Ellis joins Mark Williams to launch the AFL’s Next Generation Policy

AFL Auskick Session Plans

The AFL Game Development Department has produced a set of activities sessions, suitable for all primary school aged participants

The SPIR Method

The S.P.I.R method is a particularly successful teaching method for assisting children to learn new skills

Kids appreciate their mums and dads being involved

Parent involvement is critical in facilitating children's improved achievement levels and development rates

When to introduce new skills

A guide for coaches introducing skills

Why children play sport

Find out what motivates children to play sport, in particular Australian Rules Football

Characteristics of children

Auskick recognises that all children are different. Read through to find out what it is that makes our children special and how best to deal with individuals

Characteristics of a good teacher/coach

Coaches need to remember that children play sport for a variety of reasons and that their enjoyment generally increases as thier learning increases

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BPSW: Saturday Part 4

New Collingwood recruit Darren Jolly joins Peter Donegan on Bigpond Sports Weekend

BPSW: Saturday Part 3

New Collingwood recruit Darren Jolly joins Peter Donegan on Bigpond Sports Weekend

BPSW: Saturday Part 2

New Collingwood recruit Darren Jolly joins Peter Donegan on Bigpond Sports Weekend

BPSW: Saturday Part 1

New Collingwood recruit Darren Jolly joins Peter Donegan on Bigpond Sports Weekend

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