AFL

AFL

As a class last term we’ve been taking AFL sessions with a professional, named Tim. Every Wednesday mornings at 9:20, we head off to the hall to learn the skills, and techniques  of how to play a game of AFL.  

Meanwhile, Tim introduces himself then starts a warm up by telling us to run around the hall, it was cold that morning so running around the hall kept us warm.

Later Tim explained the importance, skills, rules, also techniques of how to play or what to do while in an AFL. AFL is very popular in Australia also the standing of AFL is Australian Football league. While playing in an AFL game you pass different, kick different, and also start different. AFL is an mix of rugby league, and football.

We learnt how to:

Passing: When passing in a AFL, you do a handball, by handballing you place the football in the palm of your hand then, hold a fist up then slightly lower it and move back so you could, hit the football by placing your fist in the palm of your hand where the football was at first. Before handballing the ball aim first to the player you are handballing to.

Kicking: While kicking in an afl game when holding the ball about to kick you’ll see laces just on the side of the football As people say laces away from faces, which means face the laces outwards. At the bottom of the ball where the lines from the side come down under the ball connecting, some call it the x, well while handling the football you’ll have to face the two x the top x also the bottom x we’ll have to face different ways. Bottom x: We’ll be facing the group or the field. Top x: we’ll be either facing just above your head, or will be faced at you. Then ready to kick you’ll have to  aim the top of your boot to the bottom x of the football.

 

Well, I hoped you have learn or taken something away from my explanation and used it, like really please do (*joking*). Just to let you aussie viewers know but Afl is one of my 3rd favorite sport, also my favourite afl player is Trent Cotchin. THANKS YOU TIM, WE LEARN’T FROM THE BEST.