HOW TO SET UP
Players spread out in the playing area holding their football.
If the Auskickers are pretty confident about this way of bouncing, try a cone-bouncing game:
- Put some different coloured cones down.
- As the Auskickers wander around the area bouncing their balls, now and then say, "cone!" and every Auskicker has to find a cone.
- Next, pick a colour and if an Auskicker is near a cone of that colour, they bounce their ball three times.
Use the cones to create two lines across the middle of the activity square.
Nominate two players to be taggers and place them on the line. The other players all start on one edge of the square, facing the taggers.
1. Give the "attackers" a ball to carry while moving from one end to the other. Then add bounces when they reach the end zone.
2. Start half the players at the opposite end zone to have the game flowing both ways
Scatter the cones throughout the playing area and have pairs stand on the edge of the square with a football between them.
VARIATION 1
Try having pairs collect cones of any colour, provided they don’t collect the same colour twice in a row.
VARIATION 2
Try using different types of balls.
VARIATION 3
Get Auskickers to try handballing with their alternate hand.
The cones are placed in a square playing area big enough to give participants room to move. This should total two cones on each corner.
Place a hoop in the middle of the playing space and all the balls inside the hoop.
VARIATION 1
When an Auskicker has the ball, they can try bouncing the ball as they run.
VARIATION 2
When grabbing a ball from the centre hoop, an Auskicker can try rolling, handballing or kicking the ball back to their group.
VARIATION 3
When stealing balls from rival groups, Auskicker can handball it back to their team.
Lay out the cones in a straight line, a couple of steps from the goal posts.
The Auskickers stand by cones in pairs.
An adult holding a footy stand half-way between their pair and the goals.
VARIATION 1
Add a run-up or bounce before a kick for a goal.
You can also make it harder by having the Giants try and do a tiny bit of defending!
VARIATION 2
Experiment with different balls.
Two cones about 10m apart with two Auskickers lining up on one cone and the adult on the opposite cone, holding the football
VARIATION 1
Increase the distance between the cones.
VARIATION 2
Try rolling the football to the Auskicker Faster or roll the football end over end.
VARIATION 3
Add a big kick once receiving off the adult (make sure Auskicker retrieves the football before the next person has a go). Auskickers love to see who can kick it the furthest
VARIATION 4
Try handballing or kicking on the other hand or foot.
VARIATION 5
Use different shapped balls!
Auskickers spread out on the playing area.
These amazing skills will help Auskickers master the basics for enjoying footy.
Adults can also join in and give Auskickers their "Ninja" movements to copy!
Use the cones to make a circle, with the goal post target in the middle.
Auskickers are to have one ball and stand next to a cone.
1. Have Auskickers try a run up before the kick.
2. Experiment with using different balls and encourage Auskickers to use their opposite foot.
3. Have Auskickers aim to kick over the target, or have an adult handball to them before they kick the stick.
Spread out the Auskickers within the playing area.
1. Come up with other new actions to go with each word. For instance, “Nowhere” could mean the Auskickers lie down using the footballs as pillows.
2. Try tricking Auskickers with double-ups! But don’t be predictable by using patterns so they won’t know what’s next!
Place cones in a line on the ground with each Auskicker standing behind a cone. A few metres away the adult stands facing them with the football on the ground halfway between them.
1. Get the adult and the Auskicker standing further apart.
2. Ask the Auskickers to try using their opposite hand to handball – even if it’s wonky!
3. Use a timer. See how many handballs they can do in 30 seconds!