Mad marks

Time
30 minutes
Skills
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Handball
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Marking
Level
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1 (Ages 4-6)
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2 (Ages 7+)
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3 (Ages 8-12)
No. of Helpers
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1 Helper for each Auskicker
Chest mark, overhead mark and speccy! Now it's time to get NAB AFL Auskickers to take a mark!
Instructions

HOW TO PLAY 

  1. For chest marks: The adult gently throws the ball to the Auskicker so their arms can hug the ball into their chest.
  2. For overhead marks: Have adults take a few steps back and hold the ball at shoulder height. The Auskicker runs forward and grabs it!
  3. For the “spectacular” (speccy) mark:  Have adults hold the ball out to the side and higher than their shoulders. Have Auskickers run towards the ball and jump to try to grab it with their knees in the air (like a speccy)!  

After a few goes, have adults toss up the football (rather than holding it) for the Auskicker to catch.

Let's play Mad marks

Ball (x1)
Set-Up

The Auskicker and an adult line up opposite each other about one metre apart.

Mad marks

 

Variations

VARIATION 1

Try timing the activity and see how many speccy's and auskicker can take in 30 seconds!

Variation 1 Mad marks

VARIATION 2

Call out different kind of marks each time so it's different for them each time.

Variation 2 Mad marks