AFL Lessons with Rebecca and Aundrey

LI: To practice applying our throwing, catching, kicking and passing skills to different games.

LS2 had a session with Rebecca and Aundrey. The year 7s worked with Rebecca and the year 8s worked with Aundrey. Last week, we learnt how to pass by hitting the end of the ball and kick by pointing aiming where we want the ball to go with our toes.

We learned two different catching skills. The first catching method is called the scooper where you have to lift your arms up from your side and as the ball is coming toward you, scoop the ball up to your chest. The other method to catch a ball is by catchnig the ball with our hands in a 'W' shape.

After we practiced these skills, we played Over the River. The rules to Over the River is that there are two islands and a river in between. There are 6 balls and each island start with 3 balls. The players with the balls have to use the kicking method to kick the ball to the other island and at the same time, prevent any of the other teams balls land on their island. Whichever team has the most balls on their island by the time the round ends, that island explodes.

The next game we played was called Corner Ball. We got into pairs and one partner was handed a ball. The person with the ball could not move and could only pass it by hitting the bottom of the ball like how we were taught. To get people out, we had to hit the ball towards their legs. The taggers could not tag other people that had balls.

I enjoyed this session of AFL because I learnt two different catching methods/skills and was able to apply them to a fun game of Over the River and Corner Ball.