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Australian Football: Steps to Success (Second Edition) [Paperback]

Andrew McLeod (Author), Trevor Jaques (Author)
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October 14, 2005 Steps to Success

Australian Football: Steps to Success provides the essential skills players and coaches need to master the game and build successful teams. This book contains comprehensive instruction on the techniques and tactics that have helped top player Andrew McLeod become a two-time Norm Smith medallist and three-time All Australian. McLeod and football coach and teacher Trevor Jaques draw on years of experience to help you prepare for and play the game.

From basic ball handling to more challenging ruckwork, Australian Football: Steps to Success provides full technical guidance. Carefully selected drills speed the learning process and help monitor progress. You then apply those skills on the field with the tactical approaches essential to commanding every facet of the game. The final training guidelines ensure that practice sessions are varied, efficient, and fun while physically preparing players to execute the skills and withstand the rigors of one of the most challenging team sports.

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"""Australian Football: Steps to Success "covers all of the essential skills and provides drills, guidelines, and information on team play.""
Wayne Jackson
Former AFL Commissioner and CEO
""Jaques and McLeod make a formidable team. They have produced the ultimate Australian football guide for every player and coach.""
Wayne Carey
Former champion AFL player
""This book includes key learning points for each skill and important elements of team play along with effective and stimulating practice activities to make planning easy.""
Lawrie Woodman
National Coaching Development manager, AFL
""With the powerhouse team of Jaques and McLeod and their thorough and systematic approach to skill acquisition, anyone can learn to be a successful Australian football player.""
Lleyton Hewitt
Tennis World #2, avid football fan, and would-be Australian Football League player

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"Australian Football: Steps to Success covers all of the essential skills and provides drills, guidelines, and information on team play."

Wayne Jackson
Former AFL Commissioner and CEO

"Jaques and McLeod make a formidable team. They have produced the ultimate Australian football guide for every player and coach."

Wayne Carey
Former champion AFL player

"This book includes key learning points for each skill and important elements of team play along with effective and stimulating practice activities to make planning easy."

Lawrie Woodman
National Coaching Development manager, AFL

"With the powerhouse team of Jaques and McLeod and their thorough and systematic approach to skill acquisition, anyone can learn to be a successful Australian football player."

Lleyton Hewitt
Tennis World #2, avid football fan, and would-be Australian Football League player


Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics; 2 edition (October 14, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0736060057
  • ISBN-13: 978-0736060059
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #643,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book on the most underrated sport on planet earth!, April 26, 2007
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Ricahrd A. Salzer (Chesapeake, Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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A highly recommended 'How To' book on
Footy as the Aussie mates call it. Give
to somebody here in the US who wants to
learn this game that has been around
now for over 100 years.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ANDY LATESSA, April 1, 2003
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Lee Carlsen (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews
Although I consider myself a great, great player I have learned many new skills from this book. I can now catch, and kick without dropping the ball or hurting either my foot or kicking my hand as I used to. I look forward to using this book to help me coach as I continue to inspire my teamates and peers. Andy L, USA.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Aussie Rules, July 22, 1999
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I Don't Know what this book is like but Aussie Rules is the best game in the world. Carn the cats
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Whatever the sport, proficient players practise, and continue to practise, the basic skills of the game, particularly if the game involves a ball. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
score your success, kicking drill, skill drill, rocket handball, centre line players, reverse punt, ball off hands, torpedo punt, practise kicking, drop punt, kicking player, controlled bounces, head over the ball, catching player, time your run, scoring zone, goal square, overhead marking, rebound net, marking player, receiving player, chest mark, punching action, gathering the ball, attacking zone
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Success Check, Australian Football, Gathering-the-Ball Drill, Spoiling Drill, Ball-Handling Drill, Team Handballing Drill, Ruckwork Drill, Bouncing Drill, Byron Pickett, Standing the Mark Drill, Grand Final, Dodging-and-Turning Drill, North Melbourne, Success Figure, Team Drill
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