Run the Gauntlet DRILL BIO Teaches players to

Run the Gauntlet DRILL BIO: Teaches players to work in tight confined spaces under simulated match pressure and includes many game elements including handball to width, spread, communication, decision making, skill execution, run to receive/block etc KEY TEACHING POINTS: • Encourage ball carrier to run hard at defender and make them commit to engaging them • Encourage wider players (B & C) to keep width. A handball too close to the defender gives the defender the opportunity to then engage the receiver if the initial handball is too close Players A, B and C are to work together to get the ball from one end to the other using handball. Defenders are placed in both Zones 1 and 2 and are confined to those zones. Defenders aim to pressure the ball carrier and cause a turnover Zone 1 Zone 2 30 Meters Created by Len Villani - AFL Victoria Development Manager (Calder Region)

Run the Gauntlet DRILL BIO: Teaches players to work in tight confined spaces under simulated match pressure and includes many game elements including handball to width, spread, communication, decision making, skill execution, run to receive/block etc KEY TEACHING POINTS: • Encourage ball carrier to run hard at defender and make them commit to engaging them • Encourage wider players (B & C) to keep width. A handball too close to the defender gives the defender the opportunity to then engage the receiver if the initial handball is too close Players C should be encouraged to make a conscience decision to either block for player A or run to receive the next possession Zone 1 Zone 2 30 Meters Created by Len Villani - AFL Victoria Development Manager (Calder Region)

Run the Gauntlet DRILL BIO: Teaches players to work in tight confined spaces under simulated match pressure and includes many game elements including handball to width, spread, communication, decision making, skill execution, run to receive/block etc KEY TEACHING POINTS: • Encourage ball carrier to run hard at defender and make them commit to engaging them • Encourage wider players (B & C) to keep width. A handball too close to the defender gives the defender the opportunity to then engage the receiver if the initial handball is too close Encourage players to use the width of the playing area to create space to free up the running player as you would in a game Zone 1 Zone 2 30 Meters Created by Len Villani - AFL Victoria Development Manager (Calder Region)

Run the Gauntlet DRILL BIO: Teaches players to work in tight confined spaces under simulated match pressure and includes many game elements including handball to width, spread, communication, decision making, skill execution, run to receive/block etc KEY TEACHING POINTS: • Encourage ball carrier to run hard at defender and make them commit to engaging them • Encourage wider players (B & C) to keep width. A handball too close to the defender gives the defender the opportunity to then engage the receiver if the initial handball is too close Zone 1 Zone 2 30 Meters Created by Len Villani - AFL Victoria Development Manager (Calder Region)

Run the Gauntlet DRILL BIO: Teaches players to work in tight confined spaces under simulated match pressure and includes many game elements including handball to width, spread, communication, decision making, skill execution, run to receive/block etc KEY TEACHING POINTS: • Encourage ball carrier to run hard at defender and make them commit to engaging them • Encourage wider players (B & C) to keep width. A handball too close to the defender gives the defender the opportunity to then engage the receiver if the initial handball is too close The ball should be returned to the middle player (E) and the drill recommences with the next group of players taking the ball up the opposite end from which it came Zone 1 Zone 2 30 Meters Created by Len Villani - AFL Victoria Development Manager (Calder Region)

Run the Gauntlet Extension/Variation (1) • Insert a secondary defender in each of the zones Zone 1 Zone 2 30 Meters Created by Len Villani - AFL Victoria Development Manager (Calder Region)

Run the Gauntlet Extension/Variation (2) • Increase the playing area to include a kick (80 – 100 metres) Zone 1 Zone 2 80 Meters Created by Len Villani - AFL Victoria Development Manager (Calder Region)

Run the Gauntlet Extension/Variation (3) • Reduce the playing area to 20 meters for more confined spaces Zone 1 Zone 2 20 Meters Created by Len Villani - AFL Victoria Development Manager (Calder Region)

Run the Gauntlet Extension/Variation (4) • Increase the number of players on the offense team (G & H) Zone 1 Zone 2 30 Meters Created by Len Villani - AFL Victoria Development Manager (Calder Region)