Goal Umpire Drills
AFL Victoria through the coaches within their Umpire Coach Professional Development Program have produced a Manual of drills for each discipline. We thank the coaches for willingly sharing their ideas:
These goal umpire drills were also supplied by participants within the AFL Umpire Coach Professional Development Program:
- Angled Set Shot
- Angled Set Shot 2
- Assist or Not
- Awareness of Boundary Umpire
- Ball Up Scrimmage in Goal Square
- Boundary Throw in Near Goal
- Branding
- Choosing a Straddle Position
- Communication between Field, Boundary and Goal Umpires
- Defender Running In
- Defender Running in on Angle
- Fitness and Flexibility
- Free Kick or Mark Near Line
- Goal and Behind Area
- Goal Umpire Adjusting Position
- Kick to a Contest - Highball
- Pinned on the Post
- Player Running in to Open Goal
- Positioning for Kick-in after a Behind has been Scored
- Positioning for Low kick to a Contest on the Goal Line
- Quick Reaction Skill
- Quick Recovery
- Quick Turnover after Kick Out
- Reflex Work
- Set Shot from 50m
- Set Shot on Angle Discussion
- Sharpness – in Getting Under the Flight of the Ball and Flag Waving
- Sprint and Co-ordination
- Stay in Line of a Low Ball
- Straddle in Behinds
Goal Umpire Coaching
Goal umpire coaching articles that may assist umpire coaches:
