Welcome to Crippa's PUSH session!
PUSH your game to the next level and enhance your training by joining the 2022 Brownlow Medalist in this easy-to-follow Contested Ball training program.
Join Patrick Cripps in Carlton’s new training facilities at Ikon Park as he outlines the AFL training routines used by the elite players. Adapt to your current training program to give your game the edge during contested balls.
Whether your goal is to improve your hand-eye coordination, disposal efficiency, ball control or agility, this training program has been developed to target the specialist skills that are integral to a dominant Midfielder.
Includes a BONUS 7 day game preparation insight from Crippa.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
- Target agility and coordination
- Target footwork and hand-eye coordination
- Loose ball reaction speed
- Establishing favourable positions during contested balls
- Confident ball handling
- Improve evasion techniques
- Cleaner and more efficient handballs
- Improved stoppage craft.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
- Football.
- 6 cones (or similar).
- Tennis ball or smaller ball.
- 1-2 training partners for some drills.
DRILL 1:
FOOTWORK - AGILITY
Quickly target footwork and coordination. Easy to follow, this warmup drill is a training fundamental used by the professionals and is a great starting point to improve your agility and reaction speed.
DRILL 2:
FOOTWORK - GAME AWARENESS
Patrick Cripps outlines a footwork focussed drill to advance your agility and balance. This warmup is used by the professionals to get your feet firing for quicker reaction speed and coordination in-game.
DRILL 3:
FOOTWORK - STOPPAGES
Become a better Midfielder with Crippa’s favourite stoppage drill! Practice engaging opposing players and creating space during contested balls while also improving your hand-eye coordination and ball handling.
DRILL 4:
STOPPAGE CRAFT - CONTESTED
Establish more advantageous positions for those crucial moments during ball ups, centre throws and boundary throw ins. This expert drill allows you to train creating space between you and an opponent.
DRILL 5:
ONE-HANDED TAKES
Cripps showcases a breakdown drill that was first shown to him by his mentor and AFL legend, Greg ‘Diesel’ Williams to establish better ball control and grip strength.
DRILL 6:
BALL CONTROL - TOUCH & FOCUS
An easy-to-follow training technique for improved ball handling skills, hand-eye coordination and in-game focus. A fun warmup for controlled ball handling and encourages you to keep your eyes up on the field.
DRILL 7:
GROUND BALL - CONTESTED
Prevent injury and evade tackles with this ground ball drill. Cripps demonstrates how to better generate power out of tackles and train your footwork when gathering ground balls.
DRILL 8:
ABSORBING TACKLE PRESSURE
Improve manoeuvrability for clean disposals under pressure! This easy-to-follow drill corrects your stance and trains you to adjust your centre of gravity to better control your tackler and maintain powerful positioning while absorbing tackles.
DRILL 9:
TOUCH & RELEASE FROM STOPPAGES
Advance your reaction speed and disposals with one, comprehensive exercise. This elite drill trains your agility, positioning, ball handling skills, targeting and footwork to improve your disposal accuracy and speed.
BONUS INSIGHT:
7 DAY GAME PREPARATION
Hear how Pat Cripps prepares for a game each week from final siren through to the first bounce of the ball a week later.