Rover Award

KICK-PASS-CATCH: Footy as easy as 1-2-3

A ROVER can perform the essential skills of Australian football:

1. KICK (Punt)

a. Demonstrate how to hold the ball correctly (straight up and down with ring finger down the seem and hand slightly below the center of the ball)

b. Kick the ball 10 meters (30 feet)

2. PASS (hand pass or punch)

a. Demonstrate how to hold the ball correctly (lay flat on the palm ready to be punched with a closed fist)

b. Hand pass the ball 1 meter (3 feet)

3. CATCH (Mark)

a. Demonstrate how to catch a ball over head (hands up in front of the face with thumbs forming a W)

b. Catch a ball on the chest from a coach throwing the ball 2 meters (6 feet)