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Hawthorn Football Club has recently held talent testing days in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. Athletes have been invited to attend as a result of school visits and the Hawks Cup Secondary School competitions.

Hawthorn FC had Graham Wright (East Coast Recruiting Manager) and Chris Pelchen (General Manager Player Personnel and Strategy) in attendance whilst Andrew Crighton, Secondary School and Talent Identification Officer for AFL New Zealand, was at all venues.

For those wondering what an initial screening such as this comprises here is a run down for each of the NZ sessions:- Itinerary for each testing day

Expected numbers between 15 and 40 participants aged between 14 and 18

1. Introduction & provide a run down of testing for the boys and what we are hoping to achieve (delivered by Hawthorn Football Club)

2. All players to be allocated with a visible number corresponding to players lists to be provided to Hawthorn staff.

3. Short 15 minute warm up.

4. Break up into 2-3 groups (depending on numbers)
Group 1 doing 20metre sprints (inside)
Group 2 doing agility testing (inside) - link to agility Test http://www.topendsports.com/testing/t...ty-afl.htm
Group 3 doing vertical jumps (inside)
All groups rotate with approx 20 minutes per group (total no more than 1 hour).

5. Beep test testing (ALL inside) approx 15 minutes.

6. Stretch session

7. Short 20-30 minute skill sessions (outside)

8. Conclusion & Thank you