German students try their hand at 9s in Sydney

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German students try their hand at 9s in Sydney

Authored by: Wesley Hull
on Friday, March 29 2013 @ 03:17 am ACDT

I love stories like this. The first reason why is the almost comical "abduction" of soccer players and hurling them into a previously unknown game. Almost like, "Well, do we have a surprise for you...Bruhahahaha...!!!" I know (or at least assume) it didn't actually happen that way, but the human imagination is a funny thing (or at least mine is).

The other more practical reason is having a game which can be modified to suit smaller groups. The actual "AFL9's" game is a product, and has been arbitrarily chosen and marketed as 9 a side. But as is the case in schools and in fledgling competitions world wide, the game can be adopted to suit the amount of available players.

Growing up, there were two completely valid forms of the game. The formal 18 a side local club or school team was the aspiration of myself and most others. But we also found the 2 or 3 or 4 a side version with kids from our street, playing in any available big back yard or open space to be equazlly as valid...and often more fun.

So, for me, the game doesn't have to be 18 per side. Australian Rules football should just be a groups of players split into two sides to play each other. Like the kids I watched during the week at school...8 year olds playinhg touch footy in an area barely larger than a class room and having the times of their lives.

I am addicted to 9's footy now and will play again later this year i'm sure. But I have been addicted to ANY form of the game for a lot longer. I hope the German game was a great success and plants the seeds for some Bavarian kick to kick.

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