Accessible footy training program – Footy Skills Lab
Google and the AFL have joined forces to bring accessible footy training to all people no matter their: age, ability, gender, location, culture or socioeconomic status.
Footy Skills Lab is a free platform powered by Google AI, which helps you improve your footy skills through activities in ball-handling, decision-making and kicking across three levels of difficulty.
Hawthorn Wheelchair AFL Athlete Joanna Argaet
All you need for this accessible footy training is a mobile phone, a footy and some space.
When an activity is selected, a short video will play. The video features AFLW stars including Carlton’s Madison Prespaskis, Melbourne’s Tayla Harris and Richmond’s Akec Makur Chuot demonstrating and providing some tips on how to complete the activity. Wheelchair AFL athlete Joanna Argaet also adds an alternative Wheelchair AFL movement to perform.
You will then have the opportunity to try the accessible footy training activity for yourself! Google’s AI is able to track a football as you perform the movement through your phone’s camera. It will track and rate your performance, presenting a scorecard that you can share with your friends and family!
Madison Prespakis and Joanna Argaet demonstrate how to bounce an AFL football in Google’s Footy Skills Lab program
The platform includes captions and audio prompts throughout for people with hearing and visual impairments.
For more information and to access the program visit the link below: