{"id":47739,"date":"2026-10-23T14:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T03:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=47739"},"modified":"2026-10-23T14:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T03:53:10","slug":"free-afl-prep-to-play-sessions","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/free-afl-prep-to-play-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE AFL Prep-to-Play Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MLC School will be hosting <strong>four FREE AFL<em> Prep-to-Play<\/em> sessions<\/strong> in Term 4.<\/p>\n<p>These sessions will be delivered by professional AFL coaches and at no cost. The program is a fantastic opportunity to develop key AFL skills including kicking, handballing, marking, movement and teamwork in a fun and supportive environment. Whether new to AFL or already experienced, all students are encouraged to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>The program will also introduce safe and controlled contact activities, helping players build confidence and prepare for AFL next year.<\/p>\n<p>While attendance at every session is not required, students intending to play AFL next year are strongly encouraged to attend at least two sessions. Current Year 6 students who will be entering Year 7 next year are also welcome and encouraged to participate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dates:<\/strong> Thursday 5, 12, 19 and 26 November 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 3.30pm \u2013 5pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Burwood Park<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost:<\/strong> <strong>FREE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Register here: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/jEUYVNfh1Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFL Prep to Play 2026 \u2013 Fill out form<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47743\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/Edited-MLC-School-AFL-Flyer-512x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/Edited-MLC-School-AFL-Flyer-512x640.jpg 512w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/Edited-MLC-School-AFL-Flyer-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/Edited-MLC-School-AFL-Flyer-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/Edited-MLC-School-AFL-Flyer-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/10\/Edited-MLC-School-AFL-Flyer.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLC School will be hosting four FREE AFL Prep-to-Play sessions in Term 4. These sessions will be delivered by professional AFL coaches and at no cost. The program is a fantastic opportunity to develop key AFL skills including kicking, handballing, marking, movement and teamwork in a fun and supportive environment. Whether new to AFL or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[7],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-47739","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/47739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=47739"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=47739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}