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https://payhip.com/b/uQDm Suitable for Coaches working with Youth/Adults from 12 years upwards. All exercises are done through Hurling but are very easily adapted to Football.

A Frequently asked question of me and every other coach who has ever done a workshop is “What should we do with kids who mess in training?”. The “Bold Child Syndrome” is something that happens only when kids come training. For 23 hours of the day, a child is relatively well behaved but for thatContinueContinue reading “Dealing with Disruptive Children in your training sessions”

Creating a greater understanding of Coaching For a coach in the GAA, there is no right or wrong way of coaching, but there are ways to improve Coaching. A quote from the recent Marvel Blockbuster “Black Panther”, that stuck with me straight away and will forever be one of my mottos in life was: “JustContinueContinue reading “Creating a greater understanding of Coaching”

The Block Down in Football is one of the harder skills to coach effectively. There is a fear factor for children and there is a safety factor that coaches need to be conscious of. A simple method of coaching the Block Down is to break down the skill and coach elements of it over aContinueContinue reading “Coaching the Block Down in Football and Hurling”

What kind of players are you developing? As a coach, you have a duty of care to ensure players get a chance to develop to their full potential. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to do this to 100%, I don’t think anyone has the complete solution. I, like most other coaches experiment and try newContinueContinue reading “What kind of players are you developing?”