Comhdhil Connachta

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Comhdháil Connachta

• Coaching the Skills

Paudie Butler National Hurling Coordinator
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Complex
Simple
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Markings Seamus Heaney
We marked the pitch four jackets for
four Goalposts, That was all Youngsters shouting
their heads off in a field As the light died
they kept on playing Because by then they were
playing in their heads
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V
Vs
Simple
Complex

• Having many parts
• Compound
• Intricate
• Complicated
• Requiring great physical mental effort to
  accomplish
• Difficult

• Having few parts
• Elementary
• Plain
• Uncomplicated
• Lacking intelligence
• Naïve
• Single

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Complex
Blanket Defence
Aerobic
Anaerobic
Cardiovascular
VO2 MAX
In The Zone
Cruciate Ligament
Tactical Ploys
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Will you tell Paddy to stop soloing and let the
ball into Mick
Simple or Complex ?
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Markings Seamus Heaney
We marked the pitch four jackets for
four Goalposts, That was all Youngsters shouting
their heads off in a field As the light died
they kept on playing Because by then they were
playing in their heads
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We first make our habits, Then our habits make us
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The Six Blind men and the Elephant
It was six men of Indostan To learning much
inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though
all of them were blind), That each by
observation Might satisfy his mind
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Opinion
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The Six Blind men and the Elephant
The Six Blind men and the Elephant
And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and
long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff
and strong, Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!
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Reality
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If we dont change We dont grow If we dont
grow We are not really alive Gail
Sheehy (New Passages)
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Ótú Model
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Light
Heat
Air
Soil
Water
Protection
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All 6 conditions must be present in the right
proportions all of the time if the plant is to
thrive.
More of one will not compensate for a lack of
another
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Skill or more
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Speed
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Dreams take us Beyond Ourselves
The Coach links the world of Imagination to the
World of Reality
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Passion
Coach as a transformer or an adaptor Adaptors
allow power to be fed to small apparatus in the
right amounts. Direct your power to Preparation,
Planning, Organising, Observing, and giving
positive Feedback, NOT TO WINNING AT ALL COSTS
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Nothing is Simple
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If its not simple it cant be done
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Simple only because the complex is built in
The music of Estonian composer, Avro Pärt, may
sound simple, but its a simplicity borne from
years of hard labour and precise refinement.
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Team Profile
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The Coachs task To put heads on the
headless To put feet on the footless To put heart
in the heartless To put hands on the handless
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All 6 conditions must be present in the right
proportions all of the time if the plant is to
thrive.
More of one will not compensate for a lack of
another
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How many hats can you wear?
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Whats beneath the surface?
We tend to gear our behaviour more to our
dominant feelings than to the outcome we want to
achieve
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Free Taking
Simple Put the ball down, Put it over the bar
Complex Self Image, Last Free, State of Game,
Consequences, Worried about wind, Sore hand
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Self Image
The way you see yourself in your
imagination. The way you see is the way youll
be.
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Solution
Trust your method Follow your routine Stay in the
present Focus on the process
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The Dynamics of Energy
HIGH
Angry Fearful Anxious Defensive Resentful
Invigorated Confident Challenged Joyful Connected
Positive
Negative
Depressed Exhausted Burned Out Hopeless Defeated
Relaxed Mellow Peaceful Tranquil Serene
LOW
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pre1960
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1960s
1990s
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Behind every successful outcome there is a high
degree of sophistication
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Playing with the feeling that the outcome doesnt
matter is always preferable to caring too much
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Always play to play great, dont play not to
play poorly
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Staying in the present makes everything simple
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Simple is governed by the subconscious
mind, Complex is governed by the conscious
mind.
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Simple but never easy