Ulster GAA Coaching Conference

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Ulster GAA Coaching Conference

• Structures and Systems for Hurling Development
• Young/Youth/ Adult

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Ulster GAA Coaching Conference
Kilkenny GAA Games Manager Coaching Full Time
since 1993 in Kilkenny supporting volunteers
involved with 6 to 18 year olds
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Ulster GAA Coaching Conference

• Best game in the world
• Most skills ..

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Ulster GAA Coaching Conference

• Know the Skills ..
• Coach the Skills .

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Reasons for success??
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Reasons for success????
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Reasons for success ???

• What is Success
• Accomplish an aim
• Favourable outcome of an attempt
• Define Your Aim Achievable goal

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Reasons for success ???

• Tradition - helps creates an identity
• Leadership On and off the field
• Number one Sport
• Local Role Models Past and Present Players in
  the community
• Players held in high esteem

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Reasons for Success

• Feel Good factor Chance of success can be high..
• Administrators Working together
• Coaches - Everybody feels they are doing their
  bit..

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Reasons for Success

• Co-Ordinated efforts
• Good Communication lines amongst stakeholders
  One Fixture!!!!!!
• PEOPLE Volunteering at so many levels

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Reasons for Success

• Learning and Willingness to Learn from previous
  players/ Coaches Managers
• Eg Coaching the way we were coached
• Its a way of life
• However if one area is weak the chain breaksdown
• Tier Two at Minor Level (Dub and Wex)

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Ulster GAA Coaching Conference

• For each County Team success there are 36 club
  teams.
• Club and County

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Club and CountyThe Fenians GAA ClubLast Senior
win in 1977Still going ,competing .Why?Dream
lives on ..and Its a way of life..
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Club and CountyDream lives on ..and Its a
way of life..Success means different things to
us all.Vital we acknowledge the good work
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Acknowledge the good work

• Focus on the journey , not the destination. Joy
  is found , not in finishing an activity, but in
  doing it..

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Where do County Board come in?

• Provide Leadership and Advice
• Acknowledge the clubs/schools work
• -Meals, Match tickets, Equipment grants
• They also have a strong working knowledge of
  whats happening at every level ..
• Funding for Blitzes , Leagues etc

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Structures in Kilkenny

• Primary Schools (4-13 yrs)
• Post Primary Schools ( 12-18 yrs)
• Third Level (18- ??? Yrs)
• Clubs Bord na Nóg (13 to 18 yrs)
• Clubs Adult (18 to ???)
• Development Squads (14 yrs to 18 yrs)
• Development Camps (U-14)
• Cúl Camps (6 to 12 yrs)

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Primary Schools (4-13 yrs)

• 76 Primary Schools
• Strong Cumann na mbunscoileanna Committee
• 56 working teachers with a GAA ethos
• Backed up by School/Club Linked Coaches
• 2 full time staff
• Go Games Schedule
• Primary Schools Coaching sessions
• Number of games

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Go Games

• Aims
• -         To increase the level of participation
  number of games played in the Go Games
  environment
• -         To modify the rules of the Go Games
  specific to Kilkenny to maintain the ethos of
  enjoyment.
• -         To ensure all children receive PLAYING
  TIME not SIDELINE TIME

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• Kilkenny Primary Schools
• Go Games
• Hurling/Camogie
• 3rd and 4th Class Buddy Blitzes
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• Format Each primary school invited to a
  central venue on a designated date, with every
  third and fourth class child fully togged out and
  each player playing in three full Go Games.
• Children Participating 2,123

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Post Primary Schools (12-18 yrs)

• 12 Post Primary Schools with a strong GAA Ethos
• Competing at A Level in College Hurling
  (Leinster)
• B Leagues organised by Kilkenny GAA
• 50 Volunteer Teachers
• Super Touch Blitzes

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Third Level

• Strong Links forged with IT Carlow
• GAA Course
• -10 weeks Work Placements x 5 students
• Primary School Coaching Programme
• Club Coach Mentoring
• Development Camps
• Coaching Workshops
• First year Coaching
• Fitness Testing Second Level Schools
• Club Cill Chainnigh Award

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Clubs Bord na Nóg (4 to 18 yrs)

• 36 Clubs
• 4 Divisions A, B, C, D
• 2 Regions North and South
• U-8, U-10 , U-12 - Go Games
• U-14, U-16 and Minor League and Championships
• (With the result most clubs have achieved some
  form of success ..)

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Go Games Blitzes

• Format U-8 U-10 4 teams , 2 pitches , Each
  player plays 3 games.
• Format U-12 8 Teams , 2 Groups of 4,
• Each teams Plays each other once. Festivals for
  all Top V Top , 2nd v 2nd
• 3rd V3rd , 4th Vs 4th.
• For clubs with Larger numbers - Mix abilities
  Learning from their peers is an optimum way of
  Learning

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Club Cill Chainnigh Award Promoting Best
Practice for our Juvenile Players
15 Criteria as laid down by our own Coaching
and Games Committee Three Star Awards /
Two Star Awards
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Clubs Adult (18 to ???)

• Junior B
• Junior A
• Junior
• Intermediate
• Senior

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Total Number of GAA Games in Kilkenny

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• 1,788 Games
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• Figure excludes a comprehensive Secondary
  Schools Games Programme, Go Games (Circa 400),
  Club organised Blitzes, all Inter-county
  Activity, Club Challenge games, and all Training
  sessions taking place in the county during the
  year.

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The figures below represents the number of
games provided at each grade in hurling in
Kilkenny in 2012.   Grade Games
Senior 77Intermediate
77Junior 171Junior A
84Junior B 145U21
45Minor
161U16 154U14
184Schools 179
Total Scheduled Hurling Games 1,277 Games
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• The figures below represents the number of games
  provided at each grade in Gaelic Football in
  Kilkenny in 2012.  
• Totals for each grade in 2012
• Grade Games
• Senior 43
• Intermediate 21
• Junior 15
• U21 9
• Minor 85
• U16 86
• U14 139
• Schools 113
• Total 511 Gaelic Football Games

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Development Squads (14 yrs to 18 yrs)

• U-14 3 Regional Squads
• U-15 2 Regional Squads
• U-16 2 Regional Squads
• U-17 (Minor B Squad)

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Biggest Changes

• Organsied Underage Go Games U-6s..
• Coaching Education
• Organised Academies
• Organised Camps

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Biggest Challenges

• Emigration (Particularly at Club Level)
• Committement Lifestyle Choices
• Education is key here
• Ongoing work , year in year out

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Biggest Challenges

• Junior Club Players making County Minor Teams
• Will they be blended in with current Structures
  or will they be lost to the Intercounty game
• Underage
• Players comfortable doing a job .Marking space

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Club Spread of Titles won since 1980

• Senior
• Intermediate
• Junior
• U-21
• Minor
• U-16
• U14
• Teams to be competitive Winning takes care of
  itself

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Why are people attracted to our games?

• To play the game
• To be competitive
• To beat your man to every ball
• Or is it to Do Drills ???????

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Coaching SessionsGames Based Approach

• Do we analysis the games ?
• Do we tailor our sessions from the usual ?
• Do we target players performance ?
• Do our sessions include Match day situations?
• Do we take for granted all players abilities/lack
  of ability ?
• Do we have variety in our sessions ?

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• Drills Vs Games Based
• Drills promote acceleration Games promote
  acceleration and deceleration
• Drills promote standing starts Games promote
  standing and moving starts
• Drills promote good ball- Games promote good and
  bad ball

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Drills Vs Games Based

• Drills are in Straight lines Games are
  multidirectional including chaotic speed
• Drills promote understanding of the skill Games
  Promote understanding, awareness and decision
  making
• Drills promote awareness of Straightline space-
  Games promote peripheral vision

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Drills vs Games Based

• Drills control Game encourage flair
• Drills promote standing and waiting Games
  promote match running and movement
• Drills promote on the ball Games promote both
  on and off the ball

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Drills vs Games based

• However you must get the correct balance for your
  team ..
• Drills have a place (For Technical development)
  but Balance vital

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Take Home Messages

• Work Together
• Strive to be the best you can be
• Enjoy the journey
• Align structures to suit your present situation
• Every day we have a kid out hurling is a
  success
• Be open minded
• Encourage Practice Practice Practice

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Questions and Answers?

• You ask and I will try to answer

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Go raibh mile mhaith agaibh
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