Introduction
GAA Foundation Award
FÁILTE
Welcome
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Coach Education Programme
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Level 1
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TUTOR INTRODUCTIONS
 Registration
 Who am I?
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Ice Breaker – know your partner
TASK
 Match up with a partner,
someone you do not know.
 Find out
– The persons name
– Club
– Funny incident they have
seen or been involved in in
sport.
 You will be asked to relay this
information back to the group.
 Give your new friend a name
tag
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Group Contract… brainstorm with the group
We agree that during the course we should:
1.
Be Punctual
2.
Have No put downs
3.
Value opinions of others
4.
Cooperate
5.
Assist others
6.
Share ideas
7.
…… etc
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GAA Foundation Award – Course Philosophy
 Aimed at beginner Coaches (deployed as Assistant
Coaches).
 Focuses on the introduction of core ‘How to Coach’ skills to
beginner Coaches
 The Course is divided into a number of modules, with the
focus on exposing the participants to practical situations to
demonstrate the development of the core competencies.
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GAA Foundation Award – Course Structure
Session 1:
Introduction, Course Structure, Philosophy
1 hr
Session 2:
Introduction to Physical Literacy Skills
1.5 hrs
Session 3:
Coaching Children, Youths and Adults
1 hr
Session 4:
GAA Skill Development
1.5 hrs
Session 5:
Introduction to Games
1.5 hrs
Session 6:
Conclusion - 30 minutes
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Compulsory : Code of Ethics and Best Practice
4 hours
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GAA Foundation Award – Course Objectives
 By the end of this Course participants will be able to:
– Assist a coach in organising a programme of Games and Skill Development
activities appropriate to each Participants needs and abilities
– Identify the Skills of Hurling
– Assist a coach in organising progressive activities (drills and fun games) to
develop 5 key skills
– Assist a coach in organising progressive activities to develop fundamental
movement skills appropriate to Gaelic games
– Assist a coach in organising and managing Players for an effective practice
session
– Build Rapport, Observe, Analyse, Explain, Provide Demonstration and Provide
Positive Feedback to Players
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GAA Coach Education Structure
Children
Youths
Adults
Award 3
Award 3
Award 3
Award 2
Award 2
Award 2
Award 1
Award 1
Award 1
Foundation Award
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Your motivation for getting involved in
coaching…….
Why have you embarked on this course?
TASK:
a.
Groups
b.
Discuss reasons for doing the course
c.
Prioritise points
d.
Feedback to Group
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Mission Statement
The GAA is committed to implementing an integrated
Coach Education Programme with a view to
maximising participation, optimising playing standards
and ensuring that Players’ needs are catered for in a
Balanced way
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Our Motivation
 We want Gaelic games to be the sport of choice for players
of whatever age and ability level
 By having more appropriately trained coaching personnel
involved with our players and teams we hope to:
– Ensure that all players who play our games are provided
with a balanced and appropriate programme of Games
– Improve the standard of our Games through appropriate
coaching
In short we want people to…
Play & Stay with the GAA
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Role of the Assistant Coach
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4.Coach the person
rather than just the
sport
3. Learn and
use participants
names
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1. Show interest in and
respect for each
participant and others
2. Smile and
make eye
contact with
each participant
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4: check for
understanding
before they go for
practise
3: provide demo
more than once from
different angles
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1: position so all
can see and hear
2: provide correct
demo then focus
attention on 1-3 key
points
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4: check if the activity
is working
3: Observe each
participant several
times
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1: one point at a time,
head, hands (Hurley)
and feet
2: Observe each
participant from
different angles
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4: decide whether to
reinforce, modify or note
but take no immediate
action
3: identify the
mismatching
key points
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1: compare your
observation with your
picture of good practise
2: identify the
matching key
points
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4: use questions to check
for the players’
understanding
3: keep it simple
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1: plan what to say
2: gain attention
before starting
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4: check for
understanding: ‘what
will you now do?’
3: give specific,
simple information
in a positive way
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1: ask ‘what did you notice
about…’ to promote selfanalysis first
2: limit information to
1-3 key points
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Feedback is a powerful tool when it’s….
Accurate
Relevant
Positive
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Thank you