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Star Drill-Hand passing
Purpose:
Description:
5 Groups – Sliotars start at group 1.
You skip the group to your right.
Drill goes from 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-1.
Follow ball and join back of group.
Add in more balls.
Variation:
Go in the opposite direction.
Bring cones in to tighten up the space
(players to weave in and out without
touching any other players)
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Through the Square
Purpose:
Description:
Players in pairs with a ball as shown.
Inside player hand-passes ball to partner and receives
pass back and passes to any other person on the
outside and receive a pass back. Player works for 1 min
and then partner goes.
Variations:
Add Time limit 30 seconds to make at least 6 passes.
Pass the sliotar and swap places.
Run around partner after passing.
Instead of jab lift perform a high catch.
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3 Man Move
Purpose:
Description:
Set up four large squares around
the pitch as shown.
Players in groups of 3 must strike
the ball in sequence to one of their
team mates.
Once a player strikes the ball he
must run to the closest free square
to him.
All players moving at all times.
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Catch your partner
Purpose:
Description:
All players are paired off in one
square.
Each pair must pass the ball to each
other while continuously moving.
Once the coach blows his whistle the
player without possession must tag
their partner who is in possession
within 20 seconds.
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Dynamic Warm Up
Purpose:
Description:
Players jog to end and Karaoke facing each
other on way back. Players side skip two
steps to the right and two to the left to end
cone and karaoke opposite way back in.
Players side skip to the left and two to right
to end and jog backwards. Lunges on the
way back. Players jog forward and dynamic
groin stretch every 2 steps to end cone.
Players sprint to cone 3 backwards to cone
2 forwards to end cone.
Feet pointing forwards.
Dynamic Warm up with 4
Purpose:
Description:
4 Players line up as shown.
Players jog to cone on 20m line and 2 players
branch off and come back down outside
lanes.
Players perform side skips, high knee, heel
flicks etc.
Each player has own Sliotar which he rolls in
front of himself and jab lifts into hand
Dynamic stretching (Hamstring, Groin ,Quad,
Calves and upper body)
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Two Triangles
Purpose:
Description:
Set up two Triangles as shown.
Players throw ball to their left for team mate
to catch and player follows ball to cone.
Variations:
Player throw ball for High Catch.
Players roll ball along the ground for first
touch into hand.
One triangle changes direction.
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Meet the ball
Purpose:
Description:
Player at cone 1 moves to cone 2 and as he
is passing cone 2 the feeder strikes the ball
to him from cone 3.
Ball can be played on the ground/to the
hand/thrown in the air to practice first
touch and high catch.
Feeder can only feed ball when player is
moving at pace which encourage players to
move into the ball and take on the move.
Change feeders.
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Receive and Pass
Purpose:
Description:
2 sliotars between 4 players as shown.
Outside players pass to inside player
who gives hand pass to player at
opposite cone. Players then turn and
take ball off same feeder and repeat
process.
Feeder can roll ball on ground for first
touch or high ball for Catch.
Rotate players.
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Speed Reaction
Purpose:
Description:
Players are numbers 1 and 2.
On coaches call ( 1 or 2) that player turns and
sprints to their line while partner tries to tag
him before he reaches the line.
Coach varies the distance between players and
varies the calls ie. Backwards / Forwards /
Jumping Jacks etc.
Coach now stands at top of line and calls Left or
Right for players to sprint in that direction again
looking to tag partner before he reaches line.
Alternate starting position.
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5 Pass Game to score
Purpose:
Description:
Set up area as shown. 5 V 5 hand pass
possession game inside the square.
2 Sliotars at poles. Game starts at call of
colour by coach.
First team to get 5 passes can shoots for
score.
Game restarts when coach calls next
colour.
Increase size of box to include striking to
hand.
Coach can increase / decrease number of
passes required before allowing shot.
3 squares going on at same time.
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Give and Control
Purpose:
Description:
Groups of 4. 2 on end line and 2 on 20m
line.
Player 1 strikes ball into team mates hand
for first touch and follows pass.
Player strikes ball along ground for first
touch.
Player hand passes ball to team mate.
Players Jab lift ball and drops for team mate
to do same.
Strike ball to partner and step out in front
of him to make sure he avoids the tackle.