From Coaching Plan to Practical
Programme
Jim Nelson & Jimmy Darragh
Why Plan?
•If you fail to plan you plan to fail.
•Need to know where you are and where you
want to go.
•Need to set achievable targets/goals.
•Need to monitor and evaluate along the way.
•Need to know when you have achieved what.
you set out to do.
Why Plan??
Grassroots to National Programme
Planning for Different Teams
•One size fits all??
Coaching Considerations
• Working with Young People
– Coach must help with their development as
performers and as people
• Why do Young People Participate in Sport
– They may just enjoy sport
– They may have performance ambitions
– Some may desire to be the best
Whatever their reason for playing the coach
must respond to each to ensure a positive
experience.
Player Development
Player Development
New Coaching Structures
Coaching Resources –
Young People
• FUNdamentals
Cumann Lú
Lúthchleas Gael – Builds Character
• Learn to Train
• Skill Development
• GoGames
• FunDo Resource Pack
Comhairle Uladh Senior Coach
Development Programme
Theoretical Workshops
• Fuel to Win
• Coping Strategies
• Match Analysis
• Fit for Play
• Effective Team
Management
• Final Week
Preparation
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Practical Workshops
Five per County (45)
Tackling Skills
Striking for Scores
Goalkeeping Skills
The High Catch
Coaching Defensive
Play
• First Touch Hurling
Practical Development
Jim Nelson
Under 16 Hurling Coaching Development
• Practising, Enhancing and Testing
Technique & Skill
• Continual Development and Improvement
of Posture, Balance and Running
• Creating Development, Fun and
Enjoyment
Under 16
Under 16 Hurling Coaching Development
• Main Focus of Development:
– Development and enhancement of main skills.
– Implementation of skills into game situations
including the creation of angles and
development of support play
Under 16
Continual Development of Main Skills
• Grip and Swing
• Hooking
• Ground Stroke
• Roll Lift
• Dribbling
• Jab Lift
• Blocking on Ground
• Shoulder Tackling
• Blocking in Air
• Striking – Left/Right
Under 16
Introduce Simple Tactical Development
• Tackling – Understanding the need to
tackle and different methods of tackling
• Defensive Skills – Shadowing –
Backtracking & Basic Defending
• Passing – Handpass development – skill
drills and game situations
Under 16
Introduce Simple Tactical Development
• Free Taking
• 9v9 11v11 Mini Games
• Evasion Skills
– Dodging
– Elusion
– Fudging
Under 16
New Skills
• Pressure Striking
• Overhead Control
• Fast Work with Sliothar
• Ground Clash and Tackle
Under 16
Tactical Elements Introduced
• Drawing Defence
• Backs v Forwards – conditioned game
• Support play throughout the team – backs
to forwards, covering support
Under 16
Tactical Elements Introduced
• Developing movement through Lines –
Left Back – Left Half Back – Left Half
Forward
• Advancing Thinking Drills
• Dummy Runs / Support Play
Under 16
Simple Techniques
• Continual Improvement and Development
of:
– Balance
– Posture
– Running
Under 16
Questions???