Fine Tuning the Female Fine Tuning the Female AthleteAthlete
2008 [email protected] 07920528793
Learn how and when to coach female players appropriately.
Understand factors influencing females in sport & solutions
Practical Tips on Skill Development
OUTCOMES
All Ireland Camogie and Football club, underage and county league and championships provided the highest quality of GAA viewing in 2007
However, all athletes/ coaches strive to work on areas to progress even further (Derry, All Ireland Junior
Camogie Champions 2007)
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Player Pathway
Series of Building Blocks
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Pathways•The model simplifies the maturation process•Latest research: sports specialisation prior to the age of 10 is not recommended as it contributes to burn-out, drop-out and retirement from training and competition
Q1•What about GAA??..... do you encourage other sports participation? Why?
Not a Priority Should be Avoided Moderation Optimal Training Age As Needed
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DEVELOPMENT Yrs 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Stamina
Aerobic Base
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Speed Endurance (short – sustained
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Strength Endurance
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Maximum Strength
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Speed Strength
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Speed
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Flexibility F ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
Coordination/ Agility / Balance
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Basic Techniques
CPKS
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Advanced Technical
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Long Term Player Development - FEMALEFEMALE
Fundamentals Learning To Train Training to TrainTraining to Train Trainto Compete
Train to Win
General Conditioning -FEMALES (adapted from Canadian Sports Association Publication)
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•The Learning to Train (8-11) and Training to Train phases (12-16)are the most important phases of athletic preparation
•It is during these phases that we will make or break a player/athlete. (Windows of opportunity)
Pathways
Ulster u16 Elite Camp August 07
1 No fitness test result was the same
2 Flexibility3 Commitment as the
days went on4 Aerobic5 Hydration
Unit 1: Pathways & FactsUnit 1: Pathways & Facts
Unit 2: Factors influencingUnit 2: Factors influencing
females in sportfemales in sport
Unit 3: Practical session on Unit 3: Practical session on
skill/game skill/game developmentdevelopment
Course Outline
40% of girls have dropped out of all sports activity by the age of 18.
In groups discuss main reasons.
There are ways to overcome it.
• Not getting to play
• Abusive Coach
• Over emphasis on winning
• Fear of failure
• Too much regimentation at training
• Mismatching of physical size
• Boys and other commitments
Why do girls drop out?
WIN LOSE
WOMEN External Cause
Luck on the Day
Internal Cause
Blame themselves
Played badly didn’t train hard enough
Motivated to avoid failure
MEN Internal Cause
Played brilliantly
Trained hard all year.
Motivated to achieve success
External Cause
No luck(Foundations of sports education and psychology, 2006)
Motivation
•jumping over conesskipping, •broad jumps, box/depth jumps•push-ups with clapssquat jumps
(for a series of repetitions)
•split-scissor jumps•double-leg bounds•alternate-leg bounds•single-leg forward hops•double-leg hurdle jumps•single-leg hurdle hops
Examples of plyometric exercises
•Involve the Physio & trainer
•Education on core stability/ back, strength & conditioning
•Players responsibilty i.e- footwear/weather
•Hydration prevents hamstring, cramp& head injuries
•Dynamic warmup
Pre Season solutions
Common Issues Solutions
•Stand in one position Movement, cuts
Support plays, speed of thought
•Reasoning Goal setting, diet
•Skills High Catch, identify skills, kick
before solo, Pick up, Camogie
•Evasion skills Side step, serve etc… game plan
and game pace
•Defending 4 delay/deny/dispossess/ drive and
tackling. ( Courtesy of John Morrison)
DR. JOHN MORRISONTop ten tipsTop ten tips
Set clearGOALS
Softerapproach
UnderstandParents roles
Feedback onprogress
Core Skills
Positive reinforcement
FUN
2-waycommunication
Good Sportsmanship
Social aspects
COACHINGFEMALES ATHLETES
Devise two game progressions to improve:
• High catching
•Creating Space
•Support play
•Defence
GROUP TASK
•Females respond to training the same way as males…..Remember condition games•No allowances should be made– treat them as athletes
•Motives for involvement more varied & socially orientated – value the process as much as the outcome.•Not emotional wrecks.
•Excellent skill levels
Conclusions
http://www.womeninsport.ie/en/homepage.aspx
http://www.ladiesgaelic.ie
http://www.camogie.ie
http://www.camogieulster.org/
http://www.ulsterladiesgaelic.com/
WEBSITES
• Common Issues• Lifting in Camogie
• Solution• ‘Swop Shop’Roll/jab lift at speed, 4 steps, set
down and pick another up
1) How many in 30 secs?2) Beat your last score3) Change Direction4) Add in an extra player to put
pressure on group
• 15 x 15m
• Common Issues• Lifting, Hand passing and changing
direction
• Solution• ‘Angles’Roll/jab lift at speed, 4 steps, hand pass
and run around outside cone, return and repeat in square.
1) How many cones/ hand passes in many in 30 secs?
2) Beat your last score3) Change Direction4) Add in extra player for pressure
NB: Any skill can be taught in this grid, try to encourage as many touches as possible)
• 15 x 15m
(4m)
Common Issues
Running into space and support play on and off the ball
Solution
‘Hand Pass, Kick Pass/ Ground Strike’
1) Groups of 3 (bibs)
2) Player 1 HP, Player 2 KP, Player 3 HP etc……
• Kick passes 20m+
•Change to other hand/foot
•First to 20
•3 sec rule with ball
•Receive ball on the move
•Point to where you want the ball
•Play it silently to improve vision
•Groups must move throughout other teams in grid
(20 players in grid. Move throughout)
(60 x40m)
Common Issue
Game pace
Solution
‘Circle time’
•4 Players in 8 Players outside circle (60-80m in diameter)
•Strike/ kick/ hand pass
•Switch after one minute
•Change hand, pass to different player
•Can you beat top score
•Increase/decrease size of square
•Include two players in circle to put pressure on strikers/kickers
•Add two players to put pressure on middle group
Common Issue
Game pace, passing under pressure
Solution
•Players in middle compete and handpass ball back to kicker/ striker
•Player who doesn’t receive ball puts pressure on player with ball
•Players at side lines solo ball while waiting to kick/strike
•Rotate after 6.
•Change to other side/foot
•High catch
•3/4 minutes long
•Players at side solo during active rest
(20m)
A B A BCommon Issue
Shooting and Defending
Solution
‘One on one’
•Player A solos around cone and shoots immediately
•Player two follows and stops at cone to block
•NB: Important to coach block/frontal block beforehand and also spot and fix this drill
•Have 3 players behind posts to collect sliotar/ ball
•Keep drill moving, and small queues
•Increase/decrease distance
(45m line)
Common Issue
Defending- 4 forms of defending
Solution
‘Delay, Deny, Dispossess, Drive’
Groups of 3
Player one (attacker) solos to 45m line in tunnel trying to pass players 2 and 3 (defenders)
Once defender is passed they must run back to support other defender (1m apart at all times)
Wait for second group to reach 45m line and return changing attacker
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Common issue
Thinking on feet, support play
Change direction of play
Solution
‘Zones’
• Team A and B play to score with player running and catching ball in coned area
•Team scores and turns to score up field in other coned area.
• Losing team leaves pitch and Team C enters pitch as soon as possible.
Team A
Team B
Team C watching
Team play
a) Pitch dimensions 80 * 40m.b) Normal Rules.c) Score by kicking for goals.d) Team that scores keeps possession and can attack other goals.Variations:a) Apply 4 second rule.b) Use reaction ball.c) Half way line change direction of play.
(Courtesy of Roger Keenan SINI)
Support play
Rules:a) 4 sets of goals.b) Dimension: Half pitch.c) Score by kicking for goals.d) Team that scores keeps possession
and attacks another set of goals.e) Any one team cannot score into the same goals in succession.f) Apply 4 second rule.g) Supply of balls at each goal.
Variation:a) Different ballb) Full rules
(Courtesy of Roger Keenan, SINI)
(Half size pitch)