The O'Neills.com Leinster GAA Coaching Conference 2012 took place on March 31st. The day began at 9.00am for the 150 attendees. After some tea & coffee the attendees made their way to the lecture hall where they were greeted by Leinster Council Chairman Martin Skelly. Following this there was a short video clip of Wexford Senior Football Managers Jason Ryan highlighting the importance of using games as part of your training sessions. It was left to Declan Smyth (Leinster Tutor Trainer Group Chairman) to set the scene for the rest of the day and send the attendees on their way to the much anticipated practicals.
Hurling Practicals
Martin Fogarty and Brían Ryan started the day for the hurling coaches. There session included and introductory classroom session followed by a practical field based presentation. The key themes to their session were:
- Shooting
- Taking the Right Option
- Use of Numerical Advantage
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Michael Dempsey & Andy Murphy then completed a resistance training practical for all the hurling coaches present. The focus on this was using different exercises specific to GAA players
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Pat Critchley finished the practical sessions for the hurling coaches. The main focus on Pats session was breaking the tackle and being on the front foot.
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Football Practicals
Michael Dempsey & Andy Murphy then completed a resistance training practical for all the hurling coaches present. The focus on this was using different exercises specific to GAA players
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Brian Cutberth & Eamonn Ryan delivered the second session for the football coaches. There session included and introductory classroom session followed by a practical field based presentation. The key themes to their session were:
Kick Passing
Tackling
Point Scoring
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Tadhg Fennin finished the practical sessions for the football coaches. The main focus on Tadhg session was using games to develop good forward play
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The complete booklet given out to all attendees can be downloaded by clicking here
The conference was closed by the Uachtaran Tofa Liam O'Neill. The conference was a hugh success with the feedback from the attendees very positive. There are many people to thank for such a successful day. In particular we would like to thank all those in IT Carlow for their help and support in faciliting the conference. To Sean Dempsey and his team who organised and coordinated the running of the day. To each of the presenters who ultimately made the day the success it was. To our sponsor O'Neills who have been very obliging and supportive. Finally we would like to thank all those in attendance for their continued committment to coaching within the province.
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