Hurling Drills for kids

Langerland

Lads,

I was sondering if anybody had a decent drill for 9/10 year olds. They're pulling out of tackles and afraid of getting hit. Need some drill or something to give them a bit more confidence to get stuck in. Once it hits home that they're not going to get badly hurt, it'll do them the power of good.

Thanks!

any other drill ideas welcome also!

thirdmantackle

get 3/4 old adult hurleys. (depending n no. of coaches)

wrap an old t-shirt or padding around the boss of each of the hurleys.

hold the hurley between two kids and let them pull on it - gets them used to swinging together, beside their marker etc

advance to them walking out, running out, then introduce a large ball. switching sides each time.

if you want to practice the ground blocking of a swing then use one of those ropes with balls along it. can also be used for hooking.

timmyyyyy

Langerland wrote: »

Lads,

I was sondering if anybody had a decent drill for 9/10 year olds. They're pulling out of tackles and afraid of getting hit. Need some drill or something to give them a bit more confidence to get stuck in. Once it hits home that they're not going to get badly hurt, it'll do them the power of good.

Thanks!

any other drill ideas welcome also!

my coach always says no pain no gain i always say

memyselfandi

I train the same age group myself and have been working on teh same thing. Two things I used to work with them on this are:

- Using the ball on the strings (www.cumashurling.com) > get them in pairs clashing through a line of 5/6 balls. Walking pace first and then running and then the full nine yards with jostling etc
- Again line them up in pairs facing the goal about 40yrds out. You stand in teh goal and starike a ball towrads each pair making them come to the ball. Keep encouraging them to tackle. Their natural competiveness come sout in this one.

Important thing here is that when starting them out to make sure you pair them evenly - and always keep mixing them up. Then progress towards putting the weaker lads up again the stronger

taidghbaby

for trying to get the more stuck in theres always the drill of putting them one on one battling for the ball!!

also when i was training the wimmins a few years back i used to do the drill with a small square and having them handpassing and running diagonally from each cone-it makes them concentrate not only on the ball but also on the other people running accross and makes them play with their "head up"

thirdmantackle

handpassing? for small kids? you mad?

the first thing is to make sure they stand in close together in paris
then swinging together
walking to the ball and swinging
jogging to the ball and swinging

teach all that before going to anything else

yes you can use the rope balls. but teach the basics first. the rope balls are better for teaching ground striking on the run, hooking, and ground blocking.