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Juvenille Coaching

  • 08-04-2011 8:45am
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Just looking for some tips on coaching Juvenilles.

    Coaching under 10's. We have quite a large number of varying ability so the plan is to break them into 2 or 3 groups by ability level.

    The weaker group are really still on the basics and need plenty of work on that.

    Just wondering what advice you'd give as regards coaching the stronger group. Looking at a group who have a good grasp of all the basics (and I know that pick-ups, hand-passing, kicking need continuous work).
    Any tips for drills etc. that I should be looking at for this age group? What I find is that once they get to this age, they can get bored very quickly so looking to introduce some fun/competitiveness into drills to keep the interest up.

    Any tips appreciated.


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,397 ✭✭✭howiya


    The GAA Fun Do packs are an excellent resource. They're expensive enough (circa 80 euro) but someone in your club might have one already


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,397 ✭✭✭howiya


    Just after seeing another thread on here that suggests another resource. Worth a look

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056226155


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭paulocon


    Thanks for that.

    Some nice drills on that website. Will order that book too, looks a good resource!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,256 ✭✭✭LeoB


    My tip for coaching any juvenile team (football) is players must be encouraged to use both feet. Also they should be able to hand pass with both hands.
    I would usually sit down and plan a session and base as much as possible on maybe 2 skills. You can usually combine drills where you will have 2 or 3 skills going on and the players dont realise ie... players kicking the ball 20 yards are working on kicking, passing and catching

    Even when players are this young a small warm up should be done, it becomes the norm and they will always carry a good habit forward with them.

    If you have 20 players at a session you must have a minimum of 10 footballs, if they have a ball each all the better. There is nothing as bad as children standing around being dominated by stronger players. It is vital players feel comfortable on the ball and I usually start my drills with with a simple one hop one solo drill, groups about 20 feet apart and the player does hop and solo and fists passes to player in other line. In every session I do about 15 minutes shooting from distances the players can manage. Always encourage the player no matter how they perform.. We always finish our session wth a mini-game where the emphasis is on the session they have just come through.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,295 ✭✭✭slingerz


    for practising blocking down if you have them in pairs blocking kicks then they will develop bad habits of turning their head away or turning their ass to it.

    if you have a coach holding the ball and get them to block that down then they will avoid the bad habit of turning away during blocking.

    maybe more appropriate for younger age groups


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    PM me your email address and I'll email you a load of drills I had laid out for our juvenile group last year and this year. They are U11 now so there should be something you'll get for it. I have about 13 or 14 different sessions all done out that I got a lot of the ideas for the GAA DVD, various websites, etc so no point re-inventing the wheel if you get something from these.

    One thing we never did though was split them up during the drills. No matter what skill level each individual player had, they all did the same drill. On occasions though for practice matches we might have put the kids that needed more development playing against each other in smaller sided games so they saw a lot more of the ball and didn't feel intimidated


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 231 ✭✭proulx


    Lex Luthor wrote: »
    PM me your email address and I'll email you a load of drills I had laid out for our juvenile group last year and this year. They are U11 now so there should be something you'll get for it. I have about 13 or 14 different sessions all done out that I got a lot of the ideas for the GAA DVD, various websites, etc so no point re-inventing the wheel if you get something from these.

    One thing we never did though was split them up during the drills. No matter what skill level each individual player had, they all did the same drill. On occasions though for practice matches we might have put the kids that needed more development playing against each other in smaller sided games so they saw a lot more of the ball and didn't feel intimidated

    Any chance you could email me them too please. would be greatly appreciated. I will pm you now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    proulx wrote: »
    Any chance you could email me them too please. would be greatly appreciated. I will pm you now.

    just sent them..good luck


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭paulocon


    Lex Luthor wrote: »
    PM me your email address and I'll email you a load of drills I had laid out for our juvenile group last year and this year. They are U11 now so there should be something you'll get for it. I have about 13 or 14 different sessions all done out that I got a lot of the ideas for the GAA DVD, various websites, etc so no point re-inventing the wheel if you get something from these.

    One thing we never did though was split them up during the drills. No matter what skill level each individual player had, they all did the same drill. On occasions though for practice matches we might have put the kids that needed more development playing against each other in smaller sided games so they saw a lot more of the ball and didn't feel intimidated

    Cheers for that. I will PM you my address.

    Interesting to see that you didn't split the group up. We have a number of beginners this year so the logic is that they need more time on the basics and we want to keep the others interested with a mix of drills.

    Definitely agree about games. Had a quick game at the end of the session last week and it was dominated by the stronger players so we'll go with smaller sided games this week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    paulocon wrote: »
    Cheers for that. I will PM you my address.

    Interesting to see that you didn't split the group up. We have a number of beginners this year so the logic is that they need more time on the basics and we want to keep the others interested with a mix of drills.

    Definitely agree about games. Had a quick game at the end of the session last week and it was dominated by the stronger players so we'll go with smaller sided games this week.

    Emailed you the drills earlier


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