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your management style

  • 05-05-2015 9:12pm
    #1
    PTH2009
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    If you were /are a gaa manager what would your style be ??. Drive the team mental with intense motivation or be very subdued and go camly about it

    I'd be more of a Davy Fitz/ loughnane manager where I would drive the team mental , put on loud rock music , punching walls. I believe this is a good style but it doesn't always work eg Waterford in the all Ireland final 2008. I'd change tactics match by match


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    Mr. Incognito
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    I could not think of anything less appealing.


  • #3
    krazyklown
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    Interesting topic - something i have thought about alot in the past. The core question is whether a manager going ballistic in a dressing room prior to a game is a factor in ensuring the team delivers a performance on the day. More and more i have become of the opinion that whats said on match day and how its said is not as meaningful as we think it is. I remember playing in county finals where each member of the coaching team had to have their own rambling speech....
    For me, I think its all about the training environment and ensuring players have a sense of confidence going into a game that we have prepared well and are ready for the challenge ahead. I always think a theme for the week is a good idea. I managed a minor team a couple of years ago, and I spent the week reminding the lads how the team we were playing in the county final had completely disrespected us the year before and generally winding them up. The atmosphere in the dressing before the game was electric, players were really fired up going into the dressing room. Didnt need to say anything except to refocus on a couple of essentials (tight marking, working off the ball etc). Player ownership on the day is very important - getting the right players to do the talking during warm up and becoming engaged in the game. i think the vast majority of what is said in the dressing room is forgotton as soon as the ball is thrown in.


  • #4
    davegrohl48
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    The management style mentioned by the OP I personally don't like. The motivation usually focusses on a negative. Very often this type of manager will divide a panel into those who are willing to be brain washed and those who have the nerve to retain their own character. As Roy Keane says, if you're having to roar and shout in a dressing room to motivate lads something is wrong.
    These type of managers I find also to be the most backward in terms of training methods and tactics. They'll select a gung ho all action type of player ahead of a guy who knows how to pick out a pass.


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