Ladies Gaelic Football

www.ladiesgaelic.ie | SUMMER 2021 | 65 KICKING FOR SCORES COACHING CARD ACTIVITY 1 What do I need to set up this exercise? • Multiple footballs and cones How do I execute this activity? • Set up two stations on the left and right side of the goal posts (as shown in the diagram) about 25m out. Cones are approx. 10m apart. • Players divide up evenly and line up behind cones A and B. The coach or assistant coach stands on cone C. • For the activity to be efficient, ensure you have plenty of footballs at cone A and a person behind the goals to retrieve the footballs • Players at come A have a ball in hand. On the coach's signal, player A runs at pace towards cone C and handpasses the ball to the coach. • Player at cone B times her run and loops around the coach at cone C, collects a pass from the coach and shoots for a score without breaking her stride. • Players keep rotating between cones A and B. • Players conduct same activity on opposite side of the goals but this time using the left side of the body. • Important to have one or two assistants behind the goals to gather footballs and kick back to station to ensure flow. Duration: • Do three rounds at each station for 2 minutes. • Coach provides feedback on kicking technique as players rest What are we getting form this activity? • Develop technique i.e., handpass into chest and hook kick • Use of four steps and bounce where appropriate • Moving ball at pace • Timing of runs and promotion of looping runs What you might see: • Poor execution of handpass to the chest which in turn will have knock on affect for player timing their run • Timing of runs could be too late or early • Poor execution of scores due to inefficient kicking technique • Slow pace. ACTIVITY 2 What do I need to set up this exercise? • Multiple footballs and cones How do I execute this activity? • Players are divided evenly behind six cones. • Three cones (A, B and C) are spread 10m apart on the 45m line. • Cones D and F are near the end line about 15m from goals while cone E is 5m from goals near edge of small square. • Footballs are placed at cones A, D and F. • Activity commences when players at cones A, B and C conduct a 3-man-weave towards the goals. • The player at the end of the 3-man weave conducts a one-two with player approaching them from cone E and goes for a goal • The players at end of three-man weave without a ball, collects a ball from players D and F and kick for a point. Duration: • Do three rounds for 2 minutes duration What are we getting form this activity? • Good movement • Execution of handpass and kicking technique • Timing of run What you might see: • Handpass during 3-man weave not executed appropriately i.e., not played in front of player or into chest • Timing of runs by players on cones D, E and F are not done with pace • Execution of scores not great due to poor kicking technique on the run A C B D E F B A C

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