COACHING AND GAMES
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2013-2014
■ COISTE ÁTHA CLIATH
■ FORBARHTA NA GCLUICHÍ
IMPROVING OUR GAMES THROUGH
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
DUBLIN COACH
EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Coaching is a process that allows learning and
growth to occur and ultimately improves the
performance of the player and in turn the team. To be
a successful Coach requires a knowledge and
understanding of the process as well as the variety of
styles, skills and techniques that are essential.
No doubt there are different approaches needed to
coach weather at elite level compared to coaching at
grass roots however the core coaching principles of
teaching, encouraging and passing on the skills are
largely the same.
Effective coaching is not just about developing skills
and improving performance it is about building good
relationships with players, parents and other coaches.
The skills of communication therefore are a central
component to good coaching.
Through coaching we ask players to reflect on their
performance, and ask how they could improve; we
ask them to think for themselves and come up with
solutions for the future. Coaches too should learn to
reflect on how they perform as coaches, this is a
2
powerful learning tool. Reflecting on your own
practice is now a method of assessment on coach
education programmes and forms part of the
continuous process of learning.
In the past year further developments have taken
place in coach education with the launch of the
Digital Online Education System (DOES)
This Learning & Development Community Portal aims
to support the role of those actively promoting Gaelic
Games both within the Association and across the
educational sector.
The website, found at learning.gaa.ie, will be used
to publish e-learning content and resources from the
Association’s Coach, Referee, Player and
Administrator Development Programmes, as well as
providing an opportunity for registered users to share
and learn from one another.
This booklet details the Dublin County Board Coach
Education Programme for the coming academic year
2013/14.
It is designed to support all coaches working at child
youth and adult level through specifically planned courses
and workshops incorporating recognised principles of
best practice in the field of coaching.
The Games Development programme for this year
provides the best possible supports in relation to Coach
Education and CPD workshops and courses covering a
wide variety of training.
COACHING & GAMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2013-2014
Planning for Success - Young Gaelic Player Pathway
The purpose of the player pathway initiative is to help guide coaches, managers, teachers and parents who play an active role in
the development of young gaelic footballers and hurlers.
The player pathway is a systematic approach adopted by Dublin G.A.A. to maximize player potential and increase the
enjoyment of all our players. It provides a framework for the development of skills, physical focus and game sense capacities that
coaches can follow stage by stage.
There are five key age groups or stages in the pathway outlined which have detailed player characteristics and describe the
practical elements that must be coached during these ages.
High Performance workshops:
A number of high performance workshops will be
delivered again this year which are designed to
help managers and coaches make a greater impact
on their teams training and general performance.
Website:
Stage
Age (Approx.)
Emphasis
Learning to master the ball
4-6 years
Should be about fun and participation with key emphasis on physical
literacy and core movement skills with the ball
Learning to use the ball well
7-9 years
Major skills learning phase where all the basic skills in football and
hurling are learned
Learning to play together
10-12 years
Emphasis on understanding how to play and work together as a team
Learning about positions
13-15 years
The principles of play and applying good game sense increase
Learning to perform
16-18 years
Combining all aspects of performance including, decision making,
higher physical demands of the game and coping with competition
The games development website now has some
new features, our online shop with over 10
different coaching resources including books,
plans and DvDs.
Information on all of the courses and
workshops can be found there too at
www.dublingaagamesdevelopment.ie.
To register for a course simply log on to register
online and select the course you wish to attend.
This year’s programme will again focus on the more
formal Coach Education Programmes specifically Award
1 Youth /Adult courses and the new Award 2 child
programmes.
All Foundation Award and Award 1 Child
programmes will be available locally by contacting
your Club Games Promotions Officer (G.P.O)
A high volume of Code of Ethics and Good Practice in
children’s sport will also be delivered throughout the year.
Practical Workshops:
There will be a limited number of practical
workshops in football and hurling this year. These will
be targeted at specific age groups with workshops
for Juvenile and Adult coaches.
In addition a number of online programmes will be
available on the new digital eLearning system.
COACHING & GAMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2013-2014
Ba bhuntáiste é an clár
seo do chlibanna agus
tá súil agam go mbéidh
go leoir tacaíocht don
chlár.
Gearoid O Conchuir
Bainisteoir na gCluichi
3
COACH ADMINISTRATOR
REFEREE EDUCATION (CARE)
■ Coach Education Programme:
4 Foundation Award - Football & Hurling Course
4Award 1 Youth & Adult - Football Course
4Award 1 Youth & Adult - Hurling Course
4Award 1 Child - Football & Hurling Course
4Award 2 Child - Football & Hurling Course
4National Tutor Training Seminar
4Master Tutor Meetings
4Tutor Training
■ Referee Education:
4 Referee Course - Level 1 (U8-U10)
4 Referee Course - Level 2 (U11-U12)
4 Referee Course - Juvenile Games (U13-U16)
■ Club Development:
4 Code of Best Practice
Applied Lifelong Learning (ALL):
■ Football Workshops
4Goalkeeping Clinic
4Focus On Skill
4All the Right Moves- Developing Attacking Play
4Advanced Game Sense
■ High Performance:
4The Voice of the Coach
4Heart Rate Training
■ Camogie Workshops:
4Developing speed, quickness & reaction – running technique
4Creating Moving and Thinking Players
4Foundation ‘Get a Grip’ Coaching Course
4Level 1 ‘Get Hooked’ coaching course
■ GPO In-service:
4 Yearly Business Meeting
4 Anti Bullying Workshop
4 Primary School Curriculum
4 A Guide to mentoring Coaches
4 Tutor In-Service
4
COACHING & GAMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2013-2014
■ Coaching Conferences:
4 Leinster Coaching Conference
4 GAA National Coaching Conference
■ Hurling Workshops:
4 Coaching the Young Developing Player
4 Hurley Repair Workshop
4 Tapering - Fine Tuning your training
4 Making Every Session - Engaging Sessions
4 All the right skills
4 Game On
■ Physical Fitness Workshops:
4 Developing functional movement corrective
exercises
4 Preparing for Championship - Achieving peak
fitness & recovery
4 Planning pre-season fitness training
IMPROVING OUR
GAMES THROUGH
TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
COACHING & GAMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2013-2014
Colour
■
■
■
■
■
Theme
Football Workshop
Hurling Workshop
High Performance Workshop
Physical Fitness Workshop
Coach Education Programme
Colour
■
■
■
■
■
Theme
Club Development
Camogie
Referee Education
GPO Inservice
Conferences
5
FOOTBALL WORKSHOP
Event:
Description:
Date:
Venue:
Tutors
Start
Finish
Practical Football Workshop-Adult
Practical Football Workshop-Child
Practical Football Workshop
Practical Football Workshop-Adult
Focus on skill-Games Based Approach
All the right moves-Developing Attacking Play
Goalkeeping Clinic for Footballers
Advanced Games Sense
Fri 11th Oct 2013
Fri 8th Nov 2013
Fri 31st Jan 2013
Fri 21st Feb 2014
St Brigids
O’Tooles GAA Club
Erins Isle
St Peregrines
Michael Kennedy
Philip Kerr
Gary Mathews
John Morrison
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
9.00pm
9.00pm
9.00pm
9.00pm
HURLING WORKSHOP
Event:
Description:
Date:
Venue:
Tutors
Start
Finish
Practical Hurling Coaching-Adult
Practical Hurling Course
Practical Hurling Workshop-Child
Tapering -Fine tuning your training
Hurley Repair Course
All the Right Skills-How do I teach the
skills effectively
Coaching the young developing player
Game On-How to use games to develop
thinking players
Making every session count-Deliver
engaging sessions for adults
Fri 18th Oct 2013
Mon 4th & Wed 6th Nov 2013
Lucan Sarsfields
St Davids Artane
Paul Flynn
M Scully
7.30pm
7.30pm
9.00pm
9.00pm
Fri 15th Nov 2013
Fri 6th Dec 2013
Ballyboden St Endas
Faughs
Gerry Spellman
Niall Moran
7.30pm
7.30pm
9.00pm
9.00pm
Fri 7th Feb 2014
Thomas Davis
Paudie Butler
7.30pm
9.00pm
Fri 7th March 2014
Kilmacud Crokes
Willie Coogan
7.30pm
9.00pm
Practical Hurling Workshop-Child
Practical Hurling Workshop-Youth
Practical Hurling Coaching-Adult
PHYSICAL FITNESS (FOR FOOTBALL & HURLING)
Event:
Description:
Physical Fitness
Preparing for championship-Achieving peak
fitness and recovery
Developing functional movement corrective
exercises
Planning pre-season fitness training
Practical Physical Fitness
Physical Fitness
Date:
Venue:
Tutors
Start
Finish
Wed 18th Sept2013
Na Fianna
Barry Horgan S & C
7.30pm
9.00pm
Wed 6th Nov 2013
Wed 4th Dec2013
Naomh Mearnog
Ballinteer St Johns
Barry Horgan S & C
Robbie Bourke
7.30pm
7.30pm
9.00pm
9.00pm
HIGH PERFORMANCE
6
Event:
Description:
Date:
Venue:
Tutors
Start
Finish
High Performance
High Performance
The voice of the coach
Heart Rate Training
Thursday 16th Jan 2014
Friday 14th March 2014
Parnell
TBA
L Moggan
Kieran Collins
7.30pm
7.30pm
9.00pm
9.00pm
COACHING & GAMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2013-2014
COACH EDUCATION
Event:
Description:
Date:
Venue:
Tutors
Start
Finish
Volunteer Tutor In-Service
Refresher, Existing Award 1 tutors
Sat 28th Sept 2013
Parnell Park
LTG
10:00am
3:00pm
National Tutor Training
National Tutor Training Seminar
Sat 14th Sept 2013
Croke Park
NTG
10:00am
2:30pm
Master Tutor Meeting
Master Tutor Training
Master Tutor Meeting
Master Tutor Meeting
Master Tutor Meeting
Master Tutor Meeting
Master Tutor Meeting
Master Tutor Meeting
Master Tutor Meeting
Master Tutor Meeting
Coach Ed Programme-Tutor Meeting
National Tutor Training Seminar
Coach Ed Programme-Tutor Meeting
Coach Ed Programme-Tutor Meeting
Coach Ed Programme-Tutor Meeting
Planning Weekend
Coach Ed Programme-Tutor Meeting
Coach Ed Programme-Tutor Meeting
Coach Ed Programme-Tutor Meeting
Coach Ed Programme-Tutor Meeting
Mon 2nd Sept 2013
Sat 14th Sept 2013
Mon 7th Oct 2013
Mon 4th Nov 2013
Mon 2nd Dec 2013
Friday 10th & Sat 11th Jan 2014
Mon 3rd Feb 2014
Mon 3rd March 2014
Mon 7th April 2014
Mon 12th May 2014
Lucan Spa Hotel
Croke Park
Lucan Spa Hotel
Lucan Spa Hotel
Lucan Spa Hotel
TBA
Lucan Spa Hotel
Lucan Spa Hotel
Lucan Spa Hotel
Lucan Spa Hotel
LTG
TBA
LTG
LTG
LTG
LTG
LTG
LTG
LTG
LTG
7:30pm
10.00am
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
9.30pm
2.30pm
9.30pm
9.30pm
9.30pm
9.30pm
9.30pm
9.30pm
9.30pm
9.30pm
Foundation Award
Coach Ed Programme Football & Hurling
Mon 7th & Wed 10th Oct 2013
Parnell Park
LTG
7.00pm
9.30pm
Award 1 Youth & Adult
Football
7th, 9th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd, 28th & 30th Oct 2013
Ballinteer
Tutor Group
7.00pm
9.30pm
Award 1 Youth & Adult
Hurling
7th, 9th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd, 28th & 30th Oct 2013
Naomh Fionbarra
Tutor Group
7.00pm
9.30pm
Award 2 Child-Dual
Football & Hurling Course Invite Only-Contact Your Club GPO
15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd November 2013
6th & 7th Dec 2013, 17th & 18th Jan 2014
St Margarets &
Astro Park, The Ward
Tutor Group
Tutor Group
7.00pm
7.00pm
9.30pm
9.30pm
Award 1 Child-Dual
Football & Hurling
3rd, 5th, 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th, 24th, 26th Feb 2014
St Maurs
Tutor Group
7.00pm
9.30pm
COACHING CONFERENCES
Event:
Description:
Date:
Venue:
Tutors
Start
Finish
National Coaching Conference
Leinster Coaching conference
National Coaching Conference
Theme coaching Adult
Saturday 11th Jan 2014
TBA
Croke Park
I.T Carlow
TBA
LTG
9:00am
9:00am
4.00pm
3:00pm
COACHING & GAMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2013-2014
7
CAMOGIE WORKSHOP
Event:
Description:
Camogie Workshop
Camogie Workshop
Camogie - Coach Education
Developing speed, quickness &
reaction – running technique
Creating Moving and Thinking Players
Foundation ‘Get a Grip’ Coaching Course
Camogie - Coach Education
Level 1 ‘Get Hooked’ coaching course
Date:
Venue:
Tutors
Start
Finish
Mon 14th Oct 2013
Wed 13th Nov 2013
Fri 22nd Nov 2013
Sat 23rd Nov 2013
Fri 31st Jan 2014
Sat 1st & 8th Feb 2014
Thomas Davis
Parnell GAA Club
Erins Isle
Owen McGrath
Paul O’Brien
Camogie Tutors
Kilmcud Crokes
Camogie Tutors
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.00pm
10.00am
7.00pm
10.00am
9.00pm
9.30pm
10.00pm
4.00pm
10.00pm
4.00pm
GPO IN-SERVICE TRAINING (STAFF ONLY)
8
Event:
Description:
Date:
Venue:
Tutors
Start
Finish
G.P.O. In-service -ALL STAFF
GPO In Service
G.P.O. In-service - Group 1
G.P.O. In-service - Group 2
G.P.O. In-service - Group 3
G.P.O. In-service - Group 2
G.P.O. In-service - Group 3
G.P.O. In-service - Group 1
G.P.O. In-service - Group 1
G.P.O. In-service - Group 2
G.P.O. In-service - Group 3
Yearly Business Meeting
Anti Bullying Workshop
Primary School Curriculum
Primary School Curriculum
Primary School Curriculum
Tutor -Continuous Professional Development
Tutor -Continuous Professional Development
Tutor -Continuous Professional Development
A Guide to mentoring coaches
A Guide to mentoring coaches
A Guide to mentoring coaches
Tuesday 1st October 2013
Feb 2014 TBC
Tuesday 22nd October 2013
Wednesday 23rd October2013
Thursday 24th October 2013
Tuesday 26th Nov 2013
Wednesday 27th Nov 2013
Thurdsday 28th Nov 2013
Wednesday 15th Jan 2014
Thursday 16th Jan 2014
Friday 17th Jan 2014
Parnell Park
Parnell Park
Parnell park
Parnell park
Parnell park
Parnell park
Parnell park
Parnell park
Parnell park
Parnell park
Parnell park
G.A.A Tutors
Ger O’Connor
P Butler
P Butler
P Butler
LTG
LTG
LTG
Ian Staffard
Ian Staffard
Ian Staffard
3.00pm
10:00am
10.00am
10.00am
10:00am
10.00am
10:00am
10.00am
10.00am
10.00am
10:00am
5.00pm
4:00pm
4.00pm
4.00pm
4:00pm
4.00pm
4:00pm
4.00pm
4.00pm
4.00pm
4:00pm
COACHING & GAMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2013-2014
CLUB DEVELOPMENT
Event:
Description:
Date:
Venue:
Tutors
Start
Finish
Code of Best Practice
Code of Best Practice
Code of Best Practice
Code of Best Practice
Child/Coach protection
Child/Coach protection
Child/Coach protection
Child/Coach protection
Mon 21st October 2013
Mon 25th November 2013
Wednesday 5th Fe b 2013
Wednesday 5th March 2013
Parnell Park
Kilmacud
Round Towers Lusk
Na Fianna
ISC
ISC
ISC
ISC
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
9.30pm
9.30pm
9.30pm
9.30pm
REFEREE EDUCATION
Event:
Description:
Date:
Venue:
Tutors
Start
Finish
Referee course Level 1
Referee course Level 1
Referee course Level 1
Referee course Level 1
Referee course Level 1
Referee course Level 1
Referee course Level 1
Referee course Level 1
Referee course Level 2
Referee course Level 2
Referee course Level 2
Referee course Level 2
Referee course Level 3
Referee course Level 3
Go Games-Level 1
Go Games-Level 1
Go Games-Level 1
Go Games-Level 1
Go Games-Level 1
Go Games-Level 1
Go Games-Level 1
Go Games-Level 1
Go Games-Level 2
Go Games-Level 2
Go Games-Level 2
Go Games-Level 2
Juvenile Games (U/13-U/16)
Juvenile Games (U/13-U/16)
13th,15th,20th,22nd January 2014
13th,15th,20th,22nd January 2014
3rd,5th,10th,12th February 2014
3rd,5th,10th,12th February 2014
3rd,5th,10th,12th March 2014
3rd,5th,10th,12th March 2014
31st March,2nd,7th,9th April 2014
31st March,2nd,7th,9th April 2014
9th,11th,16th,18th September 2013
9th,11th,16th,18th September 2013
7th,9th,14th,16th October 2013
7th,9th,14th,16th October 2013
2nd,4th,9th,11th December 2013
2nd,4th,9th,11th December 2013
Clann Mhuire
Good Counsel
St.Brigids
Cuala
Fingallians
Thomas Davis
Scoil Ui Chonaill
St Peregrines
Erins Isle
Cuala
Thomas Davis
Clontarf
Nh.Olaf
Parnells
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
Ref Committee
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
7pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
9:30pm
COACHING & GAMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2013-2014
9
RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM THE
DUBLIN GAA COACHING DEPARTMENT
A unique skills and training guide
for the game of hurling
Willie Coogan • Gerard O’Connor
10
ALL THE RIGHT SKILLS There are so many
different skills in hurling, knowing the right skills that
will improve your game can be difficult to figure out.
The role of the coach is to provide situations in
training that mirror the game for the players; this
should be done through activities that are games
based. All The Right Skills is a book designed to
assist coaches in team preparation. There are
practical examples of all these skills, with key
teaching points and tips as well as games based
activities that can help improve your players.
Available from the Coaching Dept for €9.99
PLANNING FOR SUCCESS, YOUNG
GAELIC PLAYER PATHWAY is a guide
that highlights player characteristics and skills
that should be developed at a particular stage of a
young players Gaelic career.There are five stages
in the pathway. It provides a framework for the
development of skills, physical focus and game
sense that coaches can follow stage by stage.
This pathway should not be viewed as a rigid
framework but as a guide to optimise player
development.
Available from the Coaching Dept for €5
READY TO PLAY “Ready to Play” is a much
needed resource which has everything you need to
plan, prepare and successfully implement nursery
programmes in any club. This book is packed with
top tips and useful practical advice for your nursery
activities.
Available from the Coaching Dept for €6.99
GIVE US A GAME “Give us a Game” is the
latest book with a collection of over 200 Games for
football and hurling appropriate for all ages and
abilities. The reason we play games is to get
players to work together as a team and understand
what to do and how to do it.
Available from the Coaching Dept for €9.99
COACHING & GAMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2013-2014
PURCHASE ANY OF THESE RESOURCES TODAY
Buy Online: www.dublingaagamesdevelopment.ie
ADVANCED GAME SENSE Is a book
designed to assist coaches in team preparation.
It provides 16 practical sessions for
coaches/managers to follow, each session is
designed to focus on a particular theme and take
your coaching to a new level. Sessions are
flexible and adaptable depending on the level of
your team. Available from the Coaching Dept
for €24.99
LESSON PLAN A series of sample lesson
plans appropriate for players from 7 to 18 years
of age both in football and hurling. These lessons
include such activities as warm-ups, skill drills
and game based training recommended for each
specific age. Each lesson plan focuses on a
particular skill and develops that skill throughout
the session. The lessons are fully illustrated to
help coaches understand the activities.A total of
12 football and 12 hurling lessons are available.
Available from the Coaching Dept: Football
pack €10, Hurling pack €10, Both €15
COACHING & GAMES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2013-2014
Email: aileen@dublingaa.ie
Phone: 01 8312099
BUILDING PHYSICAL SKILLS ‘Building
Physical Skills’ provides coaches with a variety of
safe exercises—which can be done with little, or
no equipment—that encourage working together
using your own body resistance to develop
strength. It contains warm up activities – pulse
raisers, mobility & dynamic stretching. It also
includes over 40 strength & resistance training
exercises and activity cards detailing each exercise
for on the field training. Available from the
Coaching Dept for €14.99
WALL BALL This wall ball resource for football
and hurling provides a range of activities that can
be incorporated into any coaching session to
improve individual practice. No amount of
motivating will make up for the lack of ball control.
At the wall, the coach can set targets for individual
players and teams of three and fours. This resource
is packed with simple tips for improving first touch
and basic control. Available from the Coaching
Dept for €5 per manual
11
GAMES MANAGER
Gerard O’ Connor
086 2752511
ger@dublingaa.ie
COACHING AND GAMES DEPARTMENT
Coaching Department
(01) 8058205 / 085 1273012
aileen@dublingaa.ie
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS
Donal Doyle
Niall Cooper
Eimear Dignam
085 7709709
085 2788507
086 8147701
donal@dublingaa.ie
niall@dublingaa.ie
eimear@dublingaa.ie
HURLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Colm Burtchaell
086 8269007
colmb@dublingaa.ie
FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Stephen O’Shaughnessy
086 8337633
stephen@dublingaa.ie
COISTE NA nÓG
Damian Murphy
086 1706420
secretarybng.dublin@gaa.ie
COACHING OFFICER
Sean Shanley
086 8256829
Eve Talbot
085 1128669
seangshanley@eircom.net
CAMOGIE
eve@camogie.ie
LADIES FOOTBALL
Lyn Savage
0871316944
lynsavage@ladiesgaelic.ie
PLEASE CONFIRM IN ADVANCE THE DATES, TIMES AND VENUES WITH THE COACHING
AND GAMES DEPARTMENT, AS THEY MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
For more details see: www.dublingaagamesdevelopment.ie or book online