Fine Tuning the Female Athlete 2008 [email protected] 07920528793 [email protected].

Fine Tuning the Female Fine Tuning the Female AthleteAthlete

2008 [email protected] 07920528793

ICE BREAKER

Learn how and when to coach female players appropriately.

Understand factors influencing females in sport & solutions

Practical Tips on Skill Development

OUTCOMES

All Ireland Camogie and Football club, underage and county league and championships provided the highest quality of GAA viewing in 2007

However, all athletes/ coaches strive to work on areas to progress even further (Derry, All Ireland Junior

Camogie Champions 2007)

SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Player Pathway

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Pathways•The model simplifies the maturation process•Latest research: sports specialisation prior to the age of 10 is not recommended as it contributes to burn-out, drop-out and retirement from training and competition

Q1•What about GAA??..... do you encourage other sports participation? Why?

Not a Priority Should be Avoided Moderation Optimal Training Age As Needed

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DEVELOPMENT Yrs 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Stamina

Aerobic Base

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Speed Endurance (short – sustained

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Strength Endurance

( repetitions)

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Maximum Strength

(one rep. maximum)

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Speed Strength

(Power)

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Speed

(efforts less than 5 secs)

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Flexibility F ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺

Coordination/ Agility / Balance

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Basic Techniques

CPKS

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Advanced Technical

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Tactical

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Long Term Player Development - FEMALEFEMALE

Fundamentals Learning To Train Training to TrainTraining to Train Trainto Compete

Train to Win

General Conditioning -FEMALES (adapted from Canadian Sports Association Publication)

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•The Learning to Train (8-11) and Training to Train phases (12-16)are the most important phases of athletic preparation

•It is during these phases that we will make or break a player/athlete. (Windows of opportunity)

Pathways

Ulster u16 Elite Camp August 07

1 No fitness test result was the same

2 Flexibility3 Commitment as the

days went on4 Aerobic5 Hydration

Unit 1: Pathways & FactsUnit 1: Pathways & Facts

Unit 2: Factors influencingUnit 2: Factors influencing

females in sportfemales in sport

Unit 3: Practical session on Unit 3: Practical session on

skill/game skill/game developmentdevelopment

Course Outline

40% of girls have dropped out of all sports activity by the age of 18.

In groups discuss main reasons.

There are ways to overcome it.

• Not getting to play

• Abusive Coach

• Over emphasis on winning

• Fear of failure

• Too much regimentation at training

• Mismatching of physical size

• Boys and other commitments

Why do girls drop out?

WIN LOSE

WOMEN External Cause

Luck on the Day

Internal Cause

Blame themselves

Played badly didn’t train hard enough

Motivated to avoid failure

MEN Internal Cause

Played brilliantly

Trained hard all year.

Motivated to achieve success

External Cause

No luck(Foundations of sports education and psychology, 2006)

Motivation

Core and SAQ exercises circuit

•jumping over conesskipping, •broad jumps, box/depth jumps•push-ups with clapssquat jumps

(for a series of repetitions)

•split-scissor jumps•double-leg bounds•alternate-leg bounds•single-leg forward hops•double-leg hurdle jumps•single-leg hurdle hops

Examples of plyometric exercises

•Lower back•Anterior cruiciate- Hip and Knee alignment•Hamstring and ankle

Common Injuries

•Involve the Physio & trainer

•Education on core stability/ back, strength & conditioning

•Players responsibilty i.e- footwear/weather

•Hydration prevents hamstring, cramp& head injuries

•Dynamic warmup

Pre Season solutions

Common Issues Solutions

•Stand in one position Movement, cuts

Support plays, speed of thought

•Reasoning Goal setting, diet

•Skills High Catch, identify skills, kick

before solo, Pick up, Camogie

•Evasion skills Side step, serve etc… game plan

and game pace

•Defending 4 delay/deny/dispossess/ drive and

tackling. ( Courtesy of John Morrison)

THE GOLDEN RULE

EVERY COACHING SESSION

SHOULD BE BASED AROUND CONDITIONED

GAMES

DR. JOHN MORRISONTop ten tipsTop ten tips

Set clearGOALS

Softerapproach

UnderstandParents roles

Feedback onprogress

Core Skills

Positive reinforcement

FUN

2-waycommunication

Good Sportsmanship

Social aspects

COACHINGFEMALES ATHLETES

Devise two game progressions to improve:

• High catching

•Creating Space

•Support play

•Defence

GROUP TASK

•Females respond to training the same way as males…..Remember condition games•No allowances should be made– treat them as athletes

•Motives for involvement more varied & socially orientated – value the process as much as the outcome.•Not emotional wrecks.

•Excellent skill levels

Conclusions

http://www.womeninsport.ie/en/homepage.aspx

http://www.ladiesgaelic.ie

http://www.camogie.ie

http://www.camogieulster.org/

http://www.ulsterladiesgaelic.com/

WEBSITES

• Common Issues• Lifting in Camogie

• Solution• ‘Swop Shop’Roll/jab lift at speed, 4 steps, set

down and pick another up

1) How many in 30 secs?2) Beat your last score3) Change Direction4) Add in an extra player to put

pressure on group

• 15 x 15m

• Common Issues• Lifting, Hand passing and changing

direction

• Solution• ‘Angles’Roll/jab lift at speed, 4 steps, hand pass

and run around outside cone, return and repeat in square.

1) How many cones/ hand passes in many in 30 secs?

2) Beat your last score3) Change Direction4) Add in extra player for pressure

NB: Any skill can be taught in this grid, try to encourage as many touches as possible)

• 15 x 15m

(4m)

Common Issues

Running into space and support play on and off the ball

Solution

‘Hand Pass, Kick Pass/ Ground Strike’

1) Groups of 3 (bibs)

2) Player 1 HP, Player 2 KP, Player 3 HP etc……

• Kick passes 20m+

•Change to other hand/foot

•First to 20

•3 sec rule with ball

•Receive ball on the move

•Point to where you want the ball

•Play it silently to improve vision

•Groups must move throughout other teams in grid

(20 players in grid. Move throughout)

(60 x40m)

Common Issue

Game pace

Solution

‘Circle time’

•4 Players in 8 Players outside circle (60-80m in diameter)

•Strike/ kick/ hand pass

•Switch after one minute

•Change hand, pass to different player

•Can you beat top score

•Increase/decrease size of square

•Include two players in circle to put pressure on strikers/kickers

•Add two players to put pressure on middle group

Common Issue

Game pace, passing under pressure

Solution

•Players in middle compete and handpass ball back to kicker/ striker

•Player who doesn’t receive ball puts pressure on player with ball

•Players at side lines solo ball while waiting to kick/strike

•Rotate after 6.

•Change to other side/foot

•High catch

•3/4 minutes long

•Players at side solo during active rest

(20m)

A B A BCommon Issue

Shooting and Defending

Solution

‘One on one’

•Player A solos around cone and shoots immediately

•Player two follows and stops at cone to block

•NB: Important to coach block/frontal block beforehand and also spot and fix this drill

•Have 3 players behind posts to collect sliotar/ ball

•Keep drill moving, and small queues

•Increase/decrease distance

(45m line)

Common Issue

Defending- 4 forms of defending

Solution

‘Delay, Deny, Dispossess, Drive’

Groups of 3

Player one (attacker) solos to 45m line in tunnel trying to pass players 2 and 3 (defenders)

Once defender is passed they must run back to support other defender (1m apart at all times)

Wait for second group to reach 45m line and return changing attacker

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Common issue

Thinking on feet, support play

Change direction of play

Solution

‘Zones’

• Team A and B play to score with player running and catching ball in coned area

•Team scores and turns to score up field in other coned area.

• Losing team leaves pitch and Team C enters pitch as soon as possible.

Team A

Team B

Team C watching

Team play

a) Pitch dimensions 80 * 40m.b) Normal Rules.c) Score by kicking for goals.d) Team that scores keeps possession and can attack other goals.Variations:a) Apply 4 second rule.b) Use reaction ball.c) Half way line change direction of play.

(Courtesy of Roger Keenan SINI)

Support play

Rules:a) 4 sets of goals.b) Dimension: Half pitch.c) Score by kicking for goals.d) Team that scores keeps possession

and attacks another set of goals.e) Any one team cannot score into the same goals in succession.f) Apply 4 second rule.g) Supply of balls at each goal.

Variation:a) Different ballb) Full rules

(Courtesy of Roger Keenan, SINI)

(Half size pitch)