Coaching
Coaching
Coaching & Games
Coaching & Games
Ranelagh Gaels have the full-time services of a Games Promotion Officer (GPO). This is an agreement we have in place with the Dublin County Board. We began this back in 2015 on a part time basis & gradually have progressed to it to a full time role within the club since 2017. The role of our GPO is to head up the coaching & games of our club & implement strategies at all grades from our Academy 4+ right up to our eldest teams.
Our GPO is responsible for overseeing the development of the Juvenile Section, working closely with lead mentors & relaying there on going work back to the Juvenile Committee. Another part of the GPOs role is to work closely with our local schools. The link between our club & schools is key to the future success of the club. The GPO will work with the local schools throughout the calendar year providing a free of charge service to each class for a 6 week minimum block. Currently we are working with 6 schools between Donnybrook & Rathgar, & hope to add to this in the near future.
Check out the role of our Games Promotion Officer
The PETT Player
The PETT Player
The PETT Player is a model for coaches to follow to ensure they are maximising the potential of each player. This is a simple guide to check we know our players & how they developing. There are four areas we should look at continually to check do we really understand our player(s). Physically, Emotionally, Tactically & Technically.
For this to work, mentors are encouraged to take a group of players each & analyse the players under these four headings. The model should be looked at twice a year; start, middle or end & reviewed & feedback provided.
Have a look at the in-depth model below.
Physical
List of Services
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HealthList Item 1
- Overall wellbeing
- Find out any early season notes to ensure knowledge of any conditions
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DietList Item 2
- 5 a day
- Fluid intake; Water > Sugary content drinks
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SleepList Item 3
- 8 hours uninterrupted
- No lighting for an hour before
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FitnessList Item 4
- Physical fitness to be able to train twice a week / matches
- Games in training will build their aerobic capacity! NOT laps or press ups!
- Encourage walking / running / cycling once a week outside of training
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Fundamental Movements
- Agility, Balance, Coordination, Running, Jumping
- All our sessions must have elements of these – younger especially for large parts
- Stage 1 of the ladder
Emotional
List of Services
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Mental awarenessList Item 1
- Find out about any conditions or issues within our players
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EngagementList Item 2
- Player interaction; become involved with players interests
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Physical, Tactical, TechnicaList Item 3
- These other 3 areas often lead to the emotional side of a player
- Physical unfit or small will feel inadequate
- Tactically unsure of what the team or management want they become flustered, anxious, question themselves
- Technically if they can’t do a particular skill will lose patience or become distant & not want to engage
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School (College or Work)List Item 4
- Are your kids happy in school?
- If not do, is their a reason why? Can we intervene & help?
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Risk taking & Learning
- Is there an environment where kids/players are encouraged to take risks?
- Do we praise mistakes & see them as opportunities to learn
Tactical
List of Services
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MentorsList Item 1
- Have we a plan
- Is training designed around this plan
- Are we planning based on a type of player we have or a way we see the game / other teams
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PlayersList Item 2
- Do players know what they are being asked
- Have we informed each player of what's expected
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TimingList Item 3
- When should we devise some tactics
- Important not to divulge to much into this until they are developed in the basic skills
- Technical > Tactical
Technical
List of Services
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BasicsList Item 1
- Vital the basic skills are covered & ticked off
- Plan ahead – blocks (4-6 weeks)
- Player pathway is an indicator in how we progress & when
- Concentrate on these weekly
- How much can be done at home i.e.. Outside of team gatherings; 168 hrs – 3 hrs
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TrainingList Item 2
- Adopt the coaching philosophy of ‘skill to game’
- Making sure when we coach a skill we transfer it to a game scenario
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Rates of developmentList Item 3
- Often those who are poor technically growing up end up being those players who strive at an older age
- Persistence from the player – the kid who never left & kept at it .eg. Fenton, Brogan, Shefflin.
- Encouragement, praise, interest & coaching from the coach
- Number of coaches; dilute to have a low ratio
Ranelagh Gaels Player Pathway
Ranelagh Gaels Player Pathway
Our Player Pathway was launched in 2018. This was a momentous occasion for our club as it was our first platform for our coaches & parents to develop the players on an going basis. The pathway is a guide for our coaches to identify the stages of development our players will go through at various times in their GAA career. It’s an important tool enabling coaches assist their players & reach certain milestones as they progress. The pathway works both ways – for the coach to see where the team should be in terms of development & for the players in terms of what they should be striving to achieve. The pathway should be shown to our players yearly so they can visually see what they need to work on over a period of time
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