1. Developing & Sustaining Nursery Programmes

2. Coaching the Youngest Gaels
My experiences

3. Expectations ?

4. Objectives:
1: Understand the importance of why we need Nursery Programmes
2: Explain what an ABC nursery is.
3: Identify key aspects of a quality Nursery section.
4: List the factors that contribute to a successful Nursery

5. Task Get into pairs with someone from a different club.
Describe the nursery situation in your club.

6. What is a GAA Nursery ? Question
A School or place equipped to look after young people(4-7) to promote movement skills (Fundamentals)

7. This is what a nursery could look like…..

8. Describe what you see

9. Why Bother about Nursery ?
Young people are the club’s future
Children Decide
Parents what to send their children
Competition other Sports
Recruitment tool player & mentors
Children help provide a focus for club development

10. Task: Case study

11. Children –.
Coach: Child Ratio –
Equipment – the amount and type of equipment that is used.
Content – the type of activities that the children are doing.
Organisation & Structure –If there are people responsible for certain jobs other than coaching such as time keeping, registering children etc. format adopted.
Time Keeping – all issues related to time keeping (start time, finishing time, amount of time at each activity etc.)

12. Factors that contribute to a successful Nursery

14. Understanding how the children grow and develop
Physically
Intellectually
Socially
Emotionally
This helps parents and coaches to know what to expect from the children.

15. Adapt activity to suit the needs of young!
Adopting a child-centred approach to all junior club activities
Imparting new knowledge and skills at the right pace and at the appropriate time
Ensuring enjoyable and safe play
Reducing playing area and time.
Programming to include the needs of all young people including those with disabilities
Promoting a broad range of motor skills at a young age

18. Registration Day

19. Coaching Structures

20. Managing the coaches
Setting Goals
Motivation
Tools

21. Safety

22. Equipment

25. Coaching Models The Nursery within the Nursery The Combined Rotation
Total Change over
Half and Half swap over
Football and Hurling only
Setting & Progression

27. Task
Examine one of the following models and list one advantage and one disadvantage.

31. Check List: Keep your cool Acknowledge good behaviour Learn names
Give them instruction
Be constant

32. Draw a line down the middle of your page and 3 list ‘Common Issues’ that you might address in your club .on the left hand side
On the right hand side of your page opposite each issue, list how your club can resolve each issue in turn

33. What some Clubs say about the Nursery!
“The secret to the success of nursery lies in the small group syndrome. The club has been blessed with many parents who have come on board and help out.”

34. Thank You