2. Presentation to Provincial Coaching Conference “From Practice to Pitch” Mr Tony Scullion Mr Diarmaid Marsden Saturday 19 th January 2008

3. Provincial Strategy……………… Introduction Short video Styles of play /Game Plans Set Pieces Typical Training Sessions How we can improve (Drills and Games) Link from “Practice to Pitch” “Practice to Pitch”

5. Provincial Strategy……………… Styles of Play / Game Plans Running Game (High Intensity) Blanket/Swarm Defence Crowded midfield (Using third midfielder) Diagonal ball into corner men Direct ball into target man

6. Provincial Strategy……………… Set Plays Throw in and Throw ups Sideline Balls (In own half and in oppositions half) Free Kicks from hand anywhere on pitch Free kicks at goal Kick outs from goal keeper Penalties

7. Provincial Strategy……………… Typical Training Sessions Drills, Drills, Drills!!! Handpass drill Square Handpass drill Kickpass drill Shooting drill

8. Handpassing

9. Square Handpass

10. Kickpassing

11. Shooting Practice

12. Provincial Strategy……………… How we can Improve (Drills and Games) Training drills should recreate situations that players are faced with in a game Handpass – Give and Go, Angle Ball Kickpass – Diagonal into Space Shooting – 1v1or 2v2 Breaking Ball – 4 passes to kick

13. Give and Go

14. Angle Ball

15. Diagonal into Space

16. 1v1 or 2v2

17. 4 Passes to Kick

18. Provincial Strategy……………… Good Practice Games Attacking/Breaking at speed - Gates Game,.Defending/Tackling – Pay the Price (Full Pitch), Ball Retention/Support Play– Who attacks defends, 3 Part pitch, Wipeout, Fistpass game Kicking – Halfway Kick, Diagonal Bonus Breaking Ball – Break ball bonus Shooting – Circle score

19. Gates Game

20. Pay the Price

21. Who Attacks Defends

22. Fistpass Game

23. Halfway Kick

24. Diagonal Bonus

25. Circle Score

26. Provincial Strategy……………… Execution of skills, set plays and styles of play by players in actual game situations. SET PLAYS -Throw Ins, Sideline Balls, Frees outside scoring zone GENERAL PLAY – Break Ball, Burst at speed, Tackling and Pressure, Hitting the Target Man, Diagonal Ball

27. Provincial Strategy……………… THROW INS

28. Provincial Strategy……………… SIDELINE BALLS

29. Provincial Strategy……………… BREAKING BALL

30. Provincial Strategy……………… BURST FROM DEFENCE AT SPEED WITH SUPPORT

31. Provincial Strategy……………… TACKLING, PRESSURE, TURNOVER AND ATTACK

32. Provincial Strategy……………… FREES OUTSIDE SCORING ZONE

33. Provincial Strategy……………… HITTING THE TARGET MAN

34. Provincial Strategy……………… DIAGONAL BALL

35. Provincial Strategy……………… “FROM PRACTICE TO PITCH”

36. Provincial Strategy……………… “Whatever you do in a training session must be relevant to what you want your team to do on a Sunday”

37. Provincial Strategy……………… Questions????

38. The Perfect Referee!!