Thoughts, Ideas, Resources

Width and Smart Movement In this animation we show how playing 4 players in wide positions, and teaching your players to move smartly, can help unlock a blanket defence.For more drills and animation …

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While we don't really feel there is a need to change the current rules, we felt that Joe Brolly's article in the Sunday Independent was a good starting point for a debate on the subject of "Rule Ch …

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In this animation we present an idea where players make their runs from wide across the goal, rather than from the goal out towards the ball If you would like to see more drills games and …

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Play 6 at 14Continuing on the theme of breaking the blanket, play 6 at 14 offers a very simple idea that puts the defence under pressure no matter what way they set up.REMEMBER - the idea for any atta …

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One of the biggest advantages for the attacking team faced with the Blanket Defence is that it allows alot of unpressurised time on the ball for players out the field. This presents huge opportunit …

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The Joe Brolly Solution We think that Joe Brolly presented a very simple solution to the " Blanket Defence Problem", that could be easily implemented or at least trialled. That said, it still coul …

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