Thoughts, Ideas, Resources

Posted by Dermot Mc Ardle on 14th Nov 2024

See The Ball - See The Man

Players often ask, where should I be when my opponent is no immediate threat..... Answer - See the ball, see the man This simple concept can be used to give players a guide to spacial p …

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Posted by Dermot MC Ardle on 5th Nov 2024

Many v Many to 1v1

Being able to execute in 1 v 1 situations is vital to success, and requires a well honed set of skills by the player in possession. But how do you create these 1v1s players crave when a team has …

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Posted by Dermot Mc Ardle on 18th Oct 2024

Chest To Shoulder

This is very simple coaching cue for taking control in 1-1 defending situations, and "delaying your opponent", before making contact.Initially, Keep a distance of about 2-3 ft from the attacker ( Clos …

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Posted by GaelicPerformance on 3rd Oct 2024

Concept #1 - Stacks And Screens

Concept #1 - Stacking and Screening: While this concept is technically illegal, it is widely used by many teams. Players take set positions in a certain formation ( varies), and in sequence cert …

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Posted by Dermot Mc Ardle on 10th Sep 2024

Cold Plunge V Hot Plunge

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abstract/9900/hot_but_not_cold_water_immersion_mitigates_the.571.aspxWhen it comes to recovery , there is no doubt that everybody is rushing towards Cold Water Immer …

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Posted by Dermot MC Ardle on 18th Jul 2024

The Emergence Of Power Plays

Nearly 20 years ago, I developed a piece of software call 3dcoach, which was designed to allow coaches to illustrate and give clarity on any game plans and tactics they wanted to use. The software was …

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