Moorefield are hosting the Under 11 and 12 Camogie development squads
The Kildare Camogie skills Academy is for girls aged 11 and 12 years old. The skills academy will focus on different Camogie skills every week. The main idea of this academy is to give girls of this aged group the experience of training with different club players and prepare these girls for future U13 Kildare Camogie Development Squads and other Kildare teams.
Sessions 1: Sunday 4th November
Girls born in 2000 and 2001
40 girls really enjoyed the morning
Session 2: 11am-noon Sunday 11th November
5 groups 7-9 girls
Station 1: Athy (2)/ Kill
Station 2:Moorefield (2)/Nurney
Station 3: Eire Og/St.Laurences
Station 4: Clane (2)
Station 5: Naas (2)
Kildare Skills Academy Sunday 4th November 2012
11am-12noon
The Kildare Camogie skills Academy is for girls aged 11 and 12 years old. The skills academy will focus on different Camogie skills every week. The main idea of this academy is to give girls of this aged group the experience of training with different club players and prepare these girls for future U13 Kildare Camogie Development Squads and other Kildare teams.
Week 1:
Skills focused on this week – Ground strike & Aerial Strike
Minimum of 2 coaches per station
5 Camogie Stations around the pitch
Each station will have 1 drill and 1 game
Each group will spend 12 minutes at each station – Be aware you need to allow for the groups to come to station so probably only have 10 minutes per station
Spilt the group into 5 groups one group per station
At each station one coach will take half the group and the other coach takes the other half
At each station one coach teaches a drill and the other coaches teaches a game then swap after 5-6 minutes – therefore each group plays a game a drill at each station
When the 12 minutes is up at each station the venue coordinator will blow the whistle – this means finish with group and prepare for the next group
In all each station should receive 5 groups of players
Have layout of stations not too far from each other this maximises time spent at each station
Pitch layout – 5 stations
Make sure you as the coach indentify the following:
Grip – strong/pencil hand at top of hurl, catching/non dominant hand underneath strong hand
Swing – maintain correct grip and bring hurl over right/left shoulder make C shape when swinging, slide from ready position to lock position, strike ball at bas of hurley
Length of hurley – player should be able to shake hand comfortably with hurl, get player to stand tall, strong hand should grip hurl at top
Ready position – feet shoulder width apart, strong hand at top of hurl, catching/non dominant hand half way down hurley, hurl should be flat to body
Lock position – adopt ready position, slide catching/non dominant hand up to strong hand, hurley at 90 degrees up in front of shoulder
NB – Head, Hands, Hurley, Feet
Station 1: 10-12 minutes in total
5 minutes
Drill – In pairs 20 meters apart ground striking over and back
Ensure correct grip and stance
5 minutes
Game – Over the River
In pairs 20 meters apart
Ground Striking over and back
Put blue set of cones in middle of players (10 meters in) this line is the river
After 1 minute whichever side has the most sliothars does 10 jump jacks
Aim of this game is to keep sliothar off your side
Introduce ground strike on the run
Emphasize striking off both sides of hurley
Station 2: 10-12 minutes in total
5 minutes
Drill – Coach holds hurley our in front of player
Player runs up and strikes the hurley on the ground at the bas
Repeat drill using both sides of hurley
5 minutes
Game – Goal to Goal
In pairs 15-20 meters apart
Players try to score through opponents 2 cones on opposite side
Make goals smaller to make game harder or bigger to make easier
Emphasize striking off both sides of hurley
Station 3: 10-12 minutes in total
5 minutes
Drill – coach holds hurley knee/hip height
Players run towards coach and strike hurley at the bas
One player at a time
Repeat drill using both sides of hurley
5 minutes
Game – split group into 2 teams
Relay between 2 teams
Players run out and strikes the coaches hurley hip height then run back in next person goes
First team finished wins
Repeat game using both sides of hurley
Station 4: 10-12 minutes
5 minutes
Drill – Aerial strike
Get players to hold hurl in strong/pencil hand – hurl must point to sky
Get players to toss imaginary ball in the air then touch hurl with catching hand and back to catch imaginary ball that is falling from air
Do this till the girls get use to touching the hurl and pretend catching the ball
once you see they have made progress introduce a sliothar
when player throws ball in air emphasize sliothar to go shoulder height
remember to hold hurley in strong hand toss sliothar in air with catching hand
make sure the players touch their hurl after they toss the ball in the air
they should be touching the hurl in lock position on the hurl
if you have time you can introduce striking the ball in the air
5 minutes
Game – in pairs 20 meters apart
strike ball in air over and back to player
emphasize striking off both sides
get the partners to record their score
strike in air 5 points
ground strike 2 points
catch opponents strike 10 points
Station 5: 10-12 minutes in total
Game 1
Mini Game
Split group into 2 teams
2 goals either end of small pitch – size of pitch determines how many in group don’t have big massive pitch
Emphasise ground strike only and striking off both sides of hurley
Introduce rules such as –
Ground strike 5 points
Ground strike on run 10 points
Ground block 5 points
Strike on non dominant side 10 points
Play with no rules for last 2 minutes
Make sure everyone is involved
Game 2
Fill the Circle
Split group into 2 teams
2 circles – 1 smaller circle with larger circle on outside
Designate each team to a circle to protect
Start off with equal amount of sliothars in each circle
Each team must keep their circle free from sliothars
Aim of game is dribble and ground strike sliothar into designated circle
After 1 minutes change teams around to protect different circle
Whichever circle has the most slitothars does 10 jump jacks
Emphasise striking off both sides of hurley
For all the drills and games explained above, coaches can adapt and progress them accordingly
Players do not have to be static the whole time while striking so introduce striking on the run
Main outcome from Kildare Camogie Academy
Fun
Enjoyable
Make new friends
Experience new drills and games
Coach needs to be confident enthusiastic, Patient, respectful, Fair & good communicator
Most importantly – future players for Kildare Camogie teams
