FUTURE STAR NAME:

MY GAASKILLS BOOKLET

Hello,

Welcome to our Kilmacud Crokes Gaelic Football and Hurling Skills

Club Booklet!

WHAT DOES THIS BOOKLET DO?

This booklet will help you practice your GAA skills at home and track

your progress while training with Kilmacud Crokes

WHAT IS INVOLVED?

• Practice 1 different Skill, 5 days a week for 8 Weeks

• Log your practice

• Bring your GAA skills booklet to your weekly coaching sessions and the

Coaches will give you feedback to help with your progress

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

• A ball, any kind or size will do!!!

• A wall or a partner (Parent, Guardian, Brother or Sister!)

• 10 minutes of your time per day!

ROLE OF THE PARENT/GUARDIAN?

• Encourage

• Support

• Assist (if possible) and sign off on practice

WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU COMPLETE ALL YOUR TASKS?

• All players who take part and try their very best will receive a

Certificate of Completion

BEST OF LUCK! YOU CAN DO IT!

WELCOME

2© William Harmon & Rory Sheridan

Special thanks to William Harmon, Paraic McDonald, Niall Corcoran & Colm O'Connor

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T K

ICK

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er 6

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n ba

ll

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me

hand

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are

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g to

kic

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forw

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foot

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with

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part

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6 /

7•

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n ba

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s•

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ch b

all i

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ms

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into

che

st•

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ard

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foot

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an to

war

ds th

e ba

ll

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nder

6 /

7•

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eye

on

ball

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ace

ball

on s

ame

hand

as

kick

ing

leg

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rop

ball

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king

foot

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ands

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y to

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all a

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flic

k fr

om s

olo

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ep fo

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d w

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ne fo

ot•

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tow

ards

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ball

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t is

my

head

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hand

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8

HO

W T

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eye

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arm

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ove

head

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p he

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n ba

ll•

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jum

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foot

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rais

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her

knee

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er 8

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ye o

n ba

ll

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o no

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e aw

ay

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hand

s cl

ose

toge

ther

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old

stiffl

y to

geth

er•

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roac

h th

e ba

ll an

d m

ove

forw

ard

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ant t

he ju

mpi

ng fo

ot a

nd ra

ise

othe

r kne

e

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K U

PU

nder

8 /

9•

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eye

on

ball

• Pl

ace

one

hand

in fr

ont o

f the

bal

l and

oth

er b

ehin

d th

e ba

ll•

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e on

e fo

ot b

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e th

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up b

all

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ake

sure

bot

h kn

ees

are

off th

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ound

whe

n pi

ckin

g ba

ll up

HO

OK

KIC

KU

nder

9 /

10

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ce s

houl

der

to th

e ta

rget

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ep e

ye o

n ba

ll

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ace

ball

on th

e sa

me

hand

that

you

are

goi

ng

to k

ick

with

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ace

one

foot

bes

ide

the

ball

whe

n pi

ckin

g up

bal

l•

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re b

oth

knee

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e off

the

grou

nd w

hen

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ing

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up

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t is

my

head

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g?W

here

are

my

hand

s?W

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re m

y fe

et

doin

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y Sh

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an &

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iam

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mon

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1

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MY HURLINGSKILLS

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2

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3 &

4

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ENT/

GU

AR

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mpl

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and

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TE:

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6

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AR

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mpl

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and

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TE:

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AC

TIC

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RT

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EK

7 &

8

STR

IKE

ON

TH

E G

RO

UN

D•

Face

targ

et

• Ke

ep e

ye o

n ba

ll

• A

dopt

the

read

y po

sitio

n •

Plac

e th

e fe

et s

houl

ders

wid

th a

part

, with

the

ball

in li

ne w

ith th

e fo

rwar

d fo

ot•

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e th

e no

n-do

min

ant h

and

into

the

lock

po

sitio

n, b

endi

ng th

e el

bow

s to

rais

e th

e hu

rley

• Be

nd th

e kn

ees

slig

htly

and

sw

ing

the

hurl

ey d

own

with

a w

rist

y ac

tion

• St

rike

the

ball

‘flat

on’

with

the

bas

of th

e hu

rley

• Ke

ep th

e he

ad d

own.

Fol

low

thro

ugh

to

at le

ast s

houl

der h

eigh

t with

the

swin

g•

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sfer

bod

y w

eigh

t fro

m th

e do

min

ant

to th

e no

n-do

min

ant l

eg a

s th

e sw

ing

is

com

plet

ed•

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the

non-

dom

inan

t sid

e, ra

ise

the

hurle

y to

the

non-

dom

inan

t sho

ulde

r, tr

ansf

er

body

wei

ght t

o th

e do

min

ant l

eg

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E•

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targ

et

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ep e

ye o

n ba

ll

• A

dopt

the

read

y po

sitio

n. B

end

the

back

, pla

ce th

e he

el o

f the

hur

ley

on th

e gr

ound

• Th

e no

n-do

min

ant h

and,

pla

ce d

own

the

hand

le o

f th

e hu

rley

, gui

des

the

bas

to c

ontr

ol th

e sl

iota

r

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se a

lter

nate

sid

es o

f the

bas

on

ever

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cond

str

oke

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hen

profi

cien

t usi

ng tw

o ha

nds,

use

a

one-

hand

ed d

ribb

le

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EST

CAT

CH

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ep e

ye o

n ba

ll•

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pt th

e re

ady

posi

tion.

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d th

e hu

rley

in th

e do

min

ant h

and.

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a s

hort

ened

gri

p if

nece

ssar

y•

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ase

the

non-

dom

inan

t han

d fr

om th

e hu

rley

an

d ho

ld it

in a

cup

ped

posi

tion

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old

the

hurl

ey in

fron

t of a

nd a

cros

s th

e bo

dy fo

r pr

otec

tion

• A

s th

e ba

ll ap

proa

ches

, mov

e to

rece

ive

it be

twee

n th

e ch

est a

nd c

uppe

d ha

nd•

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x th

e ch

est o

n im

pact

to c

ushi

on th

e ba

ll in

to a

sec

ure

posi

tion

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t is

my

head

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g?W

here

are

my

hand

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hat a

re m

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doin

g?

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JAB

LIFT

• Fa

ce ta

rget

• Ke

ep e

ye o

n ba

ll

• St

ride

tow

ards

the

ball

• A

dopt

the

liftin

g po

sitio

n, b

endi

ng th

e kn

ees

and

back

to b

ring

the

head

ove

r the

bal

l, ke

ep

eyes

on

the

ball

• Th

e to

e of

the

hurl

ey s

houl

d be

poi

nted

aw

ay

from

the

body

to th

e do

min

ant s

ide.

Not

e th

at

both

thum

bs s

houl

d be

poi

ntin

g to

war

ds th

e ba

s of

the

hurl

ey

• En

sure

the

hurl

ey is

alm

ost p

aral

lel t

o th

e gr

ound

bef

ore

perf

orm

ing

the

lift

• Sl

ide

the

toe

of th

e hu

rley

und

er th

e ba

ll to

lift

it

from

the

grou

nd•

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ase

the

non-

dom

inan

t han

d fr

om th

e hu

rley

into

a c

uppe

d po

sitio

n al

low

ing

the

ball

to fa

ll in

to it

.

RO

LL L

IFT

• Ke

ep e

ye o

n ba

ll•

Ado

pt th

e re

ady

posi

tion

• Pl

ace

the

non-

dom

inan

t foo

t alo

ngsi

de th

e ba

ll. B

end

the

knee

s an

d ba

ck to

bri

ng th

e he

ad o

ver t

he b

all.

This

is th

e lif

ting

posi

tion

• Th

e to

e of

the

hurl

ey s

houl

d be

poi

nted

aw

ay

from

the

body

to th

e do

min

ant s

ide.

•N

ote

that

bot

h th

umbs

sho

uld

be p

oint

ing

tow

ards

the

bas

of th

e hu

rley

• En

sure

the

hurl

ey is

alm

ost p

aral

lel t

o th

e gr

ound

bef

ore

perf

orm

ing

the

lift

• Pl

ace

the

hurl

ey fi

rmly

on

the

ball,

roll

the

ball

tow

ards

the

body

and

slid

e th

e to

e of

the

hurl

ey u

nder

neat

h to

lift

it•

Rele

ase

the

non-

dom

inan

t han

d fr

om th

e hu

rley

into

a c

uppe

d po

sitio

n al

low

ing

the

ball

to fa

ll in

to it

.

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t is

my

head

doin

g?W

here

are

my

hand

s?W

hat a

re m

y fe

et

doin

g?

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ory

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idan

& W

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