Conditioning the Youth GAA Player Through Games Based Coaching
- 1. Kildare GAA Youth Athletic Development Webinar Series Paul Divilly Ciaran Sloan Mick Gillick Dave O'Neill Session 4: Conditioning the Youth GAA Player through Games Based Coaching Fri 12th June @ 7:00pm
- 2. Introduction • Game Physical Demands • Training types (SSG, Intervals) • Detail of SSG
- 3. Game Demands “Increase the intensity, sustainability and frequency of high intensity efforts” Mladen Jovanovic Youth Sport Total Distance (m) Total Distance (m/min) HIR (17-21.9km/h) VHIR (≥22km/h) Sprint Distance per Rep (m) Sprint Duration per Rep (s) Sprint Frequency (n) Acceleration Frequency (n) Maximum Velocity (km) Gaelic Football 5731 95 851 198 20.89 3.35 18 188 31.2 Hurling 6483 108 583 272 15 - 18 127 29.1
- 4. What conditioning strategies can we implement with our youth players?
- 5. Small Sided Games (SSG) High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) SSGs Reduced playing numbers Reduced pitch size Modifications in game rules (HIIT) embraces a variety of interval protocols with varying duration and interspersed recovery breaks Youth Conditioning Strategies Bucheit & Laursen, 2019
- 7. SMALL SIDED GAMES TRADITIONAL RUNNING DRILLS Advantages Improved Motivation Exact work intensity can be easily prescribed Enhanced training of movement efficiency Improvements can be monitored Tactical awareness and technical skill improvements Gain insight into players character and motivation Optimises training time and physical load Gain insight into players character and motivation Disadvantages Work intensity difficult to control Not game specific movements Increase risk of contact injuries No technical or tactical development Possible ceiling effect for fit players Players don’t like running Technical ability affects intensity Require player numbers to make up session
- 8. Define & Implement Your Game Model Through SSG
- 9. Game Model Player Capabilities Club & County Structure & Culture Moments of the Game Coaches Ideas Principles & Sub Principles of Play Mendez-Villanueva, 2012
- 10. Game Model - Player Capability
- 11. Tactical Periodisation Tactical, Technical, Physical & Behavioral components are trained simultaneously. Training sessions focus is always related to at least one of the five moments of the game. Game Moments Attack Attack to Defence Defence Defence to Attack Contesting Possession Mendez-Villanueva, 2012 ; Mangan 2020
- 12. Tactical Periodisation • Simplifies game model into principles & sub- principles of play for each of five game moments. • Principles of play are instructions that the coach wants the players to perform during each game moment. • By structuring the game model into principles & sub-principles, you can increase the predictability of “unpredictable” game events. Mendez-Villanueva, 2012 ; Mangan 2020
- 13. Tactical Periodisation Principles & Sub-Principles Moment of the Game: Transition Defence to Attack Main Principal: Depth and Movement in Attack Sub Principal: Look Up & First Pass Forward Sub Principal: Kick Pass & Support Runners
- 14. Gaelic Football - Transition Defence to Attack
- 15. 13m 45m20m 13m45m 20m Whichever team breaks through the gates plays with the forwards in red 65m 65m
- 16. 13m 45m20m 13m45m 20m 3 Hand Pass - Release the ball to your teammate in the opposite square 65m 65m
- 17. Tactical Periodisation Principles & Sub-Principles Moment of the Game: Attack Main Principal: Probe for a goal Sub Principle: Decisive Sub Principal: Break the tackle Sub Principal: Support Runners
- 18. Hurling – Attacking Play
- 19. 13m 45m20m 13m45m 20m65m 65m Game Instructions • Red Attack, Green Defend. • Delivers must break out of front part of box before they can deliver ball (front foot). • Red forwards are encouraged to probe for a goal (break tackle). • Game can be progressed by bringing in half forward/back line (support runs, backdoor option)
- 20. 13m 45m20m 13m45m 20m65m 65m Game Instructions • Red v Green • Team score by carrying ball through their colored gate to score. • When forwards score, opposition defender restart game behind goals. • When defenders score, game continues with a delivery into other box.
- 21. Pitch Size Considerations Pitch size impacts physical & technical performance in SSG. Players covered greater distance on medium & large size pitches. HSR & VHSR were greatest on medium size pitch. Acceleration frequency increased as pitch size reduced. Player position -> Pitch size consideration. Larger pitch suited to middle 8 positions (HSR). Smaller pitch suited to inside line positions (Accel & Decel). All 3 pitch sizes overexpose players to the technical demands of match play. Mangan, 2019; Casey, 2019
- 22. Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Principles Rest Sub Principals of Play Rest Main Principals of Play Rest Rest Game Physical Focus Recovery High Vol Accel/Decel Aerobic Recovery HSR / VHSR Aerobic Recovery Recovery HSR / VHSR Aerobic Pitch Size - Small - Large - - Large Players - 5v5 - 8v8 - 9v9 - 15v15 - - 15v15 Duration - 75mins - 45-60mins - - 80-100mins Game Duration - 3-5 min - 10-15 min - - 60 – 70min Game Repetitions - 3–5 - 1-3 - - 1 Weekly Overview
- 23. Further Information • Leinster GAA – Conditioning for Gaelic Football - Paul Divilly & Ciaran Sloan • Tactical Periodisation Model for Gaelic Football- Shane Mangan - GAA Coach Webinar Series 2020
- 24. References • Jovanovic, M. (2018). HIIT Manual High Intensity Interval Training and Agile Periodization (1st ed.). Belgrade, Serbia. • Laursen, P., & Buchheit, M. (2019). Science and Application of High Intensity interval Training Solutions to the Programming Puzzle (1st ed.). Champaign, IL.: Human Kinetics • Mangan, S., Collins, K., Burns, C., & O'Neill, C. (2019). An investigation into the physical, physiological and technical demands of small sided games using varying pitch dimensions in Gaelic football. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 19(6), 971- 984. doi: 10.1080/24748668.2019.1689003 • Villanueva, A. (2012). Tactical Periodization: Mourinho's Best – kept secret?. Soccer Journal, 28-34. From https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313774247_Tactical_Periodization_Mourinho%27s_Best-kept_secret • Casey, T., Dullea, M., Quinn, I., & Walsh, C. (2019, April). The Physical and Technical Demands of Gaelic Football Small-Sided Games. Paper presented at the Conference: All-Ireland Conference of Undergraduate Research Limerick, Ireland. Abstract retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332112580_The_Physical_and_Technical_Demands_of_Gaelic_Football_Small- Sided_Games