In this week’s article we will delve into the mechanisms the goalkeeping coach can use to improve their coaching ability both on and off the field. As the goalkeeping coach it is your role to act as an assistant to the goalkeeper. You have certain expectations to complete in regard to ensuring the goalkeeper is […]
Goalkeepers in Gaelic football have been entrusted with being the ultimate protector of their team’s goal. Their aim is to be there for the rest of their team whenever they fail to keep an attack out. They need to be at their utmost best in order to limit the amount of three pointers their opponents […]
With Halloween nearly upon us and the majority of teams now on their extended rest period, it means for most players the season has ended and their so called ‘Off’ Season begins. Most players will always keep up some form of gym activity as a way of continuing their weekly exercise and some will turn […]
With a number of high-profile Armagh GAA footballers very recently calling time on their inter-county careers, it brings into focus the fact that your playing days do not last forever. James Morgan, Rory Grugan, 2024 winning captain Aidan Forker and cult hero Ethan Rafferty have all decided to retire within the last few weeks. In […]
With championships all over the country whittling down to their final stages, the players competing in these games face an internal ‘Bogeyman’ that can be sometimes difficult to face. What I am referring to is the fear of losing. Years of hard work and a season of graft all being put on the line to […]
All goalkeepers want to improve. We all want to feel as if we are becoming better ‘keepers week on week. That said, it is important to realise that the amount you improve, and the rate of improvement are vastly increased with the more attention you pay towards the various areas of goalkeeping. To complicate things […]
TO reach the top and become the best takes a massive amount of time and effort to perfect your goalkeeping. You will spend hours and hours refining your skills with the aim of improving your performances between the posts. Ultimately, it is important to understand that perfection is unattainable because each time you improve and […]
On Sunday, I completed a ‘coach the coaches’ session at the Bredagh club in East Belfast. It was a very well received coaching session with a total of 15 coaches, both goalkeeping and non-goalkeeping in their make-up, as well as nine underage goalkeepers aged between 14 and 18 years old. Planning the session on Saturday evening, […]
IN 2015, my first year with Armagh, we played a challenge game against Dublin down in DCU. This was the first year of their five in a row. We had started with a strong team with a handful of our regular starters rested. Dublin on the other hand, started without a good portion of their […]
One of the most important aspects of goalkeeping in is being able to position oneself effectively in and around the crease, that is the area in front of the goals. Paradoxically, although it may be an important area, it is very rarely covered properly, if even at all. Having a good starting position is crucial […]
