By Patrick Morrison THE first four levels of this model are aimed at the mastery and development of the various skills that a goalkeeper will want to learn. From learning the skills and then replicating them at speed, under fatigue as well as under pressure; these four stages are all ‘formative’ in nature. After mastering […]
By Patrick Morrison THE kick-out has changed so much tactically over the past 30 years. So much so, that the name has been changed along with it. From punting the ball out to the midfield areas where players would compete for the ball in 50-50 challenges to try and catch, break or attain possession; they […]
DURING the coronavirus pandemic, Monday nights meant one thing – ‘The Last Dance.’ Like the vast majority of people I know, especially sports enthusiasts, I was hooked by this incredible docu-series that focused on the American basketball team, the Chicago Bulls. As a young teenager growing up and playing for the St Pat’s Armagh school […]
By Patrick Morrison WHENEVER I am coaching, one of the most common questions I am asked is ‘what is the most important aspect of being a goalkeeper?’ My answer is always the same. There is no one aspect that is more significant than any other as mastery of the position needs a competent level of […]
IT has been amazing watching just how much the goalkeeping position in Gaelic football has evolved over the past 20 years. The skills that goalkeepers have been expected to perform and the levels they have been expected to play at have increased exponentially. We have become more and more accustomed to witnessing goalkeepers performing skills that […]
“Creating a player and team profile book falls under my 11th Goalkeeping Principle”
A FEW weeks ago, I had to produce a presentation for my Physiotherapy degree through the University of Ulster. The remit for the presentation was to choose a topic or area within the health sector that is a current problem/issue both for the patients themselves and the NHS as a whole. It could be about anything […]
My six goalkeeping areas are Technical; Footwork; Reaction; Recovery; Distribution and Situations.
Youngsters now at U15 level will now use size four O’Neills footballs and sliotars before progressing
“There has been no one more affected by the governmental lockdowns than our young people”.
