By Patrick Morrison WE all know the importance of the goalkeeper position and how it has become one of, if not the most important positions on the field of play. With that said, the goalkeeping position should then also be one of, if not the most important position to develop for your club and county. […]
By Patrick Morrison I REGULARLY receive questions and queries both through email and while I am out coaching across the country about any tips or pieces of advice I can give in regard to a goalkeeper’s positioning. The questions come from goalkeepers of all different age groups, from clubs, players and coaches alike, and from […]
By Patrick Morrison OVER the past 20 years, we have really seen the evolution of the goalkeeping position in Gaelic football. We have seen possibly the greatest ever in Stephen Cluxton to the newest modern phenomenon of ‘keepers joining the fray out the field. Over the past 20 years, and even before that, we have […]
By Patrick Morrison SO, after last weekend’s round of games we have our All-Ireland final pairing. Galway versus Kerry in a repeat of the 2000 final, a game the Kingdom prevailed in. Both teams’ semi-final encounters were of a very similar nature with teams setting up in their defensive structures while trying to break down […]
IN the first of the functional progression levels, we discussed the introduction of performing the skills, consistently after they had been learned under the formative parameters of levels one to four. Now moving onto our sixth level, we will discuss how the goalkeeper will be expected to perform their skills within a competitive environment with […]
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 […]
