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SHANE RICE: The low block in modern football: Why are teams using it?

June 11, 2024

THE low block is a phrase that we are all now hearing but it has been around for the last number of years and it’s not just the Ulster teams using it. More recently, it’s Donegal that set up very defensively but does it have its place? A low block is a defensive strategy where […]

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Steven Poacher – 5 elements of an effective offensive system
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June 11, 2019

How to implement the five elements of an offensive system.

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Steven Poacher – Systems make for better matches
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April 16, 2017

Steven Poacher explains why a proper strategy can lead to higher scoring matches.

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Steven Poacher – Here’s how to really improve our games
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November 6, 2016

Steven Poacher says that coaches should be keen to learn more, and the powers that be should help them.

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Fionnuala Carr – Play the game that suits your team!
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July 20, 2016

The three teams that set up overly defensive systems in the championship ended up getting beaten.

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Steven Poacher – If you want to win, get a system
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May 25, 2016

Steven Poacher thinks that counties are naive in their approach to systems.

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