aeWelcome to the new 14 Day Skills Challenge. Our focus over the next fortnight will be mainly on Fundamental Movement skills following the 'Move Well Move Often' programme which the children participate in, in school. This programme will be incorporated in all our Hurling and Football drills over the next 2 weeks. Main elements of these FMS are Agiility, Balance and Co-ordination along with many other movements like throwing, catching, jumping landing. All very important for a child's’ development and their improvement in all of the skills of Hurling and Football.
Show the video of our Senior player carrying out each activity as the visual will help your child understand the task at hand. Video's will be posted to the club's Facebook and Twitter pages.
Similar to Part 1 Skills Challenge, we will be accepting 60 second video's showcasing the skills practiced during the fortnight. The best video in each age group (5-11 and 12 to 16) will receive a prize which will be announced in the comings whilst each entrant will also receive a treat. Video’s are to be sent to Kevin Connolly (087 688 5214) or Michael Quinn (087 254 8583) through WhatsApp. Video’s will only be accepted from parents/guardian’s and consent will be given upon entry. You can send your pictures to both Kevin and Michael throughout the challenge and these will be posted on the club’s social media pages.
If you have any queries on the skill challenges then please contact Kevin Connolly (087 688 5214), Darragh Egan (087 242 9545) or Michael Quinn (087 254 8583).
Skill Explanations
5 – 11 year olds
1 . Agility and Strike Hurling
Set out 4 coloured cones in a square 5 metres apart (other objects if no cones like bottle, shoe, jumper, football etc) and call out a sequence like blue, red, green, yellow and ball. When ball is called you leave the grid and jab lift the ball on the run and hit the target with a pull along the ground
Extensions:
- Change the type of lift of the ball (roll lift)
- Get somebody to handpass the ball to you when you leave the grid so you can catch it.
- Keep changing the sequence of the agility runs
- Start on your belly, on your back etc
- Introduce ladders or a weave run when you leave the grid
Count how many times you hit the target out of 10 shots and take a break and go again.
2 . Agility and Strike Football.
Set out 4 coloured cones in a square 5 metres apart (other objects if no cones like bottle, shoe, jumper, football etc) and call out a sequence like blue, red, green, yellow and ball. When ball is called you leave the grid and lift the ball with your toe on the run and hit the target.
Extensions:
- Change the type of lift of the ball ( straight on, on the swivel, flick up)
- Get somebody to handpass the ball to you when you leave the grid so you can catch it.
- Keep changing the sequence of the agility runs
- Start on your belly, on your back etc
- Introduce ladders or a weave run when you leave the grid
- Count how many times you hit the target( e.g wheelie bin) out of 10 shots and take a break.
3. Stuck in the Mud: Hurling
To improve Balance and Landing skills.
Coloured square again, this time 3m sides. Start at the centre point and complete a sequence again by jumping to the colour/target. Make sure and restart at centre point each time before you go to another colour. At end of the sequence leave the grid and hit target after different types of pickups.
Focus here is on landing and sticking in the mud.
Land with soft knees and make sure it is dry to prevent slipping.
4. Stuck in the Mud: Football
To improve Balance and Landing skills.
Coloured square again, this time 3m sides. Start at the centre point and complete a sequence again by jumping to the colour/target. Make sure and restart at centre point each time before you go to another colour. At end of the sequence leave the grid and hit target after different types of pickups.
Focus here is on landing and sticking in the mud.
Land with soft knees and make sure it is dry to prevent slipping.
5. 100 Hurling Touch challenge (timed)
15 jab lift
15 roll lift
15 solo taps alternate sides/normal solo for 15 secs
15 strikes off the wall back to hand
15 high catches
15 body catches ( strike off wall and catch at belly button)
10 target hits and count score out of 10
6. 100 Football Touch challenge (timed)
10 solo left foot
10 solo right foot
5 pickup right foot
5 pickup right foot
10 left hand fist pass off the wall back to hand
10 right hand fist pass off the wall back to hand
10 left foot pass off the wall back to hand
10 right foot pass off the wall back to hand
10 high catches
10 body catches ( strike off wall and catch at belly button)
10 target hits and count score out of 10
7. Hurling High strike catch and touch challenge (timed)
60 seconds of ball thrown high in the air and catching or one touch control. Do as many as you can in 60 secs.
How is your stance?
Are you jumping to meet the ball?
Are you moving your feet?
Are you protecting your hand?
8. Football High kick catch challenge (timed)
60 seconds of the ball thrown high in the air and catching at highest point. Do as many as you can in 60 secs.
How is your stance?
Are you jumping to meet the ball?
Are you moving your feet?
Are you protecting the ball when you come down?
9. Freestyle day Hurling
Try and see how many different ways you can get the ball from the ground to your hand.
See how many different ways of keeping the ball off the ground using all ends and sides of the hurl.
Have a look at Hurling 365(@Hurling365) and Ciaran Kilkenny( CKKilkenny93) on twitter for ideas
10. Freestyle day Football
Try and see how many different ways you can get the ball from the ground to your hand.
See how many different ways of keeping the ball off the ground.
11. Animals Game ( Hurling) (timed) – child will need help here!!
Create a circuit, name each station after an animal – max 10 animals.
Have different skill at each station ( eg – jab lift, roll lift, dribble for 5 secs, toe flick up, high strike and catch etc)
Everytime you go to that animal you have to answer a question or give a fact about that animal. Eg – kind of animal, colour, sound it makes etc….
Complete the circuit in quickest time possible. All questions must be answered correctly and skills carried out perfectly.
12. Food and Drink ( Football) (timed) - will need help here!!
Create a circuit, name each station after a food or drink– max 10.
Have different skill at each station ( eg – pickup using toe under, solo for 5 secs, toe flick up, high kick and catch etc)
Everytime you go to that food or drink you have to answer a question or give a fact about that food or drink. Eg – colour of milk, types of bread, colour of ketchup etc…
Complete the circuit in quickest time possible. All questions must be answered correctly and skills carried out perfectly.
13. Different sports ( fitness circuit ) (timed) - will need help here
Create a circuit, name each station after a different sport.
Have different activity at each station ( eg – press ups, situps, bunny hops, kangaroo hops, burpees, plank etc..)
Everytime you go to each station you have to answer a question or give a fact about that sport. Eg – type of ball, size of pitch, number of players etc…
Complete the circuit in quickest time possible. All questions must be answered correctly and skills carried out perfectly
14. Create you 60 Second video.
- Freestyle
- Obstacle Course
- Mix of Hurling and football
- Mix of Fundamental movements
- Mix of fitness work exercises.
- Dead ball efforts
12 - 16 year olds
1. Agility and Strike Hurling.
Set out 4 coloured cones in a square 5 metres apart (other objects if no cones like bottle, shoe, jumper, football etc) and call out a sequence like blue, red, green, yellow and ball. When ball is called you leave the grid and jab lift the ball on the run and hit the target.
Extensions:
- Change the type of lift of the ball
- Get somebody to handpass the ball to you when you leave the grid
- Keep changing the sequence of the agility runs
- Start on your belly, on your back etc
- Introduce ladders or a weave run when you leave the grid
Count how many times you hit the target out of 10 shots and take a break and go again.
2. Agility and Strike Football.
Set out 4 coloured cones in a square 5 metres apart (other objects if no cones like bottle, shoe, jumper, football etc) and call out a sequence like blue, red, green, yellow and ball. When ball is called you leave the grid and jab lift the ball on the run and hit the target.
Extensions:
- Change the type of lift of the ball ( straight on, on the swivel, flick up)
- Get somebody to handpass the ball to you when you leave the grid
- Keep changing the sequence of the agility runs
- Start on your belly, on your back etc
- Introduce ladders or a weave run when you leave the grid
- Count how many times you hit the target( e.g wheelie bin) out of 10 shots and take a break.
3. Stuck in the Mud: Hurling
To improve Balance and Landing skills.
Coloured square again, this time 3 metres sides. Start at the centre point and complete a sequence again. Make sure and restart at centre point each time before you go to another colour. At end of the sequence leave the grid and hit target after different types of pickups.
Focus here is on landing and sticking in the mud.
Land with soft knees and make sure it is dry to prevent slipping.
4. Stuck in the Mud: Football
To improve Balance and Landing skills.
Coloured square again, this time 3 metres sides. Start at the centre point and complete a sequence again. Make sure and restart at centre point each time before you go to another colour. At end of the sequence leave the grid and hit target after different types of pickups.
Focus here is on landing and sticking in the mud.
Land with soft knees and make sure it is dry to prevent slipping.
5. 200 Hurling Touch challenge (timed)
30 jab lift
30 roll lift
30 solo taps alternate sides
30 strikes off the wall back to hand
30 high catches
30 body catches ( strike off wall and catch at belly button)
20 target hits and count score out of 20
6. 200 Football Touch challenge (timed)
20 solo left foot
20 solo right foot
20 pickup right foot
20 pickup right foot
20 left hand fist pass off the wall back to hand
20 right hand fist pass off the wall back to hand
20 left foot pass off the wall back to hand
20 right foot pass off the wall back to hand
20 body catch
20 high catch
30 high catches
30 body catches ( strike off wall and catch at belly button)
20 target hits and count score out of 20
7. Hurling High strike catch and touch challenge (timed)
60 seconds of hitting the ball high in the air and catching or one touch control. Do as many as you can in 60 secs.
How is your stance?
Are you jumping to meet the ball?
Are you moving your feet?
Are you protecting your hand?
8. Football High kick catch challenge (timed)
60 seconds of kicking the ball high in the air and catching at highest point. Do as many as you can in 60 secs.
How is your stance?
Are you jumping to meet the ball?
Are you moving your feet?
Are you protecting the ball when you come down?
9. Freestyle day Hurling
Try and see how many different ways you can get the ball from the ground to your hand.
See how many different ways of keeping the ball off the ground using all ends and sides of the hurl.
Have a look at Hurling 365(@Hurling365) and Ciaran Kilkenny( CKKilkenny93) on twitter for ideas
10. Freestyle day Football
Try and see how many different ways you can get the ball from the ground to your hand.
See how many different ways of keeping the ball off the ground.
11. Where in Ireland? ( Hurling) (timed)
Create a circuit, name each station after a county in Ireland – max 10 counties.
Have different skill at each station ( eg – jab lift, roll lift, dribble for 5 secs, toe flick up, high strike and catch etc)
Everytime you go to that county you have to answer a question or give a fact about that county. Eg – name the largest river in that county, largest town, colour of jersey, team sponsor etc
Complete the circuit in quickest time possible. All questions must be answered correctly and skills carried out perfectly.
12. Where in the world? ( Football) (timed)
Create a circuit, name each station after a Country in the world – max 10 countries.
Have different skill at each station ( eg – pickup using toe under, solo for 5 secs, toe flick up, high kick and catch etc)
Everytime you go to that country you have to answer a question or give a fact about that country. Eg – capital city, currency, largest river etc…
Complete the circuit in quickest time possible. All questions must be answered correctly and skills carried out perfectly.
13. Where in the parish? ( fitness circuit ) (timed)
Create a circuit, name each station after a townsland/old castle/shop/restaurant etc in the parish – max 10.
Have different activity at each station ( eg – press ups, situps, bunny hops, kangaroo hops, burpees, plank etc..)
Everytime you go to each station you have to answer a question or give a fact about that place.
Complete the circuit in quickest time possible. All questions must be answered correctly and skills carried out perfectly
14. Create you 60 Second video.
- Freestyle
- Obstacle Course
- Mix of Hurling and football
- Mix of Fundamental movements
- Mix of fitness work exercises.
- Dead ball efforts
