April Coach Education

Coach Education Courses for April

New Foundation GAA Course @ Slaughtneil – Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April
Slaughtneil club have organised this Foundation course for their own football, hurling and camogie members. If you have coaches within your club who would like to be a guest on this course send an email to ccollins@derry.gaa.ie The price of the course is £25 per person. If your club has over 10 coaches who would like to achieve this NGB it may be beneficial to organise a Foundation Course within your club.

Lucozade Sport Seminar – “Lifestyle: Getting the balance right” – Wednesday 8th April @ Owenbeg 7.30pm
Michael Toland will deliver this Lucozade Sport Coaching Seminar. This seminar will highlight a number of major lifestyle issues that will influence athletic performance. If the athlete is to ensure that their natural ability is maximised, every aspect of their lifestyle must be balanced.
The guidelines provided throughout this seminar will help in this regard. The three main area’s that will be discussed will be Exercise and Health, Rest and Recovery and Sleep.
This Course is open to everyone free of charge. Whether you’re working with Underage or seniors players there will be plenty of relevant information for you to take from this seminar

Hurling / Camogie Nursery Programme – Thursday 16th April @ Swatragh GAC 7.30pm
Kevin Kelly will deliver this indoor coach participation session and will look at drills, skills and games for players aged 4-8 years. Any queries regarding this course, please contact Kevin Kelly directly on 07920528794. Everyone is welcome to this free course.

New Foundation GAA Course @ Desertmartin – Friday 17th and Saturday 18th April
This will be the final Foundation course of the year. It will cover football, hurling and camogie. If you have coaches within your club who would like to take part on this course send an email to ccollins@derry.gaa.ie or call 07843232208. The price of the course is £25 per person and places are limited. The course will run on Friday night from 7.30pm to 10.00pm and on Saturday from 9am to 4.30pm. Everyone is welcome.

Pure Sport: Practical Sport Psychology Seminar – Thursday 23rd April @ Owenbeg 7.30pm
John Kremer a leading sport psychologist will deliver this coaching seminar. Pure Sport: Practical Sport Psychology explains in everyday language the whys and wherefores of contemporary sport psychology - pinpointing what works and what doesn’t when it comes to performance enhancement. By the end of the seminar coaches should have a number of exercises they will able to take back to the club and deliver with their players to enhance performance. John has co-authored a book with Aidan Moran called Pure Sport. Participants will be able to purchase a copy for the cost price of £10 if they wish to do so.