GAELIC COACHING IDEAS: HAND-EYE COORDINATION Using tennis balls & Marty Clarke

THIS SHORT 2 MINUTE COACHING CLIP COMES FROM STEVEN POACHER'S EXCELLENT COACHING CLINIC IN ST JOSEPH'S SECONDARY SCHOOL IN NEWRY ON SAT MORNING THE 23rd OF OCTOBER, 2021. HERE MARTY CLARKE, WHOSE SESSION WAS VERY FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING MANY OF THE BALL SKILLS THAT ARE OFTEN OVER-LOOKED. HERE MARTY USES TENNIS BALLS WITH THE DOWN U15 DEVEOPMENT SQUAD BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE FOOTBALLS. FIRSTLY, THE PLAYERS ARE THROWING ONE BALL OVER AND BACK TO EACH OTHER (WHILE ALL THE TIME STAYING ON THEIR TOES). NEXT, ONE OF THE PLAYERS (FROM EACH PAIR) GIVES A BOUNCE PASS TO THE OTHER PLAYER WHO THEN HAND-PASSES THE TENNIS BALL BACK...EASIER SAID THAN DONE!!! REVERSE ROLES AND DO SAME AGAIN. FINALLY, MARTY PROGRESSES TO A SITUATION WHERE BOTH ARE HANDPASSING OVER AND BACK....A LOT OF CONCENTRAITON AND HAND-EYE COORDINATION REQUIRED TO EXECUTE PROPERLY AND AT SPEED!