Longtime subscriber from Ireland here. Have worked with Leader kicking as part of the Irish American football national team, and it is great to see these Irish guys do a good job. They spent a few weeks in Florida getting ready for the combine.
I watched the IPP, and if I remember, some of those kickers did over 20 reps in the bench press. The scouts are watching... like, wtf dude, you're a kicker lifting that
Charlie Smyth was signed after to the Saints Practice squad sounds like they are going to invest a bit of time in him it was great for the boys to get the platform to show their stuff all the same
These guys are apparently already used to playing sports in front of massive crowds. At least that's what I heard in the series. So they have their nerves under control, even without game time.
I don't think Gaelic Football compares to the American football crowd, also doing something you've been doing your entire life in front of a crowd is very different than doing something that you've only been doing for a couple of months
@@IsaacACTUALLYPunts It might not, but it still counts for something - especially in Europe, the home of Rugby, which I'm sure all these guys grew up playing alongside GF. I hope these guys anyway will get somewhere and get the game time to prove themselves.
A Gaelic pitch is about 40-50 meters longer than an NFL field and Charlie Smyth is a goalie so he can kick at distance with accuracy in the shittest of weather.
Gridiron football place kicking is a very different matter to kicking in association football, rugby, Gaelic, or Aussie Rules. In some ways, it might be a bit easier. In others, it is far more difficult. I feel that I've got a good basis for objectivity, given that I was a gridiron place kicker, and I played association football as well. I liken placekicking to a golf stroke. One must draw or fade, depending on the ball's position relative to the target. One must also vary angle and loft relative to distance. It's all about rhythm and timing within a short run-up (4 meters, +/-). The elapsed time from delivery of the ball to the holder, to the kick itself, is about 1.5 seconds. This is done with tall, long-armed men reaching up and leaping roughly six meters in front of the spot where the kick is struck. I'm not saying it's impossible. But, I am saying that the skill of kicking in other codes of football, is not directly transferrable to the gridiron. I am definitely rooting for the lad - as well as all the IPP prospects. I want to see interest in our national passion to grow, much the same way I want American interest in and passion for association football grow here on our shores. Sport - *ANY* sport - is one of the world's great unifiers. I think we can all use more of it these days.
I don’t want to sound like a hater but I honestly was expecting better. Their coach did a good job of hyping them up. I know it’s a super high pressure environment, but For very athletic guys who’s careers revolves around kicking a ball, I thought the field goals would have been better. Punts were very impressive tho
Gaelic football is to Ireland as AFL is to Australia. Australia and Ireland even played a modified game for an international get to get together, ended in a huge fight😂. Some have come to Australia and been super stars. If AFL is basket ball “fair call”, Gaelic football ball is more soccer.
I forgot to say they are better kicks than Aussies. I think the round ball makes them better kicks, much better accuracy. We should start our young guys and gals on a round ball.
Darragh is either pronounced as "Dare-uh" with the first syllable where the emphasis goes, or as "Dar-uh" also with the first syllable being where the emphasis goes. Just FYI
@@DavidDArcy1975Ah, my mistake then! no need to apologise for correcting me! I could have sworn that's how I have heard it pronounced but I have been proven wrong once already concerning the pronunciation of Irish names so I will defer to you on that lol
Let's get real here. Kicking in Gaelic football and rugby is incorporated in the gameplay itself, so their kicking in-play will obviously be decent since that's the nature of the sport they've come from. Clearing the ball to reduce pressure, or for territorial gain, tends to be the point of kicking a ball in rugby. I can't speak for Gaelic football, but, like the AFL, punting the ball is a major aspect of the game, but the physicality and athleticism these guys have, shouldn't be understated because they do far much more than just kick. It's not like NFL kickers, who may only kick from a tee, or at the end of a series of plays before leaving the pitch; these guys do far more than just kick - in rugby, kicking is just one aspect of their game, along with the more physical components that make these guys so talented. To boil down the role of, say, a fly-half, down to kicking a ball, would be a misunderstood sentiment. Not including kicking itself, these guys are a key cog in the overall functioning of the team: decision making in defence, transition, and in possession; they set the tone of the game. Just watch a game of the Six Nations. Take note of the sheer intelligence and calm of Owen Farrell or Fin Russell. For a more dynamic and exciting option, watch Marcus Watson. Kicking from a tee is a more specialist role for taking conversions, it doesn't highlight their precision with the ball in hand under immense pressure for 80 minuets. Louis Reece-Zammit is (was) a winger for Gloucester Rugby, and for the Welsh national team: clearance kicking is about the only kicking this guy does. It's his nouse for running with the ball that one would hope'll stand out, but I wouldn't expect this guy, though praised for his speed on the rugby pitch, to have that extra ejection of pace you'd see from NFL attackers (excuse the terminology) who have backgrounds in college (university) athletics. I happened upon a source that mentioned Louis Reece-Zammit's role as being potentially hybrid, so to utilise his skills from the rugby pitch with the ball in hand. Since Reece-Zammit lacks that elite level of speed over short distances like his competitors in the NFL, his ability to change direction and handle himself in tight spaces would be the best way to utilise his abilities from the rugby pitch.
Longtime subscriber from Ireland here. Have worked with Leader kicking as part of the Irish American football national team, and it is great to see these Irish guys do a good job. They spent a few weeks in Florida getting ready for the combine.
remember - Gaelic players are amateur athletes, i.e. they don't get paid, they have day-jobs and play football in the evening and at weekends
I watched the IPP, and if I remember, some of those kickers did over 20 reps in the bench press. The scouts are watching... like, wtf dude, you're a kicker lifting that
Seems like an international takeover is incoming. These guys and Louis Ress-Zammit could be legit (I hope)
What will help them get signed is the fact that there is an extra practice squad roster spot for IPP players.
Charlie Smyth was signed after to the Saints Practice squad sounds like they are going to invest a bit of time in him it was great for the boys to get the platform to show their stuff all the same
These guys are apparently already used to playing sports in front of massive crowds. At least that's what I heard in the series. So they have their nerves under control, even without game time.
I don't think Gaelic Football compares to the American football crowd, also doing something you've been doing your entire life in front of a crowd is very different than doing something that you've only been doing for a couple of months
@@IsaacACTUALLYPunts It might not, but it still counts for something - especially in Europe, the home of Rugby, which I'm sure all these guys grew up playing alongside GF. I hope these guys anyway will get somewhere and get the game time to prove themselves.
@@IsaacACTUALLYPuntsGAA crowds and fans are crazy, every fan is die hard for their county
A Gaelic pitch is about 40-50 meters longer than an NFL field and Charlie Smyth is a goalie so he can kick at distance with accuracy in the shittest of weather.
Gridiron football place kicking is a very different matter to kicking in association football, rugby, Gaelic, or Aussie Rules.
In some ways, it might be a bit easier. In others, it is far more difficult. I feel that I've got a good basis for objectivity, given that I was a gridiron place kicker, and I played association football as well.
I liken placekicking to a golf stroke. One must draw or fade, depending on the ball's position relative to the target. One must also vary angle and loft relative to distance.
It's all about rhythm and timing within a short run-up (4 meters, +/-). The elapsed time from delivery of the ball to the holder, to the kick itself, is about 1.5 seconds. This is done with tall, long-armed men reaching up and leaping roughly six meters in front of the spot where the kick is struck.
I'm not saying it's impossible. But, I am saying that the skill of kicking in other codes of football, is not directly transferrable to the gridiron.
I am definitely rooting for the lad - as well as all the IPP prospects. I want to see interest in our national passion to grow, much the same way I want American interest in and passion for association football grow here on our shores. Sport - *ANY* sport - is one of the world's great unifiers. I think we can all use more of it these days.
I don’t want to sound like a hater but I honestly was expecting better. Their coach did a good job of hyping them up. I know it’s a super high pressure environment, but For very athletic guys who’s careers revolves around kicking a ball, I thought the field goals would have been better. Punts were very impressive tho
They would of never been with a lot of the snappers and holders so can’t fault them too much
Charlie Smyth signed with Saints to compete in camp with Blake Grupe
Gaelic football is to Ireland as AFL is to Australia. Australia and Ireland even played a modified game for an international get to get together, ended in a huge fight😂. Some have come to Australia and been super stars. If AFL is basket ball “fair call”, Gaelic football ball is more soccer.
I forgot to say they are better kicks than Aussies. I think the round ball makes them better kicks, much better accuracy. We should start our young guys and gals on a round ball.
@@petrichor3947 watch international rules football
That Gaelic/afl mash up match was fucking brutal😅
Darragh is either pronounced as "Dare-uh" with the first syllable where the emphasis goes, or as "Dar-uh" also with the first syllable being where the emphasis goes. Just FYI
sorry to correct you but it isn't pronounced the way you reckon. it is pronounced 'Dara' to ryhme with Tara or Mara or Clara
@@DavidDArcy1975Ah, my mistake then! no need to apologise for correcting me! I could have sworn that's how I have heard it pronounced but I have been proven wrong once already concerning the pronunciation of Irish names so I will defer to you on that lol
Let's get real here. Kicking in Gaelic football and rugby is incorporated in the gameplay itself, so their kicking in-play will obviously be decent since that's the nature of the sport they've come from. Clearing the ball to reduce pressure, or for territorial gain, tends to be the point of kicking a ball in rugby. I can't speak for Gaelic football, but, like the AFL, punting the ball is a major aspect of the game, but the physicality and athleticism these guys have, shouldn't be understated because they do far much more than just kick.
It's not like NFL kickers, who may only kick from a tee, or at the end of a series of plays before leaving the pitch; these guys do far more than just kick - in rugby, kicking is just one aspect of their game, along with the more physical components that make these guys so talented. To boil down the role of, say, a fly-half, down to kicking a ball, would be a misunderstood sentiment. Not including kicking itself, these guys are a key cog in the overall functioning of the team: decision making in defence, transition, and in possession; they set the tone of the game. Just watch a game of the Six Nations. Take note of the sheer intelligence and calm of Owen Farrell or Fin Russell. For a more dynamic and exciting option, watch Marcus Watson. Kicking from a tee is a more specialist role for taking conversions, it doesn't highlight their precision with the ball in hand under immense pressure for 80 minuets.
Louis Reece-Zammit is (was) a winger for Gloucester Rugby, and for the Welsh national team: clearance kicking is about the only kicking this guy does. It's his nouse for running with the ball that one would hope'll stand out, but I wouldn't expect this guy, though praised for his speed on the rugby pitch, to have that extra ejection of pace you'd see from NFL attackers (excuse the terminology) who have backgrounds in college (university) athletics. I happened upon a source that mentioned Louis Reece-Zammit's role as being potentially hybrid, so to utilise his skills from the rugby pitch with the ball in hand. Since Reece-Zammit lacks that elite level of speed over short distances like his competitors in the NFL, his ability to change direction and handle himself in tight spaces would be the best way to utilise his abilities from the rugby pitch.
None of those guys kick better than Deestroying either😂😂😂😂
Go n'éirí an t-ádh leat ☘