Tips wanted for running a U6s Gaelic Football session

[onefineday]

My advice is make the drills involve footballs. The link to gaelic football can be tenuos.
I've seen sessions where the whole session was just playground games. Quite a few parents and kids come away thinking 'What's the pont? This is no different to what they got up to at lunchtime or with their friends

Round my way it's seen as another hour put in until they get to bed and the bonus is there was no screen needed!!

[square_ball]

Yeah I find that too. Parents are just happy to get the youngsters out of the house and getting active for an hour.

[ck]

At U6 level there really only should be one overriding objective - make sure they have fun and want to come back next week. If you achieve that then you can look at the basic fundamentals of the skills, kicking and catching etc. Fun is number 1.
Include every player and make sure they all have smiles on their faces and all feel included.

[thebackbar1]

just wondering what type/brand of football do your clubs us for the U6s ?

[clonian]

just wondering what type/brand of football do your clubs us for the U6s ?

Our club use O'Neills but I don't think there's much difference in the quality for the first touch balls.

In our club when I helped out at U6s we set up a big circuit of stations (usually 6) and had them at each station for 6 minutes with a minute or so to change over. One man ran the whole operation and the other 2 or 3 helpers stayed at stations and always got another few parents on the day to help at the other stations. At that age they're usually eager enough to help.
Keep it simple and mix it up, we would of had a basketball hoop in one station, hurdling over tackle bags in others, cross the river etc. We would of moved towards small sided games with the 6 yr olds as the season went on but would of kept the younger ones doing bib tag or something like that until they were ready for 4  a side or something like that.

[p3427977]

What does everyone think of having a star of the week for U6?

Not sure I agree with it.

[Mourne Red]

What does everyone think of having a star of the week for U6?

Not sure I agree with it.

As long as everyone gets one I don't see the big deal.. They run a pupil of the week in primary schools etc

[marty34]

What does everyone think of having a star of the week for U6?

Not sure I agree with it.

As long as everyone gets one I don't see the big deal.. They run a pupil of the week in primary schools etc

As long as every player gets it once during the season.  Need to mark down what players got it every week, then you know you haven't missed anybody.

Good idea as it may get them to practice more away feom training. 

[p3427977]

What does everyone think of having a star of the week for U6?

Not sure I agree with it.

As long as everyone gets one I don't see the big deal.. They run a pupil of the week in primary schools etc

Yeah I get that about primary school and I'd understand if everyone gets their turn. Just think it can be pretty harsh for some kids who don't understand that though.

[RedHand88]

Weights. Bleep test. Circuits. No point having them unprepared for the competitiveness they'll face later on.

[trueblue1234]

What does everyone think of having a star of the week for U6?

Not sure I agree with it.

Don't do it. Causes agro. We had it running and ended up getting calls from parents about it. Does more damage than good imo.

[RedHand88]

What does everyone think of having a star of the week for U6?

Not sure I agree with it.

Don't do it. Causes agro. We had it running and ended up getting calls from parents about it. Does more damage than good imo.

Hope you told them to wise up and mind their own business?

[marty34]

What does everyone think of having a star of the week for U6?

Not sure I agree with it.

Don't do it. Causes agro. We had it running and ended up getting calls from parents about it. Does more damage than good imo.

Hope you told them to wise up and mind their own business?

Or even better, say you need a few more coaches to help out.

The phone calls would soon stop.

[westbound]

Star of the week means one kid goes home delighted,
But EVERY OTHER child goes home disappointed.

Not a good idea IMO.

[trueblue1234]

What does everyone think of having a star of the week for U6?

Not sure I agree with it.

Don't do it. Causes agro. We had it running and ended up getting calls from parents about it. Does more damage than good imo.

Hope you told them to wise up and mind their own business?

It's was very quickly pulled. And told all the kids they were all stars of the week and that mum and dad had to get them all McDonalds on the way home for being so good.