2. Role of Performance Analysis
The Players view

3. Role of Performance Analysis
How important is it for players
• Understanding your performance
• Motivation
• Pen & Paper data - players dismiss the information too easy
• The video doesn’t lie
• Team meetings
• One to one coaching points with a coach and a player

4. Role of Performance Analysis
The coaches role in delivering feedback on players performances
• The delivery of feedback on your performance from your coach
• Benefits of video analysis – motivational video clips to watch before games
• Seeing is believing - Highlights areas of weaknesses to improve on in training

5. Coaching and Management
The difference

6. Coaching & Management
• Together – They must identify a system/gameplan that will suit their squad.
• Manager
• Keep control and organize everything/everyone
• Man management of 30-40 different personalities
• Create a clear vision of where he see’s his team going
• Communicate his plans
• Team bond. Togetherness.
• Coach
• Arrange training sessions that corresponds with the gameplan
• Explain every drill in full and why they are doing it
• Goalkeepers, Defenders, Midfielders, Forward drills
• Ballwork

7. Defenders
What type of defender I liked to
mark and what type I did not

8. Ryan McMenamin

9. Michael McCarthy

10. Karl Lacey

11. Defenders – Good & Not so good
First 5 minutes will tell you what you need to know about the guy you are on.
• A defender that stays on his feet
• Don’t commit to the tackle too soon – Timing, Near hand
• Marking tight and in your face constantly
• Talking to your opponent
• Fast player and good reader of the game
• Strong upper body
• Aware of where the danger is - Needless fouling

12. Forward Play
Decision making in front of goals
and movement

13. Attacking play
• Being decisive in front of goals is the key
• Making yourself available – 5 to 6 runs
• Creating space
• Ball winning ability
• Simple options – Fisted point
• Awareness of team-mates
• 1st thought always correct
• Ruthless when opportunity presents itself
• Quick hands – Peter Canavan & Kieran Donaghy

14. Set Plays
Sideline, Free, Throw ball,
Kickouts, etc

15. Set plays
• Dedicating time at every session involving all playing members
• Players knowing where and what they should be doing
• Other sports – Rugby, Soccer, AFL, American Football
• Realizing the importance of the set play
• Retaining possession – Encourage the kick
• Top teams do it
• Winning and losing of most matches

16. Target Setting
My experiences from training,
International Rules, County and Club

17. Setting your goals
• What’s the difference between training goals & match day goals?
• Movement
• Discipline
• Weaker side
• Tracking back
• Covering space
• Blocking
• Shooting
• Team-player
• Catching
• Communication

18. Winning
What it takes.

19. Winning
• Having a clear vision as set by the manager and the player
• Game-plan
• Team
• Commit to improve – Extra sessions
• Confidentiality
• Self belief
• Positivity
• Knowledge of opponents
• No obstacles
• Tunnel Vision