GAA COACHING Group Within A Group Handpassing Benny Coulter

THIS SHORT 2 MINUTE COACHING CLIP COMES FROM STEVEN POACHER'S EXCELLENT COACHING CLINIC IN ST JOSEPH'S SECONDARY SCHOOL IN NEWRY ON SATURDAY MORNING THE 23rd OF OCTOBER, 2021.
HERE WE SEE A CLIP FROM BENNY COULTER WHO IS A COACH WITH THIS DOWN U15 DEVEOPMENT SQUAD.
HERE HE INTRODUCES A DRILL WITHIN A DRILL. THERE IS A HANDPASSING ACTIVITY GOING ON THE INSIDE AND ANOTHER ON THE OUTSIDE. ON THE COACH'S WHISTLE THE PLAYERS ALTERNATE BETWEEN PASSING WITH THE INSIDE GROUP OR ON THE OUTSIDE AND IMMEDIATELY RESUME THEIR HANDPASSING.
IT'S AN INTERESTING IDEA TO HAVE THE "ACTIVITY WITHIN AN ACTIVITY" AS MOST COACHES WOULD JUST PUT ALL THEIR PLAYERS ON THE OUTSIDE (OR THE INSIDE!) AND PERHAPS NEVER EVEN CONSIDER RUNNING 2 GROUPS AT THE SAME TIME....DOING SO ENSURES PLAYERS NEED TO BE ON THEIR TOES THE WHOLE TIME AND READY TO MOVE FROM ONE POSITION TO ANOTHER.