Have something you enjoy that belongs to YOU.
Far too often, our job titles become our main identities. I have made it a point to ensure that the core part of me (the athlete) still lives on! Going from softball to golf was an easy transition, and I have the help of my hubby (golf teacher) to help me perfect this craft.
#Letsplayaround ⛳ #golfing#businessandpleasure
Did you know we introduce a number of Hurling & Football Skills to our sessions..
Here is the Hook.
And I know what you are thinking: "You can't teach a2 year old how to hook."
And you are right. We can't (maybe we can, but i don't plan on trying). But we can teach the movement needed to hook.
As you can see from the snippets, catching a hoola hoop with a hurley is the exact same movement as the hook, according to the official GAA Coaching page.
The muscle memory from this fun activity will transfer seamlessly to the hook when the time comes to practice the actual skill.
A large number of our activities have hidden messages that will transfer over in later years.
Underarm throwing a beanbag through a hoola hoop = Handpass
Catching a balloon from the sky = overhead catch
Throwing a beanbag between parent & child = catch in Hurling
#GAA#Coaching#Fun#Games#Hurling#Football
Sport & Performance Psychology Consultant in Training(SEPiT) helping athletes and teams understand the mental side of sport and develop their own mindset for consistent performance
“How good can we be this year?”
Limerick won their 6th Munster Hurling title in a row yesterday - the first time it’s ever been done.
Limerick’s Gearoid Hegarty when asked about what contributes to their enduring consistency; his response included; “How good can we be this year?”
As a group they don’t worry about what happened last year or 2018 (when they won their first Munster title).
It’s all about this year.
“How good can we be this year”, doesn’t imply that they have to win anything or meet a certain objective (I am sure they have these as well!).
It suggests that they’re still learning, still seeking to get better. It helps to take the focus off any targets they may have, and switch them towards what they want to do.
Seeing “How good can we be” I’d suggest creates a sense of freedom for the players. It allows them to explore their own performance.
They feel safe to make a mistake or two, knowing that is part of the journey towards seeing how good they can be.
Mistakes are often when risk doesn’t pay off, but it taking risks we explore how good we can be.
Hegarty’s goal yesterday, for me, highlights this mindset. Striking a moving ball along the ground is a very difficult skill, even at the elite level. But he was willing to try it and it paid off.
In seeing how good they can be, they’re going to put themselves in a great position to win their 5 All-Ireland in a row.
#GAA#Hurling#Psychology#SportPsychology#PerformancePsychology#AthleteMindset#MunsterChampionship