Developing High Intensity Football Coaching Practice Intensity Tony

Developing High Intensity Football – Coaching Practice & Intensity (Tony Scullion, Terence Mc. Williams & Kevin Mc. Guigan: Ulster GAA)

Session Outline Section Duration Setting the Scene: Background / Heart Rate / Intensity 5 minutes Practical Demonstration Heart Rate Analysis 5 minutes What Happens During Matches? Heart Rate Profile 10 minutes The Warm Up Traditional v Modern Dynamic Concepts 10 minutes Training Activities Traditional Drills v Games 15 minutes Conclusions What is the way forward 5 minutes Questions 10 minutes

Background • What do we mean by ‘intensity’? • What are the visible signs of ‘intensity’? • How do we measure ‘intensity’? – Heart Rate Analysis

What is Heart Rate? • What is it? – The body’s ‘rev counter’; – ‘Rev Counter’ on a car will tell you how hard your engine is working. – Your heart is ‘the engine’ in your body How Do We Measure Heart Rate?

Demonstration • Practical Demonstration of heart rate analysis; • A couple of willing volunteers will demonstrate the real time heart rate analysis system; • Basic exercises to highlight heart rate response.

Heart Rate – Match Data How Does Heart Rate Respond to Match Activities - Midfielder?

Heart Rate – Match Data How Does Heart Rate Respond to Match Activities – Half Forward?

Heart Rate – Match Data Result Midfield Corner Forward Half Forward Maximum Heart Rate (BPM) 194 205 192 Maximum Heart Rate (%) 100% 96% Average Heart Rate (BPM) 170 178 165 Average Heart Rate (%) 85% 89% 82% • Over the course of a 60 minute match it is likely the heart will beat in excess 10, 000 times; • While the profile of the heart rate may vary based on position, the core results are fairly consistent regardless of position – average HR% = 80 -90%; • Does the intensity of our training activities reflect this match data?

The Traditional Warm Up

The Traditional Warm Up Average Heart Rate – 65% Heart Rate at the end of warm up – 55%

The Dynamic Warm Up

The Dynamic Warm Up Average Heart Rate – 83% Heart Rate at the end of warm up – 77%

Training Activities Traditional Drills; • Basic; • Straight Lines; • Non competitive; • Low Intensity;

The 8 Point Support Square • Support Square 4 1 2 Key Aspects • Support off the shoulder; • Fast Hands; 7 3 • Good communication; • Pace through the middle; • Vision and awareness 6 5 8

The Support Square

The Support Square Average Heart Rate – 84%

The Support Line The Learning Phase Getting it Right

The Support Line Average Heart Rate – 88%

Who’s Attacking / Defending?

Who’s Attacking / Defending? Average Heart Rate – 91%

Box to Box

Box to Box Average Heart Rate – 83%

Circle Score

Circle Score

Circle Score Average Heart Rate – 89%

The Way Forward • What are the key issues to focus on when designing drills / activities / games? – Work : Rest Ratio; – Active Players v Resting Players; – Sporadic v Linear; • Varied angles; • Varied movement directions; • Varied pass directions; – Pressurised; • Time; • Opposed; • Race.

Questions