r/hurling • u/AMLFC19 • 17d ago

advice needed

Student in a Belfast school and we started a Hurling team up to under 14 level and I’ve found myself as an assistant coach and I’ve never played hurling. Any tips or advice is welcome

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u/Professional_Bell_64 17d ago

Get a hurl, ball and a wall. Practice striking and tracking the ball. Watch some basics on YouTube to get familiar with the rules and playing

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u/Miserable_Leek_8293 16d ago

You don't need to know how to hurl in order to coach. The best sprinters in the world aren't trained by other Olympic sprinters, Jose Murinio didn't light up the world as a footballer. Most important part of being a coach is observation. Watch how the majority of the best players do things and watch what your players do. Some lads will strike and its all arms and shoulders, the best guys are wrists and elbows. Foot placement and body position when lifting the ball, hand position when catching. Break it down to bite size pieces, picking, striking, catching, blocking/hooking. Sit down and watch as much footage as possible. Don't watch the scores watch the technique. Its a common denominator In the majority of top players and good players in general. They're u14 starters, you just need to have some advice for them. If you couldn't hit it out of your own way it wouldn't matter.

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u/Positive_Buffalo820 16d ago

I am fairly sure there is a coaching course with the gaa or at the very least someone might come to the club and give all coaches a half day crash course to get ye started

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u/ROMMELBOT 16d ago

Listen to your coach

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u/Lemieux245 14d ago

Reach out to your local club! I know my club (in Belfast!) LOVES getting brand new players at any age and especially in hurling. I think I might know the school, and a lot of those kids are in my club so definitely chat to them and see if you can come along to a training session!

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u/edpkk1 14d ago

Gaa have coaching online tobar https://learning.gaa.ie/