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I'd have to agree with you there you are playing the ball always not trying to smash the hurls yours or theirs. Two handed blocking is really for very young players below the age of 9 and it is purely for confidence and safety and by way as an introduction.
arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4898 - 31/01/2017 20:38:17 1950693 Link 0 |
I'd agree with everything you say apart from the bit about blocking the hurley and not the ball. I'd recommend any youngster starting out to aim for the bas in general, but for the ball in particular and keep the hurl up at all times to prevent the opponents stroke coming through and hitting them. As they get older and stronger setting the hurl in with one hand to take the ball cleanly is the main objective. Its very seldom now that someone will stand right in front of you and throw the ball up to strike it, most blocks are coming in from the side and on the move, but building confidence is what the two handed block, thumbs out of the way and so forth is all about. On the one handed lift, it must be coached and practiced like every other skill. There's nothing that drives me mad when a coach is doing drills with lads who're developing and shouting "two hands, two hands" all the time. There's a time and a place for the one handed lift, so coach it accordingly. bricktop (Down) - Posts: 2503 - 03/02/2017 09:55:48 1951453 Link 0 |
On the one handed lift, it must be coached and practiced like every other skill. There's nothing that drives me mad when a coach is doing drills with lads who're developing and shouting "two hands, two hands" all the time. There's a time and a place for the one handed lift, so coach it accordingly. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13718 - 03/02/2017 10:35:57 1951466 Link 0 |
Paudie Maher blocks with two hands and doesn't bother with the hurl :) tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 03/02/2017 11:57:20 1951495 Link 1 |
Have coached, but only at adult level. I've never ever criticised a player for trying to rise, block or do any skill involving the stick, with one hand (apart from pulling of course). I've also never criticised a player for having a golf grip. If a player can do these things and still be fast skills wise that is what matters. That said, worked with a very good selector once who made a great point about rising the ball. If you go two handed and get your back bent, legs either side of the ball & body down towards the ball, a lad has to bullock you out of it to contest. It usually results in a free. At underage, I think if coaches can get rid of the golf grip and the player has time to get used to it, all good. In my experience, underage coaching is a lot harder than at adult level and in the clubs I have coached with, the underage coaches deserve an amount of credit as they are passing on players to adult level who have all of the basics. When I was a child, we got to adult level doing everything wrong you could think of. slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 03/02/2017 13:51:52 1951546 Link 0 |