1. Kerry GAA Coaching Workshop
Fundamental Skills
What are Fundamental Skills?
When do we coach them?
How do we coach them?

2. What are Fundamental Skills?
Fundamental Movement Skills
Fundamental Sports Skills
Physical Literacy

3. ABC’S = Fundamental Movements Skills
Have a Ball = Fundamental Sports Skills

4. Agility: The ability to change direction quickly
Control the movement of the whole body.
Move in a variety of directions
Leading off both the left and right feet.

5. Balance: The ability to maintain stability
Players are often required to perform skills while off balance or while balanced on one foot.

6. Co-ordination
The ability to move different body parts simultaneously or in sequence in order to perform a specific task.
Hand-eye coordination,
Foot-eye coordination
Hand-foot coordination

7. Running Forward, Backwards, Sideways, Diagonal
Variable speeds/distances
Accelerating and decelerating
Turning and Stopping
Random Running

8. Jumping Variety of Directions Various Distances
Variety of Starting Positions

9. When do we coach Fundamental Skills?

11. Accelerated Development

12. How do we coach Fundamental Skills?

13. Resources Links: http://learning.gaa.ie/ABC
YouTube: GAA Learning Portal