Cluiche an Domhnaigh/ Sundays Game

Chaill muid an cluiche le dhá cúilín. Ní raibh cluiche iontach agam agus baineadh mé leath bealaí tríd an dara leath. Mhothaigh mé nach raibh na cosa úr go leor leis an obair cheart a dhéanamh i lár na páirce. Mar sin féin seo na pointí deimhneach a thóg mé ón cluiche:

• Rinne mé go maith daoine a dhruidim síos nuair a bhí an seilbh acu. Chuir mé brú maith orthu agus cúpla uiar fuair muid seilbh mar gheall ar seo.
• Thug mé solathar maith do na tosaithe nuair a bhí seilbh agam.
• Bhí rás agam le imreoir eile chuig an sliotar. Cé gur thosaigh seisean ós mo chomhair, fuair mise an seilbh agus thus mé solathar maith don tosaigh.

Seo na rudaí ar ghá dom obair air:

• Bheith úr do na cluichí
• Iomaíocht sa aer don sliotar
• Brú chun tosaigh leis an sliotar le imirt a cruthú.

Cé go raibh drochspin orm tar éis an cluiche, mar a dúirt mé cheanna níl mé chun am a chuir amú ag meabhrú faoi na drochlaethanta. Glacfaidh mé na pointí thuas agus bogaidh mé ar aghaidh go deimhneach i dtreo an príomh aidhim. Pléfidh mé na héisiúintí thuas sa chéad ionráil eile.

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We lost the game by 2 points. I diodnt have a great game and was taken off half way through the second half. I felt that my legs were not fresh enough to do the work of midfield. Even still, here are the main points I will take from the game:

I did well to put pressure on opponents when they had posession. We got a couple of turnovers from this.

When I had posession I gave good supply to the forwards.

I raced a player to the ball and even though he started in front of me i took over him and got posession.

Here is what I want to work on:

• Be fresh for games
• Cometing for the high ball
• Push forwar with the ball when in posession

Although I was in bad form after the game, as I said before, I wont waste time pondering the bad days. I will take the lessons and move on in a positive way twords my goals. Will address issues that arose here in next post.

Bua....ach cluiche crua/ Victory....but a tough game

Bhain muid an cluiche aoncht (Luain) le dhá chúilín. Dimir mé i lár na páirce do chluihce iomlán. Bhí an cluiche níos cóngraí na na cinn atá imirthe againn go dtí seo agus thaitin an scrúdú dian liom. Sa chéad leath rinne mé tréan oibre, ach mhothaigh mé gur seans go raibh mé tar éis imeacht amach as an cluiche ag derieadh an chéad leatha. Seo cinn de na rudaí a bhí mé ag iarraidh a sheachaint ón cluiche mar sin bhí sé in am an stráitéis a bhí beartaithe agam a chur i bhfeidhim. Chuaigh mé amach sa dara leath le dhá aidhim:



Doibir seo go maith. Scóráil mé cúilín nuair a bhí ceann de dhíth, agus bhí mé istigh sa chluiche níos mó. Mhothaigh mé aclaí go leor arís, cé gur mhaith liom téarnamh níos gaiste a dhéanamh tar éis an spriontáil i lár na páirce. Cheap mé cúpla ceann ard. Bhí an díriú intinne i bhfad níos fearr na mar a bhí cheanna. Mar sin féin thit ceann as mo lámh go héasca. Leis an barr a bhaint amach caithfidh mé bheith 100% dírithe isteach ar ghach imirt, gach sliotar, agus gach rith. Nuair atá siad déanta, glacfaidh mé sos agus rachfaidh mé arís 100%. Seo na rudaí ar mhaith liom díriú isteach air don chéad cluiche eile:

1: An obair sagam a dhéanamh isir an dá líne 45méadar. Tacaí leis na leath chúlaithe, tacaí leis na leath thosaithe, gearr as an spás don fear s'agam.
2: Faigh an sliotar isteach sa lámh tar éis an céad teagmháil.
3: Imir faoi ard luas agus mé ag dul don sliotar nó i seilbh an sliotar.

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We won the game today (Monday), by 2 points. I played midfield for the whole game. The game was closer than the ones we have played so far and I enjoyed the test. In the first half I did a lot of work, but I felt I was after going out of the game a bit at the end of the first half. This was something I wanted to address from the last game so I enforced the strategy I had to get myself back in the game. In the second halfI went out with 2 goals:

1: Do my work between the two 45 meter lines.
2. Cutt off all the space for the man I was marking. Be between him and the ball at all times, even if i was not on his shoulder

This worked well. I scored a point when we needed one, and I was in the game more. I felt quite fit, although I want a quicker recovery between the sprints at midfield. I caught a few high ball. The concentration was much better that before. Despite this I still dropped one or two easy ones. To get to the top I have to be 100% concentrated on getting every ball, making each play, and run. When I make them, I will recover, and go 100% again. Here are the things I want to work on for the next game:

1: Do my work between the 2 45s. Support the backs, support the half forwards, and cutt off all supply and space for my man.
2: Get the ball into my hand after 1 touch.
3: Play at high speed when im going for the ball or in posession.

Ullmhúcháin don Cluiche/ Prep for Game

Dia daoibh. Nóta ghearr ar spriocanna an chluiche anocht. Tá mé ag mothú fíor mhaith inniú, úr agus lán fuinnimh don chluiche anocht. Is iad seo na príomh spriocanna don chluiche sraithe anocht:

• Dean ionsaí ar an sliotar agus lig dó teacht isteach sa lámh. Ní thitfidh an sliotar amach as mo lámh mar a tharla an oíche faoi dheireadh.
• Coinnigh an ráta oibre ard i rith an cluiche uilig. Tarraing anall dhomhan agus glac scíth nuair a stopann an imirt, ach nuair atá an sliotar san imirt beidh mé ag léamh an cluiche agus ag obair go dian.
• Coinnigh an coigeann in airde nuair atá an seilbh agam.

Beidh an meon céanna agam anocht agus a bhí an oíche faoi dheireadh. Is cur amú ama é a bheith buartha faoi meancóga. Cuirfidh an buaradh seo moill ar an dhul chun cinn.

Mar chuid den ullmhúchán don cluiche seo tá mé ag dul seisiún gearr a dhéanamh i rith an lae. BHain mé trial as seo ar an Aoine agus measaim gur obair sé go maith. Déanfaidh mé 30 nóimead. 10 Téadh suas, 10 nóimead ag déanamh cúpla snatch éadrom, agus 10 nóimead sa halla ag déanamh roinnt obair céad teagmháil agus ionsaí ar chúpla sliotar ard. Mholl Eamonn an snatcháil éadrom agus measaim gur bhain mé tairbhe as an lá faoio dheireadh.
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Hello all. A quick note on my goals for the game tonight. I am feeling really good today, fresh and energentic. Here are the main goals for the game tonight.

• Attack the ball and let it fall into my hand. The ball will not fall out of my hand like it did the last night.
  
• Keep the work rate high throughout the game. Revover when the ball is out of play, and work hard when it is in play.
  
• Keep the head up when I have posession

I will keep the same attitude that I had in the last game. There is no point in wasting time worrying about mistakes. This time spent thinking will only delay progress.

As part of the prep for the game I will do a quick session during the day consisting of 10 minute warm up, 10 minutes of light fast snatches, and 10 minutes in the hall doing a bit of first touch, and high ball catches. Eamonn reccommended the light snatches before the game and I think I benifited from it the last day so i will try it again.