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.

Easy Sunday/ Domhnach éasca

Ní dhearna mé móran inniú mar gheall ar an cluiche amarach. Rinne mé bhabhta gearr sa gym agus roinnt síniú srl sa bhaile. Déanfaidh mé achoimre na seachtaine agus aidhmeanna an cluiche maidín amarach óír tá mé scriosta anseo. Oíche mhaith....

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I did not do much today on account of having a game tomorrow. I did a short session in the gym and some stretching etc at home. I will do the weekly review and set my goals for the game tomorrow morning as I am wrecked tired at the minute. Night.....

Tonntóireacht Dé Sathairn/ Saturday Surf

Cúpla poc éadrom inniú (20 nóimead). Chuagh mé go Lahinch le roinnt tonntóireacht a thrial. BHí an fharraige garbh agus níor bhaith mé móran ama ar bharr an chlár. Roinnt mucáil amach inniú le pizza agus seacláid...Arais ar an bhóthar ceart amarach!

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A few light pucks today (20 minutes). I went to Lahinch to try some surfin. The sea was rough and I didnt spend much time on the board or in the water. Pigged out a bit today with pizza and brownies.....back on the right road tomorrow!

Soilse Oíche Aoine/ Friday Night Lights

Bhain muid an cluiche ar oíche Aoine measartah éasca. Bhí mé ag imirt i lár na páirce. Ní raibh an aimsir go hiontach ach bhain mé an-sult as an cluiche. Scóráil mé dhá chuilín sa chéad leath in aghaidh na gaoithe. Ó thaobh na haidhmeanna a lag mé amach dom féin an oíche roimh ré, measaim gur bhain mé iad amach a bheag nó a mhór. Seo na príomh phointí a bhian mé ón cluiche:

• Bhí an ráta oibre go maith
• Choinnigh mé greim ar an sliotar nuair a bhéigean dom agus thug mé an pas boise don fear in áit níos fearr.
• Nuair a thug mé solathar do na tosaithe, bhí sé íseal agus crua agus fuair siad roinnt scóranna uaidh.
• Bhí meon s'agam go maith agus mhothaigh mé measartha aclaí.
• Seas gur chaill mé an díriú intinne rud beag sa dara leath mar sin caithfidh mé díriú isteach ar an déine a choinneáil thuas sna tréimhsí deirneach den cluiche.
• Lig mé don sliotar ard titim uair nó dhó agus measaim go dtiocfadh liom ionsaí níos déine a dhéanamh ar an sliotar.
• Ba chóir dom mo choigeann a choinneáil suas agus an sliotar i seilbh agam sa dóigh is go dtig liom na fir thart orm a fheiceáil níos soiléire.

Tá an chéad cluiche eile ar an Luain mar sin glacfaidh mé sos ar an Sathairn agus seisiún gasta ar an Domnach.

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We won the Friday night game pretty easy. I was playing midfield. The weather was not great but i really enjoyed playing this game. I scored two points against the wind. With regards the goals I set myself the night before, I think i achieved them nearly completely. Here are the main points I took from the game.

• Work rate was good, especially in the first half
• I held on to the sliotar when i needed to and gave a hand pass to the man in the better space
• Wen I gave supply to the forwards it was low and hard and they were happy with it. We got a few scores from the balls I sent in.
• My attitude was good and i felt that I had the fitness to puch on the extra bit when i needed.
• I think I lost my concetration in the second half so I have to work on this.
• I let the high ball fall a few times, and didnt attack the ball as intensly as I wanted to.
• I should keep my head up when I have the ball so I can see the men around me more clearly.

The next game is on Monday so I will rest on Saturday and train on Sunday.

Thursdays team Session/ Seisiún Foirne an Déardaoin

'It was never my ambition to play the game for winning All-Irelands or breaking records, but to perfect the art as well as possible' (Christy Ring)

Tá cluiche againn amarach (an chéad cluiche ó thosaigh an bhlag seo!) mar sin bhí an treanáíl éadrom inniú. I rith an lae rinne mé 10 nóimead in éadan an balla ach bhí sé an-éadrom. Sa tráthnóna bhí an seisiún foirne gasta agus gearr. Cúpla drill agus cúpla sprint gearr. Tá cluiche againn amarach faoi shoilse. Mothaím go bhfuil mé ullmhaithe go maith. Agus mé ag léamh leabhair Christy Ring faoi láthair, tá sé ar intinn agam dul amach leis an trí adhaim a leanas:

1. Úsáid an cluiche mar seans na scileanna s'agam a thástáil. Ní bheidh mé i ngleic leis an fearr a bhéas mé ag marcáil ach ag foghlaim uaidh mo chuid láidreachtaí agus laigí. Beidh mé saor ó féin coincéipt, mar sin ma tharlaíonn menacóg ní chuirfish sé isteach orm. Níl ann ach nod gur chóir dom an scill a athrú beagán don chéad iarracht eile.

2. Ionsaí ar an sliotar gan aon aird ar chontúirt nó gan dabht nach bhfaighfidh mé é. Beidh mo shiúl ar an sliotar i gcónaí. Níl ann sna heachtraí eilel atá ag titim amach ach tesit dom le feiceáil an dtig liom an díriú intinne a choinneáil ar an sliotar.

2. Attack the sliotar with no sense of fear or danger. I will have my eyes on the sliotar at all times. What happens around me or the sliotar is simply a test for me to see if I can keep my concentration.

3. Cuirfidh mé solathar maith sliotair ar fáil do na himreoirí thart orm. Má tá fáil agam beidh mé in ann an scór a ghlacadh mé féin ach cruthóidh mé spás do na himreoirí thart orm.

Tá an bia roimh chluiche tábhachtach chomh maith. Ar na mallaibh bhí mé ag ithe rud beag barraíocht roimh treanáil. Tá an cluiche ag toiseacht ag a h8 mar sin beidh béile agam ag 5.30 le snaic éadrom idir sin agus an cluiche. Beidh mé ag déanamh cinte go bhfuil go leor leachtanna sa chóras i rith an lae.

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'It was never my ambition to play the game for winning All-Irelands or breaking records, but to perfect the art as well as possible' (Christy Ring)

We have a game tomorrow (the first since the blog started!) so the training today was pretty light. During the day I did 10 minutes against the wall but it was very light. In the afternoon, we had a squad sessio that was short and fast. A couple of drills and a few short sprints. The game is under light tomorrow night. I feel i am prepared well. Taking some inspiration from the Christy Ring book I am reading I am going out with the following 3 goals for the game tomorrow:

1. Use the game as an opportunity to test my skills. I will not be in direct competition with the man I will be marking but I will use him to see my strengths and weaknesses. I will be free of any self concept therefore any mistakes that I make will not affect me. It will simply be an indication that I should change the skill slightly the next time I go to perform it.

2. I will provide good supply of ball to my teammates. If i get the opportunity I will take the score but will also make space for my teammates.

3. Attack the sliotar with no sense of fear or danger. I will have my eyes on the sliotar at all times. What happens around me or the sliotar is simply a test for me to see if I can keep my concentration.

Obviously pre game nutrition is very important. Recently I think i have been eating a bit too much too close to training. The game is at 8 so I will have a meal at 5.30 with a couple of light snacks between then and the game. I will ensure there are adequate fluids in the system throughout the course of the day.