Fun and Fitness

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Fun and Fitness

• Ryan Daly/Stephen Beattie

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Aims

Demonstrate how to link Fun with Fitness in
under age sessions, increasing enjoyment levels
in Gaelic Games
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Making Sessions Fun

• Competition

Game based activitites
Lots Of Touches
Scoring
Stations
Challenges
Equipment
Small Sided Games
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Why?
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Facts/Figures

• Source Social Well Being Survey
• The Young Persons Survey also reported
  that, 32 of girls and 22 boys were exhibiting
  sedentary behaviour. (NISRA)

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Fitness Through Fun
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The Five Ss

• STAMINA SKILL
• 
  
• 
  SPEED
• SUPPLENESS
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  STRENGTH

FITNESS
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Sample Card
Speed Strength Suppleness Stamina Skill
Tower Ball
Skittles
Circle Score
Tug of War
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Station Layout
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Roll the Dice
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Tug O War
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Cap the Cone
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Tunnel Run
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Donkey Wobble
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Terrible Targets
3 Pts
3 Pts
3 Pts
5 Pts
5 Pts
5 Pts
1 Pt
1 Pt
1 Pt
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Beat The Object
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Keep The Kettle Boiling
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Skittles
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Tower Ball
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Quick Kick
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Circle Score

• Zone B
• Zone A

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Pressure Square


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Clear the Zone (Ground Kick)
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Clear the Zone (Punt Kick)
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Rob the Nest
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Big Ball Bombardment
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Foxes and Hens
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Leprechauns and Shamrocks
C
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Run the Gauntlet
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Skin the Snake
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Knee Touch
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Toilet Tag
Catcher
Flush
Toilet
Catcher
Toilet
Flush
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Press Up Wrestling
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Keep the Basket Full
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Tail Tag
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Game Research
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Conclusion

• FUN
• FITNESS

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Questions???
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Info

• www.ulster.gaa.ie