Day One Challenges

Please see attached list of challenges for Monday (June 8th). You have 48 hours to complete the challenges. Photos and/or videos need to be sent in by 9 a.m. on Wednesday (June 10th) at the latest. A text will be sent to parents with the details on where to send the photos and/or videos. 

The teams are also attached below (3rd and 4th Class are included as well). 

Day Two Challenges will be posted here on Wednesday morning (June 10th) as well. 

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It's Week 3 of #FAIHomeskills#IRLU18 Head Coach Andy Reid and #IRLWNT star Jamie Finn bring you a new dribbling drill today!

You'll need to keep your eye on the ball throughout...

Let us know how you get on in the replies below#COYBIG #COYGIG pic.twitter.com/XmVjzf15kW

— FAI Grassroots (@FAIGrassroots) April 27, 2020

#FAIHomeskills is back for Week 4 and we are delighted to have #IRLWNT star Stephanie Roche and FAI Development Officer Glen Byrne with us today

Today's drill is a shooting exercise, that can help improve your game

Let us know how you get on in the replies below... pic.twitter.com/MkGIhXLibG

— FAI Grassroots (@FAIGrassroots) May 4, 2020

Today’s challenge
See how many times you can pirouette bounce & hand pass the ball off the wall in 30/60 secs.
Important to always start back off middle cone
Plant R foot at L cone & spin bounce R hand pass R
Plant L foot at R cone spin bounce left hand pass left
Enjoy □ pic.twitter.com/BqMMyHWeZ3

— Ciarán Kilkenny (@CKKilkenny93) April 21, 2020

Coaching points
Feint to go one direction plant foot then spin other direction & get extra separation with bounce so important to solo before spin/pirouette
Left Cone plant right foot spin bounce right
Right cone plant left foot spin bounce left
Great skill to get space□ pic.twitter.com/nQbNsI0sm4

— Ciarán Kilkenny (@CKKilkenny93) April 21, 2020

Week 7 Day 1
How many times can you high catch on the run bounce the ball on the run & punt kick the ball off the wall & catch on the full off both sides in 30/60 seconds
Make sure executing at pace & on the run throughout the challenge
Make sure to look at coaching points □ pic.twitter.com/E6UmdIyA60

— Ciarán Kilkenny (@CKKilkenny93) April 24, 2020

Coaching points
Simulating high catch in game burst forward & punt ball into forwards
Don’t break stride
Throw ball ahead of you catch at highest point knee up & 2 feet off ground
Bounce forward at pace& punt kick (head over ball arm out/ balance) off the wall & catch on full pic.twitter.com/FlZnsTXOW7

— Ciarán Kilkenny (@CKKilkenny93) April 24, 2020