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Football Team in Dundalk

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  • 12-11-2012 1:52pm
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    Dingaan
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭


    Hi All,
    I have set up a senior football in Dundalk recently and we have found the going tough thus far. We are now beginning to train on a weekly basis to try and improve are fortunes.

    Is there anyone here with coaching experience that be willing to help us train and guide us in the right direction?

    We are also interested in signing some new players?

    If interested post below and describe yourself!!

    Thanks

    Dingaan


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    house45
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭house45


    whats the name of your team and where do you play??


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    Dingaan
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭Dingaan


    house45 wrote: »
    whats the name of your team and where do you play??

    Hi House45,

    I have sent you a pm with details about the team.


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    Cpt Tremendous
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭Cpt Tremendous


    Admittedly I have next to no experience in playing football, but I have always had an interest. I'd be interested in joining if you're stuck for numbers, just pm me the details


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    Dingaan
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭Dingaan


    PM Sent.


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    20 Times 20 Times
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    Send me details also please.


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    Dingaan
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭Dingaan


    Little Pea wrote: »
    Send me details also please.

    PM sent


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    conroym7
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭conroym7


    Fire the details my way too! :)


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    Dingaan
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭Dingaan


    conroym7 wrote: »
    Fire the details my way too! :)

    Done


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    markc1184
    Registered Users Posts: 3,078 ✭✭✭markc1184


    Dingaan wrote: »
    Hi All,
    I have set up a senior football in Dundalk recently and we have found the going tough thus far. We are now beginning to train on a weekly basis to try and improve are fortunes.

    Is there anyone here with coaching experience that be willing to help us train and guide us in the right direction?

    We are also interested in signing some new players?

    If interested post below and describe yourself!!

    Thanks

    Dingaan

    How often have you been training up to this point? Most teams I've played for have trained at least twice a week. I know that wont always be an option for some but if you want to be competitive then that would be were I'd start.

    How do you set up your training? Going in and doing a few laps of a pitch and then just going straight into a kick about is useless. Make sure you are putting some other stuff in there, passing, fitness etc. Try to change it up every week so it isn't repetitive.


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    Dingaan
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭Dingaan


    markc1184 wrote: »
    How often have you been training up to this point? Most teams I've played for have trained at least twice a week. I know that wont always be an option for some but if you want to be competitive then that would be were I'd start.

    How do you set up your training? Going in and doing a few laps of a pitch and then just going straight into a kick about is useless. Make sure you are putting some other stuff in there, passing, fitness etc. Try to change it up every week so it isn't repetitive.

    We have been training once a week for a few weeks now, and yes we do exactly what we shouldn’t do i.e. having a kick about.
    It would be hard to get everybody out more than once a week, but we need to start using the session more productively. We need to work on possession drills, positioning, off the ball movement, etc.
    Do you recommend any particular drills?


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    the heathen
    Registered Users Posts: 585 ✭✭✭the heathen


    Dingaan wrote: »
    Do you recommend any particular drills?

    I recommend you all join proper established clubs of which there are many in the Dundalk area. The town doesn't need another tin-pot, bag-of-jerseys outfit. That's what's wrong with football in Drogheda - too many fly-by-night teams and most of 'em languishing in the bottom of the MDL - rarely finishing their season before disappearing and then resurrecting a year or two later.


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    Cpt Tremendous
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    the heathen wrote: »
    I recommend you all join proper established clubs of which there are many in the Dundalk area. The town doesn't need another tin-pot, bag-of-jerseys outfit. That's what's wrong with football in Drogheda - too many fly-by-night teams and most of 'em languishing in the bottom of the MDL - rarely finishing their season before disappearing and then resurrecting a year or two later.

    Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't we talking about the winter league here? Nothing wrong with a group of lads who want to get together and play some football for the craic at the weekends.


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    Dingaan
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭Dingaan


    the heathen wrote: »
    I recommend you all join proper established clubs of which there are many in the Dundalk area. The town doesn't need another tin-pot, bag-of-jerseys outfit. That's what's wrong with football in Drogheda - too many fly-by-night teams and most of 'em languishing in the bottom of the MDL - rarely finishing their season before disappearing and then resurrecting a year or two later.


    I do agree with you that there is a very high turnover ofnew teams every year in the Dundalk leagues. However, you shouldn’t tar all the new teams with the same brush. Every team had to start somewhere, and it does take time and hard work for a team to establish itself. Joining an established team isn’t always appropriate and feasible option.



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    Dingaan
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭Dingaan


    Hi,
    I'm bumping the page in case anyone wants to have a trial with our team over the summer. We are playing several friendly matches, so if anyone is interested please send me a private message. Thanks


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    MonkeyTennis
    Registered Users Posts: 3,098 ✭✭✭MonkeyTennis


    http://www.i-drills.com/


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    Dingaan
    Registered Users Posts: 344 ✭✭Dingaan


    Hi,
    I'm bumping the page again in case anyone wants to have a trial with our team over the summer. We are playing several friendly matches, so if anyone is interested please send me a private message. Thanks


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    Dark and Long
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭Dark and Long


    Any chance this team is still going and looking for players?


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    the heathen
    Registered Users Posts: 585 ✭✭✭the heathen


    Dark and Long wrote: »
    Any chance this team is still going and looking for players?

    Have you played much football in the past? What sort of level player are you?


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