Shamrock Rovers Academy & Goalkeeping Clinic

Shamrock Rovers FC Academy commenced in season 2009/2010 and takes place at St. Marks Community School on a weekly basis in an October-March - 25 week technical development programme.

Catering for over 250 schoolboy players from u7 to u16 in a four hour period, the academy is staffed by UEFA “A” and “B” level qualified coaches with vast experience in the technical development of young players.

Shamrock Rovers FC Head of Youth Development, Stephen Fennell is delighted with the progress to date. “We started the process in the summer which has culminated into our 25 week programme which we are currently implementing. The technical improvement in our participating players has been impressive and the feedback from our players and coaches has been very positive. Looking ahead we will be looking to further improve some of the key components of the academy in the coming months”   

Amongst the topics covered include:

• SAQ - Speed, Agility, Quickness training

• Ball Mastery (Coerver) - dribbling, turns, feints, skill

• Small Sided games

• Skill techniques – Passing & control techniques, foot, chest, thigh, head

• Space Awareness / Control / Passing

Awareness and teaching in sequence – Space to Receive Ball, Body position, relevant touch/control & decision-making to set up accurate pass/shot/dribble

• 3v0; 3v1; 4v2; 5v2

• 2v2 - attacking combinations (wall-passes, crossovers, takeovers, overlapping) to create attacking overloads

• 2v2 - basic defending; pressure & cover, dealing with attacking overloads

• 3v3, 4v4, 5v5 – defending as a unit & attacking through creation of space             
• 7 v 7 - shape / proper positioning; defence v attack
• 9 v 9 - shape / proper positioning; defence v attack

• 11 v 11 shape; defending as a unit, attacking as a unit (11 aside)
• Types of systems 4-4-2 / 4-3-3 & Flexible 4-4-2 (11 aside)

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Goalkeeping clinics:

Shamrock Rovers FC hold weekly goalkeeping clinics under the tutelage of ex-loi and vastly experienced goalkeeper Dave Foran. For further information Dave is contactable at 086-1677137