Féile Peil na nÓg Cill Dara - Skills Competition
Pitch Layout:
| Skills Pitch Dimensions: |
Area 1: Start Gate
2m apart and 15m from the sideline, on the 21m line. |
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Area 2: Punt Kick Accuracy
2 Grid Poles, 1.5m apart, first grid pole 20m from the sideline on the 45m line. Measure 10m towards nearest goal in a straight line and place 2 cones. (Players have to kick behind the cones).
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Area 3: Pick Up and Solo
From your last grid pole in Area 2, measure 25m to the next square alon the 45m line. Place a cone down. From this cone position make a square 10m x 10m using cones. In the centre of the square place a grid pole. |
Area 4: Hand/Fist Pass Accuracy
From centre pole at Area 3, measure 30m to the first of 2 grid poles, 1m apart. |
Area 5: Middle Gates
2 grid poles at the tope of the 'D', 15m from 45m line, 2m apart. |
Areas 6, 7 & 8: Scoring
Small grids, 5m x 5m. (See diagram above for placement of cones). |
| Requirements for Skills Test: |
~ 20 x Cones.
(2 x markers at Area 2; 4 x markers at Area3; 2 x markers at Area 3; 4 each as grid markers at Areas 6, 7 & 8). |
~ 9 x Grid Poles.
(Area 1, Start Gate; Area 2, Target Gate; Area 3, Centre Pole;
Area 4, Target Gate; Area 5, Middle Gate). |
| ~ 9 x Size 4 O'Neill's Footballs. |
~ 5 x Officials.
(1 timer/starter; 1 person in grids 2, 3 & 4; 1 umpire behind goals). |
| ~ Stopwatch. |
Féile Peil na nÓg Cill Dara - Skills Test: |
| Step 1: Players start at Area 1 on 21m line in between grid poles. On the whistle, stopwatch will start and player sprints to Area 2. |
| Step 2: Areas 2, 3 & 4 are all small grids, 10m x 10m. Punt Kick Accuracy. At Area 2, each player will have 2 kicks – 1 with his/her right foot and 1 with his/her left foot. The aim of the punt kick accuracy is to kick the ball from behind the cones and through the 2 grid poles 1.5m wide. It is a 10m punt kick (see diagram). Each successful kick is worth 10 points. Player sprints to Area 3. |
| Step 3: Pick up and Solo. The ball starts on the ground at cone number 1. Player picks up the ball with his right foot (girls pick it up straight from ground), solo before the centre grid pole (Right Foot), go around the centre grid pole, solo after the centre grid pole (Right Foot), place ball down at cone number 2, sprint to cone number 3. At cone number 3 player picks the ball up with his left foot (girls pick it up straight from ground), solo before the centre grid pole (Left Foot), go around the centre grid pole, solo after the centre grid pole (Left Foot), place ball down at cone number 4. Successful completion is worth 30 points. Each ball dropped, or cone missed, is a 5 point deduction. When placing the ball down at the end, the ball must remain inside the 10m square or 5 points will be deducted. |
Step 4: Hand/Fist Pass Accuracy. At Area 4, each player will have 2 Hand/Fist passes - 1 with his/her right hand and 1 with his/her left hand. The aim of the hand/fist pass accuracy is to strike the ball using hand or fist and get it between the 2 grid poles 1m wide. It is a 5m hand/fist pass (see diagram). Each successful kick is worth 10 points.
Step 5: Player then sprints out of Area 4 and passes through the gates marked at Area 5, Middle Gates. 5 points will be deducted if the player does not pass through the middle gate. Player continues forward to Area 6.
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| Step 6: Areas 6, 7 & 8. At Area 6 players must score using his/her right foot. At Area 7 player must score using his/her left foot. At Area 8 players must score using his/her preferred hand/fist. Please Note: The ball will be placed on the 13m line but the player can strike the ball anywhere inside the 5m x 5m square. When the player strikes the ball with his/her fist, the clock will stop. Each successful score is worth 10 points. |
| The skills test is timed from start gate and finishes when players strike the last ball with his/her fist. Fastest 3 players are awarded 13 – 9 – 5 extra points respectively. |
| Combined Points at end wins event. Maximum points = 113. |
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