Running an underage team: a coach's weekly checklist
A simple week for a juvenile hurling, camogie or football coach, from planning training to the post-match message.
Running an underage team well is mostly about the routine around the pitch. Here's a week that keeps players, parents and fellow coaches in the loop without taking over your evenings.
Early in the week
- Post the week's sessions and the next game, with times and the pitch.
- Ask who's available, with a reply-by time a day before you'll pick.
- Check who's injured or still in return-to-play steps.
At training
- Take the register as players arrive, and note the adults there. Under-18 sessions should have at least two vetted adults.
- Keep one focus per session, and note how it went.
Before the game
- Pick the team from who's available and fit, and publish it so parents can plan lifts.
- Send the team sheet to the referee if your competition needs it.
On match day
- Score the game live so parents who can't be there can follow.
- Record subs, so playing time stays fair across the season.
After the game
- Send one short message: the result, one thing that went well, and the next session.
- Give each player something to work on over the season, not after every game.
In My Coaching App
Each step above is a screen in the app, and it works with no signal at the pitch. Try the demo as a coach.
Related
- Adding players and parentsAdd players yourself or share the join link, and bring in parents for under-18s.
- How to track hurling and camogie stats from the sidelineWhat's worth recording during a game, how to do it on a phone without missing play, and what the numbers tell you.
- How to track Gaelic football stats from the sidelineKick-outs, turnovers and scoring: what's worth recording at a Gaelic or ladies football game, and how one person can do it on a phone.