The Ulster Council will be holding an under 12 football and hurling skills final on the 13th September at the Mid Ulster Sport Arena, Cookstown.
A County Football Skills Competition will be held on Saturday, 30 August from which the winners (5) will progress to the Ulster final. The Provincial winner will win a set of underage jerseys for their club sponsored by O’Neill’s. The skills will be tested as follows:
Pick Up:
13m _______________________________
E/line_____O____O_____O_____O______________
4 footballs on the end line.
Player has to use left and right foot alternatively and place ball on 13m line. After placing last football on 13m line player must return to end line.
Each player is timed from start to finish and a two second penalty is added to final time if a football is dropped or not lifted cleanly.
Players must solo between end line and 13m line.
Scoring System
0-25 secs 20pts
25-27.5 secs 16pts
27.5-30 secs 13pts
30-32.5 secs 10pts
32.5-35 secs 7 pts
35 secs + 5 pts
Target Poles:
40m___________________________________
13m______________________________________
Each player starts on 13m and has three attempts to kick the ball (from hand) through the poles
The poles are three metres apart.
The ball is not allowed to bounce or touch the ground.
The ball striking the pole but not going through is void.
A successful score gains 10 pts
Maximum score 30 pts
Accuracy Square:
.20m
.30m
A square 5m x 5m is set up using cones.
Two kicks must be from the 20m marker and two kicks from the 30m marker.
Any two kicks with left foot and any two kicks with right foot.
Player kicks the ball out of hand and first bounce must land in square.
Successful kick gains 10 pts
Maximum score 40pts
Hand Passing:
6m
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Player starts at 6 metre line and runs out to collect ball at 21 metre line. Ball is carried in and fisted over the bar anywhere outside 6 metre zone.
Player continues until four balls are played and two of these must be with the weak hand.
Successful hand pass over the bar gains 5 pts
Maximum score 20 pts
Punt kick:
13m ____________________X___________________
Player starts at X and must strike 4 balls into goal
Player must kick 2 with the left and 2 with the right.
Ball must go cleanly in to the goalmouth and not touch the ground before the goal line.
Successful kick gains 10 pts
Maximum score 40 pts
Free taking:
21m __A________________________B__
30m C
Player has 2 attempts to kick the ball over the bar from positions A, B and C. Marker A is 20m to the left of post and B 20m to the right of post.
Ball can be kicked from hand or ground
Successful kick gains 5 pts.
Maximum score 30 pts
