Well known Sky sports pundit and SMU Receivers Coach Jeff Reinebold flew into Dublin Sun Jul 19th to bed in with the IAFA over the 3 days that followed.
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Jeff Reinebold spends 3 days with IAFA
Monday, July 26th, 2010Jeff Reinebold Players Clinic on Wednesday 21st July
Saturday, July 17th, 2010Jeff Reinebold, who is currently part of the Southern Methodist University Mustangs coaching squad, will be delivering coaching clinics to IAFL coaches and players between 19th and 21st July. Reinebold is well known to most sports fans as one of the pundits on Sky Sports coverage of the NFL. He won the World Bowl as Head Coach of the Amsterdam Admirals and has coached at University of Hawaii and in the Canadian Football League. He has also been the NFL’s Senior Manager of International Player Development.
The on-field clinic open to all IAFL players will take place at Castleknock College in Dublin [...]
IAFCA Announces First Coach for IAFCA Convention 2010
Thursday, July 1st, 2010The IAFCA is delighted to announce that the first speaker for the 4th Irish American Football Coaches Association convention,held Sept 10-12th in The Camden Court Hotel,Dublin, will be Coach Ted Seay.
read full articleFAQ About Coaching in Ireland
Friday, June 11th, 2010If you are from overseas,we’d be delighted to have you but please read the following before contacting IAFCA:
Q: Do Coaches Get Paid?
A: No.Our coaches work voluntarily in their positions.Housing is not provided either.
Q:Will IAFCA arrange my visa?
A:No,all non EU citizens will have to have already arranged their visas before being considered for a coaching vacancy.
Q:Do I need to be qualified?
A:Yes.All IAFCA coaches are IAFCA level one minimum qualified.All Head Coaches are level 2 minimum.All IAFCA Head Coaches also hold Ethics in Sport licenses through the Irish Sports Council & have IAFCA Head Coaching Licenses, earned through ongoing training and appraisal.All these can [...]
Jeff Reinebold to give clinics in Ireland
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010Internationally famous coach and TV pundit to deliver coaches and players clinics in Dublin, July 19th-21st.
read full articleIAFCA Head Coaches to receive access to Glazier Database
Monday, March 29th, 2010The IAFCA are extremely proud to announce a tie in with the Frank Glazier Clinics.
read full articleIAFL Head Coaches Meeting a huge success
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Saturday 6th March saw the IAFCA Master Coaches convene to the Camden Court Hotel once again, this time for the inaugural IAFL Head Coaches Meeting.
read full articleChalk Talk with Coach O’Toole-The Y Stick
Thursday, February 18th, 2010The Passing game is becoming more and more prevalent in the modern football game.This was highlighted by the NFL Superbowl in Miami this year. Drew Brees and Peyton Manning executed a masterclass in the passing game. Receivers are becoming more akin to basketball players than their counterparts of even 10 years ago.
The core philosophy of todays offense?
Spread out the defense.Make them choose.Find a hole in coverage.Exploit.
The Spread offense and it’s relatives have really taken off in the USA, and at the high school level schemes like the wild bunch, the air raid and the run and shoot have really worked [...]
IAFL Head Coaches Meeting
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010This is a mandatory course for the IAFL head coaches this year.
read full articleCoaching with the experts…Coach Ciaran O’Sullivan
Sunday, January 31st, 20101st DOWN & 98
The official spots the ball on your 2 yard line and points to the endzone 98 yards away – “First Down!”
In 400 BC Sun-tzu wrote: “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win”
As a football coach I feel these words best describe my role in the team. I put my players in the situations they will face on game day and through this I give them the opportunity to win. An area of the game where Sun-Tzu’s words resonate is when your offence [...]
