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Published 10:40 24 Nov 2018 GMT
Updated 08:31 6 Dec 2018 GMT
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"What you have is you have a great set up underage with a lot of past players and a lot of guys that maybe weren’t played themselves so there is a great mix but there is huge emphasis on playing football," the Kerry star told Conan Doherty. "I wouldn’t call it a style but it’s very much just focusing on the basic skills of the game making sure everyone can kick with both feet. "I suppose it’s allowing the skills of the game to shine through and whatever way you do play underage you’re not always picking the biggest, strongest fellas underage and you’re picking the little corner forward as well that has the bit of style and bit of skill that you’d hope in years to come that he’d be able to bring into senior level. "There’s a lot of work being done behind the scenes in fairness to them, they’re a great team. It’s very well organised and it’s great to go down to underage matches and see the work coming through as well."Instead of looking at the short-term, underage coaches need to look at the bigger picture and the long-term success that should come from the coaching of skills.
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