Coach Developer with @IrishFA’s @IFACoachEd Department. Former Irish League Footballer, Futsal enthusiast and @LutonTown supporter. All views are my own.
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Ciaran Donaghy retweeted
JW on Callum Marshall: "Callum, in the first week when he came in, he ran about 50-yards in training and grabbed me, and said ‘gaffer, gaffer, I’m on penalties,’ and I was like, ‘yeah no problem, no problem.’ When you have someone like that who’s confident to take it, I had no doubt he was going to score.”
“57% of penalties at the World Cup with a stutter run up were missed”
#HitTheTarget
#HitItHard ⚽️
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Ciaran Donaghy retweeted
What a moment for Conor Haughey 🤯
The former @Glentoran midfielder scores a penalty to knock @Arsenal out of the EFL Cup.
#BOYLESportsPrem
Decent night for the young NI lads! Marshall and Donley on the scoresheet for Luton and Conor “Hawhee” scores the winning pen to knock Arsenal outta the Cup! 💪🏻💚
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Ciaran Donaghy retweeted
I heard a snippet from a podcast from FA Learning and Chris Welburn about new formats and the focus for coaching:
*3v3 = Master the ball
*5v5 = 1v1 skills
*7v7 = Pairs and threes
*9v9 = Units
*11v11 = Team tactics
Use that to create a focus for development
Another example of Football now being a Business rather than a Sport. Who in their right mind would ever agree to this sort of Documentary at the top level? Can’t be a coincidence with the form United have shown this season compared to last!
🚨🍿 Manchester United players fear that Amazon's documentary cameras are having a negative impact on their season, with players and staff holding back during post-match debriefs because they're being filmed.
🗞️ @TheSun
And when you look at what's happened since filming began, this could be the most explosive All or Nothing series EVER. 😭
▪️ Week 1: Lost to Hull City.
▪️ Week 2: Failed to sign a left-back.
▪️ Week 3: Conceded a last-minute equaliser.
▪️ Week 4: Lost the Manchester derby against 10 men.
▪️ Week 5: JJ Gabriel wanted OUT, before United lost at home to Brighton.
▪️ Week 6: Drew with Fulham.
▪️ Week 7: Man City's guilty verdict was announced. 👀
▪️ Week 8: Drew with 10-man Spurs and lost in Europe.
▪️ Week 9: Failed to beat Leeds and dropped to 13th in the Premier League.
Nine weeks of absolute CHAOS, and the cameras have been there to capture it all. 🍿😭
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Ciaran Donaghy retweeted
Well done to all the coaches who went through our Introduction to Futsal course last night at Hunterhouse College in Belfast 👏🏻
Hopefully we’ll see a few more Futsal Programmes running throughout the upcoming winter months to benefit their players! ⚽️
Ciaran Donaghy retweeted
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📅 Monday 12 October 2026
⏰ 7:00pm–8:30pm
💻 Online via Microsoft Teams
💷 £30
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Ciaran Donaghy retweeted
2 of the top teams in the world play this evening........ 🇵🇹PORTUGAL 🆚 🇪🇸SPAIN - Kick Off is at 8.00pm UK time on YOUTUBE. Here's the link and it's definitely worth watching as these are some of the best players on the planet! youtube.com/watch?v=0hRPA_FF…
Good week up in Castledawson at a club that were a great help to me in my 12 years as a Grassroots Development Officer in Mid Ulster 🫱🏻🫲🏼
Brilliant week at @MoyolaParkFC for our UEFA C Diploma ⚽️
Many thanks to our hosts for their assistance & hospitality all week! And best of luck to all the candidates as they head off in their Community of Practice groups for the last Block of the course to apply the learning 🫱🏻🫲🏼
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Ciaran Donaghy retweeted
⚽ Applications are now open!
Take the next step in your coaching journey with our Irish FA UEFA B Diploma, starting 9th November.
Apply now and secure your place 👇
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Why is this the Managers fault? Surely the players have to be savvy enough to get their best player into areas where he can create? Martinez should be saying you go I’ll do that! Fernandes not going outmuscle or beat Haaland in a foot race if the ball goes in behind anyway!
