Ireland’s boss for the upcoming International Rules series against Australia has expressed concern about the ability of inter-county footballers to master “the basic skills of the gameâ€.
Anthony Tohill has revealed that a number of top players are not competent in basic skills such as kicking a ball with both feet.
“There’s no excuse for that,” said the 1993 All-Ireland winner. “No excuse at all for why players wouldn’t have the basic skills of the game and be able to execute them properly.
“You saw the game at the weekend with Donegal and Down and the difficulty players had fist-passing the ball.
It’s of concern that the basics of the game are not being coached well enough at a younger age. Maybe players aren’t doing enough on their own.”
The two-test series against Australia will get underway in late October.
