HOW many games can you recall where a team has struggled in the first half and then after a half-time interval have come out a completely different side? You wonder to yourself ‘what went on in that changing room.’ We have all heard of famous inspirational half-times in the past where medals and heads have […]
Kevin Cassidy: Stay true to your values
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May 22, 2020
A FEW of you may have seen my video on Twitter last Monday showing a cavalcade going through my native Gaoth Dobhair. Normally when this happens it is to celebrate an achievement by the local GAA team, but this was a little different. To those of you who do not know, and a lot of […]
Ask The Players: Should the intercounty season be shortened?
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May 21, 2020
Three county players were asked if they thought the season should be shortened, their answers were more nuanced than you might expect.
A history of GAA computer games
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May 21, 2020
By Niall McCoy ONE consequence of the coronavirus lockdown has been a significant increase in online gaming, physical game purchases and console sales. According to a Nielsen SuperData report, global spending on digital games reached $10 billion in March, an 11 percent increase on the March 2019 figure. Online servers Xbox Live and Nintendo Online […]
Shorty Treanor – Regrets and Rewards
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May 21, 2020
By Niall McCoy IT’S quite fitting that John Treanor would get the nickname ‘Shorty’ as he jinked and jived, trying to evade the slap of a bigger fella who wanted to take his head off. It seems that the Burren and Down man spent most of his career having to duck out of the way […]
GAA remain optimistic of 2020 action
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May 21, 2020
By Niall McCoy THE GAA remain optimistic that some games can take place in 2020 – but there is a growing feeling that a return to county action will be easier to police than club competitions. The tone is more positive compared to earlier in the month when any action looked unlikely after GAA President […]
Ulster AFL recruits ready to restart season Down Under
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May 21, 2020
By Niall McCoy ULSTER’S five AFL recruits are in differing situations as the 2020 season gets set to restart again on June 11. On Saturday, Essendon player Conor McKenna landed back in Australia having flown home to Ireland when the season was postponed on March 22 as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The Eglish […]
Gareth Fox: Repetitive sports performance problems PART 2
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May 19, 2020
The No Man’s Land of Poor Performance French philosopher René Descartes said, “I think, therefore I am.” In the microcosm of rural GAA Ireland, this philosophical proposition could be adapted to read “I perform, therefore I am.” Performance is status – social or other – and any slump in performance can jeopardise your position within […]
Steven Poacher: Teach young players that fitness can be fun
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May 18, 2020
SINCE the start of the lockdown we currently find ourselves in there has been one big positive. I have noticed a huge amount of people sharing some fantastic resources on social media, particularly on Twitter. PE teachers, in particular, from Ireland and beyond have been posting some really engaging stuff. Some of the ideas are […]
PGthePT: Training problems during lockdown
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May 18, 2020
On my Instagram stories this week I posted the question – Are you training through lockdown? I wanted to know what people where at and if I could help them along in any way if they were struggling. A few things popped up over and over so chances are there are a lot more people […]