SHANE RICE: The key to speed in Gaelic football

September 9, 2024

IN Gaelic football, speed is a critical factor that can often be the difference between winning and losing. The greatest gains in speed performance come from high-quality training that emphasizes technical precision, high-intensity efforts, and long recovery periods. Essentially, speed training must be focused on quality over quantity. When it comes to sprinting, a player’s […]

PATRICK MORRISON: Box out

April 23, 2024

IT was back in the early nineties that I first experienced the game of basketball. As a tall primary six student I was afforded a place on the school basketball team. We were coached by Jimmy McKee (Pearse Óg) in the Christian Brothers PS and competed in a few competitions throughout the year. At the […]