THROUGHOUT Ulster, from a coaching and games perspective, one of our aims is to develop self – sufficient and sustainable clubs. The transition from underage level to senior level requires a great deal of effort, organisation, dedication and planning by many people. At this stage of the playing season the focus should be on continually […]
PAUDIE KISSANE: Physical limitation and skill execution
AS highlighted in my previous article, linear speed is important but our national games are also multi-directional. Players require that ability to decelerate, change direction, to roll or side step an opponent and even the basic skill of jumping and landing safely. Reducing the risk of injury alongside performance enhancement is what should underpin every […]
Former Cork star Kissane’s ‘jigsaw approach’ to improvement
By Kieran Lynch LOOKING for ways to have your team as prepared as you can be in the new season? Paudie Kissane Sports Performance’s Jigsaw Approach might be what your team needs. An All-Ireland Champion with Cork in 2010, Kissane has been involved in a range of backroom teams, in a variety of roles including […]
PATRICK MORRISON – Own your mistakes
IT has been amazing watching just how much the goalkeeping position in Gaelic football has evolved over the past 20 years. The skills that goalkeepers have been expected to perform and the levels they have been expected to play at have increased exponentially. We have become more and more accustomed to witnessing goalkeepers performing skills that […]
GARETH FOX – The problem with substitutions
Gareth Fox suggests a new system to handle substitutions
Steven Poacher – Mayo deserve more praise
Steven Poacher analyses the All-Ireland final.
Patrick Morrison – Make your presence felt
Patrick Morrison explains how goalkeepers can assert themselves.
Steven Poacher – A plan to beat Dublin
Steven Poacher breaks down the Dubs’ strategy
Steven Poacher – the three hats of management
Steven Poacher explains three aspects of management that every coach should know.
The Muscle – Sean Robinson explains why you must understand periodisation
Sean Robinson wants you to get the maximum from your pre -season









