Domhnall Nugent is embarking on an exciting new challenge as manager of the Down camogs By Shaun Casey HEADING down the coaching route was an avenue that always intrigued Domhnall Nugent, even during his playing days with the Antrim hurlers. Keeping an eye on all things coaching and management was how he spent his years […]
WHEN Professor Niall Moyna said last month that Gaelic football was “probably the most boring game in the world to watch,” he was only repeating something I have been saying for a decade. Something I got lambasted for. “He doesn’t understand the modern game.” “He is a dinosaur.” “The game was just catch and kick […]
FOR most clubs their players they are now finished all competitions and their seasons have now ended. What should the GAA player focus be now? The off-season brings a welcome rest from the demands of a long competitive season in GAA. It’s a time to recover from a tough and long season, allow the body and mind […]
By Patrick Morrison “IF you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a 100 battles. If you know yourself but not your enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” This is […]
THE real answer to the question of when you should start a pre-season is ‘it depends’. Several factors influence when you should start your pre-season, and the most important one is when your last season ended. Teams that progressed deep into the championship may need more recovery time, while others who exited early might be […]
Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin are preparing for the Donegal junior final on Saturday. Their senior ladies lost to Downings in the last weekend’s final as they make their early steps. Michael McMenamin tells Michael McMullan the club’s story of progress FORMED in 1989, based in Muff, Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin are now firmly on the […]
WITH the club championships getting more serious as the weeks pass, we look at some of the players who are putting their hands up with key performances. Here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week 1 SHAUN PATTON St Eunan’s Big save from Cathal Gillespie ultimately was a game-winning one. Advertisement 2 SHAUN TOAL […]
WITH the club championships getting more serious as the weeks pass, we look at some of the players who are putting their hands up with key performances. Here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week 1 PETER STUART Bellaghy Great performance rounded off by a late penalty save in the must-win game against […]
THE Olympics ended a few weeks back and one of the common trends coming from a lot of athletes who were successful was about the importance sleep had on their performance. A number of years ago in professional soccer, news broke about Real Madrid having built and installed 81 five star bedrooms at the club’s […]
PREPARATION in the week leading up to a championship plays a crucial role in determining team performance on game day. Competitive teams invest countless hours in training with the goal of peaking at the right time for championship, which is the business end of the season. From a physiological standpoint, players can typically achieve two […]
