By Patrick Morrison DURING the Tokyo Olympics a few years back, we saw the introduction of a host of new sporting disciplines like baseball, softball, three v three basketball and skateboarding to name a few. I watched as much as the time difference would allow and had been able to view some of the new sporting additions […]
By Patrick Morrison OVER my football career I have played in many positions. From defence to forwards I have experienced playing in every position possible on the field. In my later years from u-16 up to senior I played at midfield until I was 24, at which time I took a four-year sabbatical from football. […]
By Patrick Morrison IT is that time of year when the club championships all over the country will be springing into action. Some counties may even have had the first round or two started. Here in Armagh, they are due to commence their group stages in the coming weeks. Those teams still in their respective […]
By Patrick Morrison GOALKEEPERS in Gaelic football have been entrusted with being the ultimate protector of their team’s goal. Their aim is to be there for the rest of their team whenever they fail to keep an attack out. They need to be at their utmost best in order to limit the amount of three-pointers […]
By Patrick Morrison “THE best skill that I ever had was that I was coachable. I was like a sponge, and aggressive to learn. Being ‘coachable’ means being humble and vulnerable enough to know you’re not perfect. It means being open to honest and constructive feedback, even if it is tough to take. “Being ‘uncoachable’ […]
By Patrick Morrison IN American sports, they split their competitions into two parts with the first part being called the Regular Season and the second part called the Post-Season, more affectionately known as the ‘playoffs.’ Every team in each sport (baseball, basketball or gridiron) will have realistic and attainable goals for their franchise. The better […]
By Patrick Morrison ATTENTION all young aspiring goalkeepers please listen to this extremely important message; it will give you the best possible chance of becoming the best goalkeeper you can possibly be. YOU WILL NEVER BE THE NEXT ETHAN RAFFERTY, RORY BEGGAN, SHAUN PATTON, NIALL MORGAN, ANNA CARR, MONICA MCGUIRK, REBECCA LAMBE-FAGAN, etc, etc, etc. […]
By Patrick Morrison HAVING confidence is vitally important for all goalkeepers to perform to the best of their ability especially nowadays, when the position has become one of, if not, the most important on the field of play. Goalkeeping has certainly been catapulted into the spotlight with the actions and decisions of a goalkeeper being […]
By Patrick Morrison STEVEN Pressfield’s 2004 novel, ‘The Virtue of War’, follows the life of Alexander the Great and his story is told through the eyes of a Hellenic-Persian scribe who was serving under him during his campaigns into India. In the novel there is a quote from Alexander himself which states: “Always attack. Even […]
By Patrick Morrison THE role of the goalkeeper in Gaelic football has vastly increased over the last 25 years. The skillset of the modern-day goalkeeper has expanded exponentially as well as the levels of performance they are expected to complete their roles to. Even so, the fundamental skills and abilities that a goalkeeper is expected […]
