PATRICK MORRISON: The Goalkeeping Spectrum


By Patrick Morrison OVER the past 20 years, we have really seen the evolution of the goalkeeping position in Gaelic football. We have seen possibly the greatest ever in Stephen Cluxton to the newest modern phenomenon of ‘keepers joining the fray out the field. Over the past 20 years, and even before that, we have […]


PATRICK MORRISON: Perform under competition conditions


IN the first of the functional progression levels, we discussed the introduction of performing the skills, consistently after they had been learned under the formative parameters of levels one to four. Now moving onto our sixth level, we will discuss how the goalkeeper will be expected to perform their skills within a competitive environment with […]


PATRICK MORRISON: Looking for the consistent performance


By Patrick Morrison THE first four levels of this model are aimed at the mastery and development of the various skills that a goalkeeper will want to learn. From learning the skills and then replicating them at speed, under fatigue as well as under pressure; these four stages are all ‘formative’ in nature. After mastering […]


Patrick Morrison on how greatness is a mindset


DURING the coronavirus pandemic, Monday nights meant one thing – ‘The Last Dance.’ Like the vast majority of people I know, especially sports enthusiasts, I was hooked by this incredible docu-series that focused on the American basketball team, the Chicago Bulls. As a young teenager growing up and playing for the St Pat’s Armagh school […]


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 […]


Patrick Morrison: Dive right in


A FEW weeks ago, I had to produce a presentation for my Physiotherapy degree through the University of Ulster. The remit for the presentation was to choose a topic or area within the health sector that is a current problem/issue both for the patients themselves and the NHS as a whole. It could be about anything […]