Five Minutes with… Monaghan’s Shauna Coyle

Name: Shauna Coyle

Age: 26

Occupation: Fitness Instructor

Teams played for: Latton, Monaghan

Game you most enjoyed playing in?

Ulster Intermediate Club Final 2017

Game you least enjoyed playing in?

Ulster Final 2017

What’s the worst pitch you’ve ever played on?

Before there were two pitches in Latton we used to play in the back field, it wasn’t even flat.

Toughest training session you’ve ever been involved in?

There have been a few lovely pre season running sessions over the years. We once did a session with hill sprints in Lough Muckno there is one hill you’d never forget.

What’s your preferred brand of gear?

O’Neills

Most inspirational individual you’ve ever met?

Brian Dempsey, he founded our club and just loved the game.

Where do you like to go to celebrate?

Rices with the club girls and you can’t beat Hughies for the craic with the Monaghan girls

What do you like to do with you are not training/playing?

Working as a fitness instructor you’ll probably find me in the gym or doing some sort of outdoor activities.

Which character in any TV show/film are you most like?

Homer Simpson, fond of a donut and a trip to Joes (Rices)

Which team mates (from any club/county) are the first you’d invite on a night out?

Noel Rice’s Banter Bus to Hughies is always full.

Which team mate is the worst dancer?

There is always the few dodgy shapes thrown on a team night out, myself included, but the best is definitelhy Aisling McAnespie. She turns into a real Beyonce

Which team mate is the loudest in the changing room?

Jennifer Duffy hands down

What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen happy in training/during a match

When Nolleen McGuirk is around you’re always guaranteed a laugh at some stage.

What’s the worst excuse you’ve heard to get out of training and who did it come from?

Drawing Bales – Amelia Elliott

Biggest ego?

Muireann Atkinson

Worst/best person to sit next to on the team bus?

Sarah Boyd – Talk the ear off you.

Worst/best person to share a room with on away days?

Best – The two club girls Katie and Sarah or Eva Woods. They’re well used to my pre match routine.

Worst – The Garland Twins, between the talking and making Tik Toks there would be very little sleep.

Who has the best diet, and who has the worst?

Everyone’s very in tune with their food.

Worst – Sarah Boyd could easily forget to have breakfast.

Toughest opponent you have played against?

Cora Courtney, always fun chasing her around the pitch.

Best or worst quote you have heard from a team mate/opponent/

manager?

‘It’s not the size of the Dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the Dog’.

Best manager you have played for?

The club dream team of Mark and Seamus. Good Cop Bad Cop.

What frustrates you most about the GAA?

Lack of coverage for Ladies Football. It is improving but we still have a long way to go.

What’s the best thing about being part of the GAA?

The sense of community and friendships you make.