By Michael McMullan IT’S All-Ireland Sunday in the Croke Park press auditorium. It’s 2025 and the Kingdom are top of the tree again. Jack O’Connor has fielded a range of questions. The job is done. There’s craic to be had. Grub to be ate. Photos to be taken. Kerry Eye journo Jason O’Connor casts his line […]
By Patrick Morrison CHILDREN are curious and insightful individuals who explore and learn through the process of trial and error just as nature intended. Their world is loaded with all kinds of imaginary, games and toys. All a child wants to do is explore their world through the medium of play. And what child has […]
By Patrick Morrison A FEW weeks ago, Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney had been reported stating that how he understood that the current state of restarts involves an element of “piggery” in their application. Whether people want to accept that as fact is irrelevant because restarts have always an element of brutishness, ugliness and sheer will […]
By Patrick Morrison THIS season I am involved with several teams from various age groups and grades. From senior intercounty both male and female, u-20 level, as well as several club teams across all grades. I also field questions and queries from goalkeepers I have previously coached, some whom I have never coached as well […]
By Patrick Morrison AS a coach, our top motivation will always be to pass on our coaching knowledge to help improve our players. Our players trust us to have the knowledge they need as well as the systems and methods to help and implement that knowledge. Gaelic games are constantly evolving both internally and externally […]
AS a former PE teacher, youth development has always been both an area of interest and vast experience. Youth athletic development is now common practice across many clubs and county set-ups. However, my observations do raise concerns for me. Below are some fundamental key considerations when working with youth athletes. Youth athletes are at a […]
By Patrick Morrison WITH the inter-county season in full flow but breaking for two weeks and the club season drawing ever closer, it may be prudent for goalkeepers to focus their attentions on what areas of their game they may or wish to improve upon for the coming season. Breaking them down into three main […]
IN the GAA, we all notice the obvious moments: winning a high catch, exploding out of a tackle, rising for a block or getting that first step to break a line. Underneath all of that is one big physical quality: how well an athlete can produce force fast. That’s why many strength and conditioning coaches, especially in […]
DO you know how to plan effectively for your GAA teams? The High Low System Popularized by Sprint Coach Charlie Francis, the terms “High” and “Low” refer to the intensity of demand on the nervous system from the training done. The HighLow Model is a way to organize the stress and demand of the training to […]
IN the athletic population and sports coaching world doing more & more is right? This couldn’t be more wrong!! From Hyrox to CrossFit to the coach in the middle of the field ‘beasting’ a team the more is better approach is here. If a Gaelic athlete is not ready for training, there is no point in putting […]
