Thoughts, Ideas, Resources

I was having a conversation with a few people last week around a very common topic in GAA, " Who is your favourite player of the last 20 years?"In fairness, it's a broad question, and when I started …

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As coaches, having the fundamentals in place is crucial, but we should also be creative about how we try to get ahead of other teams. However, most of the time, we don't.We often look at the best team …

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I recently listened to a podcast about a program based on Navy SEAL underwater survival techniques. When the guest was asked to summarise what they taught participants in the program, they said: "If t …

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I was recently chatting to a high level coach, and he was talking about the amount of time that he was now spending dealing with parents of players, who would often be explaining why their child could …

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I was at game recently where one coach was extremely animated along the sideline to his own players.It got to the point that the players were afraid to try anything, afraid of making a mistake.I'm sur …

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Coaching is not an easy gig. Unless you've done it, you wouldn't know.There are many articles on coaching and its challenges. These range from academic based books, research articles, short magazine p …

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