Thoughts, Ideas, Resources

Posted by GAELICperformance on 9th Apr 2024

Creativity In Sport

Creativity in SportIntroductionThe following script is drawn from many presentations attended, articles read, experimenting with athletes and experience gained from coaching in multiple sports. It is …

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Posted by GAELICperformance on 9th Apr 2024

​The Coach in Perspective

The Coach in PerspectiveThe coach, regardless of the level he or she is operating at, must know WHAT (s)he is doing and WHY (s)he is doing it, but more importantly, (s)he must be able to LEAD those un …

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Posted by GAELICperformance on 9th Apr 2024

​PRINCIPLES OF DEFENCE – FROM 2,500 YEARS AGO.

PRINCIPLES OF DEFENCE – FROM 2,500 YEARS AGO."The Art of War is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can …

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Posted by GAELICperfomance on 9th Apr 2024

Learnings From Individual Sports

Technique change - the thoughts of an 8 time Olympic Gold Medal winner and now coach (The Race Club).In the sport of swimming, while there may be theoretical advantages of using one technique over ano …

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Posted by GAELICperformance on 5th Mar 2024

THOUGHTS ON LEARNING EFFICIENCY

When on the pitch, on the sideline, in the dressing room or on the street, learning opportunities can present themselves in different ways. The coach should utilise all opportunities and methods to ge …

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28th Feb 2024

What is a "great session"?

We often hear players leaving the pitch talking amongst themselves using phrases like, that was a great session or that session was S^%te So what can you do to make sure every session is a great …

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