Elevate Your Game: Strength & Conditioning Insights for GAA Players
Explore expert tips, training programs, and performance strategies tailored for Gaelic football, hurling, and camogie players. Enhance your strength, speed, and endurance today!
3 Acceleration Exercises Every GAA Player Should Do
Introduction If you’re serious about improving your first 5–10 metres on the pitch, you need more than just sprints. You need to train how ...
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The Ultimate Guide to Repeat Sprint Ability for GAA Players and Coaches
Introduction Repeat Sprint Ability (RSA) refers to a player’s capacity to perform repeated short-duration sprints with minimal recovery. In Gaelic football, where match-play involves ...
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Speed Training and Hamstring Injuries in GAA: What Every Player and Coach Should Know
Introduction Hamstring injuries are one of the most common reasons GAA players miss matches. They’re frustrating, slow to heal, and have a nasty habit ...
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From Club to County: How to Take Your GAA Game to the Next Level
Introduction Every GAA player has imagined pulling on their county jersey at some point—the pride, the intensity, and the chance to represent your home ...
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The Ultimate Plyometric Training Guide for GAA Players and Coaches
Introduction Plyometric training is a cornerstone of athletic performance, particularly in Gaelic football, hurling, and camogie. By enhancing explosive power, agility, and reactive strength, ...
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Strength Training Guide for GAA Players & Coaches
Introduction Strength training is a cornerstone of Gaelic games, enhancing performance, reducing injury risk, and building resilience for the demands of football, hurling, and ...
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Mastering Agility for GAA: Key Techniques for Players and Coaches
Agility is a critical skill for any Gaelic Games player. Whether you’re breaking free from a defender, reacting to a high ball, or changing ...
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The Ultimate Speed Training Guide for GAA Players & Coaches
Introduction Speed is one of the most decisive factors in Gaelic games, influencing every critical moment on the pitch. Whether it’s a forward breaking ...
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How GAA Players Can Use RPE to Maximise Their Training
Introduction The Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) is an essential tool for athletes at every level, offering a simple and effective way to assess ...
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GAA Athletes: Harness Agility to Maximise Performance
Introduction Agility is a cornerstone of success in Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) sports. Whether you’re aiming to outmanoeuvre opponents in Gaelic football or maintain ...
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Proven Strategies for Becoming a Top GAA Player
Introduction Are you determined to excel as a GAA player? Achieving success in Gaelic games requires unwavering commitment, passion, and dedication. To stand out ...
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What GAA Players Should Know About Triple Extension
Introduction Triple extension—the simultaneous extension of the ankle, knee, and hip—is often championed as a critical component of explosive acceleration. However, the reality is ...
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GAA Goal-Setting Guide for Players: Building Success on and off the Field
Introduction Success in GAA isn’t just about talent or hard work—it’s about setting meaningful goals that align with your long-term vision and identity as ...
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The Role of Sprinting and Agility in Professional Soccer
Introduction In soccer, technical skills and tactical awareness are essential for success, but physical capabilities, particularly sprinting and agility, play an equally vital role. ...
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Ramp Warm-Up: How to Properly Structure Your Warm Up to Improve Your Performance
Introduction A RAMP warm-up can be used to prepare athletes physically and mentally for exercise or competition. Beyond simply “getting loose,” a well-designed warm-up ...
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Understanding Match Running Performance in Elite Gaelic Football
Introduction Gaelic football is a high-paced team-based invasion game that demands players to execute skills at speed as the play continuously evolves. To excel ...
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The Most Important Hamstring Exercise for Gaelic Football Players
Hamstring Injuries in Gaelic Football: Causes, Prevention, and Training Strategies Introduction Hamstring injuries are the most common and challenging injuries faced by Gaelic football ...
Peter O'Hanlon
Acceleration in Gaelic Football: Key Insights for Training and Performance
Introduction Gaelic football is an intermittent high-intensity game, characterised by frequent high-speed running interspersed with bursts of acceleration. Acceleration is a critical component of ...
Peter O'Hanlon
Hamstring Injuries in Gaelic Football: Insights and Prevention Strategies
Introduction Gaelic football is an intermittent, high-intensity sport characterised by frequent high-speed running, placing significant demand on the hamstring muscles. The physical intensity and ...
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