LEARN ADAPT PERFORM
Bring more purpose
to every session.
Coaching can be a demanding job, especially when you are planning training around work, family and everything else. DSS Coaching gives you practical ideas, guidance and a community of coaches to draw on, helping you prepare with confidence and create better learning opportunities for your players.
Good coaching takes more than another drill.
Turn useful ideas into purposeful training. DSS gives you the resources and support to make better coaching decisions.
- Plan with purpose: games, Practice Plans and session ideas.
- See what good practice looks like: demonstrations, tactics boards and webinars.
- Keep developing: new content every weekday, blogs and vlogs.
- Talk it through: our coaching team, WhatsApp community and Coach Tyler, your AI-Coach Assistant.
Practical ideas. A wider coaching perspective.
Gaelic football
Games, kick-outs, technical practices and tactical videos to bring purpose to training.
Hurling & goalkeeping
Skill practices, game scenarios, puck-outs and goalkeeper development.
Physical development
Gym demonstrations, fitness sessions, mobility and sport science for your players.
Session planning: connect the practice aim, organisation and coaching points. Adapt our Practice Plans to your numbers and your players, then review what they learned.
WATCH DSS COACHING IN ACTION
From the tactics board to your next session.
Explore Ciaranβs tactical coaching and two guest webinars from our free FRC series. They give you a taste of the discussions and practical learning inside DSS.
Ciaran Deely Β· Breaking down a low block
Six tactical options for disrupting a set defence, explained on Ciaranβs tactics board.
Colm Nally Β· Coaching the FRC changes
A guest webinar exploring the changes from a coaching perspective and what they mean for preparing your team.
Conn Stevenson Β· Learning from basketball
Explore ideas from basketball and consider how they can inform your approach to Gaelic football.
These recordings come from the free DSS FRC series and reflect the rules and context when recorded. Members can explore the wider webinar library and new coaching content throughout the week.
Choose your membership.
The same coaching resources and community support, with monthly or annual payment.
Already a monthly member? Switch to annual with 25% off your first year β β¬112.50, then β¬150 per year. Use your existing DSS email address. See the switch details in the questions below.
YOUR AI-COACH ASSISTANT
Coach Tyler. Part of your coaching team.
Work through a session idea, ask a coaching question and adapt the discussion to your players. Tell Tyler your age group, numbers, space and aim, then narrow the conversation as you go. Use his source references to revisit the DSS material available to your account.
Exclusive to DSS members. Your DSS App and member WhatsApp groups keep your coaching support close at hand.
Your DSS coaching team.
Ciaran Deely, Ross Bennett, Barry Mullane and Joe Coulter, with Mark Deely, Brendan Delaney, Aaron Keshwala and guest contributors.
Ciaran Deely
Coaching & sport science
Ross Bennett
Player development & performance
Barry Mullane
Hurling coaching
Joe Coulter
Coaching & operations
What coaches say about DSS.
Ronan Sheehan
Down Coach
I've gained immense value from my membership over the years. Beyond the quality of SSGs and insights into team preparation, the WhatsApp groups alone are a goldmine of experience, debate, and practical advice. I highly recommend it to any coach, whether just starting out or looking to level up.
Daniel St Ledger
St Sylvester's Manager
DSS simplifies the complexities of coaching, offering practical solutions that make a real difference on the field - especially visuals which allows players to visualise tactics and restarts.
Thomas O'Hare
Mayobridge Secretary
Many of club members have signed up to DSS and we are seeing a major revolution in our coaching ethos as a result.
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