Last Friday I was at the Innovation in Sport conference at Lord's Cricket Ground, organised by Dr. Jamie Tallent and the team at University of Essex School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences.

It was a short event, but there was a good mix of speakers from cricket, football, academia, an...

A DSS Coaching piece by Brendan Delaney, focusing on lessons from the Hurling and Camogie Championships through the prism of coaching and performance.

This week in brief:

1. Is there enough jeopardy in Leinster?
2. Under 20 stars thriving at senior level.
3. TJ Reid, top of the pile again.

Earl...

A DSS Coaching piece by Brendan Delaney, focusing on lessons from the National Hurling & Camogie League through the prism of coaching and performance.

This week in brief:

1. League Final debrief.

2. The magic of Aaron Gillane.

3. Predictions for the entire year.

Limerick Hunger

It is har...

A DSS Coaching piece by Brendan Delaney, focusing on lessons from the National Hurling & Camogie League through the prism of coaching and performance.

This week in brief:

1. League Final pairings.

2. Optimal structures for the league.

3. Coaching teams and players to mix different styles.

A DSS Coaching piece by Brendan Delaney, focusing on lessons from the National Hurling & Camogie League through the prism of coaching and performance.

This week in brief:

1. Fine margins create a domino effect
2. How weather impacts playing style
3. Equal effort doesn’t always mean equal conditions 
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A DSS Coaching piece by Brendan Delaney, focusing on lessons from the National Hurling & Camogie League through the prism of coaching and performance.

This week in brief:

1. Football set ups in Hurling?
2. Antrim’s struggles under Davy Fit
3. All-Ireland Camogie finalists struggle in the opening round
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This is the second edition of DSS Coaching – Lessons from the League, a weekly reflection by Ciaran Deely using the National Football League as a lens to explore coaching, performance, tactics, and the evolving game.

This week in brief:
1. The new rules continue to challenge referees, players, and ...

A weekly DSS Coaching piece by Brendan Delaney, focusing on learnings from the National Hurling League through coaching and performance.

This week in brief:

A weekly DSS Coaching piece by Dr. Ciaran Deely, using the National Football League as a lens to explore coaching, performance, tactics, and the evolving game.

This week in brief:

1. The new rules are already changing how teams must attack and defend.

2. Physical standards are extremely high from...

The GAA’s new report, No One Shouted Stop – Until Now, is the most direct and data-driven acknowledgement yet of how Ireland’s changing population is reshaping the Association. It pulls together census data, Foireann membership trends, and demographic projections to give a clear picture of where Gae...

By Ciaran Deely

Today Deely Sport Science are delighted to announce our latest new sign-up to our coaching cohort as part of Deely Sport Science- Hurling Coach Brendan Delaney. Brendan is coming on board as a new Hurling Coach, to add to and continue the great work being done in the Hurling sphere ...

By Timmy Hammersley

What is Youth Participation?

Youth participation is now a buzzword that has become much more recognised and widely promoted within Irish society in recent years. What might have once been solely associated with sectors like the non-profit has become much more diverse by branchi...