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...

By Andrew Breslin

Another lunchtime break, browsing and catching up with all things GAA and suddenly I was hit by a message on Twitter from OurGame.ie – Posting information taken from RTE Sport, I couldn’t believe what I was reading, I must have read it 3 or 4 times, refreshing the twitter feed, ju...

By Ciaran Deely

*the contents included in this blog post contributed to an article that first was published in the Irish Independent on Sunday 30th July 2023

1). Describe in your professional opinion what you see in this pic and what do you like about it?

When I look at this picture of David Clif...

By Ross Bennett

I personally was very keen to get Ed (Eddie Munnelly) onto this podcast, a good friend of mine and someone I have worked with in the past, a coach that is probably under rated or slightly unknown to many, but I hope this episode demonstrated just why I was so keen to get him on. I p...

By Mark Deely

This 18-month course is regarded as the industry standard for specialist Strength and Conditioning coaches. The Certificate in Strength and Conditioning is a QQI Level 6 (60 credit) qualification. Each of the six modules provides a comprehensive overview of key areas and topics within...

By Ciaran Deely

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has faced significant challenges with volunteerism at the executive level. As inter-county set ups become more professional, the roles of county chairperson, county manager, head coach, secretary, and other such positions tend to take over one’s...

By Steven Poacher

A few weeks back, John Harrington interviewed me for a piece in the All Ireland Semi Final Program. It centred around how Gaelic Football has evolved over the last five years and how the sport is gathering pace both on and off the playing field, from S&C, nutrition, GPS, video ana...