DSS Coaching Blog

7 Things we Learned from the Hurling & Camogie Championships (6th & 7th June 2026) Jun 09, 2026

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. Provincial Final Round Ups
  2. Small Revenge in the Opening Round of Camogie Group 1
  3. How do New York fit into the Championship?
  4. ...
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7 Things we Learned from the Hurling & Camogie Championships (23rd & 24th May 2026) May 27, 2026

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. Croke Park trips for Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Finals
  2. The Camogie Championship restructured – more exciti...
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7 Things we Learned from the Hurling & Camogie Championship (9th & 10th May 2026) May 12, 2026

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. Cork through but falling across the line in games.
  2. Croker trips planned for Kerry, Tyrone and Leitrim
  3. Should we see a retur...
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'Innovation in Sport' conference at Lord’s Cricket, London – Notes from the day Apr 29, 2026

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...

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7 Things we Learned from the early rounds of Hurling & Camogie Championship 2026 Apr 28, 2026

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...

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7 Things we Learned from the Hurling League Finals 2026 Apr 08, 2026

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...

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7 Things we Learned from the Conclusion of the Hurling and Camogie Leagues 2026 Mar 24, 2026

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.

 

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7 Things we Learned from the Hurling League (Round 4 – NHL & Round 2 Camogie League 2026) Mar 03, 2026

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 
  4. ...
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7 Things we Learned from the Hurling League (Round 3 – NHL & Round 1 Camogie League 2026) Feb 18, 2026

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
  4. ...
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7 Things We Learned from the Football League (Round 2 – NFL 2026) Feb 04, 2026

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
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7 Things we Learned from the Hurling League (Round 2 – NHL 2026) Feb 03, 2026

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

This week in brief:

1. The lack of clarity and inconsistency in black cards and penalties.
2. Tipperary’s building squad, underage and school success showing th...
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DSS Coaching – 10 Lessons from the League (Round 1 – NFL 2026) Jan 29, 2026

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...

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