By Ciaran Deely – CEO of Deely Sport Science Ltd and Cormac O’Beirne – Founder of RYPT

Today we’re delighted to announce our latest strategic partnership with the performance coaching platform RYPT. RYPT is an up-and-coming Irish company that has developed an innovative platform that benefits both ...

By Shane Smith – Coach & School Teacher (BSc Sports Science and M.A Primary Ed)

Twitter has afforded me a great platform on the importance of making sport fun for children. And recently I had a wonderfully refreshing conversation with an under 12 coach. He emphasised the importance of every child p...

By Timmy Hammersley

When we look at performance enhancement what generally comes to mind is a focus on technical, tactical, physical and psychological variables. While these are and will continue to offer an effective baseline for seeking improvements in both individual athletes and teams, it is al...

By Ciaran Deely (MSc MA) CEO of DSS and Sport Scientist QPR FC Academy

Ross Bennett (MSc ASCC BASES) Head of Performance for DSS and QPR FC Academy

This blog comes at a very exciting time for Deely Sport Science, following the release of the detailed season long programme and planner for all GAA c...

By Ross Bennett - Head of Performance for DSS and QPRF FC Academy

Firstly, I must say, after studying the content and observing Ciaran on his journey of building his company DSS over the years, it is a real pleasure and privilege to become a part of it. I have personally worked with Ciaran continuo...

By Aidan O Brien – former Wexford Gaelic Football Manager (and life-long Wolves supporter!!)

Walking down from the stands in Anfield on Sunday last I stopped to point out to my son a pair of tram line skid marks approximately 4 metres long running perpendicular to the side-line which were still vis...

By Brian Cuthbert PhD

Some of you may have noticed that the GAA has recently launched a wide-ranging report regarding Gaelic Games academies and their interactions with player development at youth level across the organisation. If you have had the opportunity to read the report, you should hopefull...

By Barry Mullane (MSc Sports Coaching) – Owner and founder of Active Sports Coaching

@barrymullane1 [email protected]

I stood in the middle of the yard at my old primary school, Grange NS recently and I looked up at the old field and saw myself as the 11-year-old boy who used to pl...

By Ciaran Deely

This is a topic of significant sensitivities. How does one respect the gladiators of the colosseum   whilst analysing the challenges facing the GAA?

QPR FC Sport Scientist and former London Senior football team manager Ciaran Deely discusses the Dublin situation in the wider contex...

By Ciaran Deely

A shortened version of this article first appeared in the Irish Examiner Newspaper on Friday 13.09.2019

You hear a lot in the media and from opposition managers that Dublin are so well conditioned that it makes it hard to even compete with them. QPR FC Sport Scientist Ciaran Deely ...

By Aidan McCarron – MSc Sports Performance

During a chat with my good friend and mentor Ryan Whitley (one of the leading Strength and Power coaches operating in professional sports) of the Brisbane Broncos who was on a visit home to Ireland late 2018, I decided I wanted to finish my Master’s degree...