Podcast Episodes

The hidden reason for ACL injuries in GAA & why females are far more at risk

Season 1 Episode 21

What factors contribute to the high prevalence of ACL injuries in the GAA and why are females more at risk? Why do hurlers recover better from ACL surgery than footballers? And how are GAA players ou…

Published on 10 hours ago

The truth about half-time team talks: from an expert with Brazil & GAA counties

Season 1 Episode 20

Is your half-time team talk doing more harm than good? 

Armagh native and GAA coach Eamon Devlin is the specialist who changes the way world-class sports teams approach half-time.

He worked with Carlo …

Published on 4 months ago

Sleep expert for GAA: The truth about Whoop, naps, blue light, caffeine & alcohol

Season 1 Episode 19

If you’re training hard but still feeling sluggish, flat, or injured — your sleep is probably the missing piece.
In this episode, elite sleep coach Tom Coleman breaks down the science behind high perf…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Why can’t more Gaelic footballers use both feet? Are we coaching the solo wrong?

Season 1 Episode 18

Most Gaelic footballers — even at the top level — are still heavily one-sided. In this fascinating episode, Karol Dillon breaks down the science and psychology behind laterality, the gap between dril…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Why you’re not getting faster for GAA – and what your warm-ups are missing

Season 1 Episode 17

Paudie Kissane – 2010 All-Ireland winner with Cork, now an S&C coach and owner of his own athlete development company.

In this episode, we unpack:

How Paudie transitioned from inter-county football to …

Published on 7 months ago

Why GAA players don’t need to feel confident to perform — mental tools that actually work

Season 1 Episode 16

We’ve all heard it: “he’s low on confidence.” But what if confidence isn’t actually the key to playing well?

Sports psychologist Eddy Sheeky breaks down why elite players perform regardless of how th…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

How to overcome mental blocks, burnout & being dropped from a county panel (twice)

Season 1 Episode 15

In this episode, Tony Óg Regan shares his journey from playing in All-Ireland hurling finals with Galway, to dealing with being dropped from the panel multiple times and becoming one of Ireland’s top…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

The biggest GAA pre-season S&C mistakes (that lead to injuries & poor performance)

Season 1 Episode 14

Pre-season is where teams lay the foundation for success, butmany get it wrong—leading toavoidable injuries, burnout, and underperformance when it matters most.

In this episode,Rob Mulcahy, Head of At…

Published on 9 months ago

How studying psychology transformed an inter-county career at 28

Season 1 Episode 13

Paul Flanagan’s inter-county journey is one of perseverance and mental resilience.

After first breaking onto the Clare hurling panel for the All-Ireland win in 2013, he didn’t make his first senior ch…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The conversation that changed everything, ‘relief’ of retiring & mastering free-taking

Season 1 Episode 12

Tipperary's Conor Sweeney has recently retired after 15 years of senior inter-county football. We discuss:

🏐 The ‘massive relief’ of stepping away from county football

🎯 Mastering free-taking – are gre…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago