🏑 November Coach Learning & Support Series
📍 5 venues | 4 weeks
👥 250 players | 70 coaches
Led by our full-time staff, supporting club youth coaches with warm-ups, athletic development & skill development workshops.
#Coachlearningseries
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Congratulations to Claudia Kearney, our PhD student @OfficalCorkGAA, on the publication of her first paper.
@claudiakearney_'s work with @MTU_ie will continue to inform and shape how we holistically develop our academy players.
Link to Paper👇
journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/a…
Academy Squad Testing in UPMC Nowlan Park this midterm. Using @VALDPerformance technology to profile our academy players with injury screening and jump profiles 👏
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Our KK GAA Post-Primary Schools Athletic Development Programme is well underway! 💪
🏫 5 schools on board
⏱️ 12 hours of structured sessions weekly
📅 Running throughout the school year until May
Great progress so far, with plans to expand further! 🟢🟡
#KilkennyGAA
Great opportunity for college interns to gain hands on experience within our team 💪
2026–2027 INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Want hands-on experience in an inter-county GAA environment?
Kilkenny GAA has opportunities in Athletic Development, Video Analysis, Sports Science, Nutrition, Sports Psychology & Coaching.
👉 Apply: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/LLnT…
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Watching the Mourinho documentary makes you remember how much better football was 15–20 years ago. The characters, rivalries, managers, players, atmosphere, unpredictability. Barely recognisable from the snooze fest it's become
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Tom Holland sharing a quote that said “if you have a problem with me, text me, and if you don’t have my number, you don’t know me well enough to have a problem with me” really stuck with me
Busy morning in @KilkennyCLG HQ
9-10am U14s
10-11am U14s
11-12pm U15s
12-1pm U16s
Approx 120 players in for athletic development which has been a staple each week since February 💪
@gaaleinster
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A fantastic end to our first Kilkenny GAA Camogie Youth Performance Camp! 🖤💛
players took part in coaching sessions, game-based learning, athletic development, nutrition practicals, and psychology sessions, all designed to support their long term development 💪 @KilkennyCLG
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In my Ideal world the Back Squat & Deadlift would be be replaced with the Front Squat & Romainian Deadlift. Lifter Longevity would skyrocket.
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💼 JOB OPPORTUNITY: Ulster GAA is now welcoming applications for 4⃣ RAISE Active Schools Coach roles.
The RAISE Schools Coach is responsible for delivering high-quality FUNdamentals, games, and sport-specific physical activity to Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils in primary schools.
The role involves co-delivering the programme alongside a partner coach from soccer, rugby or hockey to provide a joined-up, multi-sport experience.
Deadline: 12pm, Friday 19 June 2026.
👉 ulster.gaa.ie/jobs
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Template to build upper body strength & power:
A1 - Horizontal med ball throw
A2 - Rotational med ball throw
B1 - Horizontal push
B2 - Horizontal pull
C1 - Vertical push
C2 - Vertical pull
D1 - Triceps or Farmers carry
D2 - Biceps or Shoulder raises
💪💪💪
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Session from our Athlete Development Program:
A1 - Seated weighted jump - 3x5
A2 - Seated hurdle jump - 3x3
B1 - Heel elevated goblet squat - 3x10
B2 - BB inverted row - 3x15
C1 - DB split stance RDL - 2x8ea
C2 - Half-kneeling OH press - 2x8ea
C3 - Eccentric calf raise - 2x5ea
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Kilkenny GAA Minor Hurling Management Team Ratified for 2027
Following a meeting of Kilkenny County Board this evening, Gordon Byrne (Erin’s Own) has been ratified as Kilkenny Minor Hurling Manager for the 2027 season.
Joining Gordon's management team are:
🔸 Tommy Walsh (Tullaroan) – Coach/Selector
🔸 Liam Lacey (St Patrick’s) – Coach/Selector
🔸 Stephen Morgan (James Stephens) – Coach/Selector
🔸 Billy Quinn (Mooncoin) – Coach/Selector
🔸 Brian Doheny (John Lockes) – Goalkeeping Coach/Selector
🔸JJ Grace (St Lachtain’s) – Strength & Conditioning / High Performance Coach/Selector
We wish Gordon and his team every success as they prepare for the season ahead. 🖤🧡
#KilkennyGAA #KilkennyHurling #FutureCats #GAA
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Easy 3x/Week Jump Training Template
Day 1 - Bilateral
Day 2 - Single Leg or Multi-Direction
Day 3 - Horizontal or Multi-Direction
Example:
Day 1 - Box Jump
Day 2 - SL Lateral Hurdle Hop
Day 3 - Broad Jump
Start with 2-3 sets of 3-5 reps and add every other week
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Senior Glen Dimplex All Ireland Championship Group 2 - 3rd Round
Full time
KILKENNY: 5-15(30)
OFFALY: 3-9(18)




































