Head of Sport, Leisure & Childhood Studies at MTU Cork, Cian O'Neill, joins Michael on this week's edition of the Indo GAA podcast - exploring the “all consuming” nature of elite level coaching and management in gaelic games, and discussing an ongoing study in relation to the topic.
He also dives into what it's like to work alongside Jack O'Connor in the Kerry backroom team, how you coach a top player like David Clifford and why teams can’t just “copy and paste” tactics when it comes to the new rules.
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Some of the biggest names in GAA in Ireland discuss the major talking points of the week – on and off the pitch. Michael Verney and Will Slattery among others delve into the best stories with former players like John Mullane, Dick Clerkin, Eddie Brennan and Philly McMahon analysing the games and other All-Stars like Pat Spillane and Joe Brolly dropping in along the way.

From talking points, solo-runs and head-to-heads,…

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What it’s really like to be a GAA coach | Behind the scenes insights from 20 years on the line | Cian O'Neill

Late last month, we travelled to south Derry to spend an evening embedded with CLG Sleacht Néill to learn about the ties that bind the community and the GAA.

From longstanding club members, to All Star footballers, to the next generation, Joe chatted to people of all different ages to get an insight into why Slaughtneil is driven by not only maintaining and excelling in all four codes, but also a love of the Irish language and how the GAA can bring people together.

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One night in Slaughtneil | Spirit, silverware & speedboats 

Joe is joined in studio by Nadine Doherty to discuss the new rules coming to ladies football and the LGFA's media blackout around them.
Nadine discusses the changes that might be coming to the sport, the lack of female coaches in inter-county ladies football and the product as a whole.
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New rules, media blackout & the male/female coaching imbalance | Nadine Doherty

Mickey Ned O’Sulluvan joins Michael Verney for a special tribute episode for Pat Spillane, who this week turned the big 7-0. Spillane recalls memories of his start in Kerry, the hit that made him the man who picked up Sam Maguire in place of Mickey Ned, and the phone call O’Sullivan made to drop Spillane from the Kerry squad - and the fire that ignited inside him.
There are also memories of recovering from a cruciate injury in the 1980s, the transition to television and the difference between what you see on screen and the real Pat Spillane.
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What it’s really like to be a GAA coach | Behind the scenes insights from 20 years on the line | Cian O'Neill

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