Computer nerd, STEM career advocate, LGFA Juveniles coach, Mother and Wife. Always wondering Why? and How can this be improved?. Ideas expressed are my own
๐ข Reminder! The closing date for entries for our U13 Table Quiz is Friday, March 7th!
โณ Don't miss outโregister your team now by emailing [email protected].
Get ready for a fun afternoon of trivia! ๐ง ๐ค #TableQuiz#CommunityFun#BalynaCommunityGames
#TBT to the first LGFA Interfirms Blitz!
The @LadiesFootball is celebrating its 50th anniversary today! ๐ In 2017, we partnered with LGFA to launch the modern-day Interfirms blitz. The inaugural game saw Intel face off against @AIBIreland โก
#LGFA50
This is a wee video from Thomond Park, Limerick last Friday night. Was a night it was! Thanks again everyone who came to the show. We loved every minute of it.
Weโre in Locarno, Switzerland tonight for @moonandstars festival. Hopefully weโll see you there! Lots of love. gL.x
An excerpt from a report sent to a club, after we ran a games-based coaching workshop. The U14s were our demo group.
The power of observation is not to be underestimated.
Try it.
Good morning allโฆ
Hope the heads and hearts are holding up ๐ฉ
Thinking of the players, staff and coaches but safe in the knowledge theyโre with family / loved ones ๐๐ค
And in time. Weโll embrace them too. At the RDS, Aviva and beyond. ๐๐ค
#FromTheGroundUp#Family
I just finished up a few college athlete meetings. Topics that came up that I wanted to share with others for wisdom...
Carbs fuel muscle and brain. If you're feeling tired and slow you're likely not eating enough carbs or calories.
Fried foods and candy are not top tier fuel. Eating these foods daily is a horrible choice as an athlete. These are inflammatory and should be avoided and limited. Exercise induced inflammation occurs and you want to reduce it and recover with high-quality protein + carbs.
Choose fruit, veggies, colorful produce to help boost your immune system not some clown car circus of a supplement that could harm your health and risk your eligibility.
Do NOT use any supplement that is NOT third party tested. Your eligibility is on the line and you don't want to take a gamble with your health or ability to compete because you "needed" a pre-workout or thought the greens powder would help you.
Get your sleep.
The meals, snacks, fluids, and recovery choices you make IMPACT game/race day more than the night before.
No magic meals exist. Focus on eating balanced meals and snacks to ensure your energy and training demands are met.
Stop letting internet clowns tell you how to fuel as an athlete. They have no idea and no credibility. Seriously...
-Coach Wendi
Not to rub salt in the wounds. Here's a random draw if it was done based on rankings a year ago. I will say, I'm not a draw conspiracist though:
Pool A: ๐ซ๐ท , ๐ฆ๐บ , ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ, ๐ฌ๐ช , ๐จ๐ฑ
Pool B: ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ , ๐ณ๐ฟ , ๐ฏ๐ต , ๐น๐ด , ๐ณ๐ฆ
Pool C: โ๏ธ , ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ , ๐ผ๐ธ , ๐ฎ๐น , ๐บ๐พ
Pool D: ๐ฟ๐ฆ , ๐ฆ๐ท , ๐ซ๐ฏ , ๐ท๐ด , ๐ต๐น
@CoachingGames @DRG_Coaching@GAAmeCoaching @strength_gaa @MooneyOwen wow, thanks very much for all the responses ๐ To make life a bit easier I'm going to attach a quick form! if you can just pop your email there I will get it out to you over the weekend!
https://t.co/GrRQ294WFG
Is your warm up not doing anything?
Jumping jacks and hamstring stretches alone won't cut it
I have a free guide explaining the how and why to prime your athletes with your own warm ups
To get it:
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Iโll send it to you
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I have a confession !
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Last season @Heineken asked me and @jillscottjs8 to swap Twitter accounts as part of a social experiment to see if men and women are treated differently online . What happened was unfortunately predictable ! An important reminder that gender bias should have no place in our game .ย #fresherfootball #Ad
@IrlEmbParis@dfatravelwise@IRFURugby 35C and security took my bottle of volvic off me when I was entering the stadium. I had to queue 30 minutes in glaring sunshine to buy more water. There were no fresh water stations in stadium and I saw many people drinking tap water from toilets. Dangerous in this heat
Congratulations to our u17s team - county champions ๐๐๐ค๐
Please join us in congratulating them as we welcome them home to the Hamlet at 6.45pm today.