Colin

Business Development @delivery of ERP external consultants globally for those hard to find skills in ERP, IT-Infra IT Securities-HW/SW & FinTwit.

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

@cahilljackie Slot out

[John Murphy @fhsperformance]

I recently sat down with Shane O’Rourke (Dingle) and Darragh Mulcahy (Ballygunner).
Two S&C coaches working with reigning All-Ireland club champions in football and hurling.
A really practical discussion on what high-performing club environments actually look like.

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

@CrokeRovers Looking for number for the u12 coaches please

[Ray Boyne @AnalysisGaa]

What the Effort Stat Looks Like in Real Time

[Ray Boyne @AnalysisGaa]

Nine points up with ninety seconds left.

Out of possession and everyone still hunting, chasing, closing space.

That’s not adrenaline.
That’s an Effort Stat that doesn’t fluctuate with the scoreboard.

[Ray Boyne @AnalysisGaa]

Effort Analysis. That’s the job. That’s always been the job.

This one-page outline is the product of nearly 20 years of thinking, observing, testing, and refining what actually underpins winning teams.

Long before it was labelled, there were coaches who instinctively valued it — coaches who understood that when pressure rises, behaviour tells the truth.

I’ve been fortunate to work alongside, observe, and learn from coaches like Pat Gilroy, Jim Gavin, Liam Sheedy, and Derek Lyng — coaches who consistently valued:
•Work-rate over reputation
•Behaviour over noise
•Process over outcome

Together, the work was always the same:
•Identifying the triggers
•Spotting the clues
•Understanding which players will do the hard things when it matters
•And how those individual behaviours combine into a team identity

The Effort Stat isn’t about replacing skill, tactics, or intuition.
It’s about protecting them.

It gives coaches:
•A shared language
•A truth source under pressure
•A way to keep players focused on controllables
•And a lens to reinforce standards when momentum shifts

If there’s one thing 20 years has taught me, it’s this:

Winning teams are behaviour-led long before they are outcome-led.

I’d love to work with a team where Effort Analysis is my job — and my only job.
To support the coaching group, challenge the group when needed, and reinforce the behaviours that sustain performance over a season.

Because possession fluctuates.
Tactics evolve.
But effort — tracked, understood, and valued — endures.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Kids don’t need more hype.
They need honest coaches who care enough to tell them the truth.

Read more below to dive into how coaches can become the “Truth Tellers” every team needs.

👉https://t.co/AYHr7NVBpB

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

@StMichaelsCork @the_Barrs @BlarneyGAA @Carrig2hillGAA @GAA_StVincents @BrianDillonsGAA Well done to all today .

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

@GlynnerLiam I bet ya was people who asked to be moved due to the height-vertigo seats -you are then seated in lower nally-they typically keep 100 tickets for this

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

@BMelia94 @REDticketMenIRE DM you

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

@DiarmuidOS3 Swaps available also

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

@DenisMurtagh2 Have swaps available

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

Any train tickets going Sunday to Croker

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

@ComedianConn Cork by 10 @ComedianConn

[EchoLive.ie @echolivecork]

Blarney delight as they win John Kerins Shield final https://t.co/9Njp8qibU7

[iGaelicCoach @iGaelicCoach]

I was delighted to present a workshop on Coaching with Clarity and how we can use coaching the individual to drive team performance. Thanks to the @AnalysisPro team for working on this project over the past number of months.

Link to watch presentation: https://t.co/QA7AsB5IHM

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

@magneticsports @CorkCityFC @CorkCityFCAcad @PhilaUnion @QU_MSOC @QU_WSOC @tttground How do i order

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

@germccarthy74 @RossaGAA @LadiesFootball @CorkLGFA @MunsterLGFA @westcorkladies 👊

[Colin @ColinWhooley]

@RossaGAA Mighty result