David Hare

Pro Strength & Conditioning coach, Gaelic Football and Rugby coach. Author of "Strength and Conditioning for Gaelic Games”.

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My Book "Strength and Conditioning for Gaelic Games" is now on sale. Check it out on https://t.co/j8ZXdlPVvC #gaa #gaelicgames

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@KieranMcC_SS @Lacey_Brian is this the first bouncer ?

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@Coachgriffin88 I would tend to agree

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@doctorinigo @RobbieBourke Great post

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@FAIreland A top man, brilliant appointment

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@EamonnFlanagan Must dig out my old kits 😂, I had a wooden one made special also

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@ohora0013 Congrats Diane

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@RJPcoach @SessionShareNet @BreakthruSoccer @coach_kevin_m @JB_SoccerCoach @CRobCoaching I can’t see any issue in having it at hand. Players see you’re prepared and probably appreciate it?. Of course if you over look at it and it becomes too much scanning the page, yes that’s not great?

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I enjoyed this informative video. Gives a good window into prepping a county team but some great lessons to be applied at club level too.

https://t.co/s2JMUlWRXx

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@irishscnetwork Well done on running a great event, sorry I couldn’t make it. Was it recorded ?

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Good primer drill here, check out the rest of the vids also on that series. I got some great ideas from it.
For big groups, these type of things are gold to get some great work into teams.

https://t.co/b56iQJyzzk

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You don’t have to be a hurling coach to appreciate this great coaching vid. Player development and coach development.

https://t.co/8r9gClEh7w

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@Lacey_Brian 4 points for a goal ?

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@MrCoachMoon @pntrack Great idea !

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https://t.co/FU2PF1jLkV

This is very good and well worth a watch.

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Super content here

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"The Primer"
Gameday lifting for enhanced performance

Getting an edge on gameday is what every team and athlete aims to achieve and the gameday primer can be a powerful addition to a sports performance program to help achieve this.

Programming principles:

Participating athletes should have high-level training age and be highly technically proficient in the chosen exercise modalities.

Stronger athletes may respond more potently to priming activities.

Consider a strong psychological component. Allow self-determination. The athlete should be involved in the selection of the priming activities. Choose the training types or the training focus, not the specific exercises.

Priming activities should be high intensity. Intensity can be driven with exercises with high force requirements (strength exercises) or high rate of force development requirements (ballistic power/speed exercises).

Priming work should be conducted with a high intensity of effort. Measurement and feedback methods such as velocity-monitoring in strength training or jump height & contact time monitoring in plyometric work can help increase intent of effort.

Priming work should take place at approx. 5-6 hours before the game. This is likely the most potent stimulus. However, priming sessions conducted 24-32 hours before the game can also have beneficial effects.

Priming sessions should be low volume and low metabolic fatigue kept to a minimum. Use long rest periods. If in doubt, use lower volume than planned.

Example sessions based on approach (aggressive vs conservative) and available equipment/facility 👇👇

Solid review review from @brjmason here:

Excellent, really readable review from @PeterHarrisonAU and @DocHolmberg12 here:

Great work from @DrMarkRu55ell and an all star cast showing beneficial non-specific effects of varied morning priming exercise types on afternoon performance.

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Players can slip through the cracks, it happens in every setup. I’ve seen it at county and club level and before you know it your key players have barely trained.

Here are a few strategies to stay ahead of the chaos and keep your squad together.

https://t.co/UEZfyta1v6

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@DubGAAOfficial Super super Win! Well done to all

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@irishscnetwork I use them a lot to be honest, weightlifting shoes too, fail to see major drawbacks if done in small doses.

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@CoachRGarner One of my favourite quotes. I use it a lot.

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@CoachRGarner Good idea here