Cian O'Dea

BSc | CSCS | ASCA L1

S&C @stbrigidsros
Academy S&C @connachtrugby
PhD Student @TUS_Athlone_

[Galway GAA Coaching & Games @CoachingGalway]

Great morning of learning at the @ConnachtGAA Coaching Conference 😀

Terrific insights from @cathalcregg and the lads from @GaaSense 🏑 🏐

Lot's of @Galway_GAA club coaches in attendance 🙌

Well done to Cian O'Dea @C1anOD3a for organising👏

#gamebasedcoaching

[Cian O'Dea @C1anOD3a]

🟢Connacht Champs 2023!🔴

Great experience playing a small role in the development and preparation of these lads over the last two years as S&C coach for the club.

Through the highs and lows they have always held themselves to the highest of standards.

[Cian O'Dea @C1anOD3a]

@iGaelicCoach Definitely a great question and one a lot of coaches, including myself dwell on. Would the extent of contradiction depend on the follow-up. I.e if we are breaking wide and have appropriate spacing, then where should the space be? (down the middle?)

[Cian O'Dea @C1anOD3a]

👀PhD Research Overview👀

The initial pilot study aims to examine the effects of GBAs on components of fitness, whilst the latter stages of the project will be focused towards coach ed and the adoption of GBA principles among club-level coaches.

[Cian O'Dea @C1anOD3a]

@DonoghueEamon @MillaCoach @gaaperformpod Short Supramax HIT (the correct name for what you're talking about as MAS is an intensity measure not a training method) often elicits higher cardiovascular demands and meters/min than the game and allows players to accumulate high speed running volume.