Colm O'Rourke vs. the GPA

[Average Score]

I used to go 6 times a week to the gym, I found performance and time spend dropped after session 3, so I dropped to 5 then 4.basically 2 then gap day, 2 then gap day, and I actually improved on lifting and power, and extra time spend, I was burning myself out and not giving time to recover.

I use to go 3 times a week, then my son passed his driving test so I don't go anymore. 

[Captain Scarlet]

The media nights before the league finals are cancelled. I am devastated!
How will I know if Clifford thinks that Mayo are having a great year with lads coming back in.
Or if Lee Keegan in turn thinks Clifford is a great player, but there are loads more to watch!
Was it Kieran Cunningham who avoided all press nights one year and went chatting older players and got great stories.

Overall, surely this is counterintuitive for the players if they want to benefit from their profile.

[quit yo jibbajabba]

"That performance yesterday wont win anything the next day"

[seafoid]

The GPA are in a fairly weak position.
If it goes on for a while players will lose interest.

[RedHand88]

The media nights before the league finals are cancelled. I am devastated!
How will I know if Clifford thinks that Mayo are having a great year with lads coming back in.
Or if Lee Keegan in turn thinks Clifford is a great player, but there are loads more to watch!
Was it Kieran Cunningham who avoided all press nights one year and went chatting older players and got great stories.

Overall, surely this is counterintuitive for the players if they want to benefit from their profile.

Is this really their ace in the hole? Completely toothless.

[rosnarun]

There's no need for any player to be training more than 4 times a week,

maybe but who pays the piper if they are call into central training or meetings or indeed Physio for injured players more often .
Does it have to be they player rather than the organization?
Also are the GAA a reliable partner to deal with or do they Renage on agreement given half a chance
these i think are the Crux of the GPA argument

[manfromdelmonte]

There's no need for any player to be training more than 4 times a week,

maybe but who pays the piper if they are call into central training or meetings or indeed Physio for injured players more often .
Does it have to be they player rather than the organization?
Also are the GAA a reliable partner to deal with or do they Renage on agreement given half a chance
these i think are the Crux of the GPA argument

Zoom meetings? Cuts down on travel expenses a lot

[marty34]

There's no need for any player to be training more than 4 times a week,

maybe but who pays the piper if they are call into central training or meetings or indeed Physio for injured players more often .
Does it have to be they player rather than the organization?
Also are the GAA a reliable partner to deal with or do they Renage on agreement given half a chance
these i think are the Crux of the GPA argument

Zoom meetings? Cuts down on travel expenses a lot

If training more than 4 nights a week (say 3 training sessions and 1 game) would that not be classed as burn out?

I thought this was one of the main points of the GPA? To cut down to burnout/player welfare?

[Captain Scarlet]

Is the ban lifted? I see Clifford on Off the Ball and Geaoid Hegarty chatting RTÉ.

[manfromdelmonte]

Is the ban lifted? I see Clifford on Off the Ball and Geaoid Hegarty chatting RTÉ.

Their own sponsors probably told them theur obligations

[twohands!!!]

Is the ban lifted? I see Clifford on Off the Ball and Geaoid Hegarty chatting RTÉ.

No - the GPA ban was only for certain things - I'm nearly certain that it was just media activity on match days and media activity in relation to the various championship launches.
This gave them room if they wanted to escalate things down the road.