Inter County Trainers

[endaman]

There seems to be a need to have real scientific expertise to train at inter county level. In Ulster many of the team trainers are PE teachers or have similar qualifications

Antrim - Jody Gormley
Derry - John McCloskey
Cavan - Conal Sheridan
Donegal - Ryan Porter
Monaghan - Martin McElkennon

Tyrone have Fergal McCann, a Primary Schools coach. I am not sure about Down or what the new Armagh set up will have. Is this where Tyrone are falling behind. Some of the players have said that the training lacks the intensity needed for that level. They are comparing it to Paddy Tallys time or the training that they got at school or university and even at club level. There were some senior players this year that asked Mickey Harte to change some members of his backroom team.

What do others think. Is there need for such a scientific knowledge to train a county team?

[darbyo]

I believe there is but the trainer should ideally have a football/hurling background also. A quality trainer can make a big difference with talented and motivated players.

[Maximus Marillius]

There seems to be a need to have real scientific expertise to train at inter county level. In Ulster many of the team trainers are PE teachers or have similar qualifications

Antrim - Jody Gormley
Derry - John McCloskey
Cavan - Conal Sheridan
Donegal - Ryan Porter
Monaghan - Martin McElkennon

Tyrone have Fergal McCann, a Primary Schools coach. I am not sure about Down or what the new Armagh set up will have. Is this where Tyrone are falling behind. Some of the players have said that the training lacks the intensity needed for that level. They are comparing it to Paddy Tallys time or the training that they got at school or university and even at club level. There were some senior players this year that asked Mickey Harte to change some members of his backroom team.

What do others think. Is there need for such a scientific knowledge to train a county team?

Didn't Mc Cann train Tyrone to an All Ireland already

[endaman]

McCann was the trainer but Tyrone played 10 games that year and many felt thet if they had been fitter they would not have drawn the 2 games or without the ten games they would not have been fit enough - whatever way you want to look at it. All I know was that some of the players talked to Mickey Harte about changing his trainer for next year. Harte was not willing to do so.

[Kerry Mike]

If the players are motivated and driven enough they will create their own level of intensity in training, They wont need some unknown PE teachers like some of those mentioned above, to tell them to try or work harder. But that would be the simplistic Kerry way of doing things, sorry for interrupting this Ulster themed thread.

[mylestheslasher]

You're all wrong and should follow Cavans exampe by hiring a pub owner with numerous convictions for drink driving, disturbing the peace and obstructing Gardai. Of course, like Cavan, you will want to give him the minor job first so that he can influence those young minds before moving him onto the seniors. Success is just around the corner for Cavan - ye are all falling behind us.