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And the living is easy. But not for Erin’s Isle minor candidates who are 2 weeks into a pre-minor camp with me for 8 weeks of their summer holidays. Next Thursday at 12.30pm I’m going to be talking to the guys about the training they’re doing, essentially condensing my whole youth training philosophy into a … Continue reading
When you set a lofty goal or a target, and you’re Irish, that naturally means you’re the target of ridicule or the “who does he think he is” attitude that is prevalent in the irish psyche. It is often said that we are a nation of begrudgers, but I don’t agree with that necessarily. I … Continue reading
I just got to thinking… I was at training on Monday afternoon with some young guys and spoke to one of their parents afterwards. While the class was clearing up we had a little chat and she joked “I can’t even get him to walk to the shops and here he is exhausted after training … Continue reading
I wonder and have doubts about the idea of being properly analytical about your own training. I think it is possible but I think you have to monitor yourself very carefully. I hate the term “self coached” since that implies you almost came up with stuff independently, however for the bulk of my 20s and … Continue reading
This is what I think of as my brown belt gi. I call it this because I bought it in 2011 while a purple belt, and around the same time I decided that for my own development, the development of my students and the greater good of my club, I would rededicate myself to Brazilian … Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but I find the internet, Facebook, blogs and so on to be a great disappointment. Once anything gets serious on social media, it becomes less and less social. We are promised that there’s a great collective consciousness out there, ready to debate, discuss, and discover new things. We can read … Continue reading
“No written word nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be, not all the books on all the shelves but what the teachers are themselves.” -Elbert Hubbard Check out ‘Coach’ John Wooden’s talk on success and what it means, and why it’s different from winning. I speak a lot with my colleagues from … Continue reading
I spoke a little bit with a young group I was coaching last week about their motivation, how they measure success and so on. It was an informal chat since we had to call training off early due to the weather conditions. A nice bloke from the club arrived in with 2 large pots of … Continue reading
This isn’t a programme or a schedule, just some things to think about. Throw them into your training, or start your training with them. Up to you. 1. Do 100 pronated shoulder width pull ups every week, in any order, at any time. See what happens. 2. Learn a new gymnastic movement each month. And … Continue reading
What is it about drug cheats that get our goat so much? Lance Armstrong, it would appear to me from my vantage point, is a liar, a bully, a cheat, and an egomaniac, and all of this would seem to add up to him being a pretty deplorable sportsman. However if he had admitted to … Continue reading
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