AFLW Talent ID & Elite Coach Mike Currane joins us to explore how players can successfully transition to Australian Rules.

We chat about: - Why Irish players have excelled in making the move to AFLW - The journey from being scouted to securing a contract - The key physical traits that AFL and AFLW clubs prioritise - What Irish players can realistically expect to earn 

You can follow Mike at @AFLW_Ireland

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S&C Coach Kevin Mulcahy joins me to discuss the new Gaelic football rules and their impact on strength and conditioning for players.

We discuss:

• The new Gaelic football rules and the S&C training players now need
• Managing injury risks with less recovery time
• Why some county teams are doing too much high-intensity work
• Incentivising solo & go in training
• The athletic profile now required for middle-third players
• Off-season training strategies for peak performance

You can follow Kevin Mulcahy on social media here:

Instagram: @tmc_performance_coaching

Twitter: @movementcoachkm

And if you want to purchase one of his training plans, go here:

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https://tmcperform.gumroad.com

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Drewe Broughton, known as The Fear Coach, is the latest guest on the podcast.

We discuss:

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Cavan footballer and former Collingwood player Aishling Sheridan is the latest guest on the podcast.

We discuss:

• Her decision to step away from AFLW
• The recruitment process and trials
• Navigating her early years in Australia during Covid
• Melbourne living
• Training week structure at Collingwood
• Key S&C tips from AFL
• Pre-game journaling
• Media training and building a personal brand
• Working in online coaching

You can follow Aishling here:

https://www.instagram.com/aishlingsheridan/

https://www.instagram.com/at_aish_fit/

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Great chat with Laois footballer Kieran Lillis on this week’s show.  

We discuss:

• Huge success he enjoyed early in his career
• The lifestyle habits needed to play at inter-county level
• Key S&C metrics he looks to hit
• How he mentally preps for big games
• Growing up with Zach Tuohy
• His experience of training with elite athletes in Kenya 

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I’m joined by sports psychologist Kelley Fay on this week’s show.  

She currently works with the Roscommon men’s and Meath ladies footballers. 

She has been part of the Royals’ backroom team for a number of years, including their back-to-back All-Ireland successes.

In the past, Kelley has worked with Team GB, Ulster Rugby, plus a host of individual athletes across GAA and rugby, athletics, golf, gymnastics, skiing, snowboarding and others.

We discuss:

You can follow Kelley here: https://www.instagram.com/kf_performance/

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Conor McDonald has been on the road for 12 seasons with Wexford hurlers.

Over the past year he has battled nerve damage in his back that he feared would rule him out for the entire 2024 season.

He opens up about the low point of not being able to lift his infant daughter up out of her bed, to the difficulties of navigating a lengthy rehab with no finish line in sight.

We discuss:

• The long road to recovery 
• Mental aspect of being injured
• Making Wexford debut at 17
• Great days with Naomh Eanna
• Wexford’s up and down 2024 season
• His advice to young hurlers

There is a lot players will learn from this conversation with one of Ireland’s leading sports nutritionists.We discuss: * Life in the Kerry dressing room * How to nail the basics of nutrition * Importance of individualisation* Caffeine & Performance* Recovery* Post-Game fuelling* Drinking after games* Body composition changes during the season* AFL vs GAA nutritionYou can follow John O'Connor on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/target.nutrition/Or head over to his website www.targetnutrition.ie

Ashling Thompson is coming fresh off the back of her sixth All-Ireland victory. We chat about:

• ACL comeback journey
• Chasing the one percenters in S&C and nutrition
• Missed chance to equalise in 2022 All-Ireland final
• Handling on-field targeting by opponents
• Interest in sports psychology
• Life after camogie

Connaire Mackin played a key role in Armagh’s stunning All-Ireland victory in July. We discuss:● What it’s like to play in an All-Ireland final, and how he prepared for it.● The ups and downs he had this season, and his battle to get onto the team.● The suspension he picked up after an off-the-ball clash with Conor Glass, and the controversy that surrounded it.● What a Kieran McGeeney pre-game speech is really like.

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