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Why Games-Based Coaching Improves Skill | The Lavin Brothers


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What is Game Sense — and how do coaches actually develop it?
In this episode, I’m joined by the Lavin brothers, creators of the Game Sense Coaching framework, to break down how games-based coaching improves decision-making, skill execution, and understanding in Gaelic Games.

We discuss:

  • What Game Sense really means beyond the buzzword

  • Why skills must be learned in game-like contexts

  • Using Whole–Part–Whole through games, not drills

  • How to design better games using space, numbers and rules

  • Common mistakes in games-based coaching

  • The coach behaviours that matter most: observation, questioning and restraint

A practical, coach-friendly conversation for anyone working in GAA, schools or youth sport who wants to design better sessions and develop smarter players.

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