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The Eddie Munnelly Podcast, Unscripted and Creative Coaching development football Nov 07, 2024

By Ross Bennett

I personally was very keen to get Ed (Eddie Munnelly) onto this podcast, a good friend of mine and someone I have worked with in the past, a coach that is probably under rated or slightly unknown to many, but I hope this episode demonstrated just why I was so keen to get him on. I...

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Talking Coaching with Michael Beale coaching football Nov 07, 2024

By Ross Bennett

Read below a summary blog of the fascinating conversation I had with Glasgow Rangers FC First Team Coach Michael Beale on a recent episode of Deely Sport Science’s ‘The Locker Room Podcast’. You can view, listen to, or subscribe to the podcast here...

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The Three Hats of Management coaching football gaa Nov 07, 2024

By Steven Poacher

On a recent visit, just pre-Christmas, with some students from our school to Stat Sports head office in my home town of Newry County Down I noticed a quote on the wall of the office, it was from Sir Alex Ferguson and it read, “Sports Science, without question is the...

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VAR, Technology, and the Sporting Experience football technology Nov 06, 2024

By Aidan O Brien – former Wexford Gaelic Football Manager (and life-long Wolves supporter!!)

Walking down from the stands in Anfield on Sunday last I stopped to point out to my son a pair of tram line skid marks approximately 4 metres long running perpendicular to the side-line which were...

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In Defence of Jim McGuinness – And why I admire him more now than ever coaching football gaa management Nov 06, 2024

By Ciaran Deely

A strange thing happened to me today. After returning from work last night in London, for some reason, I thought about Jim and that I must check in on his progress and how he’s doing as Head Coach of the Charlotte Independence professional soccer team in the USL Eastern...

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