The Locker Room Podcast - from DSS Coaching

Your Host Stephen Poacher is joined by recurring contributors Dan St Ledger and Ryan Jones to provide a comprehensive review of the weekend's provincial championship matches. They delve into: - Ulster Championship yet to ignite - Leinster Championship is Dublin's warm up - Tapering and Tailoring your team for championship ------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to o...

Your host Steven Poacher is joined by Dan St Ledger, Mark Doran, and Ryan Jones to delve into the inaugural weekend of The Football Championship 2024. Some of the coaching topics include: - Championship Preparation from a Coach's Perspective - Mental Preparation of Players Leading Up to Championship Weekend - The Art of Flexible Coaching: Insights from the Galligan Masterclass - New York and Londo...

Your host Steven Poacher is joined by regular contributors Dan St Ledger and Mark Doran to discuss the weekend's enthralling affairs at Croke Park. They touch on all Division One to Four Finals. Some of the topics include: - Div 1- Derry v Dublin cracker - Div 2- Attritional Donegal - Div 3- Down need a Plan B - Div 4- Laois kicking game ------------------------------------------------------------...

Your host Steven Poacher is joined by regular contributors Daniel St. Ledger and Ryan Jones to talk about Round 7 of The National Football League. They discuss: - Dublin's AvB game - Derry's power plays - Cutting out needless running - Flexibility the key to big scores - Attack the best form of defence ------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to our podcast here:  Ap...

Your host Steven Poacher is joined by regular contributors Daniel St. Ledger and Ryan Jones to talk about Round 6 of The National Football League. They discuss: - Getting to the pitch of the game - Kicking critical to success - Developing the next phase of the kick out - Game smart players - 20 points to win Sam! ------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to our podcas...

Your host Steven Poacher is joined by regular contributor Daniel St Ledger and former Fermanagh captain Ryan Jones. The lads delve into the recent National Football League games Round 5 and discuss: - Round-up of some of the major games - What separates the best from the rest in detail - The importance of basic skills - Conditioning levels - Why structured coaching is key to success --------------...

Your host Steven Poacher is joined by regular contributor Daniel St Ledger and former Fermanagh captain Ryan Jones. The lads delve into the recent National Football League games Round 4 and discuss: - round-up of major games - an analytical look into modern trends - The importance of the Kick Out Press - Con v Clifford - Creating the Plus 1 - Are warm-ups over rated? ------------------------------...

Your host Stevie Poacher is joined by special guest Ryan Jones (ex-Fermanagh midfielder), alongside regular contributors Daniel St Ledger and Mark Doran. The lads discuss the round-up of recent games in the National Football League Round 3, including signs of a crisis in Kildare and Cork, plus they delve deep into the importance of good coaching to performance at this elite level. ----------------...

Your host Stevie Poacher is joined by new guest, Kilmacud Crokes' Manager Robbie Brennan - alongside usual contributors Daniel St. Ledger and Mark Doran - to talk about the weekend's National League Football action.  They discuss: -Early pace setters in the leagues. -Importance of good coaching structures in club and county. -Tactical innovations in Ulster Coaching. -Athletic development and condi...

Your Host Stevie Poacher is joined by Daniel St. Ledger and Turlough O'Brien to review the 1st round of the new 2024 National Football League Campaign. They discuss: - Mickey Harte's win every game philosophy.  - Coaching 1v1 attacking play and finding a weak shoulder.  - Monaghan maximising everything on and off the field. - Benefits of good Coaching Structures. - Pros & Cons of pressing Kick...

Your host Stevie Poacher is joined by Mark Doran and Daniel St Ledger to review Glen's enthralling victory over St Brigid's on Sunday in Croke Park in the All Ireland Club Football Final 2024. The lads discuss: - Glen's slow start - St Brigid's attacking panache - Is top club coaching better than inter-county? - Coaching the counter press - Conor Glass' leadership - Faith restored in Gaelic footba...

Your host Steven Poacher is joined by Turlough O'Brien, Mark Doran, and Daniel St Ledger to review the All-Ireland Club Football semi-finals, Glen v Kilmacud and St Brigids v Castlehaven. They covered: - Glen's flexibility  - Pressing Kick Outs - Evolution in club coaching  - Super Ben O'Carroll  - St Brigids' positive play - Preview of the All-Ireland Club Football Final -------------------------...

Your host Steven Poacher is joined by Turlough O'Brien, Mark Doran and Daniel St Ledger to review the  provincial club football finals. They bring light to: -A battle-hardened Glen  -The Conor Glass Factor -Castlehaven & Cork Football -St Brigid's destructive defence -Kilmacud's methodical play -Highlight of the GAA Year ------------------------------------------------------------- The Locker...

Your host Aaron Keshwala is joined by Sport Scientist Ross Bennett to discuss the art (and Science) around building a successful sport science department. The delve into: - The foundations of a successful sport science department - How to build the winning formula.  - Technology and tools to interpret data. - Athlete buy-in to create a positive culture. - Constant evaluation and adaptation of thes...

Your host Barry Mullane is joined by Down Hurling Manager Ronan Sheehan to discuss the latest club games in the Provincial Hurling Club Championships. They discuss: - Wild game in Thurles between Killadangan & Clonlara  - Job done by Ballygunner - Kilcormac Kiloughey potential - Naas v Na Fianna - The future of hurling development  -------------------------------------------------------------...

Your host Stevie Poacher is joined by Turlough O'Brien (Eire Og Manager), Mark Doran (Slaughtneil Manager) and Daniel St Ledger (St Sylvester's Manager). The lads discuss the weekend's football club action, including: - Kilmacud's conditioning  - Who will beat Glen in Ulster? - Munster wide open - The return of Corofin ------------------------------------------------------------- The Locker Room P...

Your host Ross Bennett is joined by football coach & ex-professional footballer, Gareth Ainsworth, to talk about building a culture & an environment in your team and club. They discuss: - Gareth’s playing and coaching journey 🥅  - Values he likes to instill - Creating the right environment  - Getting the culture right  - The good 🆚 the tough sides of being a manager - Getting your backro...

Your host Stevie Poacher is joined by renowned GAA coach educationalists Colm Collins, Mick Bohan, Evan Talty, and Phillip Kerr. All 4 coaches are involved in the upcoming 'St Joseph's Coach Education Day in Newry'. Together, they explore: - Evolution of Coach Education: Tracing the historical shifts and advancements in GAA coaching methods - Players' Human Element: The importance of understanding...

A coaching essential on in-season resistance training, hosted by Sport Scientist Aaron Keshwala, who is joined by QPR FC Head of Sport Science, and former Head of Performance with the London Senior Football team, Ross Bennett.     This episode covers: - The importance of resistance training to athletes. - The best ways to structure resistance gym sessions in-season. - How to integrate these into w...

Stevie Poacher is joined by football coach developer Gareth Morgan. Gareth is one of 18 coach educators in the FA, responsible for observing and improving good coaching practice with Premier League and Championship club academies.  The lads chat about the following: -his role in the FA as a youth coach developer -common characteristics he sees in elite coaches -the importance of planning and good...

Coach and Sport Scientist Ross Bennett is joined by James Scott who is the Ireland Women’s Football U17’s Head Coach and Girls Emerging Talent National Coordinator. The topics they discussed were: - James’ coaching journey and detailed philosophy - True connection and creating a good environment - The future of Player Development & Girls Pathways in Ireland - The differences and challenges at...

Stevie Poacher is joined by Lauren Magee (Dublin Senior Footballer), Mary Mulgraine (Kildare Senior Footballer), and Caoimhe Sloan (Down Ladies Manager) to review the recent All-Ireland Final games, and a chat about professionalism in the Dublin camp and the influence of Mick Bohan.  ------------------------------------------------------------- The Locker Room Podcast is brought to you by the peop...

Stevie Poacher is joined by his usual guests- Daniel St Ledger and Mark Doran to discuss the Kerry v Dublin 2023 All-Ireland Football Final. They also review the 2023 Gaelic football inter-county season.  The lads discuss: - How do teams coach a rotational sweeper - Dublin's kick-outs & picking apart the Kerry press - Dublin's double kicking game - Intensity of the cluster tackle - Intellectua...

Steven Poacher returns to preview the All-Ireland Football Final 2023 this weekend of Dublin v Kerry- a Coaching Perspective! He is joined by his usual guests of Clare Senior football team coach, Mark Doran, and former Carlow star and current St Sylvesters Senior Dublin club manager, Daniel St Ledger. Two coaching experts with intimate knowledge of Dublin and Kerry, having come up against them ear...

Barry Mullane is joined with Down Senior Hurling Manager Ronan Sheehan to preview the All-Ireland Hurling Final 2023 between Limerick and Kilkenny. The lads discuss: -All-Ireland Final Day -Kilkenny's tactical set up -TJ and Cian Lynch -John Keenan and the time-wasting -Push up or Drop back v Kilkenny -Potential Line Ups -------------------------------------------------------------- The Locker Roo...