In 1991 Setanta College founder, Liam Hennessy, featured on a Tipperary backroom team which came up against a fancied Kilkenny side in the All-Ireland final. You could say it was a precursor to the great rivalry that developed between the [...]
Many sports use the guidelines described in one of several Long Term Athlete Development models, otherwise known as LTAD or LTPD pathways. While early models were described in the 1980s, it was not until the late 1990s and into the [...]
Do the expectations of the role of a strength and conditioning coach differ on what title they are given? Setanta tutor, David Moriarty, draws on his own experience as an S&C coach with the Limerick Footballers and Hurlers, Tipperary Footballers [...]
Ireland look to start their Six Nations defence with a win as England come to town for the opener at the Aviva Stadium. Whatever about the Championship title, the stark reality is that no team (in the 6Nations era) has [...]
With the average age of senior inter-county teams becoming lower and lower, I’ve decided to focus on the role of Strength and Conditioning (S&C) for an up-and-coming player. The demands on playing senior inter-county are increasing year on year and [...]
EXOS Performance Specialist, Coach Eric Cochran, takes a looks at the current state of Strength & Conditioning and discusses current trends in the industry, the evolution of coaching and where the future of S&C lies. The state of the Strength [...]
The New Zealand rugby teams have been at the top of the world consistently, and they’re a massive threat on the pitch. Believe me, I just played against them. Yet the French women just bested the Black Ferns, and Ireland [...]
How has the preparation of the fitness of hurlers changed in the past eleven years since Limerick last made an appearance at an All-Ireland final? Setanta tutor, David Moriarty was lucky to have been involved in the Limerick senior hurling [...]
Marc Mulhaire is a firefighter based in Thurles, County Tipperary, who's facing into 12 or 13 hour stints with his colleagues, tackling fires in the current drought. He was speaking in Thurles, at the official launch of Setanta College's Wellness [...]
The Pendlay WOD uses deadlifts. I know some coaches do not, preferring to use the clean or snatch pull. This was my opinion for much of my coaching career. In fact for much of my career I used mostly the [...]
