Last month, World Rugby unveiled its revamped Tackle Ready programme. As a member of the working group responsible for creating the contact confident section, Setanta College's Director of Coaching and Athletic Development, Des Ryan, provides us with an overview of [...]
With sport and training making its highly anticipated return, all involved in sport will be eager to hit the ground running. Coaches will find themselves in unfamiliar territory as teams and athletes return from a lengthy period of relative inactivity. [...]
Increased Risk As competitive sporting fixtures are about to resume following a prolonged period of Covid restrictions, there will be an increased risk of calf muscle and Achilles tendon injuries. This can be attributed to a large increase in training loads over a short period of time where many athletes have [...]
In sport and exercise, we are often inundated by new trends and fads, many times because people are looking for the quick fix. The secret formula in sport will never be a quick fix. Success is a long process of [...]
As coaches, how do we plan our training so that our teams get the most from it? This is a question many will have asked themselves as they plan their pre-season training periods. Many GAA and soccer pre-season schedules are [...]
Performance nutrition and making weight is a fine balance between achieving the required weight loss without affecting the athletes performance and energy levels. It can also have a huge psychological effect so making things easier for your athlete on a [...]
The Dublin Marathon takes place this coming weekend, many participants will be returning to this great event and others will be first-timers. Runners from all walks of life will take part for a host of reasons; to raise money for [...]
Elite athlete, coach, scientist and Programme Leader of our Master of Science in Performance Coaching, Dr. Joe Warne, looks at how the threat of the 'main effect' can impact an athlete's performance. Dr. Joe Warne getting an endurance athlete's [...]
In this episode of Setanta Talks, we chat to Fitness Trainer to Shane Lowry, Irish Amateur Close winner and S&C coach, Robbie Cannon. Dr. Liam chats to him about the little things that make it worthwhile for him as a [...]
Fire-fighters from Co. Tipperary will battle it out in a test of physical fitness and endurance at the inaugural Setanta Fire Service Games next month. The first of their kind in Ireland, the Games will take place at Thurles Fire [...]
