The Players' Advice: Tips and Tactics from GAA Stars

Do you play GAA? Do you feel there’s something missing from your game? Do you want to improve as a player and athlete? The Players' Advice is a compilation of guidance aimed at you, the player, to give you the tools and disciplines to improve and excel in your code. With advice from over 100 of the top footballers, hurlers and camogie players in a range of areas such as gym, nutrition, routine, lifestyle, skill development, mindset and preparation. Features players from goalkeeper to full forward from every code, and from nearly every county in Ireland. Advice and tips cover a broad range of areas - from nutrition to rest days to a player's mental attitude to training and match days. Selected images throughout. 

Table of Contents:
Introduction 14 The Goalkeepers’ Advice Brendan Kealy 18 Eoin Murphy 19 Shane Curran 20 Brendan Cummins 22 Gary Connaughton 26 Aoife Murray 28 Niall Morgan 29 Enda Rowland 30 Ciara Trant 31 Alan O’Mara 32 Colm Callanan 33 The Fullbacks’ advice Jonny Cooper 38 Cathal Barrett 39 Shane Enright 40 Domhnall O’Donovan 42 Ger Cafferkey 43 James Barry 45 Bríd Stack 45 Aidan O’Mahony 48 Eoghan O’Donnell 49 Neil Patrick Collins 51 Paul Curran 53 Sinéad Finnegan 54 Diarmuid O’Sullivan 56 Cathal McCarron 61 Paddy Stapleton 62 Leah Caffrey 63 Pamela Mackey 65 Keith Higgins 66 The halfbacks’ advice Tommy Walsh 70 Eoin Murchan 71 Ryan McHugh 72 Brendan Bugler 72 Tiernan McCann 74 Elaine O’Meara 75 Aaron Kernan 76 Tony Óg Regan 78 Chrissy McKaigue 80 Ken McGrath 82 Ger Brennan 83 Gavin White 85 Mark Foley 86 Philip Jordan 88 Chloe Sigerson 89 Kevin Cassidy 91 The Midfielders’ Advice Noel McGrath 94 Gary Brennan 94 Paddy Keenan 96 Shane McGrath 98 John O’Loughlin 99 Colm Galvin 102 Fiona McHale 102 Kevin Feely 103 Rena Buckley 105 Conor Ryan 106 Sarah Rowe 108 Jarlath Óg Burns 110 Derek Lyng 111 Tom Parsons 113 The Half-Forwards’ advice Mattie Donnelly 118 Podge Collins 119 Paul Finlay 120 Liam Óg McGovern 121 Enda Smith 122 Denise Gaule 123 Graham Geraghty 125 Diarmuid Lyng 126 Paul Kerrigan 128 Fergal Conway 130 Amy O’Connor 131 Declan O’Sullivan 132 Martin Clarke 136 Lyndsey Davey 137 Neil McManus 138 Seán Powter 139 Vikki Wall 141 Derek McNicholas 143 Jason Doherty 144 Fintan Kelly 145 David Treacy 146 Eimear Scally 148 Oisín McConville 149 The Full-Forwards’ Advice Eddie Brennan 154 Ross Munnelly 156 John Mullane 157 Paul Morris 161 Mary O’Connor 163 Dónal Burke 164 Conor Mortimer 166 Andrew O’Shaughnessy 167 Paul Broderick 168 Zak Moradi 170 Tomás Quinn 173 Miriam Walsh 174 Paul Geaney 176 Conor Cooney 178 Michael Quinlivan 179 John Conlon 180 Kieran Donaghy 181 Eoghan O’Gara 185 John Heslin 186 Aidan Fogarty 187 Neil Flynn 189 Ciara McAnespie 190 Brian Carroll 192 Dean Rock 193 Graeme Mulcahy 194 Conclusion 197 Acknowledgements 199 Picture credits 202

About the Author :
Seán O'Sullivan is a fan, gaelic footballer, coach and student - in that order. The 20-year-old got the idea for this book during a physics class three weeks before his Leaving Cert. The Dubliner has been involved with his local club, CLG Na Fianna since he was 6 years old. He coached his first team when he was only 16. Now a DCU student studying a BSc in Education and Training, this is Sean’s debut book. Marty Morrissey is an Irish sports commentator and television presenter. He regularly presents high-profile sports events for RTÉ Sport, such as the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and Olympic Games. Mick Bohan is the current Dublin Ladies football manager. He has worked as a coach with multiple Dublin teams including Development Squads, Minors, u21s, Men, Ladies and with the Clare Footballers. Between underage, colleges, men’s and ladies’ football, he has played a part in winning fifteen national titles. One of the leading coaches in the country, he has transformed the Jackies into a powerful force, winning four All-Irelands in a row.

Review :
a great read advice and insights from more than 100 GAA players. If you have a GAA loving young person in your life, please buy them this book this very unique book compiled by an inspiring young man in Séan O’Sullivan has the ability to inspire so many future Gaelic games players full of nuggets timely …phenomenal