Luke Passman is currently Head of Performance Services at Chelsea FC Academy. Luke has also been involved with New York Mets, Soto Tennis Academy and TASS. This is part of the DSS Performance Series of The Locker Room Podcast, where we interview some of the best known performance staff from around the world, working in sport. Hosted by Ross Bennett…

Hosted by Steven Poacher from DSS Coaching. This is part of our Locker Room GAA Inter-County Series where we discuss the big GAA games, the county players & coaches that make our games so interesting to follow, tactical coaching trends, and newsworthy items such as rule changes, competition structures, and the future of the GAA. This episode's spec…

Hosted by Alan Mullen from DSS Coaching. This is part of our Locker Room Coaching Series where we interview some of the best and most interesting coaches working in Gaelic Football, Hurling, LGF and Camogie. This episode features Game Sense Coaching co-founder, Stephen Lavin. The discussion covers a range of topics, including: ●The Paul Kinnerk Eff…

Hosted by Alan Mullen from DSS Coaching. This is part of our Locker Room Coaching Series where we interview some of the best and most interesting coaches working in Gaelic Football, Hurling, LGF and Camogie. This episode features well-known goalie coach Liam Swift. The discussion covers a range of topics, including: - The life of a Goalkeeping Coac…

Hosted by Alan Mullen from DSS Coaching. This is part of our Locker Room Coaching Series where we interview some of the best and most interesting coaches working in Gaelic Football, Hurling, LGF and Camogie. This episode features Meath Senior Hurling Manager Johnny Greville. Among other things, they discuss: - Chasing the coaching dream - The Playe…

Ross Bennett is Head of Integrated Performance @ QPR FC. This is part of the DSS Performance Series of The Locker Room Podcast, where we interview some of the best known coaches from Gaelic Games and other sports, from both Ireland and around the world. Hosted by Mark Deely from DSS Coaching, the discussion covers a range of topics, including: - Cl…

Stephen Maxwell is the Coach Education Manager for Cricket Ireland and the founder of No Other Game Around Performance Consultants. He also works as a Coach Developer. Hosted by Alan Mullen from DSS Coaching, the discussion covers a range of topics, including: - Key learning outcomes across various sporting associations - The player-centered coachi…

Shane Rice is a well known GAA Coach, S&C Coach, and Founder of the Gaelic Athletic Academy & Shane Rice TV. This is part of our Locker Room Coaching Series where we interview some of the best and most interesting coaches working in Gaelic Football, Hurling, LGF and Camogie. Hosted by Alan Mullen from DSS Coaching. Amongst many other things, they d…

Hosted by Alan Mullen from DSS Coaching. This is part of our Locker Room Coaching Series where we interview some of the best and most interesting coaches working in Gaelic Football, Hurling, LGF and Camogie. This episode features Kerry LGFA All-Ireland winning manager Declan Quill where he talks about: - The Kingdom's 31 year wait - Transitioning f…

Your host Barry Mullane is joined by DSS Hurling Coach Brendan Delaney and Briege Corkery to dissect the thrilling weekend of Camogie Finals at Croke Park. They Discuss⬇ -Cork's bench impact -Aisling Thompson's influence on Cork -Laura Tracey leading from the front -Cork goal controversy -Excellent refereeing -Tipp and Cork win the Junior and Inter…

Hosted by Alan Mullen with guests Stephen Duff (Laois Senior Manager) & Darren Greenan (Monaghan Senior Manager) The lads discuss the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Ladies finals at Croke Park. - Lethal Eimear Smyth - Leitrim the Underdogs - Kerry's Brilliance - HEC ladies college's crossover -------------------------------------------------------…

Hosted by Steven Poacher with guests Daniel St Ledger & Ryan Jones🏐 The lads discuss Armagh's well deserved victory over Galway in the All-Ireland final. - Armagh's consistency - Importance of belief - Togetherness & Spirit in a group - Tactical trends - Standout players this year ------------------------------------------------------------- Subscr…

Hosted by Barry Mullane and with special guest, new DSS hurling coach, Brendan Delaney. They discuss: - An epic but hard-fought win for Clare - Big players turning up - Cork's aggression / lack of cynicism - The 3rd quarter - Modern skilful hurlers - are the best ever - Clare's bench and aerial ability - Players of the year ------------------------…

Hosted by Steven Poacher with guests Daniel St Ledger & Ryan Jones🏐 The lads discuss the enthralling All Ireland Football semi final wins for Armagh over Kerry and Galway against Donegal. Plus Down's success in the Tailteann Cup Final over Laois. - Football is alive and well - Armagh's finishers - Galway's unbeaten run - Tailteann Cup Review ------…

Hosted by Steven Poacher with guests Daniel St Ledger & Ryan Jones🏐 The lads look back at an action packed weekend of Gaelic Football action, including Galway's epic victory over Dublin and the other Sam Maguire Quarter Final games. They Discuss⬇️ - Dublin's standard bearers. - Leadership in a changing room. - End of an era for Dublin? - Cluster at…

Your Hurling Pod host Barry Mullane is joined by new DSS Hurling Coach Brendan Delaney to dissect the thrilling weekend of Hurling as Clare overcome Kilkenny and Cork dethrone champions Limerick in a classic for the ages...in this year's All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Finals. They Discuss⬇ -A game of 2 halves vs a game of 4 quarters! -Goalkeepers -Cork's…

Hosted by Steven Poacher with guests Daniel St Ledger & Ryan Jones🏐 The lads look back at an action packed weekend of Gaelic Football action, including the Sam Maguire Preliminary Quarter Final games and The Tailteann Cup Semi-Finals. They Discuss⬇️ - Derry's defence turns the tide! - Proud Louth - The Rossies on fire! - Preview of the Sam Maguire …

Hosted by Steven Poacher with guests Daniel St Ledger & Ryan Jones🏐 The lads look back at an action packed weekend of Gaelic Football action - including the dramatic draws between Galway & Armagh and Dublin & Mayo in the Sam Maguire final group stage games. Meanwhile the Tailteann Cup intensified with some really exciting quarter finals. FINALLY, C…

Hosted by Steven Poacher with guests Daniel St Ledger & Ryan Jones🏐 The lads look back at the weekend's Gaelic Football games and pour over Armagh's sensational performance and victory over a disheveled Derry. They Discuss⬇️ - Playing for a manager - Importance and consistency in S&C coaching - Developing a deep bench - Finding a balance between At…

Hosted by Steven Poacher with guests Daniel St Ledger & Mark Doran🏐 The lads look back at last weekend's Gaelic Football games and give the low down on coaching moments within a game that coaches can call upon when stuck! They also look ahead to the coming weekend's games They Discuss⬇️ - Coaching moments - Implementing good habits - Management at …

Hosted by Steven Poacher with guests Daniel St Ledger & Ryan Jones🏐 The lads look back at an action packed weekend of Gaelic Football action, including Galway's impressive win over Derry. Meanwhile Kerry and Mayo record big wins in the race for Sam Maguire and interesting Tailteann Cup games took place. They Discuss⬇️ - Galway's forward power - Der…

Hosted by Steven Poacher with guests Daniel St Ledger & Ryan Jones🏐 The lads look back at an action packed weekend of Gaelic Football action, with Donegal & Jim McGuinness back to winning ways in Ulster, Dublin continue their Leinster dominance, and a number of tasty Tailteann Cup games taking place. They Discuss⬇️ - Dublin & Donegal's Provincial s…

Your host Steven Poacher is joined by our usual contributors Daniel St Ledger and Ryan Jones to discuss all the weekend's action in the Provincials- including the Munster & Connacht Finals. The lads delve into: - Credit to Clare - Kerry only warming up - Galway's inside forward power - Mayo's lack of identity - Thumbs down for Tailteann Cup -------…

Your host Steven Poacher is joined by our usual contributors Daniel St Ledger and Ryan Jones to discuss all the weekend's action in The Football Championship. The topics include: - The importance & details of man management - Preparing for a big game in the space of 7 days - Armagh's Kryptonite - Niall Morgan's masterclass - Louth in back-to-back L…

Your host Steven Poacher is joined by our usual contributors Daniel St Ledger and Ryan Jones to discuss the 2nd weekend of The Football Championship. The lads discuss: - Are Long Kick Outs the new Short Kick Outs? - The Importance Sports Psychology plays - Tyrone's mixed identity - Is the Munster Provincial Championship now defunct? ---------------…

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 --------------------------…

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 …

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 ----------------------------------------------…

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! -----------------------------------…

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 st…

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 w…

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…

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…

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 Coachin…

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 G…

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-Irelan…

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 -----------------------------…

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 cult…

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 ------------------------------…

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 …

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 - Playe…

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 sessi…

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 el…

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 i…

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 …

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 - …

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…

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 ---------------------------…