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Gaelic Players Association - Energise Fitness & Conditioning Seminars
9th October 2006
Energise Sport in conjunction with the GPA are delighted to announce a series of 1 day Fitness & Conditioning seminars specifically for Gaelic Games coaches from Minor through Senior grades.
Conducted by a team of fitness experts led by leading Exercise Physiologist Dr. Liam Hennessy, The Energise Sport Seminars are highly informative and will address:
- 1. the demands of hurling and football;
- 2. the needs of the player;
- 3. injuries and risk reduction;
- 4. functional assessment of the player;
- 5. the role of strength training;
- 6. nutrition and planning the programme.
These sessions will also include a hands on demonstration of specific strength and power training exercises and drills that are essential for the coach who wishes to keep up to speed with state of the art training methods.
The Energise Sport Fitness & Conditioning Seminars are aimed at coaches and training staff at all levels from Minor through Senior grades and will be rolled out nationwide, commencing at Queen’s University, Belfast on the 21st of October, moving to University College, Dublin on the 4th of November before hitting the Cork Institute of Technology on November 18th and NUI Galway on the 2nd of December.
Dessie Farrell, Chief Executive of the GPA comments, “There is enormous emphasis placed on the physical preparation of players at all levels within the modern GAA environment. Through this series of world-class seminars the GPA’s objective is to introduced GAA specific fitness and conditioning expertise to coaches at grass roots level for the first time. We commend Energise and Dr Liam Hennessy for their commitment to a very worthwhile initiative.”
Christine Keohane, Senior Brand Manager for Energise at C&C (Ireland) Ltd. comments “The Energise Sport Fitness & Conditioning Seminars further demonstrate Energise Sport’s commitment to Gaelic Games at all levels and underpin the brands Irish credentials – Energise is the only leading Sports drink that is 100% Irish produced.”
Energise has a 10-year deal with the GPA and money from every bottle of Energise sold goes to the players and the GPA. To date, the GPA and the players have received approximately €1.4 million from energise, the players’ choice of isotonic sports drink, specifically formulated in Ireland for optimal performance in Gaelic games.
Further details, dates and application forms are available from Christine Keohane, C&C Ireland: 01 6161201.
