Cork GAA announce Brookfield Leisure as the Leisure Centre partner for our Senior Teams

18/04/2023.
Pictured are Maria O’Riordan, Manager Brookfield Leisure Centre and Marc Sheehan, Chairperson Cork Gaa with Damein and Conor Cahalane, Cork Gaa Senior Hurling and Shane Merritt and Daniel O’Mahony, Cork Gaa Senior Football.
Cork Gaa Senior Hurling and Football squads launched their official partnership with Brookfield Leisure Centre in conjunction with the Championship Season, at Brookfield Leisure Centre, College Road, Cork.
Picture: Jim Coughlan.

Cork GAA are delighted to announce Brookfield Leisure as the Leisure Centre partner for our senior teams.

 

Located in Cork City, Brookfield Leisure focus on the individual needs of each and every member, from professional swimmers to GAA players, families and students.

Brookfield Leisure have a fully equipped gym & a full schedule of classes including HIIT, spinning & strength & tone.  Players enjoy recovery sessions in the 25 meter pool, sauna, steam room & outdoor hot tub.  The newest addition to the centre is a Cryospa Ice Bath. The CryoSpa Sport offers optimum ice bath therapy and has proven to be an integral part of recovery strategy for many professional sports clubs, stadiums and elite sports facilities, accelerating athlete recovery, minimising fatigue and lowering the risk of injury.

“As the 2023 Championship Season continues we look forward to the continuation of our partnership with Brookfield Leisure and thank them for their support,” Marc Sheehan, Chairperson Cork GAA at Brookfield Leisure.

In-season Athletic Development Workshop

On Wednesday night next, Cork GAA High-Performance Dept led by Aidan O’Connell will host a Pitch based In-season Athletic Development Workshop.

This workshop is open to all coaches of Youth aged and Adult teams. Both Aidan and Adam McCarthy will lead the workshop. The key areas that the workshop will focus on are warm-up, power, speed and fitness

Booking is now available below 

 

 

 

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Coaching Conference- Adult and Youth take place on Saturday

 

We are delighted to announce that Cork GAA Coach and Games is hosting their 3rd Coaching Conference of 2023 on Saturday 28th of January!

We invite all coaches and GAA enthusiasts to join us as we share best practices and discuss the latest developments in GAA coaching. This is a great opportunity to learn from experienced coaches and network with other GAA fans. We look forward to seeing you there!

Our upcoming conference will focus on Youth & Adult Coaching. Our goal is to provide an informative and collaborative platform for attendees to share best practices, discuss challenges, and develop techniques for successful coaching. We look forward to connecting with coaches from around Cork to learn from each other and develop strategies to ensure positive outcomes for our youth and adult athletes.

We are thrilled to have four amazing speakers joining us for the day! Kevin Clancy is an expert in the field of sports psychology, Shane Keegan brings extensive knowledge of coaching, Michael Fennelly former Kilkenny inter-county player and Offaly hurling manager, and Paudie Kissane is a renowned athletic development coach. We are sure that together these speakers will make for a truly memorable and insightful day.

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