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SUMMARY:Cork GAA Athletic Development Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:Cork GAA Athletic Development Conference 2026\nOptimising Athletic Development for the Teenage Athlete\nCork GAA will host an Athletic Development Conference at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday\, 28 November\, bringing together four experienced practitioners to share practical approaches to developing teenage athletes. \nAimed at club coaches working with boys and girls aged 13–18\, the conference will focus on safe and effective training\, injury prevention\, growth and maturation\, and the long-term development of young players. \nDate: Saturday\, 28 November 2026\nTime: 9am–12 noon\nVenue: SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh\nCost: €20 per person \nBOOK YOUR PLACE – €20 \n\nAbout the Conference\nThe teenage years are a key period in a player’s development. Understanding how young athletes grow\, mature and respond to training is essential to helping them progress safely and reach their potential. \nThrough four presentations and a closing panel discussion\, speakers will explore practical approaches to athletic development in Gaelic games\, covering both male and female players and the individual needs of teenage athletes. \nThe conference will provide club coaches with practical ideas and strategies they can bring back to their own training environments\, including how to: \n\nPlan and deliver safe\, effective training for players aged 13–18.\nAdapt training to account for growth\, maturation and individual needs.\nGet more from training time with the female club player.\nDevelop stronger\, more resilient players over the long term.\n\n\nConference Programme\n\n\n\nTime\nSession\n\n\n\n\n9.00–9.15am\nRegistration and Introduction\nAidan O’Connell\, High Performance Manager\, Cork GAA\n\n\n9.15–9.45am\nEoghan Dorgan\nPractical Implementation of an Athletic Development Programme in a Youth Club Setting\n\n\n9.45–10.15am\nRob Mulcahy\nGrowth\, Maturation and Applied Practice\n\n\n10.15–10.30am\nBreak\n\n\n10.30–11.00am\nDylan Byrne\nBusy Isn’t Developing: Getting the Most from the Female Club Player\n\n\n11.00–11.30am\nDiarmuid Hayes\nOrganised Chaos: A Case Study of the 2026 Cork Minor Football Team\n\n\n11.30am–12 noon\nPanel Discussion\n\n\n\n\nMeet the Speakers\nEoghan Dorgan\nStrength and Conditioning Coach\, Cork GAA \nPractical Implementation of an Athletic Development Programme in a Youth Club Setting \nEoghan is a strength and conditioning coach with experience across inter-county Gaelic games. He has been Cork’s Lead Minor Strength and Conditioning Coach for the past three years. He was Assistant S&C Coach with the All-Ireland-winning Cork Senior Camogie team in 2023 and the Cork Minor team in 2021. \nEoghan is completing a PhD on the role of sprint mechanics and power output in hamstring injuries among GAA players. \nRob Mulcahy\nHead of Athletic Development\, Setanta College \nGrowth\, Maturation and Applied Practice \nRob is Head of Athletic Development at Setanta College\, an experienced strength and conditioning coach\, and a researcher in talent identification and long-term athlete development. He spent eight years with Clare GAA\, first with the senior football team and then as Head of Athlete Development. \nHis coaching spans Gaelic games\, basketball\, rugby\, rowing and swimming\, from grassroots to international level. \nRob is completing a Professional Doctorate at the University of Limerick on talent identification and development pathways in Gaelic games. His research looks at early selection\, maturation\, player progression and building more inclusive\, evidence-informed talent systems. \nDylan Byrne\nAthletic Development Coordinator\, Cork LGFA\, and S&C Coach\, Cork Senior Football \nBusy Isn’t Developing: Getting the Most from the Female Club Player \nDylan Byrne is Athletic Development Coordinator with Cork LGFA\, overseeing the implementation of practices and structures that support long-term player development. He is currently the Return to Play Strength and Conditioning Coach with Cork Senior Men’s Football and Strength and Conditioning Coach with St Finbarr’s Senior Camogie. \nDylan has extensive experience across male and female Gaelic games at both club and inter-county level\, including roles with the Cork U20 hurlers and Cork minor footballers. \nHis coaching achievements include three consecutive county titles and a Munster title with St Finbarr’s Camogie\, county and Munster success with Naomh Abán Ladies\, and multiple Munster and All-Ireland titles with Cork LGFA underage squads. \nDiarmuid Hayes\nLead Strength and Conditioning Coach\, Cork U20 Football \nOrganised Chaos: A Case Study of the 2026 Cork Minor Football Team \nDiarmuid is the All-Ireland-winning S&C coach behind Cork’s 2026 minor footballers and now leads S&C for the Cork U20 footballers. \nA former GAA Games Promotion Officer\, he coached throughout the country\, from county development squads to clubs such as Uíbh Laoire\, Bishopstown and Ballincollig RFC\, often working with more than 50 players\, one pitch and little else. \nA practitioner-researcher\, Diarmuid is beginning an embedded PhD with Cork GAA exploring the environment of the U20 player. In this case study\, he will show why we can ask far more of young players than we think. \n\nBook Your Place\nThe Cork GAA Athletic Development Conference 2026 takes place on Saturday\, 28 November\, from 9am to 12 noon at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. \nPlaces cost €20 per person. Club coaches working with players aged 13–18 are encouraged to attend. \nBOOK YOUR PLACE – €20
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