‘It’s not that GAA players over-train, it’s that they under-recover’ says leading S&C coach

Mike McGurn takes a training session during International Rules Series in 2011

A leading strength and condition coach has said that many of the current training regimes implemented by many GAA county managers go against science and smart methods of training.

Mike McGurn, who has previously worked with the FAI, the Irish rugby team as well as Bernard Dunne and the Armagh and Louth senior footballers, was responding to Joe Brolly’s recent comments on the current state of the game.

Brolly last week spoke out about his grave concerns for the welfare of modern GAA stars and the consequences of the commitment they are being forced to give.

The outspoken pundit explained how he feels that drinking bans, extensive training regimes, insatiable managers, a win-at-all-costs ethos and a packed fixture list was putting far too much pressure on inter-county players.

This week Dublin star Bernard Brogan admitted that he picked a finance degree in college on the basis that it was just 12 hours a week and allowed more time for training, something he says looking back on he might do differently……. see the full story on :- http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/its-not-that-gaa-players-overtrain-its-that-they-underrecover-says-leading-sc-coach-30905863.html