Posts by Dave Hare

How Do You Drive Sporting Standards in a GAA Club?Over the years, working with clubs and counties across Ireland, one recurring question keeps surfacing in my head: “How do we actually push the needle forward in our club?”. It’s so hard, it just seems a whole year can pass, and another championship exit happens, and…

How to Spot Them, Support Them, and Keep Your Season on Track A few years ago, I had the pleasure of coaching one of the bigger Dublin clubs. These were dedicated boys on a mission—to win a championship. The coaches were excellent, the culture was sharp, and the training environment was serious. I was brought…

Why Senior Club Standards Are the Sleeping Giant of Gaelic Games Development By David Hare In recent years, a lot of energy in Gaelic games has gone into improving our development squads — and rightly so. The quality of young footballers and hurlers coming through at U15 and U16 has arguably never been better. But…

Why Injured Players Are Cash in the Attic By David Hare My S&C education started with physiotherapists. I was working in a clinic in Malahide that blended S&C with physio — something that wasn’t all that common in Ireland at the time. It was a real eye-opener for me in terms of what could be…

In 2017, I was involved with coaching the Offaly U21 footballers—it was the final year before that age grade was phased out. At the time, I was also part of the senior football management, so it was relatively straightforward for me to double up and get stuck in with the younger group. One or two…