Fitness expert for club coach seminars

TOP fitness expert Dr Liam Hennessy, a former Tipperary hurling trainer and currently involved with the IRFU, will spearhead a series of regional seminars to promote the importance and effectiveness of sound physical conditioning for GAA players.

Organised by the GPA, in conjunction with Club Energise, they will target club coaches across the country.

Particular importance will be attached to conditioning, speed and power, with an emphasis on practical application for training programmes specific to Gaelic games.

Dr Hennessy has worked with county squads in hurling and football, notably his native Tipperary during Nicky English’s term as manager.

The seminars will underpin the need to educate, inform and guide coaches towards more effective training mechanisms - with an emphasis on player health and safety.