Galway set for coaching centre of excellence

THE concept of the coaching course has been propelled to a new dimension with the establishment of the GAA’s first centre of excellence for coaching in Galway.

Galway Community College has been approved as a the first educational body that will host the GAA’s foundation level and level 1 coaching programmes, and will have the Connacht Council’s directors of hurling and football, Damien Coleman and John Tobin, as tutors.

A 12-week evening course aimed at standardising the training of coaches has recently begun at the college. It is unique in that not only does it encompass both the foundation level and level 1 programmes, but it also endeavours to cover all the best coaching practices, ensuring that they are universally taught.