Sars banking on fitness factor to gain winning edge

CHRISTINA CRONIN had a dilemma. At 1pm on a Tuesday afternoon she got the invite - to train the Sarsfields senior hurling team that evening.

Cronin felt a CV that included a stint as strength and conditioning coach at San Diego State University in California mightn’t buy as much respect from a group of strangers as a basic approach to that first session.

“I basically ran the s***e out of them that night,” the Blarney native reveals. “It was easier going down not knowing anyone. I didn’t know what to expect, I wasn’t involved in the GAA, so I was a small bit nervous.