Aussie defeat exposed training flaws

PROFESSOR Niall Moyna has claimed October’s International Rules series defeat to Australia proved there are serious flaws in the GAA’s generic training techniques.

Speaking at a GAA coaching conference in Croke Park, last year’s DCU Sigerson Cup winning manager said under-age coaching has been far too reliant on drills which are turning players into “robots”.

While giving his wholehearted support to the Association’s under-age Go Games initiative, which sees children play 11-a-side or less games, he warned the GAA must stop sanitised under-age coaching — or risk seeing another generation of players turn into uniform athletes.