Managers still fuelling burnout scourge, says Oisín McConville
McConville, a member of the GAA’s Scientific, Medical and Welfare committee says the majority of inter-county players are being forced to train seven days a week, lamenting how club, college and inter-county bosses need to reassess their demands. McConville’s plea stems from Joe Brolly’s outburst on Newstalk on Monday night and Brolly’s description of players as “indentured slaves”.
“The main concern is not that we are pushing players too hard or asking too much of them, what I would be worried about from a player welfare point of view is what’s suffering in the lives of inter-county players because of the unreasonable demands? Is it studies, is it work, is it relationships? Unless you are a full-time student, the pressures are going to come from somewhere,” reasoned Armagh All-Ireland winner McConville.
