Anthony Daly warning on obsession with ‘gimmicks’

Anthony Daly fears hurling coaches are becoming obsessed with "gimmicks" such as strength and conditioning, dietary requirements and statistics.

The former Dublin and Clare manager believes the ability “to go out and win your own ball” remains the essence of hurling, warning underage coaches not to be sidetracked by gym or diet programmes.

Daly, the keynote speaker at Saturday’s Games Development Conference, stressed the importance of not allowing the “tail to wag the dog”, admitting to having lost sight of the game’s fundamentals when preparing Dublin for their 2012 Leinster semi-final against Kilkenny. Brian Cody’s men would inflict a 17-point hammering on his side.