The innovation game: 17 hits and misses

The world of sport is forever caught in a cycle of sampling the latest that sport science has to offer to provide coaches and athletes with a competitive edge. 

The GAA is no different. In fact, where sport science is replaced by pseudoscience, empirical rationale is replaced by anecdote. What last year’s champions did is still the best reason most can offer for why they do what they do.

Unsurprisingly, administrators are not immune to sampling, either. Rules, by definition, are designed to protect the integrity of the game, yet some should never have seen the light of day.