My failures as a player made me a better coach, says Jason Sherlock

When Jason Sherlock's playing days with Dublin ended in 2010, the void left by 16 years of inter-county commitment hit him hard, but rather than launch into coaching the 1995 All-Ireland winner took a step back to gain some perspective.

Three years later a call came from Dublin's football development officer Stephen O'Shaughnessy, a former Dubs' team-mate, to get involved with development squads and shape their footballing future. The timing was right.