Enda McNulty's dos and don'ts of cup final prep

UCD Marian were rank underdogs and captain Conor Meany says McNulty's guidance on their mental preparation was critical in pulling off a surprise victory in the cup final. 

MIND GAMES: The UCD Marian team celebrate their cup win in 2011. Picture: INPHO/Donall Farmer

Two weeks before the 2011 Men's National Cup Final, the late Brian Mullins, the great Dublin footballer and director of sport at UCD approached Enda McNulty, an All-Ireland winner with Armagh for help.

McNulty is now an internationally renowned performance coach who has worked with Premier League footballers and top professional rugby players and golfers — 12 years ago Mullins asked him for a dig out in taking down Killester.