Ciarán O'Sullivan on coaching: Sport thrives in turbulence, where problems solve themselves through movement

The experienced coach moves like water through sessions, reading what each moment demands,  when to strip away defenders to amplify technique, when to add pressure to forge character.

Coaching the kids: Sport thrives in turbulence, where problems solve themselves through movement/

New dawn fades

AUTUMN doesn’t so much arrive in Ireland as it settles in the streets. The grass is damp, the air promising rain. The first gold leaves scatter along footpaths, scraping like coins on stone before the wind lifts them across the waiting pitches.