Richard Fitzpatrick in today’s Irish Times has an insightful look at Performance Analysys in Gaelic Games He spoke to Tommy Conneely, Avenir, and some of the games most respected managers. ” Avenir Sports provides performance analysis tools to most of the country’s top Gaelic football teams, including Kerry, Dublin and Mayo, and to hurling outfits, Cork,(…)
The third weekend in September is fast approaching and with it the All Ireland Football Final, Usually at this point the Hurling is ‘done and dusted’ but this year the replay of perhaps the greatest final is history waits patiently. Eamon Fitzmaurice and Cian O’Neill will have sliced and diced the drawn final looking for(…)
Clare U21′s win All Ireland three-in-a-row Clare achieved a remarkable on Saturday when they grabbed their third under 21 title on the trot. Winning back to back under-age titles is difficult, but three, is an amazing feat. Wexford, for their part, offered a serious opposition, which also augers well for the county in the coming(…)
Performance Analysis is an integral part of sport throughout the world. The Sydney Swans are one of the iconic Aussie Rules teams and they use Sportscode to great effect. “SportsCode provided a user-friendly and intuitive interface, as well as the sophistication to analyse AFL matches at the elite level,” says Anthony Cahill, football technology manager(…)
There will be a plethora of superlatives over the coming days and the pundits among us – professional and amateur alike – will be straining to find a few nuggets from Sunday’s game that will point towards the ultimate winners. The Analysts of both Tipperary and Kilkenny would usually be looking at the strengths and(…)
Ireland’s Paul McGinley, this years captain today announced his wild card picks for the Ryder Cup against the USA, today. The Ryder cup is the Holy Grail for professional golfers – the ‘theatre of dreams’ that all golfers aspire to perform in. In recent years Ulster has provided three Ryder Cup players in Rory McIlroy, Darren(…)
Classic Encounter – None of this happened by Accident – Kerry climbed a seemingly insurmountable obstacle at the second time of asking when they just outlasted Mayo in the All Ireland Football semi-final. Usually ‘classic encounters’ end with a mixture of Glorious Victory and Heroic Failure, typically overhyped in both instances.
The all Ireland Football semi final will capture the imagination of the world of Gaelic Games this weekend. Two of football’s powerhouses, Mayo and Kerry will pit their wits, footballing ability and physical presence against each other at GAA HQ. Detailed preparation – leaving no stone unturned – is a pillar of what both Mayo(…)
Performance Analysis is Mainstream on Intercounty Stage The Hurling and football championships have entered the business end of the season and this weekend it is the clash of Tipperary and Cork play on the main stage and capture everybody’s imagination. Tipperary & Cork have used Performance Analysis extensively in their march to the penultimate round.(…)
The Hurling and football championships have entered the business end of the season. We are now almost down to the final eight in football, while Hurling Championship has been reduced to four. It is an accepted fact that team preparation has never been more professional. Performance Analysis, using video, has become an integral part of(…)