114.4K
Downloads
145
Episodes
Join the DSS Coaching crew of coaches and performance specialists, featuring Dr Ciaran Deely, Steven Poacher, Ross Bennett, Barry Mullane, and Brendan Delaney, as they dive into the dynamic world of coaching, sport science, and performance. This podcast delivers expert analysis of the latest action, tactical trends, and modern coaching techniques, while also exploring sports performance, S&C, and performance support services. With special guests and engaging discussions, it’s the perfect listen for coaches, players, and fans eager to elevate their game!
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Well-known youth coach Owen Mooney joins Ciaran this week to discuss a range of topics about coaching kids and developing youth players and coaches. Owen works as the Learning & Games Development Coordinator at Dublin GAA, having previously worked for Ulster GAA, Special Olympics Ireland and Rockland GAA in New York. The discussion touches on all of his past experiences, plus his PhD research about the Power of Play, his collaboration with iCoachKids, and what a coaching session with the local U7 GAA team looks like!
This episode is sponsored by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DSS, Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app
The Locker Room Podcast is brought to you by the people at www.DeelySportScience.com
Use the exclusive Coupon Code 'POD20' to get 20% off the DSS Elite Coaching membership
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
This Live Podcast episode was a Coaching Roundtable session with well-known GAA coaches Colm Nally and Steven Poacher joining Ciaran Deely and Ross Bennett. The lads discussed a number of coaching concepts from their experiences with amateur and professional teams in GAA and soccer, at both club and Inter-county level. They discuss designing a session plan; isolated practice versus a match scenario-based approach; S&C programmes for U13-U16 teams; can a GK be a great coach; and the benefits of 'Arrival Activities' for your players.
This episode is sponsored by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DSS, Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app
The Locker Room Podcast is brought to you by the people at www.DeelySportScience.com
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Ross Bennett is joined by QPR FC U18 Head Coach Paul Furlong to speak about coaching young players and how things have changed in the last number of years when it comes to developing a holistic player development programme. They talk through his successful playing career with Chelsea, Watford, QPR and Birmingham City; a Day in a Life of an Academy Coach; Then & Now- have we lost something? and some common characteristics in players that have 'made it', including his own son Darnell who currently plays for WBA in the Premier League.
This episode is sponsored by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DSS, Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app
The Locker Room Podcast is brought to you by the people at www.DeelySportScience.com
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Joe Coulter is joined this week by our special guest- Gaelic football coach Steven Poacher- to discuss Stevie's fascinating coaching career path and how he helps build team spirit with any group of players he gets involved with. They speak about his time with the Carlow Senior football team, his involvement on the club scene in Co. Down and information about his proposed pitch-based coaching clinic this coming December. Along the way they discuss his coaching philosophy; how to drive a winning mentality; future aspirations in coaching; and the lads chat about his successful, yet sometimes controversial, team tactics! You can find Stevie on Twitter at @Stevie_Poacher
This episode is brought to you by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DSS, Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app
The Locker Room Podcast is brought to you by the people at www.DeelySportScience.com
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Sport Scientist & Coach Ross Bennett is joined this week by Head of Performance at Utah Royals FC Women's team Andrew Wiseman. Andrew speaks about his current role working in the US; what he learned from his previous positions with Glasgow Celtic FC Women, Exeter City FC 1st team, Chelsea FC Community and Shamrock Rovers FC, among others. Ross & Andrew discuss performing on the big day; what strategies and training modalities you can use to maximise this performance; and how to create a trusting yet challenging environment for your players. This is a really great episode with loads of practical tips and ideas for your team & players! You can find Andrew on Instagram at @MrWiseyMan
This episode is supported by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DSS, Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app
The Locker Room Podcast is brought to you by the people at www.DeelySportScience.com
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Ciaran is joined this week by his good friend, the legendary ex-Ireland international Terry Phelan! They talk about their time working together in India for Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League; what really drives him to travel and explore across different continents & countries both as a coach and a person; and the long list of clubs Terry played for including Leeds, Man City, Chelsea, Everton, and of course, the Crazy Gang at Wimbledon. Terry recalls making his senior international debut for Ireland; memories of recently-deceased Jack Charlton; how Big Jack handed them kegs of Guinness in America in preparation for the journey that was World Cup '94; and what was really going through his mind when Ray Houghton scored that famous goal against Italy in the Giants Stadium at World Cup '94 in the US. This is an episode not to be missed! You can find Terry on Instagram at @terryphelan3
This episode is supported by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DSS, Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app
The Locker Room Podcast is brought to you by the people at www.DeelySportScience.com
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Ivi Casagrande and Erica Suter join our hosts Caoimhe Morris and Ross Bennett this week for a discussion on developing youth and female athletes; creating a flourishing environment for your players; the importance of doing the basics well; and what it's like working as a female in the S&C industry. Ivi is S&C Coach for the Orlando Pride soccer team in the US and a former professional football player in Brazil. She can be found on her excellent Twitter page @ivicasagrande Erica is a well known youth female athlete S&C Coach in the US, is host of 'The Soccer Queens Podcast' and can be found on her very informative Twitter page @fitsoccerqueen
This episode is supported by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DSS, Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
East Belfast GAA club co-founder Dave McGreevy describes setting up a club from scratch; what it means to be a cross community GAA club; his hopes for the future of the club. While Declan Bogue gives a fascinating overview of GAA in Ulster and the North.
This episode is supported by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DSS, Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Turlough O Brien joins Joe & Ciaran this week to discuss his 6 years as Carlow Senior Football Manager and to give some great insight into what really was 'Carlow Rising'! In this wide ranging interview, Turlough speaks about what it is like to coach & manage at the highest level of the GAA; how changing the mindset of the Carlow players & fans was key; the uniqueness of his coach Stevie Poacher; the pride he felt in seeing kids all over the county wearing the Carlow jersey; the highs & lows of his time as Manager; how the CPA have got it wrong; his ideas around competition structures for the GAA; and his plans for the future. The lads also get to discuss the many battles between Carlow and London and what they learned from each other.
This episode is supported by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DSS, Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app
www.DeelySportScience.com
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Jonas Dodoo joins us once again for Part 2 of this fascinating episode with hosts Ross Bennett and Ben Smalley. Jonas is the Head Coach of Speed Works and has years experience working with Olympic sprint athletes and in team sports such as rugby and football. In Part 2 they speak about transferring across speed from athletics into team sports, deceleration and Jonas gives tips on training speed for S&C coaches, sport scientists and technical coaches working in the applied sports field.
This episode is supported by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DSS, Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app
www.DeelySportScience.com
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
QPR FC Sport Scientists Ross Bennett & Ben Smalley are joined by world-renowned sprint coach Jonas Dodoo internationally renowned sprint coach Jonas Dodoo (@EatSleepTrain_). Jonas is the Head Coach of Speed Works, has an MSc in Coaching Science and has studied and worked alongside Olympics coach Dan Pfaff. Jonas has also worked with Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford and consulted for teams such as Arsenal FC and Bath Rugby Club. You can follow Jonas on Twitter at @EatSleepTrain_ or at www.speedworks.training
The lads speak about Jonas' history and coaching experience, his sprinting philosophy and they go into detail on the mechanics of speed work and training.
This episode is supported by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DSS, Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app
www.DeelySportScience.com
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
QPR FC Sport Scientists Ross Bennett & Ben Smalley are joined by Ben Bradley- Head of Academy Sport Science & Medicine at Premier League side Bournemouth FC.
Among many other things in this fascinating episode, they discuss: youth academy games programme; an integrated coaching & sport science approach; monitoring growth & maturation; and the Movement Competency Matrix Ben designed for Bournemouth FC's young academy football players.
This episode is supported by RYPT - who offer the best software package for fitness professionals & gyms and gives you the ability to offer online programmes and support for your teams & clients. Their clients include DeelySportScience.com , Kerry GAA and Swim Ireland. Find out more at www.RYPT.app