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Addressing the physical challenges of the young elite GAA player Marty Loughran Antrim Coaching Conference March 2014 Making Headlines GAA Injuries: The tipping point Conor McCarthy, Irish Examiner January 28 th 2012 'Rugby

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Addressing the physical challenges of the young elite GAA player

Marty Loughran Antrim Coaching Conference March 2014

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Making Headlines

  • GAA Injuries: The tipping point
  • Conor McCarthy, Irish Examiner January 28th 2012
  • 'Rugby players don't know how they do it'
  • Marie Crowe, Sunday Independent January 29th 2012
  • “GAA players pushed beyond breaking point."
  • Dr Tadhg MacIntyre, Belfast Telegraph February 9th 2012
  • “Rebel rages that Cork GAA left him with €7000 medical

bill”

  • Fintan O’Toole, Irish Examiner February 20th 2012
  • “Cruciate curse crippling GAA”
  • Irish Examiner February 16th 2012
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Still making headlines….

  • “Knee Injuries top list as GAA shell out €8m in insurance claims”
  • Irish Independent Feb 2014
  • “Please stop this abuse”
  • Sunday World Jan 2014
  • “Are hip injuries just the price we pay for a stronger, faster, more powerful

game”

  • Irish Times Jan 2014
  • “Moyna warns of training health risks”
  • Irish independent Jan 2014
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Why are we so injury prone?

  • Early specialisation
  • Lack of cross training
  • Lack of natural strength element

to our game

  • Lack of S and C cultural within our

sport

  • Not enough expertise in our

sport/area

  • Too much Too late!
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We are built this way

  • Kypho-lordotic
  • Tight hamstrings
  • Tight groins
  • Weak core
  • Weak gluts
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We are built this way

  • Kypho-lordotic
  • Tight hamstrings
  • Tight groins
  • Weak core
  • Weak gluts
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What will this effect?

  • Recruitment patterns
  • Overuse injuries
  • Poor movement patterns
  • Decreased core strength
  • Poor running technique
  • Decreased agility, reactivity
  • Inefficient functional movement
  • Decreased Performance
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How do we fix this?

Make young players stronger and more flexible!!

  • But when??
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When & where to start?

Good functional movement is required before strength training Never too early to start addressing poor functional movement

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Athletic Development Pyramid

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Functional Movement Screen. 


Cook et al 2006. Am J Sp Phy Th

  • Scored assessment
  • f 7 tests: Assessing

mobility, stability and balance.

  • Each test scored as

0-3

  • Maximum score
  • 21/21

Pain during test

1

Unable to assume position for test or unable to complete test

2

Completed test with compensation

3

Completed without compensation

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Videos of good and bad FMS

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Results

Antrim U 14 Football 12.1 Antrim U 14 Hurling 13.0 Antrim U 14 Dual 13.2 Antrim U 17 Football 14.2 Tyrone U 14 Football 13.5 Tyrone U 18 Football 17.46

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You have to start somewhere

Tyrone Minor FMS scores 2011 Average 13.35 2012 Average 15.6 2013 Average 17.46

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2011-13

  • Injury rate per 1000 hours (training & games)
  • 2011- 6.576
  • 2012- 2.724
  • 2013- 1.14
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What we are producing

Skill Strength Movement

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Components of fitness

Flexibility Strength Agility Speed Endurance

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The GAA fitness model

Flexibility Strength Agility Speed Endurance

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Successful Training

Overload necessary During heavy training phases athletes may experience short term decrease in their performance With adequate recovery the end result is adaption and improved performance Super-compensation principle

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Successful Training Overtraining

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County Minor’s Diary

Sunday Club Senior Game Monday County U-18 Training Tuesday Club Senior/Minor Training Wednesday Club Minor Game Thursday County U-18 Minor game Friday Club Senior/Minor Training Saturday County U-18 Match/Traiing Sunday Club Senior Match

Schools? Other Sports? Dual Players?

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Symptoms of Overtraining

  • Fatigue
  • Muscle pain(not shaking off DOMS)
  • Irritable/anxious
  • Low mood
  • Unenthusiastic
  • Decreased weight
  • Decreased appetite
  • Decreased sleep (unable to get to sleep/disrupted sleep/

wake feeling unrested/nightmares/vivid dreams)

  • Repeated infections; colds, sore throat, mouth ulcers
  • DECREASED PERFORMANCE
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What else can we do?

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GAA Activate

http://activategaa.sini.co.uk/training-videos/

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Activate

Live demonstration of phase 2 exercises

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Recommendations

  • 1. No more than 4 high intensity sessions per week
  • 2. No player to play more than 38 games per season
  • 3. Avoid high intensity training sessions or large volume of kicking

the day before a game

  • 4. Avoidance of long kicking before warm up has been completed
  • 5. Talented young players should have a designated mentor to help

them make decisions

  • 6. 2 month off season for all players
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What can we do at county level?

Medical questionnaires FMS screening Flexibility programmes Running Re-education Long term athletic development programmes Injury prevention warm ups Training load monitoring

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What is being done at county level?

FMS screening Flexibility programmes Running Re-education Long term athletic development programmes Injury prevention warm ups

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What can we do at club level?

ATTEND COACHING WORKSHOPS Observe county development squad sessions; S&C sessions and coaching sessions Incorporate injury prevention warm ups into your sessions; Activate, FIFA 11+, GAA 15

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What else can we do at club level?

Winter circuit training Flexibility programmes Movement breaks in training sessions (5 in 5) Training load monitoring; keep it simple- communicate

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Questions?