2022 O’Neill’s Ulster GAA Coaching Conference set for UU Jordanstown

October 7th, 2022

Ciaran McLaughlin, Ulster GAA President, John Tumilty, O’Neill’s Sportswear, and Eugene Young, Ulster GAA Director of Coaching & Games.

The 18th annual O’Neill’s Ulster GAA Coaching and Games Development Conference was officially launched this week, with the event taking place on Saturday 12th November at the Ulster University, Jordanstown.

The theme of this year’s conference will focus on ‘Playing Your Part in Player Development’, and will feature a host of practical workshops delivered by coaches from across the family of Gaelic Games, with plenty of interesting takeaways for all involved.

Topics range from utilising video analysis, coaching the female athlete, coordinating handball sessions in your club, and specialist skills coaching in both hurling and football.

The event is bookended by keynote addresses from National GAA Head of Coach & Player Development, Martin Kennedy, on the areas of coach education and player development, and former Tipperary All Ireland winning hurling manager Liam Sheedy, who will provide a fascinating insight into setting team and performance culture.

The cost of £25 per delegate includes attendance at the conference and lunch, plus a free O’Neill’s t-shirt.

Book your place at the O’Neill’s Ulster GAA Coaching and Games Development Conference at https://bit.ly/3SLDolV

For further information email webinars.ulster@gaa.ie.

Check out the full itinerary of the O’Neill’s Ulster GAA Coaching and Games Development Conference below

	Conference Area	Indoor Astro 1	Indoor Astro 2	Sports Hall 1	Weights Room	Sports Hall 2	Commercial
	Ciaran McLaughlin, Ulster GAA President
9.30am	Keynote Address 1 Martin Kennedy
10.15am	Workshop 1	Workshop 2	Workshop 3	Workshop 4		Workshop 5	Workshop 6
	Ben McGuckin	Dominic McKinley	Emma Kelly & Kyla Trainor	Darragh Daly & Fiona Shannon		Sean McKenna & Damien McCallin	Gary Longwell & Ryan Mellon
	Adding value to your coaching inputs through use of video analysis	Developing game sense and refining skills for talented players (Hurling)	Coaching practice and the female athlete	Coaching and managing handball sessions in your club		Physical Literacy in clubs – making the curriculum come alive in clubs	Performance and lifestyle and female players: Effective goal setting and performance
11.15am	Workshop 7	Workshop 8			Workshop 9	Workshop 10	Workshop 11
	Ben McGuckin	Gavin McGilly			TBC	Sean McKenna & Damien McCallin	Paul Brady
11.15am	Adding value to your coaching inputs through use of video analysis	Developing the tackle and embedding best practice with players (Football)			Athletic Development: Managing athletic development between stakeholders	Physical Literacy in clubs – making the curriculum come alive in clubs	Planning and Preparing for Elite Performance
12.30pm	Lunch
1.15pm		Workshop 12
		Jack Cooney
		Turnover and transitioning from defence to attack (Football)
2.15pm	Keynote Address 2
	Liam Sheedy
	Introduction by Garrett Coyle Chairperson Ulster GAA Coaching & Games