After another long absence we are back with a bang. One the air we have Darren Kenna; Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Darren's sporting background is primarily in Rugby Union. He worked with Leinster rugby for 2 years prior to moving to Sydney in 2013. Over the course of 3 years in Sydney Darren worked as a Physical Therapist and Strength & Conditioning coach at both schoolboy academy level and senior professional level, primarily within AFL . Currently he is working with Hockey Ireland Women's team as Senior S&C coach along side his role with the Irish Strength Institute as a strength & conditioning coach and physical therapist. Darren is certified through ASCA, ART, EXOS, FMS, SMA, is a competitive weightlifter as well as level 1 weightlifting coach. He is currently completing a BSc in Strength & Conditioning through Setanta College. In this episode we talk about testing, conditioning, Culture, his journey and much more. It truly is a GREAT episode and I think you will get a lot from it. Coach Hare P.S Here is the link to that Charlie Francis Vid https://www.facebook.com/pg/charliefrancisdotcom/videos/?ref=page_internal…

This is a must listen, we finally get the super strength coach Sami Dowling on the podcast. Sami has worked more or less straight away with the top teams in Ireland with huge success. We go through his time working with Dublin GAA and the famous early morning sessions. The highs and lows working with Leinster rugby team, dealing with coaches and dealing with athletes. We go through his advice for up and coming coaches and how seeking advice off other coaches helped him a tonne. He goes through his belief systems with regards S&C also. It's a great podcast, with some very slight audio issues but we think it's great - Enjoy. "Sami has been a professional Strength & Conditioning coach with Leinster Rugby Academy for the past 10 years, one of Europe’s top professional rugby Academy’s. He also served as National S&C coach to the Irish rugby U18 and U19 men’s teams as well as head S&C coach to the Irish Women’s Rugby team. In GAA Sami has worked at the highest level, serving as S&C coach with Down and Dublin football teams, winning an All-Ireland with the Dublin Senior team in 2011 and the Dublin U21 and Minor teams in 2012. At club level, Sami has been involved with St.Vincent’s GAA, setting up the S&C programme in 2011 with their senior football teams and since 2013 Sami has been involved with Cuala GAA Senior football and hurling teams. As well as having a strong background in S&C for field sports, Sami has coached athletes to a high level in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting. In the last four years Sami has coached lifters who have competed at the World Championships, the European Senior Championships, European Junior & U23 Championships, the Women’s International Grand Prix and the Celtic Nations Championship. Sami has coached at the World Junior Championships, European Senior Championships and was head coach at the European Junior & U23 Championships in 2014 and 2015. The Head Coach at Prodigy Barbell, which won the National Club Championships with the men’s team in 2014 and women’s team in 2013, 2014 & 2015, Sami also served as Performance Director for Weightlifting Ireland for an incredibly successful two year period."…

After a huge absence we are back with a bang. Martin Loughran is on, a top Sports Physio to discuss all things S&C and Physiotherapy. We discuss his journey to being head physio in Rio for the Irish Triathlon team, his time with SINI and we discuss his highly interesting monitoring techniques he used with Tyrone minors and use of hydration test and blood pressure cuffs. We have also added the presentations he discussed on the forum. You can contact Marty through the following channels below. http://www.theperformancelab.co.uk/ http://elitephysio-cookstown.co.uk/ Martin's Bio "Martin is a graduate of the University of Huddersfield with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy and holds a Masters degree in Advancing Practice, specialising in Physiotherapy. After graduating, Martin worked in the NHS in England and took up a part time post with League One side Huddersfield Town AFC, spending 3 seasons with the Yorkshire club. Following this Martin returned home to Ireland to take up a senior musculoskeletal post in the NHS. For a number of years now, Martin has worked in private practice dealing with a range of spinal and sports injuries, as well as continuing to work at The Sports Institute of Northern Ireland part time. Martin has worked with a range of athletes from recreational to world class from many sports including GAA, football, rugby, hockey, track and field, triathlon, swimming and cycling amongst others. Martin has previously worked with Tyrone GAA from development squad to Under 21, as the head of athletic development and also as physiotherapist to Tyrone Minor teams from 2011-2014. He has attended the London 2012 Paralympic games, providing physiotherapy support to the Irish team, as well as the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of his role as physiotherapist with the Irish Triathlon team. He continues to work with the Irish Triathlon team, providing support throughout the World Triathlon Series. He has recently become an EXOS certified performance specialist. Martin’s special interests are soft tissue management, manual therapy, flexibility, athletic development and functional movement."…