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Croke Park to host Coaching Conference on November 23

The 2024 Coaching Conference takes place at Croke Park on Saturday November 23.

The 2024 Coaching Conference takes place at Croke Park on Saturday November 23.

A Coaching Conference will take place at Croke Park on Saturday November 23 for what promises to be a great event.

National and internationally renowned contributors will share knowledge, insights and stories across coach and player development.

The theme for this year's Coaching Conference is ‘Coaching for the Future: Where we All Belong’

There will again be a focus on our new Player and Coach Pathways and in particular the development of players and their coaches at the F2 Go Games (7-12 year olds), F3 Youth (13+ year olds), T1/T2 stages of the pathway.

Tickets can be found here - with prices as follows:

Individuals €75

Club/Groups €325 for 5 tickets @ €65 each.

Gráinne McElwain will MC the event and we look forward to contributions from:

Jarlath Burns | Uachtarán, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael

Micheál Martin | Chair, National Games Development Committee

Shane Flanagan | Director of Coaching and Games, GAA

Jim Gavin | Chair, Football Review Committee

Molly Dunne | Coach; Sports Development Officer, GMIT

Pat Critchley | Author; Gaelic Games and Basketball Coach

David Sharkey | Director, Polaris Teams Ltd.

Dr. Trish Jackman | Associate Professor, University of Lincoln

Dr. Debbie Sayers | Club Secretary, Coach and Welfare Officer, Salisbury Rovers FC

Saoirse McCarthy | Movember Ahead of the Game, Facilitator; Senior Intercounty player

Domhnall Nugent | Movember Ahead of the Game, Facilitator; Senior Intercounty player

Dr. Ciaran Kearney | Chartered Sports Psychologist, Team Ireland; Lecturer, St. Marys University College

Professor Sergio Lara-Bercial | Director, iCoachKids; Professor in Sports Coaching, Leeds Beckett University

Professor Ian Jeffries | Author; President of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

Emma Byrne | Learning & Development Lead, GAA; Performance Analyst; Coach Developer

Clíodhna O’Connor | Project Lead – Coach Development in the Talent Pathway; Coach Developer; AD Coach

Michael Fennelly | Lecturer, TUS; County Performance and Talent Development Lead, Kilkenny GAA

Neil McManus | Coach, Antrim GAA Senior Hurlers

Dr. Philip Kearney | Associate Professor in Motor Skill Development, UL

Dr. Peter Horgan | Strategy, Insights, and Innovation Manager, GAA

Des Ryan | Director of Sport and Physical Wellbeing, University of Galway

Niall Corcoran | Coach Developer; Head of Coach & Player Development, Kilmacud Crokes GAA Club

Paul Kilgannon | Author; Creater of Carver Coaching Framework; Coach, Limerick GAA Senior Hurlers

Jack Cooney | National Player Development Lead; Coach; Former Inter-County Manager

Dr. Ed Coughlan | Coach; Skill Acquisiltion Specialist; Senior Lecturer at Munster Technological University

And many more! Sign up to hear more via email. Tickets can be found here