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  Book Review “There is a destiny that makes us brothers, No one goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives of others, Comes back into our own.” Edwin Markham A few years back Christy O’Connor wrote his seminal book about hurling goalkeepers – Last Man Standing. It was a fantastic read [...]

Been there, done that, now get the t-shirt! As soon as we landed in Florida Jim took us straight out of the airport. He sent the wives and girlfriends on in a coach but waiting on the melting tarmac there were rucksacks full to the brim with bricks. It was Brick gave him the idea [...]

Last week in the Club down the road there was an interesting occurrence. Being an ambitious crowd with an underage programme of which they are very proud there are naturally a host of boys wanting to share the reflected glory of underage success. One older fella who has been taking the Under 14s for a [...]

It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book and one I tried myself with mixed success as a youngster. My mother God Bless Her would ask me to do something I didn’t particularly want to do. Say for example the vacuuming when there was football to be played; or washing the dishes when the [...]

“A skilled craftsman leaves no traces.” Thus quotes Phil Jackson in his famous book Sacred Hoops citing the father of Taoism Lao Tzu. Jackson also quotes a Chinese fable of Liu Bang, the master Craftsman himself who: ‘after placing individuals in positions that fully realize their potential, secures harmony among them by giving them full [...]

More Balls This week we’re taking a look at some of the marvellous coaching resources out there, if only you knew where to look for them. Here some coaching reosurces from the early 1960s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BkNKLrSmAA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkT-E90YOe8&feature=related   Hoppy and You Know It We’re not sure who Hoppy is, but he has his own views on [...]

John O’Neill – the former Fermanagh manager was badly served by players and the county board. Last season we watched in fascination and a certain amount of pity as the Fermanagh Senior football team eviscerated itself before our very eyes. Bloated on limited success, the senior football team turned upon itself with a rash of [...]

Kapo o Pango – so thirsty for victory you’d think their throats were cut! Eyebrows were raised on Sunday… When the All Blacks lined up for their traditional Haka, the French lined up opposite them in a  sort of gleaming white Maginot Line forming an arrowhead with captain Thierry Dusautoir at its point. With their [...]

The sort of feisty encounter we’ve been told not to expect. Speaking of action Down Under. . . The Irish squad has headed off to Oz for their latest bout against the professionals of Aussie Rules. At the time of writing 10,000 tickets have been sold with the organisers hopeful of making it up round [...]

There has been a debate in the club on the merits of entering teams of Under 12s, Under 10s and Under 8s in competitive football blitzes. When I mean competitive I mean blitzes outside those organised on a regular basis by the county board. The prize? A cup and a few medals. The cost? Remains [...]