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What GPS gets wrong | The reality of coaching in pro sport | GAA life in Sydney

What GPS gets wrong | The reality of coaching in pro sport | GAA life in Sydney

Humans of Gaelic vor 4 Monaten

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I’m joined by Jonny McGailey, a Louth native who has worked
across elite rugby, GAA, basketball and high-performance sport in
Australia, with the Sydney Kings in the NBL.

I played under Jonny for a season at Clan na Gael Sydney in 2023,
so it was great to catch-up with him.

We discuss:

• Coaching NBA-level talent and managing elite athletes

• The realities of working in professional sport

• What GAA can learn from elite Australian systems

• GPS, load monitoring and the future of athlete tracking

• The rise of ADI and why traditional GPS may miss key movements

• Injury prevention, asymmetries and return-to-play monitoring

• The differences between GAA, rugby, basketball and AFL
environments

• Building buy-in with athletes across different sports and
cultures

• The challenge of making a career as a professional S&C
coach

• The GAA scene in Sydney

• Lessons from working with professional teams in Australia

We also dive into Jonny’s incredible personal story of donating a
kidney to a close friend, and how that experience changed his
perspective on sport and life.

A great listen for GAA players, coaches, S&C coaches and
anyone interested in elite performance environments, sports
science and the future of athlete monitoring.

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