Games Development Conference 2011-2012

Croke Park Stadium

Almost 700 delegates attended the GAA Games Development Conference which took place on January 14, 2012 in Croke Park. The Conference, kindly sponsored by Lucozade Sport, was held in association with the complete family of Gaelic games - Camogie, Ladies Gaelic football, Handball and Rounders.

All of the presentations made on the day are available for all delegates, and those that were unable to attend, below. Please note that video footage of the Conference will also be available.

GAA Games Development Conference
Speaker	Title
Jean Coté	Coaching Youth: Meeting the Challenge, Raising our Games
Brian Cuthbert	Organising Purposeful Games Based Activities
Colin Regan Caroline Currid	The Sporting Life: Why encouraging positive lifestyle choices off the field contributes to the Player on it
Giles Warrington Dessie Dolan	Fuelling our Development: The reality behind hydration and nutrition
Eamonn Ryan Alan Mangan Martina Farrell	Coaching females: The Challenges and Opportunities - A discussion forum
Dr Mark Rowe	A new understanding on Player Development
Eamonn Ryan	Organising purposeful games based activities - A Practical Football Demonstration
Paudie O'Neill	Organising purposeful games based activities - A Practical Hurling Demonstration
Gerry Hussey	Tools to support player development: Psychological Focus
Julia Walsh	Developing Coaches - A lifelong journey
Vinnie Valsh	Aligning Club and School
Gerry Fitzpatrick Aoife Lane	Team Cohesion: Success with Teenage Attitudes
Cian O'Neill	Supporting the Physical Fitness Development of Teenage Players
Liam O'Neill	Games Development and the Youth Player
David Parkin	Coaching Youth Players: An International Perspective