Well done to all involved, great learnings & positivity throughout, go raibh mìle to our GDC's Conor Prendergast and Gavin Whelan for delivering a very informative workshop, and 👏👏 to Nire/Fourmilewater for hosting, best wishes on the journey 👍👏 #FUNAndEnjoyment #ABCs #Praise #GAA

‘Long-term athletic development is about building a broad foundation, not rushing to become the best 12 yr old’ Very interesting 🧵on early specialisation via Fred Duncan

COMMENCING TOMORROW MORNING, with lots of FUN in store as Naomh Brìd Juvenile GAA kick off their Well!Kids Waterford Nursery Programme at the Modeligo GAA CC, best wishes to all involved 👍 #WellKids #FUNAndEnjoyment #Friendships SliabhgCua/St.Mary's Waterford GAA Conor Prendergast WLR

The role of coaches and parents in developing athletes A compilation of insights from both articles by Ciaran O Sullivan for Irish Examiner

In youth sport, the most important statistic worth keeping is retention. Some thoughts on retention in sport 1/6🧵 🤔 How does your club do?? ✔️ #Retention #Sport #GAA #Fun #Enjoyment #Belong #Competency #Autonomy #Participation #Individuals #Coaching Wayne Goldsmith

GREAT NEWS COMING IN FROM THE GALTEE MOUNTAINS! 👌⚪️🔵🏑👇 CONGRATULATIONS 🎊 to Seàn Òg O' Regan (Abbeyside Ballinacourty GAA) on winning the Munster GAA / Comhairle na Mumhan U-16 #PocFada title this morning, mighty stuff Seàn Òg, well done! ✅️👌💯🏆⚪️🔵 #MunsterChampion #PocFada25 Waterford GAA WLR ⚪️🔵

Well done as well to our Senior representative Eoghan Murray from Affane Cappoquin Tourin GAA, who also performed very well in a very competitive field 👍Thanks to GDC Conor Prendergast for also flying the #Dèise flag earlier, Gavin Whelan Barry Dunne james lacey David Robinson AussieGleeson

#DèiseÒg Development Camp off to a cracking start! 👍✅️⚪️🔵👇 Great to have Waterford GAA SH Manager Peter Queally as our guest coach in Abbeyside Ballinacourty GAA earlier, brilliant stuff 👏🏑⚪️🔵 Camps continue tomorrow in both Abbeyside and Walsh Park, the new gear looking class 👌

All Ireland Minor Champions 🏆

🎯 Standalone Minor All-Ireland Finals are a success What a night and what scenes in Thurles last night as Waterford were crowned Minor All-Ireland champions in front of 15,411 passionate supporters 💙🤍🏆 Putting the Minor Final on its own is one of the best decisions the GAA

Seamus Coleman. 👏 A Liverpool fan has shared this story online of meeting Everton's Seamus Coleman at Anfield last Friday night to pay tribute to Diogo Jota. We're privileged to have him as Ireland captain.

Busy Tuesday at the Affane Cappoquin Tourin GAA Kellogg's UK & IRE The GAA #CùlCamp 👇 FUN, Games galore, skills ✅️🏑🏐 #BeatTheBacks Target game ✅️🏑 #IrishPressCup 🏆✅️⚪️🔵🏑 #AllIrelandMHChampions25 - wonderful excitement ⚪️🔵 Great start to our 4th week of camps across the #Dèise 👏

Many thanks to #MinorHeroes Seàn Òg Costin and Pierce Quann for bringing along the coveted Minor All-Ireland trophy and for being so generous with their time, well done again lads 👏🏆⚪️🔵 Conor Prendergast james lacey Waterford GAA Waterford GAA West @darrybunne WLR #GAA

‘Marking Genius’ No ads, no breaks, just uninterrupted live coverage of the All-Ireland final on BBC2, 3pm & @bbciplayer Oisin McConvile, Conor McManus, Philly McMahon, Mickey Harte, Brendan Devenney, Owen Mulligan, Maurice Deegan, Sarah Mulkerrins, some Special guests for the

📢 This one is for the parents 👇 “Your child’s confidence on the field starts with your voice off it. Every cheer, every sigh, every eye-roll - your child notices. Make it count.” Sideline shouting ❌ Arguing with refs ❌ Coaching from the stands ❌ Living through your

“Hugo Keenan’s journey to success serves as a reminder not to judge potential too soon. We should view sport as a long-term journey, not just a race to the top. It’s about who remains engaged and enjoys it at 18, not who’s best at 8” irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pare…

Keeping it fun even at the highest levels in sport is vital for successful teams