Gaa On Off The Ball

Long before he made a name as a Performance Coach with the All Ireland champion Kerry footballers this year and previously the Dublin hurlers, Tony Griffin carved out an impressive All-Star hurling career of his own with his native Clare. (01:00) - Mike Quirke meets Tony Griffin (18:00) - Performance Coaching, cultivating culture. (26:00) - Coaching Teenagers and improving underage. (50:00) - Improving as a coach, 'the person before the player', finding balance. In this episode, Tony shares his considerable experience of hurling at the top level in Ireland while studying in Nova Scotia; cycling across Canada and raising 1.1 million for charity in the process. He’s recently wrote a book entitled “The Teenager’s Book of Life” which gives young people the tools they need to take their first steps in a grown-up world that expects a lot of them. Tony is a strong advocate for focusing on the person before the player, he shares his steps towards developing a positive culture with any age group and why the use of