About Us
We entered the BT Young Scientist in 2015 with our project Functional Movement Training in Young GAA players We also competed in Scifest in Waterford Institute of Technology in April 2015 and we are into the All Ireland in November 2015.
We chose this project as we feel there is a lack of knowledge in the GAA about functional movement, no-one seems certain what it involves or how it affects you. We are trying to improve young players functional movement which in turn can prevent injuries and help their performance.
It can help them in training as they have better movement of their bodies which means they can control their movement and can move easily and efficiently, Our principle objective is to help young GAA players understand mobility and treat it as a key issue to involve in their everyday training. We want to spread the awareness of mobility and convince people of benefits of mobility training.
We chose this project as we feel there is a lack of knowledge in the GAA about functional movement, no-one seems certain what it involves or how it affects you. We are trying to improve young players functional movement which in turn can prevent injuries and help their performance.
It can help them in training as they have better movement of their bodies which means they can control their movement and can move easily and efficiently, Our principle objective is to help young GAA players understand mobility and treat it as a key issue to involve in their everyday training. We want to spread the awareness of mobility and convince people of benefits of mobility training.
Change in the Game
Hurling and gaelic football have now become much faster and more physical and so it's important for young players to train correctly from a young age. This video shows how players play at an amateur level but perform at professional level. The intensity, skill and physicality of the sport has evolved over the years. Therefore we must insure players are prepared correctly.