Any word on the Academy?
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Re: Any word on the Academy?
And there's the rub. Good coaches in a good school set-up lead to good players feeling the pleasure of playing and developing a vision and aspirations. Good players in a poor set-up with poor coaches get fed up. Passionate engagement becomes frustration, no real hunger to continue after school and a feeling of being pushed hard for no real benefit.
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Sorley Boy
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Re: Any word on the Academy?
New CEO repeatedly talking about our young players, who were leading Irish Under 20s in the 19-24 age bracket.
Looking at those age groups you'd list our standouts as:
2020 McCann, McIlroy, Stewart
2021 Sheridan, Doak
2022 McCormick, Crothers, Wilson, Postlethwaite, McLoughlin
2023 McNabney, Irvine
2024 Ward, Boyd, Hopes, McKillop and Kenny didn't play 6Ns due to injury but expect will standout this summer at JWC.
Not all development is linear, dome players will develop better than others but with a quality technical coaching ticket you are looking at the backbone of our match day 23.
Looking at those age groups you'd list our standouts as:
2020 McCann, McIlroy, Stewart
2021 Sheridan, Doak
2022 McCormick, Crothers, Wilson, Postlethwaite, McLoughlin
2023 McNabney, Irvine
2024 Ward, Boyd, Hopes, McKillop and Kenny didn't play 6Ns due to injury but expect will standout this summer at JWC.
Not all development is linear, dome players will develop better than others but with a quality technical coaching ticket you are looking at the backbone of our match day 23.