Cork Footballers

[diggerman]

Important game Sunday folks. Need to get a hold of this early on

 

[BigPapa]

Hopefully the training camp abroad came at the right time and they come with some fresh ideas Sunday.

 

[cactus jack]

'Totally out of order' - Delegate hits out at delay over debate on state of Cork football

Carbery delegate Tom Lyons sought to have a discussion on Cork football included on the itinerary for next month’s County Board meeting in the wake of the Rebels' trouncing to Roscommon

www.irishexaminer.com

 

[cooldude]

Looks like the CCB aren't too worried about the state of Cork football.
Lyons is right, the schools are the places to start.
It's a slow process but the hurlers managed to turn things around.

 

[BigPapa]

Schools are a tough one in Cork to get a hold on with the huge number of secondary schools but with the largest upside if got right. Large towns with 2 or 3 schools like Carrigaline, Ballincollig and Glanmire have a spread of players going to a variety of schools, therefore no one school dominates.

 

[Roundyfield]

Cork football should focus on four or five schools that cover the geographically area evenly and which have somewhat of a football culture or the potential to have one and push money and coaching into them. If they create the right environment then potential players will naturally select those schools. Those schools will win and the cycle will continue.

 

[Kool Kat Danny Pat]

Q........All Ireland Championship 2025.
New rules or old rules?

Old

 

[CORK1990]

Sadly but its kinda the usual the amount of injurys on the panel would question what kind of training they are doing ....players who are are injured at the moment have not even played a game
Kevin O Donovan, Maurice Shanley , Luke Fahy, Sean Meehan, Dano Dineen, David Buckley, Eanna O Hanlon, Conor Corbett, Brian Hurley, and now it looks like Tommy Walsh is injured as well .

 

[rebel without a caus]

Sadly but its kinda the usual the amount of injurys on the panel would question what kind of training they are doing ....players who are are injured at the moment have not even played a game
Kevin O Donovan, Maurice Shanley , Luke Fahy, Sean Meehan, Dano Dineen, David Buckley, Eanna O Hanlon, Conor Corbett, Brian Hurley, and now it looks like Tommy Walsh is injured as well .

Its been this way for the past 10 years. Almost always 10+ lads out injured.
Really need to be asking questions of the training programs and coaching.
This is THE reason we have not been able to push on the the next level, in my opinion.

 

[peopleluas]

Its been this way for the past 10 years. Almost always 10+ lads out injured.
Really need to be asking questions of the training programs and coaching.
This is THE reason we have not been able to push on the the next level, in my opinion.

I suspect that the vulnerability to injury starts earlier with our most promising young players being over-conditioned, over-trained, and over-played at multiple levels too young.

Apart from having some insight into this with a young athlete of my acquaintance, I note the incidence of chronic injuries suffered by players who didn't make it at minor, or even u20/21, but who ultimately made it to play senior intercounty (in multiple counties - not just Cork). I can't quote the stats, but my impression is that those players seem to on average suffer less chronic injuries, at the same age, relative to other senior intercounty players.

It's often referred to as the "miles on the clock" syndrome. I think we need to examine that in more depth - I suspect too many hard miles are put on the clock before the car is ready to be driven that hard.