Cormac Venney

Elite Inter County GAA coach. Sport Psychology support to all levels up to and including international. Masters in sport psychology currently under taking BASES supervised experience

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The psychology of managing substitutes
“Teams win games, squads win titles.” (Sir Alex Ferguson) Sir Alex Ferguson’s philosophy paid dividends in the 1999 European Cup Final when Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjear (two substitutes) scored late goals to secure a 2-1 victory.  Other high profile substitutes who have came to the fore on the...
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Getting into the optimum performance zone
As a player or a coach have you ever struggled to get yourself or your team to the optimum mental level needed for a top performance? The following article will explore how optimum performance can have links to the world of Sport Psychology. It will cite personal examples, cases from...
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Developing an inner drive within players
My players don't want to be at training", "They are losing interest", "There is no motivation in our lot." From my coaching experiences over the last 10 years these are quite often remarks I hear coaches make and I too have experienced as a novice coach. In this piece I...