Diarmuid Healy <\/strong>of Kilkenny – a man who led neighbouring county Offaly<\/strong> to 2 All-Ireland crowns in the 1980s<\/strong> – is one who sang the praises of the Gormanston camps:<\/p>\n “\u2018The Gormanston model was way ahead<\/strong> of (the current weekend coaching initiatives). I often ask Croke Park<\/strong> to revisit those days. The just have, in my opinion, Mickey-Mouse ones<\/strong>, weekend ones only. They just touch on it, but that was an in-depth study of the game<\/strong>; you were immersed in it for a week and everything was done in a very thorough way. It was invaluable<\/strong>….<\/p>\n “Anything I learned about hurling came from there. It was all based on the Gormanston model of breaking down the skills, showing players how to perform that skill <\/strong>and getting them to practise and practise <\/strong>them…<\/p>\n In an interview on RTE<\/strong> back in early 2008, Diarmuid also pointed out that “\u2018hurling and football<\/strong> are two totally different games<\/strong>. The only thing in common is that they\u2019re both run by the GAA. After that, they\u2019re totally different\u2026 and we need to set up separate structures<\/strong> in the GAA for hurling and football. There\u2019s no point in the same committee drawing up coaching regulations and coaching practices for both football and hurling.”<\/p>\n The story of the role of Gormanston in the evolution of hurling is one that is not easy to find in hurling books currently available. In the forthcoming “My Father, a Hurling Revolutionary”, this subject is explored and the subject’s … Continue reading ![\"Front](\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Front-cover-150x150.jpg\" "\\"Click")
<\/a>\u201cMy Father: A Hurling Revolutionary, the life and times of Ned Power<\/strong>\u201d is out on paperback at the end of November 2009.\u00a0 Click here<\/a> for further information, pre-order<\/strong><\/a> and excerpt.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"