Join 6k+ athletes - Gaelic Games S&C, Performance and Coaching newsletter: https://portal.humansofgaelic.com/newsletterI’m joined by Jonny McGailey, a Louth native who has worked across elite rugby, GAA, basketball and high-performance sport in Australia, with the Sydney Kings in the NBL.I played under Jonny for a season at Clan na Gael Sydney in 2023, so it was great to catch-up with him.We discuss:• Coaching NBA-level talent and managing elite athletes• The realities of working in professional sport• What GAA can learn from elite Australian systems• GPS, load monitoring and the future of athlete tracking• The rise of ADI and why traditional GPS may miss key movements• Injury prevention, asymmetries and return-to-play monitoring• The differences between GAA, rugby, basketball and AFL environments• Building buy-in with athletes across different sports and cultures• The challenge of making a career as a professional S&C coach• The GAA scene in Sydney • Lessons from working with professional teams in AustraliaWe also dive into Jonny’s incredible personal story of donating a kidney to a close friend, and how that experience changed his perspective on sport and life.A great listen for GAA players, coaches, S&C coaches and anyone interested in elite performance environments, sports science and the future of athlete monitoring.

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