The Locker Room Podcast - from DSS Coaching
Episodes
#55 GAA National Football League - Midway point Review
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Former Carlow footballer & current St Sylvesters coach Daniel St Ledger joins Joe Coulter and Stevie Poacher to discuss the GAA National Football Leag...
#54 Designing your Season Training Plan
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coach and sport scientist Ciaran Deely is joined by Head of Performance Ross Bennett to discuss designing a season training plan for your team or club...
#53 National Football League 2022 Preview
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week our hosts Joe Coulter and Stevie Poacher are joined by journalists Declan Bogue and Fintan O’Toole to preview the GAA National Football Le...
#52 - Life as an Inter-county player - Cathal Cregg and Paul Broderick
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stevie and Joe are joined by recent inter-county GAA retirees Paul Broderick (Carlow) and Cathal Cregg (Roscommon). They discuss their reasons for r...
#51 A Coaching Journey to the Top - with Harry Watling (Head Coach of Hartford Athletic in the USL)
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
‘A Coaching Journey to the Top’ with Harry Watling (Head Coach of Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship in America- previously Chelsea FC, Wes...
#50 Talking Coaching with Michael Beale (First Team coach at Glasgow Rangers FC)
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this- our 50th- episode, Ross Bennett speak to Michael Beale- currently First Team coach at Glasgow Rangers FC, and formerly Liverpool FC, Chelsea ...
#49-The Niall Morgan Interview
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All-Ireland champion Goal Keeper Niall Morgan joins the lads to share his thoughts on the win v Mayo. Some great coaching points and what happens at...
#48 Bonus Episode- Completing the ‘Hardman‘ Triathlon
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran is joined this time by DSS-sponsored athlete Mark Deely to speak about how he got on in the Killarney 'Hardman' triathlon in County Kerry, Irel...
#47 Tyrone find a way against Kerry...again - with Enda McGinley & Steven Poacher
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran Deely is joined this week by Steven Poacher and special guest Enda McGinley- former Tyrone multiple All-Ireland winner & current Antrim senior ...
#46 - Dublin dethroned, Mayo on fire.
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Special Guest Tomas O'Se joins Joe Coulter and Stevie Poacher to review the 2021 All-Ireland semi-final between Dublin and Mayo. Tomas talks about w...
#45 All-Ireland Football 2021 - The Final 4!
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Coulter is joined by Stevie Poacher and Fermanagh coach Paul McIvor to review the Ulster and Leinster finals. They also preview the final 4 team...
#44 Euro 2020 Final - a Coaches' perespective
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran, Ross and Joe dissect the Euro 2020 Final between Italy & England from a coaches' perspective. They discuss: - Did Gareth Southgate wait too lo...
#43 Maximising Development in Youth Football - with Manisha Tailor MBE & Ross Bennett
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, DSS Head of Performance Ross Bennett is joined by Assistant Head of Coaching at QPR FC Academy, Manisha Tailor MBE. They discuss: - M...
#42 Creating a Winning Team Culture with Graham Smith
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Caoimhe is joined by World Cup Winning Coach Graham Smith, who helped guide the England Women's Rugby team to a World Cup title in 2014. Gra...
#41 Training the Triathlon - with Mark Deely & Ross Bennett
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recreational triathlete Mark Deely and Head of Performance Ross Bennett MSc discuss getting involved in triathlons. They provide tips and advice to th...
#40 GAA season returns - When, how & what to train?
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran, Joe & Ross speak about the return of the GAA season. They discuss: - What week 1 should look like - The importance of being ready for week 3 -...
#39 GAA Coaching with Jim McCorry
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
DSS Coaches Joe Coulter and Steven Poacher are joined by ex-Armagh and Down Manager Jim McCorry. Jim talks about his coaching philosophy; coaching j...
#38 Playing with the Mind - with Sports Psychologist Osiro Imoedemhe
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
DSS Head of Performance Ross Bennett speaks to Sports Pyschologist Osiro Imoedemhe (Lead Academy Psychologist for QPR FC). They discuss all things f...
#37 Female Sport Roundtable
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
DSS Coach Caoimhe Morris is this week joined on a coaching roundtable about female sports by WGPA Chair Maria Kinsella, FAI & Wexford Youths Coach Liz...
#36 S&C with School, Club and International Rugby - with Rob Cassidy
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
DSS Head of Education and Rugby Coach Caoimhe Morris is joined by Rugby S&C Coach Rob Cassidy. Rob currently works as a S&C coach with Young Munster R...
#35 Modern Inter-County Management - with Longford's Padraic Davis
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Coulter and Stevie Poacher are joined by legendary former player and current Senior Inter-county Longford Manager- Padraic Davis. They discuss Pad...
#34 GK Coaching Roundtable - with Chris Kerr, Liam Swift & Ross Bennett
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
QPR FC Academy Head of Performance & Coach Ross Bennett hosts this Goalkeeping Coaching Roundtable with renowned Goalkeeping Coach Liam Swift and lege...
#33 The Future of Rugby Coaching - with Jeff Neville
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
DSS Rugby Coach and Head of Education Caoimhe Morris is joined by well-known Rugby Coach and host of 'The Loose Head' Podcast Jeff Neville. In a fasci...
#32 Off-Season Training during COVID
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran & Ross have an indepth discussion about what is the ultimate purpose of the Off-season; how to programme it for your team; and how COVID has af...
#31 All-Ireland Football Final Review 2020
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe is joined by coach Steven Poacher and two Down legends Benny Coulter and Marty Clarke to discuss Dublin's history-making 6 in a row triumph agains...
#30 Youth Coaching Roundtable - with Brian Cuthbert, Shane Smith, Barry Mullane & Ciaran Deely
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Cuthbert, Shane Smith and Barry Mullane join Ciaran Deely this week to chat about the very important topic of child and youth coaching. The disc...
#29 Nutrition in the Modern Era - with David Dunne
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Ross Bennett is joined by internationally renowned Performance Nutritionist David Dunne. David is currently conducted a PhD through Liverpoo...
#28 Building a Successful Team - with Aidan O Brien
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran's longtime mentor as a player & coach, Aidan O Brien, joins him this week to record a very personal podcast episode. Aidan and Ciaran take a tr...
#27 The World Cup Experience & Coach Development - with Paul Hall
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ross is joined by QPR U23 Head Coach and recent Pro Licence graduate Paul Hall to speak about his fascinating career path to date that took in playing...
#26 Bonus Episode- So you want to be an Inter-County GAA Manager?
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So you want to be an Inter-County GAA Manager? Sport Scientist and former London GAA Senior Inter-county Manager Ciaran Deely outlines the 7 things yo...
#25 The Power of Play in Coaching - with Owen Mooney
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Well-known youth coach Owen Mooney joins Ciaran this week to discuss a range of topics about coaching kids and developing youth players and coaches. O...
#24 Coaching Roundtable- with Colm Nally & Steven Poacher
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This Live Podcast episode was a Coaching Roundtable session with well-known GAA coaches Colm Nally and Steven Poacher joining Ciaran Deely and Ross Be...
#23 Coaching for Development - Then & Now with Paul Furlong
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ross Bennett is joined by QPR FC U18 Head Coach Paul Furlong to speak about coaching young players and how things have changed in the last number of y...
#22 Building Team Spirit - with Steven Poacher
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Coulter is joined this week by our special guest- Gaelic football coach Steven Poacher- to discuss Stevie's fascinating coaching career path and h...
#21 Performance for the Big Day - with Andrew Wiseman
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sport Scientist & Coach Ross Bennett is joined this week by Head of Performance at Utah Royals FC Women's team Andrew Wiseman. Andrew speaks about his...
The Terry Phelan Interview- Big Jack, World Cup '94, India & beyond
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran is joined this week by his good friend, the legendary ex-Ireland international Terry Phelan! They talk about their time working together in Ind...
Holistic Approach to Coaching- with Erica Suter & Ivi Casagrande
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ivi Casagrande and Erica Suter join our hosts Caoimhe Morris and Ross Bennett this week for a discussion on developing youth and female athletes; crea...
East Belfast GAA- A New Way! with Dave McGreevy & Declan Bogue
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
East Belfast GAA club co-founder Dave McGreevy describes setting up a club from scratch; what it means to be a cross community GAA club; his hopes for...
The Turlough O Brien Interview- What really was 'Carlow Rising'
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Turlough O Brien joins Joe & Ciaran this week to discuss his 6 years as Carlow Senior Football Manager and to give some great insight into what really...
The Jonas Dodoo Interview Part 2- Developing World Class Speed
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonas Dodoo joins us once again for Part 2 of this fascinating episode with hosts Ross Bennett and Ben Smalley. Jonas is the Head Coach of Speed Work...
The Jonas Dodoo Interview Part 1- Developing World Class Speed
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
QPR FC Sport Scientists Ross Bennett & Ben Smalley are joined by world-renowned sprint coach Jonas Dodoo internationally renowned sprint coach Jonas D...
The Ben Bradley Interview- Preparing Premier League Academy Footballers
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
QPR FC Sport Scientists Ross Bennett & Ben Smalley are joined by Ben Bradley- Head of Academy Sport Science & Medicine at Premier League side Bournemo...
High Performance Coaching & Sport Science
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran, Joe and Ross this week discuss setting up a high performance model of coaching and sport science- while looking back on their 4 years working ...
The Rob Pacey Interview- S&C, Podcasts & 2nd Incomes
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ross & Ciaran are joined this week by world-renowned Podcaster Rob Pacey- host of the Pacey Performance Podcast- to discuss trends in the S&C world; w...
GAA CoVid emergency- is it Club v County?
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist John Fogarty from the Irish Examiner newspaper joins Ciaran and Joe to discuss the Club v County championship fixture stand-off hurtling do...
GAA 'Return to Play' Framework
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran and Joe are joined by Dr Sean Carmody- a doctor working in pro football- and Ryan McLaughlin- sport scientist at STATSports and S&C Coach for t...
Lessons from London GAA- Part 1
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran, Joe and Ross this week look back on their 4 years working with the London Gaelic football team as Manager, Coach and Head of Performance respe...
The Rich Clarke Interview - COD, Agility & the UKSCA
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
QPR FC Sport Scientists Ciaran Deely & Ross Bennett are this week joined by Lecturer and Researcher Rich Clarke- the Agility guru- to talk about Chang...
Bonus Episode- How to break into the Sport Science industry
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Coach and Sport Scientist Ciaran Deely is joined by regular co-host Ross Bennett- QPR FC Academy Head of Performance- and also by QPR S&C Coach and re...
Sports Journalism & Writing Books - with Michael Foley & Declan Bogue
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interviewing famous players in the modern era, dealing with managers, writing engaging articles, telling a good story, and what makes a book a piece o...
The Chris Ramsey Interview - Developing the Individual Player
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sport Scientists Ciaran Deely & Ross Bennett are joined by Chris Ramsey- the world-renowned football coach at Tottenham Hotspurs, QPR and The FA, and ...
The Bernard Jackman Interview- How to build a High Performance team
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran, Ross & Joe are joined by Bernard Jackman, the legendary Leinster, Connacht, Sale Sharks and Irish Rugby Union player. Bernard speaks about his...
How to make your Players Faster with Max Speed Training
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ciaran is joined first by Ross Bennett (QPR FC Academy Head of Performance) to discuss Max Speed development and making your players fasters; and late...
What now for Sports? When will the GAA & Premier League seasons return?
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Coach and Sport Scientist Ciaran Deely is joined by Joe Coulter & Ross Bennett to discuss where sport goes from here; when will our GAA & football sea...
Training your players during CoVid- The 4-Corner Approach
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Coach and Sport Scientist Ciaran Deely is joined by Joe Coulter & Ross Bennett to discuss training your GAA or Football team during the CoVid-19 crisi...