Momentum Performance

I hope to post more than 4 times this year, so here goes !! 👀

Last season from a team sport perspective, was very successful, highlights that can’t be
capture by cups….but we won some which always helps too 👀

Hurling, had a very solid physical prep block in pre-season, testing and prescribing at intermittent points throughout the year to keep pushing the needle. Latter end of the season supported athletes with return to play and the team with performance nutrition, winning all group championship games and making the final 4 with a tough semi-final contest.

Intercounty Camogie, U23 Intercounty Munster Champions, proceeding into the All-Ireland final but came up short unfortunately, what a bunch !!

Camogie Club, Premier Intermediate county champions and Munster champions, progressing to an All-Ireland campaign with an exciting semis which saw us through to an All-Ireland final. Fell at the final hurdle.

Some wins, a lot of learning and great craic 🚀

We didn’t win but we had a lot of success.

What a journey, what a crew !!

Cork Camogie U23s 2025
All-Ireland finalists
Munster champions

Chop wood, carry water.

ACL rupture ⁣
I injured myself (non-contact injury) during a practise match. Unlike my other ACL tear in ~2018/2019 I knew this was a nasty one straight away 👀😂 {insert cornflake crunching noise} dynamic knee valgus (inward knee collapse). ⁣
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To oversimplify this, injuries happen mostly due to under exposure or over-exposure. ⁣
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I was underexposed to the demands of my sport 🏀 as I allowed my own training to drop way down the priority list with juggling being very busy with work & my PhD research. ⁣
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When we train, we expect adaptation i.e. gain muscle, strength etc⁣
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When we don’t train, we forget there’s also an adaptation - reversibility. ⁣
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I did not prepare for the demands of the sport, I did not train enough and adaptation went into reverse mode 📉 this is also applicable to connective tissue i.e. ligaments becoming brittle (smaller + stiff).⁣
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I’ll be documenting my rehab and return to play……and rethink my priorities 👀📈

Happy to announce I will be working with Cork Camogie U23s as their physical performance coach for the 2025 season 📆

We’ve started preparations earlier in the year and have laid the foundations for what will be a very exciting season ahead 🚀

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Full article / blog available on website.

Surface selection (given the luxury) is a variable we need to consider in our planning with athletes.

🎉🎉 Excited to share that I’ve started my Professional Doctorate in Human Performance & Innovation at University Limerick.

I look forward to this exciting challenge and elevating my expertise & services to help bring my business to the next level 📈

Performance ⁣
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Ice baths, plunge pool and other icy IG posts have been trending for some time. ⁣

Do you use ice baths or plunge pools to help recovery?
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Athlete recovery is a major piece of the performance puzzle. ⁣
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Cold water immersion has become a big part of team sports recovery protocols and beliefs. ⁣
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Has it a place ? It depends. ⁣
Is it a magic recovery method? No.

A lot of athletes fall into the gap.

Time and again, I see athletes cleared by their physio to return to training.

The problem is this is often (at best) based on pain-free non-linear running.

This is not return to play - a major gap exists between this and the true demands of the athletes sport. Unfortunately, a lot of athletes fall into this gap and get re-injured.

I am thrilled for being selected for the senior national team 🇮🇪 competing at the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris.

I’ve worked with Holly for a number of years from the age of 14 and I am so happy to have played a small role in her continued (and earned) successes.

Holly is one of the most diligent athlete’s I’ve worked with and hard work was never lacking, this was apparent within our first number of training sessions.

Congratulations 🎉 on an amazing achievement.

https://momentumperformance.ie/fixwarmups

I was at a local Basketball match recently and was surprised to see that the warm up had changed a lot and not for the better.

I saw both teams do their “sport” warm up and this didn’t change much over the years....

Does your warmup put athletes to sleep? - Momentum Performance Does your warmup put athletes to sleep? I was at a local Basketball match recently and was surprised to see that the warm up had changed a lot and not for the better. I saw both teams do their “sport” warm up and this didn’t change much over the years. Players finding their touch and range wit...

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