By Patrick Morrison DURING the Korean War in November 1950, the 1st Marine Division of the US Army were surrounded by 120,000 soldiers of the Chinese Army at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. They were led by Major General O.P. Smith, a native of Texas with 33 years’ experience in military combat. The Battle […]
PATRICK MORRISON: Regress to progress
By Patrick Morrison DURING the Korean War in November 1950, the 1st Marine Division of the US Army was surrounded by 120,000 soldiers of the Chinese Army at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. They were led by Major General O.P. Smith, a native of Texas with 33 years’ experience in military combat. The Battle of […]
MÁIRE TREASA NÍ CHEALLAIGH: The psychological effects of ACL injuries
UNFORTUNATELY, as someone who works in sport psychology and who is also a doctor, I spend a lot of my time dealing with the fall out of ACL injury. Every season, some high profile players fall foul of this curse. Mayo’s Paddy Durcan, Armagh’s Aimee Mackin and Galway’s Aoife Molloy are just three exceptional players […]
Positive news on Doherty injury
By Michael McMullan CONOR Doherty’s injury against Galway isn’t as serious as it was first feared revealed Derry manager Mickey Harte. The Newbridge man had played every minute of Derry’s season until a knee injury sustained 24 minutes into their win over Galway forced him off by half-time. Speaking after the game, Harte indicated the […]
January the target for Armagh star Grimley’s return
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH star Niall Grimley will be expected back in action in January and will miss his club Madden’s season after breaking a bone in his neck at county training. In an interview for this week’s Gaelic Life, Madden manager Mickey Grimley said January is “Niall’s target” after his recovery from injury. “The […]
PG the PT – Are you in danger of pushing yourself too hard?
PG the PT explains one of the dangers for players returning to action.
PG the PT – Be Super Eight ready
Pauric Grimes explains four ways to make sure you can survive intense periods of matches.
PG the PT – How to stop old injuries flaring up
Coming back from an injury? Pauric Grimes has advice for you.
Fionnuala Carr – What long-term damage are we doing?
Fionnuala Carr is worried about the long term effect of our games.
PG the PT – It’s a difficult time to be injured
Pauric Grimes points out the personal challenges facing those who are injured at this time of the season.