What GPS gets wrong | The reality of coaching in pro sport | GAA life in Sydney

<p>I’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.</p><p>I played under Jonny for a season at Clan na Gael Sydney in 2023, so it was great to catch-up with him.</p><p>We discuss:</p><p>• Coaching NBA-level talent and managing elite athletes</p><p>• The realities of working in professional sport</p><p>• What GAA can learn from elite Australian systems</p><p>• GPS, load monitoring and the future of athlete tracking</p><p>• The rise of ADI and why traditional GPS may miss key movements</p><p>• Injury prevention, asymmetries and return-to-play monitoring</p><p>• The differences between GAA, rugby, basketball and AFL environments</p><p>• Building buy-in with athletes across different sports and cultures</p><p>• The challenge of making a career as a professional S&amp;C coach</p><p>• The GAA scene in Sydney </p><p>• Lessons from working with professional teams in Australia</p><p>We 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.</p><p>A great listen for GAA players, coaches, S&amp;C coaches and anyone interested in elite performance environments, sports science and the future of athlete monitoring.</p><p><strong>Join 6k+ athletes - Gaelic Games S&amp;C, Performance and Coaching newsletter: </strong><a href="https://portal.humansofgaelic.com/newsletter" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠https://portal.humansofgaelic.com/newsletter</a></p>