Ray Boyne

🟡⚪ “No excuses. We’ll learn. We’ll grow.” McGuinness after the Armagh defeat, 2024. I saved it. Showed it to Darragh. Told him: “This is the start of something. They’ll be the team to beat next year.” That wasn’t hope. That was a read. Donegal didn’t flinch. They went away,…

All-Ireland Final | Tactical Lens 🔎 A match-up built on fine margins and clear contrast. Donegal’s methodical control vs Kerry’s explosive execution. One side shapes the game through structure and pressure, the other trusts rhythm, movement and ruthlessness. No outcome is…

Summary: Kerry’s power lies in their efficiency. They may not shoot as often as Donegal, but when they do — they convert at elite rates. Add in perfect free-taking, smart game control, and clean restart stats, and you’ve got a team that thrives in pressure. Kerry’s strengths…

Summary: Donegal have a high shot count, excellent efficiency from play, and strong defensive metrics. They maintain that blend of work rate and discipline especially in transition and shooting. Donegal’s strengths from the data across the Quarter and Semi-Final are clear and…

What Decides Tomorrow? 🎬 “You know everything there is to know about that aircraft… so does your enemy. The one thing they don’t know — is your limits.” – Pete “Maverick” Mitchell 📍Kerry v Donegal. All-Ireland Final. They’ve watched the tape. They’ve broken down the…

“Half-time isn’t a guessing game — it’s scenario planning brought to life.” Ferguson nails it: the best half-time talks don’t start at half-time. They start before the game. You prep for what you might need to say: ➡️ We’re ahead — stay composed, don’t drift. ➡️ We’re behind —…

All Roads Lead to Sunday. Donegal and Kerry — two teams with data-backed momentum, but contrasting styles. 📊 Donegal: Relentless from play (71%), averaging 36.5 shots per game. 📊 Kerry: Surgical from the dead ball (100% on Scorable frees), with a 69% overall shot return.…

All-Ireland Final: Performance Summary Cork v Tipperary One-page dashboard highlighting the key trends behind the result. 🟥 Cork led by 6 at HT. 🟦 Tipp outscored them 3-14 to 0-2 after the break. What changed? •Tipp generated more shots (+12) and finished with greater…

Tipperary — All-Ireland Champions. They earned it the hard way, and finished it the right way. Big performances, proud tradition, serious team. Respect

“Extra time. Legs gone. Hearts full. Hannah Tyrrell delivers. One of the most resilient Dublin team performances I’ve ever seen. The Casey & Murray Dubs — never out, never done.”

Jim Gavin: Learning in the Moment I had the privilege of working as part of Jim Gavin’s team for many years from Dublin U-21s right through to the Senior squad. It’s only in the years since that I’ve come to fully understand how much I learned from those seasons. One moment, in…

Simple is not to be confused with easy. Getting up early to train? Simple decision. Set the alarm. Get up. But it’s not easy when the bed is warm and your body’s sore. Calling out a teammate who’s off the pace? Simple speak the truth. But it’s not easy when it might cause…

you can afford to give the opposition the short option, but you can’t afford to give them space or time. Stay switched on, press together, and see it out .. even In the 78th minute and 3–0 up

Even in performance, not everything that counts can be counted. Scheffler’s reflection on success, satisfaction, and purpose reminds us: data tells us how, but rarely tells us why. "What would be the longest you've ever celebrated something and what was the most crushing loss?"…

This isn’t lone work. It runs on trust — one steps, all go. The player draws strength from the group, the group from every player

“We chase. We hunt. We work for the team. Why? Because the team is the star.” — Luis Enrique

A Quiet Formula That Worked Pat Gilroy, Jim Gavin, Dessie Farrell three men who shared the pitch as players when Dublin last won an All-Ireland in the ‘90s. When we look back at Dublin’s most successful era, a quiet pattern emerges. •Dessie Farrell guided our minors to…

The Great Skill of Evading in Gaelic Football 1. Spatial Awareness & Perception At the heart of evasion is the athlete’s ability to read space and anticipate threat. •Scanning ahead: Elite carriers are constantly evaluating space and the body language of defenders. •Reading…