Friday, January 10th will feature a Player Development forum that will provide best practice examples of activities from clubs and schools around the country. Speakers will present on a number of range of initiatives that have been developed, including how to complement the formal games programme, how to organise the development of coaches within your club, and specific issues related to child and teenage players such as the 5 Star programme, and the Super Games programme.
In addition, Christain Penny of the New Zealand Institute of Sport will provide an insight into how similar issues are addressed in New Zealand.
The Conference will open on Friday, January 10th at 7.30pm (doors open at 6.30pm), and will conclude at 9.30pm.
| Time | Event | Speaker | Affiliation |
| 19.30 | Opening Welcome | Ciaran McLoughlin | Chair, GAA Games Development Committee |
| 19.40 | Values, Behaviour and Culture | Dr. Peter Horgan | GAA Edcuation Officer |
| 19.45 | GAA 5 Star Centre | Orla Hennessy | Principal, Tinryland NS, Carlow |
| Carmel Power | Principal, Killinure NS, Limerick | ||
| 20.00 | Are You Going Well? | Jim Ryan | Teacher, St Peters College, Wexford |
| 20.15 | Gaelic Games for Physical Activity & Sport promotion in Ireland for at risk, drop-out girls |
Orlagh Farmer | Cork Senior Footballer, Lecturer, Dundalk Institute of Technology |
| 20.30 | GAA Super Games: Keeping Players Playing | Charlie Harrison | GAA Cúl Camp Coordinator |
| Karl O'Connor | GPO, Louth GAA | ||
| Stephen McGurrin | GDA, Leitrim GAA | ||
| 20.45 | Growing Success: The Gaelfast Story So Far | Dr Paul Donnelly | Director, Gaelfast |
| 21.00 | The New Zealand Way | Christian Penny | Leader, Coach Accelerator Programme, High Performance Sport New Zealand |
| 21.15 | Speakers Forum | Damian Lawlor | Author & Broadcaster |
Saturday, January 11th provides an opportunity for delegates to attend sessions from speakers of national and internal renowned covering topics relevant to the player, the coach, the game and the environment. The Conference will open on Saturday, January 11th at 9.30am (doors open at 8.30am), and will conclude at 4.20pm.
| Time | Event | Speaker | Title | Affiliation |
| 08.30 - 09.30 | Conference Registration | |||
| 09.30 - 09.40 | Opening Address | John Horan | Opening Address | GAA President |
| 09.40 - 10.20 | Key Note 1 | Pat Daly | Values, Behaviours & Culture - the Key to Sustaining Success | GAA Director of Games Development and Research |
| 10.25 - 11.05 | Parallel 1a | Des Ryan | Developing Children the Arsenal Way | Head of Sport Medicine and Athletic Development, Arsenal FC Academy |
| Parallel 1b | John Meyler | The use of Performance Analysis to enhance the coaching proces | Former Manager, Cork Senior Hurling Team | |
| Parallel 1c | Dr. Ciaran Kearney | What is the 'S' in Success? Applying psychology in sport | Sport Psychologist & Project Coordinator, Gaelfast | |
| Parallel 1d | Keith Ricken | A Player Centred Approach to Coaching | Coach, Cork U. 20 All Ireland Winning Football Team | |
| Parallel 1e | David Gough | The Introduction of the new Gaelic Football Playing Rules | All Ireland Senior Football Final Referee, 2019 | |
| Prof. David Hassan | Associate Dean (Global Engagement), Ulster University | |||
| Parallel 1f | John Greville | Creating Player-Led High Performance | Manager, Westmeath Senior Camogie Team | |
| Paul Aherne | Performance Coach, Westmeath Senior Camogie Team | |||
| 11.05 - 11.35 | Tea/Coffee Break | |||
| 11.35 - 12.15 | Key Note 2 | Kris Van Der Hagen | The Coaching Switch | Director of Coach Education, Belgian FA |
| 12.20 - 13.00 | Key Note 3 |
Derek McGrath |
Panel Discussion |
Skysports Ambassador, Former Manager Waterford Senior Hurling Team |
| Kevin Moran | Doctor, Donegal Senior Football Team | |||
| Neil McManus | Skysports Ambassador, Antrim, Senior Hurler | |||
| Sean O'Donnell | Perforamnce Analyst, Limerick Senior Hurling Team | |||
| Paul Broderick | Skysports Ambassador, Carlow Senior Footballer | |||
| 13.05 - 13.45 | Key Note 4 | Christian Penny | Building Character: Moulding Better Humans | Leader, Coach Accelerator Programme, High Performance Sport New Zealand |
| Dr Daragh Sheridan | High Performance Coaching Manager, High Performance Sport New Zealand | |||
| 13.50 - 14.30 | Parallel 2a |
Michael Dempsey |
Report of the GAA Talent Academy Workgroup |
Chair, GAA Talent Academy Workgroup; Former Coach, Kilkenny Senior Hurling Team |
| Dr. Brian Cuthbert | Member, GAA Talent Academy Workgroup; Former Manager, Cork Senior Football Team | |||
| Parallel 2b | Tony Óg Regan | The Language of Winning | Performance Psychology Coach | |
| Parallel 2c |
Shane Keegan |
'Klopp, Pep and Stephen Kenny - How soccer's top managers empower their players |
Former Manager, Galway United, Wexford Youths. UEFA Pro License Holder |
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| Parallel 2d | Paul Clarke | The Pros & Cons of Sports Science - Put the Person at the Centre of the Process | Director, Match-Fit | |
| Parallel 2e | Niamh McElwain | Developing Leaders | Senior Learning Designer, Google | |
| Parallel 2f |
Willie Power |
The Coaching Eye: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement | Performance Analyst, Kerry U.20 Football Team | |
| Eabha Rutledge | Dublin Senior Footballer | |||
| 14.35 - 15.15 | Key Note 5 | Eamonn Fitzmaurice | A Learning Journey | Former Manager, Kerry Senior Football Team |
| 15.15 - 15.30 | Launch | Ciaran McLaughlin | Launch of the Introduction to Gaelic Games Coaching Programme | Chair, GAA Coach Education Workgroup |
| 15.30 - 16.15 | Key Note 6 | Colm O'Rourke | Values, Behaviors & Culture - the Key to Sustaining Success | Principal, St Patrick's Classical School, Navan |
| Prof. Niall Moyna | School of Health and Human Performance, DCU | |||
| 16.15 | Closing Address | Dr. Peter Horgan | Closing Address | GAA Education Officer |