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In defence of the foreign training camp

Round robin of the hurling league over. 'Thank God', I hear you say. We have our semi-finalists and hopefully we'll have a couple of more competitive games at least.

But what of those who have seen their league journey end? Well, for some it’s off on a training camp.

What actually happens on a training camp?

I know when you hear, oh they’re off to Spain or Portugal on a training camp, people visualise lads lying off the beach with the small umbrella drinks, getting their backsides tanned and just general relaxation for the week. When the opposite is the reality for those on camp.

As someone who was lucky enough to go on a few of these training camps, I will do my best to break down what actually occurs.

Now firstly, I know a training camp is not everyone’s cup of tea. Asking players who train three or four times a week to fit that into a day sounds absurd. But I fully believe that with the quality of S&C coaches, and the relationship they’ll have with management, they will know when to push and know when to pull back with the load.

Trust is key here between those on the management team to manage the players, and get the max out of them without pushing them and their bodies too far.

So what happens during the week?

Firstly, you’ve got to get there, so it’s off to the airport for the flight. Unless a volcano erupts in Iceland and stops all flights, which happened Tipp in 2010 and we were diverted from Portugal to Kildare.

Kudos to the wonderful liaison man who had to react to this crazy turn of events in a short space of time.

Anyway, all going well, the plane does actually take off and arrives in your European destination and you get bussed to the camp facility. These facilities will be used regularly by professional sports teams

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