Moggan on the value of getting coaching methods correct

Following a lot of hard work behind the scenes, Liam Moggan was thrilled to finally see the Gaelic Games Coach Pathway being officially launched at Croke Park last Friday week.

Previously a PE, geography, maths and history teacher at Ardscoil Ris in Dublin, Galway native Moggan joined the National Coaching & Training Centre (later to be known as Coaching Ireland and Sport Ireland Coaching) on a full-time basis in 1998 and remained there until his eventual retirement 19 years later.

He has remained active in recent years, however, and it is through his role as Chair of the Coach Development Advisory Committee that he became so heavily involved in the establishment of the Gaelic Games Coach Pathway.

Effectively mirroring the Gaelic Games Player Pathway that was introduced in 2021, this programme is significant in the sense that the LGFA are working in conjunction with the GAA and the Camogie Association to set up an aligned pathway and vision for coach development.

Given their status as the three sporting bodies with the responsibility for the promotion of ladies football, hurling, Gaelic football and camogie, Moggan is quick to outline how important it is for them to all work together on this initiative.

"To reach out to others who have a passion for where they are, for where they sit, it does take a big leap of faith," Moggan explained.

"That we're here to serve people, these people are serving people, they’re the nearest people to us in the values that we have and in the games that we have. Bringing all that together really spreads the good message about coaching far, far wider.

"It really gets the view of coaching that it’s there to serve everyone. Age is no barrier, gender is no barrier, even the sports themselves are no