The truth about half-time team talks: from an expert with Brazil & GAA counties
About this episode
Eamon Devlin discusses the impact of half-time team talks on sports performance and shares insights from his experience with world-class teams.
Is your half-time team talk doing more harm than good? Armagh native and GAA coach Eamon Devlin is the specialist who changes the way world-class sports teams approach half-time. He worked with Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid and now Brazil, while he also consults for Argentina Rugby, several inter-county GAA teams, Premier League clubs and NBA sides to help them fix the most chaotic 15 minutes in sport. We talk about: The biggest mistakes GAA coaches make at half-time What world class coaches like Carlo Ancelotti and Felipe Contepomi have in common Why emotional regulation is the coach’s first job How Real Madrid and the All-Blacks structure their team-talks What happens when you give out too many messages? Should the full management team go into the dressing room? Is letting your opponents wait on the pitch at HT beneficial? When should players flip the switch pre-game? Whether you're a coach or chasing an edge as a player, this episode will permanently change how you think about game day and half-time. ➕ We've got some great guests coming up. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss any episodes. **************************** 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝…
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