GAA coaches must understand the culture in a club to make a real impact

If there was a preference for outside coaches for a time, most clubs in Cork have fallen back into using their own personnel again, whether through necessity or design.

There’s a self-fulfilling element to this as much as a strategy: The loop of ex-players carries on the spirit and methods that have always worked anyway. That’s the momentum.

The Barrs needed the confidence from Keane’s detailed focus to bring together a batch of young talent and make them believe that they could go toe-to-toe with the best of the county.
