I have been working on updating the Skeet Coaching book with a view to publishing a 2nd edition later this year.
The use of sports psychology has grown exponentially in sport as the benefits that it brings to sporting performance has clearly been identified. It’s use in shooting has been more gradual and in my opinion, less structured than it has been used in other sports. For example, I have seen athletes who look to sports psychology to bridge a gap…
I started writing this article in between training and competition rounds at the 14th Asian Shooting Championships in Qatar. The longs days at the range gave me time to reflect and observe how different shooters prepare and cope for the stresses and challenges of releasing their competition performance. Beware of the coach In terms of your competition performance, the most…
Over the last two years, it’s been an honour to work with and to help the Japan national shooting team in their preparations for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The shooters of Japan are dedicated and hardworking athletes whose desire to represent their country at their home Olympic Games added considerable pressure to this task. On the 6th November last,…
Using a video camera to aid your analysis and diagnosis of shooting technique errors is not something new. I have being using camcorders, GoPro’s and even my iPhone to record and review movement and technique issues with shooters for many years. The nature of shotgun shooting lends itself to watching the actions in slow motion to make the best analysis…
I’m delighted to announce that the updated version of Trap Coaching book is back from the printers and is now available from my online shop. When I wrote my first coaching book — The ISSF Academy Official Coaching Guide to Olympic Trap — it was in response to a constant series of requests from students for a book that would…
When I wrote my first coaching book — The ISSF Academy Official Coaching Guide to Olympic Trap — it was in response to a constant series of requests from students for a book that would set out the coaching process and offer a guideline to teaching the technique. That first book was a great success and it quickly sold out.…
Thoughts on being a custodian of coaching knowledge and sharing coaching experience From my earliest days as a shooter, I have always searched for guidance and coaching but was always disappointed at the scarcity that was available. I wanted an experienced shotgun coach to set me off on my career. Being based in Ireland, Olympic shooting is not a big…
My Personal style and method of coaching The process of shotgun coaching has always been something the has been of great interest to me. Over the many years that I have been coaching, I have had the opportunity to learn many tried and trusted techniques to bring knowledge and education to the shooters that I have coached. I now find…
Tactics are defined as an action or method that is planned and used to achieve a particular goal.1In our case we can define tactics to refer to any activity we can plan for in advance of the competition to maximise the outcome of the competition or goals set for that competition. In this sense we can also include tactics with…