🎙️Host: Ciaran Deely (DSS Coaching)
Guest: Ross Bennett (Head of Integrated Performance at QPR FC)
In this episode, Ciaran is joined by Ross Bennett for an exclusive look inside the modern academy performance structure and the multidisciplinary team responsible for developing young players both on and off the pitch.
From the Physical Performance Coach and Sport Scientist through to the Performance Analyst, Nutritionist, and Sports Psychologist, Ross explains how today’s academies bring together a range of specialist practitioners to maximise player development and prepare athletes for the demands of elite football.
The discussion also explores the wider academy structure, how these departments collaborate with coaching staff, and what lessons can be applied across other sports, including Gaelic Games.
📌 Topics include:
• ⚽ The roles of the Physical Performance Coach, Sport Scientist, Performance Analyst, Nutritionist, and Sports Psychologist
• 🤝 How the performance department works alongside coaches and other academy staff
• 🏟️ The wider academy structure, including Academy Directors, Head of Coaching, Talent ID, Operations, and Player Care
• 📈 How academy environments have evolved over the past 10–15 years
• 🏆 What Gaelic Games can learn from the multidisciplinary academy model
• 🔮 How academy performance departments may continue to evolve in the future
🎧 Listen here:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/00XRjE5PtPYX66yTVaPiL2?si=d7dfd3b266cb45d1&nd=1&dlsi=5d0ae5e2c7ca40d5
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