Physical Literacy at Bride Rovers GAA
Our goal is to help every player in the club develop movement quality, confidence, coordination, and physical capacity through age-appropriate activities. This page provides coaches and parents with guidance, videos, sample sessions, and recommended activities for each stage of a young athlete’s development.
Age 5-10
Fundamental Movement Skills
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Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) are the basic building blocks of physical activity, like running, jumping, throwing, and catching, forming the foundation for more complex sports and movement patterns. It is typically grouped into Locomotor (traveling) Stability (body control), and Object Control (manipulative) skills that develop physical literacy. Mastering FMS in childhood helps kids become confident, competent, and active adults.
Age 11-18
Athletic Development
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​Athletic development is a holistic, long-term process of improving an athlete's physical, technical, and mental capabilities through structured training, focusing on building foundational movement skills (like agility, balance, coordination) and progressively developing strength, power, and sport-specific abilities to enhance performance and prevent injury
Age 13 - Senior
Strength & Conditioning
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Strength & Conditioning (S&C) in GAA is a holistic training approach to develop elite physical attributes for Gaelic games, focusing on making players stronger, faster, more powerful, and resilient to injury, incorporating gym work (strength, power, core), field work (speed, agility, endurance), and periodized plans that adapt to the season's demands (off-season, pre-season, in-season) to build functional fitness for dominating tackles, winning aerials, and sustaining high performance.
