Speed & Power: 8-Week Pre-Season Programme for Football/Hurling
Built around the qualities that make you more explosive and faster in games, without adding extra training nights.
A structured pre-season programme for club players who are back training with their team.
The methods behind my coaching
For players chasing higher sprint speeds, no matter your starting point. These are the main drivers of speed and will improve all areas of your athletic performance, even if you're in your 30s or pace isn't your main goal.
TRACK PROGRESS
With progress photos, strength testing and and track all your sessions in the app to help with motivation and consistency.
SPEED SYSTEM
Learn exactly which exercises, drills & speed sessions will make you faster off the mark, bouncier on your feet and hit consistently higher top speeds. I'll fit your speed work around team training.
EXPLOSIVE POWER PROGRAMME
To build lean muscle, strength and explosive power and turn you into a physically dominant athlete who looks forward to collisions on the field. We'll also address mobility issues or niggles.
GAME-SPECIFIC CONDITIONING
Depending on what you need, you'll get endurance sessions for the field or off-feet conditioning work to get leaner or fitter while saving the legs.
What you get:
When you join the 9 m/s Club:
SPEED SYSTEM
Learn exactly which exercises, drills & speed sessions will have you burning your team-mates in training, when you can fit them in and how to fit them in 30 mins before training.
EXPLOSIVE POWER PROGRAMME
To build lean muscle, strength and power and remove the guesswork from what to do and when to do it. It won't leave your legs zapped for training.
ATHLETIC PROFILING
Testing on speed, body comp, power, fitness, strength & mobility every 8 weeks, so you know what’s improving, what’s weak, and where you should be focusing next. Most club players go their full careers without ever doing this level of testing.
GAME-SPECIFIC CONDITIONING
You'll get running sessions that will make you fitter for pre-season training, whether it's already started back or not. Plus off-feet conditioning if you need to get leaner or fitter while saving the legs.
MOTIVATION
More motivation to train regularly and harder than you normally would, because you've invested in yourself and it's enjoyable to train when there's a programme laid out for you.
RECOVERY FRAMEWORK
To make sure you feel fast, fresh and springy every time you walk on the pitch. I believe this is the most overlooked aspect of S&C in the GAA - an area you can get ahead in.
PERSONALISED MEAL PLAN
A 12-week meal plan with easy-to-use recipes, a full shopping list to take all the thinking out of your nutrition.
YOUR OWN COACH
Having your own coach in your pocket will keep you accountable, training becomes part of your daily routine and you'll enjoy having someone to bounce questions off about your own training.
FULL ATHLETE TESTING
Testing to pinpoint exactly where you’re strong, where you’re leaking performance, and what’s the quickest way to hit your targets.
DELIVER PERSONALISED PLAN
A personalised S&C programme built around your goals, injury history, position and team schedule.
USE WHAT ACTUALLY WORKS
Programming methods used in elite Gaelic Games and professional sport, adapted to your level.
How it works:
Exactly what happens when you sign up.
How it works:
Exactly what will happen when you sign up.
Develop explosive speed, power, fitness and improve body composition like these footballers and hurlers
70+ verified 5-star Google reviews from club and county players
Cillian (21) - lost 10kg
Roisin (26) - faster & leaner
Barry (38) - his leanest in 15 years
Will (30) - got leaner & built muscle
Paddy (33) - hamstrings robust
Rose (34) - faster & fitter
You only need 8 weeks of dedicated training to become a faster & more explosive player
Speed & Power: 8-Week Pre-Season Programme
For footballers/hurlers who want a proven S&C plan without direct coach access.
- 8-week S&C plan designed by Kevin
- Updated monthly, follows GAA calendar
- Starts Monday 16 Feb
- Strength testing
- Track progress inside app
- Speed, strength, power, mobility, injury-prevention + conditioning sessions included
€149
Final Pre-Season Intake Closes Sunday 16th
Don't miss out - the countdown is on! Reserve your spot now before time runs out.
10 spaces available. Intake closes Sunday 16th Feb at 10pm
5 reasons you need this coaching:
1
You train hard, but it's not making you leaner, faster or more explosive.
2
In games you feel flat, heavy-legged and stuck to the ground.
3
You don't know how to balance gym, speed work, and team sessions without overdoing it.
4
You’ve had niggles or repeat injuries that you need to get sorted.
5
You want to save yourself years in wasted time doing the wrong stuff the gym and on the pitch.
My promise to you:
If you follow the programme as prescribed and don't improve speed markers within 8 weeks, or lose 3-5kg body fat, I’ll coach you for free until you do.
Most players achieve both
Meet your coach
I'm Kevin O'Brien, a certified Strength and Conditioning coach and I also run Humans of Gaelic Games.
As well as online coaching, I currently work as S&C coach with the Tullamore senior footballers, who completed the Offaly three-in-a-row in 2025.
I also host the Humans of Gaelic podcast where I interview players and coaches on topics related to the human side of elite performance in the GAA.
I’ve won three Offaly SFC titles as a player with Tullamore. I worked as a GAA correspondent in the national media for seven years and wrote my first book in 2022.
Meet your coach
I'm Kevin O'Brien, a certified Strength and Conditioning coach and I also run Humans of Gaelic Games.
As well as online coaching, I currently work as S&C coach with the Tullamore senior footballers, who completed the Offaly three-in-a-row in 2025.
I also host the Humans of Gaelic podcast where I interview players and coaches on topics related to the human side of elite performance in the GAA.
I’ve won three Offaly SFC titles as a player with Tullamore. I worked as a GAA correspondent in the national media for seven years and wrote my first book in 2022.
Hundreds of players coached. If you follow the programme, you WILL get results
DJ (38) - 'should have done it years ago'
Charlie (19) - 'catching balls I never dreamt of getting before'
Liam (25) - senior county call-up
Adrian (41) - lighter, faster & back playing football
John (43) - leaner, stronger & more agile
Paddy (31) - senior county call-up
Caroline (39) - toned & stronger than ever
Ruairi (22) - faster & stronger
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