Sami Dowling Podcast

The Coach Hare Podcast

This is a must listen, we finally get the super strength coach Sami Dowling on the podcast. Sami has worked more or less straight away with the top teams in Ireland with huge success. We go through his time working with Dublin GAA and the famous early morning sessions. The highs and lows working with Leinster rugby team, dealing with coaches and dealing with athletes. We go through his advice for up and coming coaches and how seeking advice off other coaches helped him a tonne. He goes through his belief systems with regards S&C also. It's a great podcast, with some very slight audio issues but we think it's great - Enjoy. "Sami has been a professional Strength & Conditioning coach with Leinster Rugby Academy for the past 10 years, one of Europe’s top professional rugby Academy’s. He also served as National S&C coach to the Irish rugby U18 and U19 men’s teams as well as head S&C coach to the Irish Women’s Rugby team. In GAA Sami has worked at the highest level, serving as S&C coach with Down and Dublin football teams, winning an All-Ireland with the Dublin Senior team in 2011 and the Dublin U21 and Minor teams in 2012. At club level, Sami has been involved with St.Vincent’s GAA, setting up the S&C programme in 2011 with their senior football teams and since 2013 Sami has been involved with Cuala GAA Senior football and hurling teams. As well as having a strong background in S&C for field sports, Sami has coached athletes to a high level in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting. In the last four years Sami has coached lifters who have competed at the World Championships, the European Senior Championships, European Junior & U23 Championships, the Women’s International Grand Prix and the Celtic Nations Championship. Sami has coached at the World Junior Championships, European Senior Championships and was head coach at the European Junior & U23 Championships in 2014 and 2015. The Head Coach at Prodigy Barbell, which won the National Club Championships with the men’s team in 2014 and women’s team in 2013, 2014 & 2015, Sami also served as Performance Director for Weightlifting Ireland for an incredibly successful two year period."