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Conall Diggin

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Fan of all sports except cricket | @uniofgalway Journalism | Co host of the PFI CFB Show @NFLIreland | ISBC Best Sports Presenter 2024

Watching the Match انضم Şubat 2019
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Oisin Langan
Oisin Langan@oisinlangan·
I'm not in Prague but I am taking solace from the words of Con Houlihan "I missed Italia '90. I was in Italy at the time." #coybig
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The Man in the Black Pyjamas
The Man in the Black Pyjamas@pyjamas_black·
Raglan Road and Robbie Brady, they don't make promos like this anymore.
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Bruce Feldman
Bruce Feldman@BruceFeldmanCFB·
My latest on how a 3-second video clip of a guy who's never played a down of football has sent college coaches into a frenzy. Meet Ireland’s Neff Giwa, a 6-7 1/2, 295-pound rugby-player-turned O-lineman with 37-inch arms who can run a 4.88 40. Free story: nytimes.com/athletic/71363…
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Daire Carragher
Daire Carragher@DaireCarragher·
In need of a doctor
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Conall Diggin
Conall Diggin@conall_diggin·
These are all really great reasons but I feel like everytime I read one of these it does not say the most obvious reason that is ' its snowy in Norway 75% of the year'
Brad Stulberg@BStulberg

Norway consistently wins the most medals at the Winter Olympic Games, with a population of just 5.6 million people. A big part of their success is how they treat youth sports—and it’s the opposite of what we do in the US. Here’s what we can learn from Norway: 1. Scorekeeping: In the US: Youth sports tend to be hyper competitive even at early ages. Leagues almost always keep score. In Norway: Scorekeeping isn’t even allowed until age 13. Removing winners and losers keeps the focus on the process not outcomes. It keeps kids engaged longer because it minimizes pressure (and tears) and maximizes fun, learning, and growth. The goal isn’t to win a third grade championship. It’s to love sport and keep playing. 2. Trophies: In the US: If you give everyone a trophy, you’re creating snowflakes who will never gain a competitive edge. In Norway: Whenever trophies are awarded, they are handed out to everyone. If getting a trophy makes young kids feel good, we should give them trophies. Maybe they’ll come back and play again next year!! As for the creation of snowflakes with no competitive edge—Norway’s athletes are tough as nails and all they do is win. 3. Prioritizing Fun: In the US: Far too often, the goal is to win. In Norway: The national philosophy is “joy of sport.” Youth sports in the US are driven by adults, ego, and money. Youth sports in Norway are driven by fun. Only half of kids in the US participate in sports. The number one reason they drop out: because they aren’t having fun anymore. In Norway, 93% of kids participate in youth sports. Fun is the foremost goal. 4. Playing Multiple Sports: In the US: There’s pressure to specialize early and play your best sport year round. In Norway: Try as many sports as you can before specializing as late as college. Norway encourages kids to try all types of sport. This reduces injury and burnout and increases all-around athleticism. It also helps promotes match quality, or finding the sport you are best suited for as your body develops, which is impossible if you commit to a single sport too early. 5. Affordability In the US: There is increasingly a pay-to-play model with high fees for leagues, equipment, and travel. This excludes many kids from playing. In Norway: It’s a national priority to keep youth sports affordable and therefore accessible for all. Kids aren’t priced out, which creates opportunities for everyone to participate (and develop into athletes), regardless of their parents’ income level. We could learn a lot from Norway: In the US, 70% of kids drop out of youth sports by age 13. This not only diminishes an elite-athlete pipeline, but it also destroys an opportunity for healthy habits and all the character lessons kids can learn from sport. In Norway, lifelong participation in sport is the norm. The goal isn’t to have the best 9U team. It’s to develop the best athletes. Those are two very different things. And Norway has the gold medals to prove it.

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Michael McQuaid
Michael McQuaid@McQuaidNFL·
It feels like saying thank you isn’t enough, but a huge thanks to everyone over the past week. It was a record breaking one for PFI: - 26.7M (and still counting) impressions - 373K cumulative likes across social media - A defined and planned Super Bowl Sunday content scheme with 87 posts - PFI talent part of VM’s historic Super Bowl Sunday broadcast We’re looking at closer to 35M when all is said and done. Huge thanks ❤️🏈
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Daire Carragher
Daire Carragher@DaireCarragher·
The Super Bowl 61 logo is more Green and Gold than I originally thought…
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Conall Diggin
Conall Diggin@conall_diggin·
@DaireCarragher I know spending the last week with me is bad but not enough to force you to do this
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Daire Carragher
Daire Carragher@DaireCarragher·
The further away it is the greener it looks. Am I going completely schizo here
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Conall Diggin@conall_diggin·
Seahawks vs Partiots after that touchdown
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Michael McQuaid
Michael McQuaid@McQuaidNFL·
There’s always one😂
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Conall Diggin@conall_diggin·
Its good but its no Blenerville Bridge like
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