Thomas Cronin

FUNdamental Movement provides kids with essential basic movements to promote physical fitness, coordination, and overall health. It’s also the best recruitment tool for any club 🧵

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Is your club looking for something different this spring Why not try FUNdamental Movement? 5 clubs already signed up for the April/May window

As many kids as possible for as long as possible Make FUN & Movement the centre of all coaching

‘ What they need most now is space to explore movement and skill development without pressure’ FUNdamental Movement is the way forward x.com/tcroninnap/sta…

If your club is looking for something different this Spring/Summer FUNdamental Movement is making physical activity genuinely FUN DM if your club wants the same feedback as below !!! @RahoonNcGaa @GarryowenFC

A huge thank you to all the amazing kids who took part in FUNdamental Movement this week in Kilkee

Thanks for having me on your podcast. It was a pleasure discussing how FUN can boost engagement and motivation in training sessions. Our aim as coaches should be 'as many kids as possible for as long as possible'

@fitsoccerqueen @YouTube Thanks Erika, it was a pleasure discussing the importance of incorporating FUN into our sessions. I truly believe that having fun doesn't detract from the hard work; instead, it enhances engagement and motivation, making the learning process more effective & enjoyable for kids

Make Fitness FUN with @TCroninNap youtu.be/c8QoViFiSbA?si… via @YouTube

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Jonathan was excellent, he talked to both teams at halftime to explain some of his decisions based on the rules

@fitsoccerqueen x.com/kearney_phil/s… Small side games 👆

Youth soccer preseason is coming. Which means many coaches will run kids to death with endless fitness tests (it's atrocious here in Florida!), waste precious time running running running, rather than going over tactics and formations, and worse yet, this will increase fatigue --> increase soft tissue injuries and/or create worse injuries. Isn't the goal of preseason to prepare for the first match? To go over tactics and technical? To ensure the entire squad goes into the first match healthy and fresh? Obliterating kids in a week's time ain't it. And it's impossible to whip kids into shape in a week's time anyway. That is not how conditioning adaptations work. Conditioning is slowly built over time. Would you run a marathon on day 1 of training? Or would you slowly increase your mileage each week? Youth soccer is a long season. Play the long game. Ensure athletes stay healthy. Don't spike load too much too fast. That equals injury.

Well done boys #MNF

The Constraints-Led Approach isn’t about letting players figure it out randomly. It’s about shaping environments where they can explore, adapt, and develop real skills. What does this mean for coaches working with beginners 🧵👇

🌞 Looking for a fun and active way to start your child’s summer mornings? 🎉 FUNdamental Movement is back in Kilkee with exciting games and activities for boys and girls of primary school age! 🗓️ Dates: 21–25 July, 11–15 August Please note registration will open next week

Hell of the West 2025

We had 2 of our U10 hurlers playing in Croke Park on Tuesday. Billy Leahy and John Noctor both proudly representing the @modhscoil and Na Piarsaigh. Well done lads. 💪🏻

Huge thanks to @TCroninNap for an inspiring webinar on FUNdamental Movement 🙌 ✅ More fun = more kids, more coaches, better community 🎯 “Conditioning disguised as FUN” 📈 Stats back it up 🎥 Recording coming soon on the DSS Coaching Platform for members Give the short clip below a watch and let us know your thoughts coaches⬇️ #Coaching #YouthSport #FUNdamental

@CiDeely Thanks @DeelySport . I hope this webinar can serve as a source of inspiration for other clubs, encouraging them to embrace the numerous benefits of FM. By adopting FM, they can help transform their clubs into the ultimate FUN place.

Great stuff here from Thomas on our recent DSS Coaching Webinar Series on incorporating FUNdamental Movement skills training into your coaching sessions to help develop your players - make sure to give him a follow to see his great weekly content @TCroninNap