The coaching conundrum
He’d be far too humble to admit it, but Mick McKinnon is one of those fellows who was born to lead rather than follow. The Londoner has an easygoing demeanour and a wicked sense of humour, but when it comes to coaching hockey, he means business. Six successive promotions. Let those words rest in your [...]
What’s coming up on Southern Fried
As well as the variety of pre-season games, this weekend also saw the Munster Coaching Committee host a hugely successful coaching aimed at schools and youth coaches at Cork Harlequins. Stephen Watt, high performance director at the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland, and the IHA’s soon-to-depart coaching development manager Mick McKinnon both made the trip [...]
McKinnon steps down from IHA coaching role
The Irish Hockey Association (IHA) has praised the contribution of Mick McKinnon to the development of the sport after he announced his resignation from his post as coach development manager yesterday. McKinnon, best known for guiding Armagh’s ladies to five successive promotions and the Irish U18 girls to two fourth-placed European championship finishes, is stepping down [...]
Watt and McKinnon Munster-bound for one-day coaching course
Schools and youth coaches from around Munster are being invited to learn from two of Ireland’s most renowned coaches as part of next month’s Munster Hockey Coaching Conference. The Sports Institute of Northern Ireland’s (SINI) high performance manager Stephen Watt and the Irish Hockey Association’s (IHA) coaching development officer Mick McKinnon will assist Munster’s Stephen [...]
