{"id":196,"date":"2020-02-12T14:18:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T14:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/build.thewebsiteshop.ie\/niamh-fitzpatrick\/?p=196"},"modified":"2020-04-30T10:36:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T09:36:23","slug":"sport-psychologist-wexford-senior-hurling-team-1996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niamhfitzpatrickpsychology.ie\/sport-psychologist-wexford-senior-hurling-team-1996\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport Psychologist, Wexford Senior Hurling Team 1996"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kimfg-ec0c9f349815e1b71b22e54741cdb3c6\">\n.flex_column.av-kimfg-ec0c9f349815e1b71b22e54741cdb3c6{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-kimfg-ec0c9f349815e1b71b22e54741cdb3c6 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-k6kxdizq-71324266bbb3916dc87e3a164babc497-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><a href='https:\/\/niamhfitzpatrickpsychology.ie\/about\/#portfolio'  class='avia-button av-k6kxdizq-71324266bbb3916dc87e3a164babc497 avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-size-large avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color-highlight'  ><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue830' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Back<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-c60394ca1c4d7cecc5c4c64bc5fd50a2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c60394ca1c4d7cecc5c4c64bc5fd50a2{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c60394ca1c4d7cecc5c4c64bc5fd50a2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c60394ca1c4d7cecc5c4c64bc5fd50a2 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-c60394ca1c4d7cecc5c4c64bc5fd50a2 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_button  el_before_av_textblock  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Sport Psychologist, Wexford Senior Hurling Team 1996<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k6jecfji-3f2bed1a2130170535546b735e5775b6'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Liam Griffin was appointed as Manager of the Wexford Senior Hurling team in 1995 and he set about attending to all elements of their preparation \u2013 physical, tactical, technical and mental. Wexford has not won the All Ireland Championship in 28 years and so it was a daunting task mentally for players to believe that they could possibly achieve this. Liam knew that the players needed professional psychological preparation and he set about sourcing a sport psychologist. Niamh Fitzpatrick was recommended to him and after a chat \/ thorough grilling on the telephone he invited her to Wexford to meet the players in April 1996. Thus Niamh began an intense period of one to one consultations, team meetings, selector and backroom team meetings, and hours upon hours of working with Liam Griffin to ensure that each player was psychologically ready to compete.<\/p>\n<p>That Summer, Wexford beat Kilkenny in the first match of the Championship and went on to an epic win over Offaly in the Leinster final, before defeating Limerick to win the All Ireland Hurling Championship and return the Liam Mc Carthy cup to Wexford for the first time in a generation.<\/p>\n<p>Liam Griffin said about that win \u2013 \u201cI can honestly say that Wexford would not have won the All Ireland Hurling final, our first in 28 years, without the input of Niamh Fitzpatrick. We have not and will never forget her great efforts on our behalf.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k6jfafam-3ea7075ec5fa0430a4cc94434047f910\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-k6jfafam-3ea7075ec5fa0430a4cc94434047f910 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:25%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-k6jfafam-3ea7075ec5fa0430a4cc94434047f910 avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-1'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/niamhfitzpatrickpsychology.ie\/sport-psychologist-wexford-senior-hurling-team-1996\/\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/niamhfitzpatrickpsychology.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/068324_2x-2.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/niamhfitzpatrickpsychology.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/068324_2x-2-426x400.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='1 September 1996; Adrian Fenlon, Wexford in action against Frankie Carroll, Limerick, Wexford v Limerick, All Ireland Hurling Final, Croke Park, Dublin. 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