Fearless Glynn relishes the challenge of being the Sarsfields goalkeeper

By Eanna O’Reilly

IT’S certainly safe to say that Laura Glynn likes to keep a busy schedule. Up every morning at 5:30 am to take on a day of work, training, and study, the Sarsfields goalkeeper has no problem with her energy reserves. It’s just as well, as she engages in a daily routine which most people would struggle to replicate.

Shortly before the Covid 19 pandemic hit Ireland, the 27-year-old started her own business with the opening of her gym in New Inn. She faced a big challenge in keeping the newly established LG Fitness going during lockdown and the months of uncertainty, but her determination and passion for the project has made the gym a great success.

She is delighted to report that work is: ‘‘really, really busy’’, and she wouldn’t want it any other way. If the challenge of being a business owner wasn’t enough, Glynn decided to return to college to study a master’s degree at GMIT. She is halfway through her MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition and is thoroughly enjoying the experience.

Glynn is currently on placement working with the Castlegar hurlers in a performance coaching role, combining her academic knowledge with her vast experience of being part of team environments with club and county.

She combines a busy work and college schedule with the demands of being a county camogie player, while also being part of a highly successful Sarsfields side, whose involvement in recent All-Ireland campaigns has resulted in a 12-month season for Glynn and her teammates.

It’s an intense schedule, but she points out that working under pressure is something which stands to her in her on field role, where nerves and pressure have to be dealt with on a constant basis.

‘‘If you’re going to succeed playing in goals, you have to really love the position. You have to thrive on the responsibility and the pressure. You have to be able to deal with the mental challenges that go with it. If a goal goes in, you have to put it out of your head and focus on the next ball. You can never switch off, even if the ball is up the other end of the pitch you can never drop your concentration.’’

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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