Former Kerry hurling captain John ‘Tweak’ Griffin has signed up as a part of Kieran Kingston’s backroom staff for the 2022 season, The Kerryman has realized.
riffin, whose taking part in profession was as a midfielder primarily, will likely be working with the goalkeepers as a part of the goalkeeping teaching regime with the Rebels
The Lixnaw man, who retired from the Kerry senior hurling arrange firstly of the 2017 season, was beforehand a video games growth officer for hurling in South Kerry, so clearly has a robust curiosity in and expertise of teaching.
Now working as a trainer within the Insurgent County, Griffin moved to play membership hurling with Cork outfit Blarney firstly of the 2021 season.
Cork, after all, reached final yr’s All Eire senior hurling remaining the place they suffered a chastening defeat by the hands of John Kiely’s Limerick.
Kingston and co didn’t participate within the latest Munster Senior Hurling Cup – Kerry reached the semi-final earlier than struggling an identical destiny to Cork by the hands of Limerick – and can as a substitute hope to hit the bottom working within the Nationwide Hurling League, which will get underway this weekend.
Cork’s first tie of the 2022 season will see them face off in opposition to Clare in Páirc Uí Chaoimh subsequent Saturday night at 5pm in Group A of Division 1.
Galway, Limerick, Offaly and Wexford full the group.