Karl Lacey has been appointed as Donegal GAA's new Head of Academy Development..
His appointment comes just a couple of weeks after he stepped away from Declan Bonner's senior management team with the county senior squad.
The Four Masters clubman will, instead, be devoted his energies to nuturning Donegal's future GAA talent.
Lacey, a four-time All-Star, brings a wealth of experience and extensive qualifications to the table with a Masters in Sports Performance as well as his lecturing role in Sport Coaching and Performance at Letterkenny IT.
The 36-year-old will work closely with Games Development Manager Aaron Kyles.
It is a forward-thinking move by Donegal as they look to add to their two All-Ireland SFC successes (1992 and 2012) with the aim to nurture emerging talent in the county, directly with academy squads and indirectly by providing support to clubs.
A key feature of the new Donegal GAA coaching structure is external partnerships with third level institutions and experts at the leading edge of coaching philosophies and technologies.
