NFL: McNamee and Bolger the latest Irish that aim for American football careers

As for the same transaction from Gaelic to the American football, both McNamee and Bolger worked hard to master a different football technique, with both compare it to perfect a golf swing.

“The weak point in the ball in Gaelico is lower than a ball in American football,” explained McNamee.

“Initially, I started kicking the ball too low, which meant that it was too much rotation and had no distance. So it was adjusting the angle and oscillation and once I had found where it was the weak point, I was able to introduce the power in it and dive a little deeper into the angle of the foot, to follow, aim and finish.

“I don’t really think about it now – that ball is more natural and football as if I did it for years. As my technique has improved, I added the distance and there is a lot of coming.”

For Bolger, it is a question of doing hard work in the gym away from the field.

“Once I was at college I realized that there was more than the biceps curls and looking in the mirror. At the state of the Aidaho, I was in the gym with heavy weights on the back every day. This helped me with my football distance.

“Much is also the technique of mastery, of course. You have to learn to continue to swing the same leg and keep your technique. You can think about it too sometimes, for sure.”