"My involvement with sport in recent years has been a lot in schools. Why do we want kids playing sport? There's the obvious benefits and we all understand that, we sometimes probably overlook the social benefits.
"We're teaching young people how to interact with their own team mates, but also how you interact with the opposition and how do you interact with adults, with parents and coaches, often it's centered around sport.
"It's teaching them how to be a good person and respecting others and respecting their opinions is such a huge part of it. It's about how you respect your team mates, first and foremost, valuing their opnions and ideas, and respecting that they have a part to play on your team.
"It's also about respecting the opposition because without them, we don't have a game. We've just been through the frustration of the last couple of years of not being able to get out and play - so respecting the opponent is pretty important.
"The further you move up in the games, the stakes get a bit higher and the emotions can get flown - but it's so important for our players and our staff that we have to be good role models. It's a challenge at times because there's often a lot at stake, and sometimes you just have to take a step back and take a breath. It all becomes clearer and you can make a more rational and sensible decision.
"What we want, whether it's here at Kingspan, or at your club or school, is really competitive games. But we want people coming away at the end having enjoyed it. It goes back to my time in education and why we wanted young people in sport. They can learn about themselves, and their character, and how we can deal with winning and losing, when things are going well, but also when they're going badly.
"Often for young people it's the first experience of dealing with those emotions, and as a teacher I felt I had a responsibility to help them through that. I'm not saying I always got it right because I've been involved in some intense games! But it's about letting them learn about themselves, and dealing with moments and decisions that maybe don't go your way."