Former Tyrone player Peter Donnelly has joined the Cavan backroom team.

Breffni County boss Terry Hyland has confirmed that Donnelly - an All-Ireland winner in 2005 - will fill the role of strength and conditioning coach next season. Hyland has also added a new selector, Joe McCarthy, to his management set-up.

"Peter has been coach within the Cavan system for a while and he's now going to be looking after the strength and conditioning of the senior squad," Hyland said in The Irish News.

Hyland is already focused on the task of put together a new panel ahead of the 2013 campaign.

"We have been looking at a lot of games at all levels," he explained.

"A panel will be drawn up shortly. It was a young squad that we were working with and trying to progress last season and we will look to build on that.

"It has not been the best of senior club championships this summer but what we look for its skills-based firstly, what the skill level of the individual is and then we can work on the other things.

"There have been some good U21 county squads in the last few years and players are continuing to come through and looking at all the championships, given that the likes of David Ginvey for example plays for a junior club, what we have noticed is how well the young players have been showing through for their clubs." Tweet

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