troy was also hugely involved as a selector and a coach with a range of cork hurling teams at all levels. in the mid-1960s he became involved with the cork minor hurling side. he coached the team to win six munster titles in-a-row between 1966 and 1971. these provincial wins were converted into four all-ireland titles in the same period. during the same period troy was hugely involved with cork’s under-21 hurlers. he guided them to a record four munster and four all-ireland titles in-a-row between 1968 and 1971. many of the players that he coached at these levels went on to form the backbone of the cork senior team in the mid-1970s.