Coaching News week beginning 08th June 2015

Coaching News week beginning 08th June 2015

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Coaching News week beginning 08th June 2015

June 08, 2015

GAA Coaching & Games Development Notes June 8th
 
Munster Super 10’s this weekend

Good luck to Mount Sion who are taking part in the Munster Super 10’s Finals in Mallow on Saturday next. Hopefully they can qualify from their group. Good luck to all involved.

Book you place for Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps

Bookings are picking up for the Kellogg’s GAA Cul Camps in Waterford. We have 35 camps in July & August. All those who book a place before 8th June will receive kits from club coordinators before school holidays. Make sure you book you place in your local club. Full details on www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie or from any Games Development Staff

Poc Fada Monday 22nd June

This years Poc Fada takes place on Monday 22nd June. Once again it will take place in Mahon Falls and we hope to have a good number of participants taking part in 2015.

U16 starts at 6.30pm and Senior starts at 7pm. To register please contact Sean Michael O’Regan or any member of Coaching & Games Development.
Prizes include county medal, €100 Azzurri Voucher and for Senior Winner a ticket to All Ireland Hurling Final.

Larry Quinn U13 Hurling Skills

Once again the Larry Quinn U13 Hurling Skills will take place in June. All clubs are asked to have their own internal competition to pick 3 players to go forward to Divisional Finals. The Divisional finals will take place on Tue 23rd June with the County Final takes place in Tallow on Tuesday 30th June. Full details will be sent to clubs this week

Primary Skills Winners
Congratulations to St Declan’s Boys NS who won the Hurling Primary Skills and Scoil Gearbhain who won the Gaelic Football Primary Skills. Both schools will now go forward to the Munster Primary Skills Finals on June 17th in Mallow and we wish them well.

Primary Teachers Summer GAA Course

In conjunction with Waterford Teacher Centre we are running a GAA Summer Course for Primary Teachers. This will take place in Colaiste Cathal Naofa Dungarvan Wed 1st – Fri 3rd July. Bookings for the course can be done through Waterford Teacher Centre on www.wtc.ie or 051-311000

Provincial Activity Days

Once again in 2015 there will be U12 Hurling & Gaelic Football activity days in Semple Stadium, Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney & Gaelic Grounds. These will take place in July & August and all clubs are invited to participate if they wish. Clubs should confirm participation by Wed 17th June

Upcoming Carriganore Blitzes

Sat 13th June - U8 Hurling 11am -12.30pm
Sat 27th June - U10 Hurling 11am -12.30pm
Clubs are welcome to enter as many teams as they wish. All clubs will play 3 games per blitz. Please contact your GDA or Eoin Breathnach to enter teams.

New Coaching Booklet available

We have recently published a coaching booklet that will be very useful to all coaches of children up to 12 years of age including teachers, club/school coaches and club coaches. The booklet contains coaching progammes for skill development and warm ups/movement exercises. The booklet can be purchased for €5 from C&GD staff members. 

GAA Coach Education website

The GAA Coach Education website is a very useful resource for all coaches. Information on coaching courses, workshops, presentations from conferences along with session planning templates are all available. The website address is www.learning.gaa.ie & http://learning.gaa.ie/planner/ for the session planners

Facebook & Twitter

Don’t forget to join us on Facebook to see all the news and pictures from our latest events. https://www.facebook.com/WaterfordGAACoachingandGamesDevelopment . Waterford C&GD is now on Twitter @WaterfordGAACG for all the latest happenings.