Carrigdhoun & Muskerry Games Development News 12/8/2013

U8 & U10 Monster Blitzes

Our Monster Blitz programme has been in full flow over the past few weeks with three blitzes taking place in Carrigdhoun and Muskerry.  On 20^th July five teams took part in an U10 Hurling Blitz in Kilmichael.  While on 27^th July 18 teams took part in an U8 Hurling Blitz in Riverstick.  On Saturday last 10^thAugust another 14 teams took part in an U8 Football Blitz in Kilmichael.  The teams that were in action in Kilmichael on 20^th July were Clondrohid, Eire Og, Inniscarra and Aghabullogue.  The teams that took to the field in Riverstick were Carrigaline, Courcey Rovers, Valley Rovers, Kinsale, Crosshaven, Tracton, Sliabh Rua, Ballinhassig, Balinora and Shamrocks.  Saturday's teams in Kilmichael were Aghabullogue, Ballinora, Ballingeary, Canovee, Kilmichael, Kilmurry, Clondrohid and Naomh Aban.  Over 300 children took part in the three blitzes with some great skill and sportsmanship on show.  I would like to thank Kilmichael and Ballymartle for the use of their facilities and for their continued support of our blitz programme.  Finally I would like to again thank all of the clubs, players and mentors for their cooperation and good will.  Without this our blitzes would not be possible.

U8 & U10 Monster Blitzes coming up...

Our blitzes continue over the coming weeks and have been a huge success to date.   Please see below for upcoming dates and venues.

U10 Blitzes (9 a side)

1.       Saturday, August 17^th  - football - venues (ii)

2.       Saturday, September 21^st - hurling - venues (iii)

U8 Blitzes (7 a side)

1.       Saturday, August 24^th - hurling - venues (ii)

Timetable

To Enter Blitzes

To enter, you will need to either text or email the appointed contact for to enter your club on a blitz by blitzes. All blitzes are open to all clubs. Games Development Administrators will be in touch with clubs closer to the date of each blitz to confirm your entry and all clubs are encouraged to enter at some venue around the county.

When entering, please submit the following details:

·         Club Name

·         Team Manager phone & e-mail details

·         Number of teams being entered  (games are 9-a-side for U10 and 7-a-side for U8)

Carrigdhoun and Muskerry U13 Divisional Sessions Summer 2013

To date we have completed three U13 football and three U13 hurling coaching sessions in Carrigdhoun and Muskerry.  I have seen an excellent turnout at all sessions to date with 190 players being coached over the three weeks.

The focus in football has been on developing the players week hand and weak foot.  Large parts of the sessions were dedicated to improving the players weak foot.  Players were a times in games only permitted to kick with their weak foot with the aim to improve kicking with that leg.

In hurling we are also focusing on developing both sides.  Players would play games and do shooting and striking drills where we would focus again on improving their weak side.  Another aspect of the game in hurling that we have focused on is catching the ball from the air.  The players get rewarded for catching the ball from the air in games and players are encouraged to use their hand to catch the ball more often in games and drills etc.

We see these aspects of football and hurling as being very important for players to improve and become better players.  The players have been encouraged to practice these skills at home.

Over the next three weeks we are continuing with our U13 Programme.  We will be running three blitzes in football and hurling.  Please see below for the times, dates and venues.  As I mentioned before these sessions are the first step on the road to the Cork U14 Development Squads for 2014.  Players will be picked for Regional Panels mainly from these divisional sessions.  I am asking clubs to send players that they feel are of divisional standard to these sessions.

Carrigdhoun U13 FOOTBALL Sessions

Carrigdhoun U13 HURLING Sessions

Muskerry U13 FOOTBALL Sessions

Muskerry U13 HURLING Sessions

Lee Flag Programme Returns for 2013

Coiste Oiliúna are pleased to announce details of the LEE FLAG Club Accreditation Scheme for 2013. The scheme, originally established in 2010, has been re-launched to help Coiste Oiliúna and Coiste Chontae reward clubs who are engaging in coaching and games development best practice around the county. The basic premise behind the scheme is to encourage clubs to meet specific criteria which is designed to aid their development both on and off the pitch.

Details of criteria and incentives for clubs are attached.

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JobBridge Internship

If you know of anybody in your area who may be eligible for the below scheme, then please email me and I would be happy to advise you on the next steps in getting on to the scheme.  Note that anybody identified would be assigned duties in their local area.

Please note the GAA has combined with the Dept. of Social Welfare in offering unemployed persons, the opportunity to gain valuable work experience over a period of 9 months working within the GAA.  The person would be working in one of the categories listed below.

Categories of Internship

The GAA/JobBridge Fís Féidireacht Internship Scheme operates in two Project Areas: Games Development and Administration.

Games Development - Project Area:

Games Development Interns are involved in the following:

·         Organisation of Games/Blitzes

·         Organisation of Camps

·         Talent Academy

·         Club/School Link 

·         Coach Education

·         Referee Education

Administration - Project Area:

Depending upon the placement Administrative Interns are given various administrative tasks e.g.

·         Fixtures Programming/Notification;

·         Website updates;

·         Club Audits;

·         Marketing;

·         Promotion/Publicity.

Within each of the Project Areas the GAA has identified a number of categories of internship. The following categories of internship will operate from January 2013 onward:

Games Development - Categories of Internship:

1. Blitz/Coaching Coordinators

    Supervisor: Games Development Administrator (GDA)

    Mentor: County Games Development Manager (CGDM)

2. Urban Blitz/Coaching Coordinators

    Supervisor: Club/School Coaching Officer

    Mentor: GDA

3. Games Management Assistants

    Supervisor: County Games Development Manager (CGDM)

    Mentor: Provincial Games Manager (PGM)

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to participate in GAA/JobBridge Fís Féidireacht Internship Scheme an individual must be:

·         Currently in receipt of a live claim (Jobseekers Allowance/Jobseekers Benefit/Signing for Credits) on the Live Register;

·         And have been in receipt of Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance or signing for Social Insurance Contribution Credits for a total of 3 months or more in the last 6 months.

·         According to guidelines established by the Department of Social Protection periods spent on Back to Education Allowance, VTOS, FÁS/Fáilte Ireland Training courses, Youthreach, FIT, Community Employment Schemes, Social Economy Programme, Rural Social Scheme, Back to Work Scheme, FÁS Job Initiative or Job Assist do count towards meeting the eligibility of JobBridge provided:

·         The individual has completed these programmes

·         The individual has signed back on to the Live Register

·         Is in receipt of Jobseekers Benefits/Allowance or Jobseeker Credits immediately before commencing on JobBridge.

More details are available at www.jobbridge.gaa.ie

Though no vacancies are currently listed on the site, contact me for further details on how to access the scheme.

Martin Coleman, GDA