Lotto Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 2, 7, 10, 21 The weekly winners of €30 were • Jennifer Brehon, Strokestown. • Mick Dowdall, Collon, Louth. • Barry Molloy, Castle Street. • Margaret McHugh, C/o Hospital. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. COACHING NEWS (WK 24 2018) A. Coaching Tip : Use of Feedback Language (Note from recent Paul Earley Workshop) The importance of Positive, Accurate and Relevant Feedback Feedback is the most immediate way that coaches can use to improve their players. However the type of feedback that is given is crucial. Gaelic Games coaching has become mired with the use of clichéd phrases that have become so prevalent that people probably do not realise that they are using them, or have not considered the effect they have on players. The phrase “well done” is one of the most used and in my opinion overused terms when coaching. Previous coaching corners have discussed the value of positive feedback. 'Well Done' when accompanied by some specific feedback on what it is the player 'done well' can be very positive encouragement. In her book “Flourishing”, Maureen Gaffney argues that it takes up to 7 pieces of positive to 1 piece of development feedback in order for an individual to flourish. Coaching corners have also examined what makes feedback most effective and found that 'Feedback is a powerful tool of coaching when it is accurate, relevant and positive'. Use of Language in giving feedback Let us look at a generic phrase like “well done” under these three headings. It certainly cannot be considered accurate. Accurate feedback can inform and educate the player on what the coach is happy or indeed unhappy with. “You followed through on your shot excellently” or “you are lifting your eyes before you make contact with the ball” are examples of accurate feedback that give tangible information to the player. Consider the coach saying “well done” to the first player and “hard luck” to the second and you can see how inaccurate phrases like these are. However, it is much easier for an inexperienced coach to utter a clichéd phrase rather than one like above. Giving feedback this accurate requires keen observation and good use of language from the coach. Coaches who find themselves talking and shouting all the time, regardless of whether it is positive or negative will struggle with this, as it is difficult to do both this and observe effectively. Now let us look at its relevance. The problem with phrases like “well done” or “hard luck” is that they do not give the player any extra understanding of a given situation. For example a player runs down the wing and kicks a hurried shot under no real pressure wide on his own side. The coach who says “hard luck” is probably being detrimental to that player’s development. The coach is essentially telling the player to repeat this same technique as the players failure had something to do with luck. This is not the case. It may have been due to a lack of composure or awareness of the amount of time and space the player had. Finally let us look at its positivity. “Well done” is certainly not a negative thing to say to a player. You will hear coaches say things a lot more negative than this. However, because it is neither accurate nor relevant it does not carry much positive effect. If everything good every player on a team does is met with “well done” then the players will no longer consider this something a coach says to develop his players, rather a phrase he uses to show that he likes them. Hyperbolic words like “amazing” and “outstanding” are a great way to grow player’s confidence, particularly children. However male coaches in particular can find it difficult to use these words. We live in a society full of negativity and one where elite players are often harshly criticised by pundits on television. Telling a player that they made and “amazing catch” can be accurate, relevant and positive. The importance of Questioning to get player engagement One way of generating feedback that I have not mentioned is questioning players. Questioning can be an effective way of making players more aware of their game. Good questions promote self learning and reflection, which is an effective way of players developing themselves. Conclusions that players come to themselves, no matter how much the type of questioning led them there will be more profound than if the coach simply tells them what he wants. Questioning is a sophisticated method of coaching, and requires the coach to be very confident and already have a good trust and rapport with his players. For example During a small sided conditioned game ask the players what worked well, what didn’t work well, what do the players need to do to improve the quality of the game? After you have asked the questions and got the players feedback, you can then make some observations yourself as a coach and provide positive and constructive feedback to the players. Importantly, at the end of the next game bring them in again and ask them questions again and provide feedback relating to the performance during that specific game. Usually, the performance will have improved and the coach should recognise that with positive constructive and specific feedback relating to the areas of improvement. Example of giving positive, accurate and relevant feedback relating to a technique and skill execution under pressure Have a look at this action shot....... If we look at the kicker first (Green & Gold), positive feedback on the skill being undertaken could be..... -Player kept his eyes on the ball -Toe of kicking foot pointed away -Chest and opposite arm faced/pointed towards target -Kicker has followed through his kick Area of Development: -Standing foot needs to be more secure in order to keep balance sufficiently to ensure intended execution If we look at the blocker (Red & White) positive feedback could include..... -Eyes are firmly on the ball -Close to the target, approaching from the side -Reaches forward as ball is kicked, timing is good -Player takes a low stance, knee bent, to get closer to the foot Area of Development: -Hands are on top of each other, keep hands close together but side to side to increase surface area and maximise chances of connecting with the ball and therefore blocking it down. Summary - Feedback is an important Player Development Tool Being able to provide your players with accurate, relevant and positive feedback is an excellent way to help them develop. If you can mix this with the use of questions you will be most effective. Avoiding common phrases that do not do that can be difficult as they are engrained in us all. There is nothing wrong with not providing feedback on occasion, particularly if you feel you do not have something worth saying. Try to limit the use of the phrase “well done” for when you are ordering your next steak! B. Football – Tackling Drill Football U9 Football: Our lads togging out in our new dressing rooms for yesterdays blitz with St Aidan’s and Ballinasloe. We had 22 lads playing and all played brilliantly. Training continues on Tuesday evenings at 6.45pm. U14 Football : The league campaign for our Div 4 and Div 4 has concluded. Well done to all the lads for their efforts in training and fixtures over the past three-four months. Our Div 4 lads lost out narrowly in their league playoff game to St Dominics who went on the win the final. Our Div 1 lads won the league title playing some fine football against our great rivals Clann na nGael. Pictured are our U14 lads who won the league against Clann. LGFA U12 Girls Football: The best of luck to our U12 girls in their football semi final against Elphin/kilmore this evening in Elphin at 8pm. U14 Girls Football: The best of luck to our U14 girls who play St. Croans in the League Semi Final this week. ** Roscommon Gaels Annual Development Draw ** Our Annual Development Draw will be launched on 16th June with the draw taking place on 11th August. The Development draw has been moved from the customary Christmas time Draw back to the summer time, a time when all our members are using and availing of our Club facilities at Lisnamult. Tickets are €10 each or a book of 6 for €50, with a fabulous list of prizes on offer. We need all our Club members to support this hugely important Development draw to assist with the ongoing development of our Club. Please support the Draw by buying and selling tickets over the coming weeks and be in with a chance of winning one of these quality prizes. List of Prizes 1. Microsoft Surface Pro Laptop & Keyboard, worth €1,350. 2. 2 Bedroom Holiday Apartment Accommodation in Portugal, for 1 week, worth €1,000 (donated by John Hession). 3. All Ireland Final Hurling tickets x 2 4. All Ireland Final Football tickets x 2 5. Manchester United home match tickets x 2, plus flights & accommodation 6. 3-1-1 reclining suit of furniture (Gannons Image Furniture) 7. €500 voucher for McNulty Furniture. 8. 500 L of home heating oil (sponsored DG Oil) 9. 50 Bales of Briquettes 10. 50 Bales of Briquettes 11. 50 Bags of Firewood Timber (donated by Anthony Clogher & Gerry Kelly) 12. Golf Green Fees x 4 - Heritage Golf Resort, Killenard, Co. Laois. 13. Golf Green Fees x 4 for Roscommon Golf Course. 14. Customised Gum shield, worth €75 (donated by Eleanor Keaveney Dental Surgery) 15. Dinner for 2 at Darcy12 Restaurant in Clifden (donated by Shane Regan) Flemings Supervalu Football Giveaway Flemings SuperValu Roscommon want you to come shopping to Flemings with your Mum or Dad wearing your County or Club Jersey on Friday 15th or Saturday 16th of June and you will get a free GAA Football. Fleming's Supervalu, Roscommon Town ‘#BehindTheBall’
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Lotto Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 8, 9, 25, 26 The weekly winners of €30 were • Gail Doolan, 11 Henry Street. • Somon Gormley, Derrane. • Teresa & Alan Kelly, C/o P Menton. • Maisie de hOra, C/o Hyde. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. Camogie U8: Super well done to our u8 camogie stars who travelled to Tulsk GAA for a blitz on Tuesday Evening and all reports say our club is full of future all stars, well done to all players and mentors for super representation of the club. The best of Luck to Beibhinn Hoare who is representing The Gael Scoil in the Camogie skills on Wednesday evening. The best of luck to all our girls who tried out for the County U16 Camogie Trials on Saturday evening in Ballyforan. Hurling U-14 hurling: After months of anticipation Feile na nGael is upon us. Roscommon Gaels are looking forward to welcoming Ennistymon to Roscommon town. It will be a hectic time on and off the field. The U-14 hurlers play two matches in Tremane on Friday evening. At 5.45 p.m. we face the Monaghan champions and this is followed immediately afterwards at 6.30 by a renewal of acquaintances with Athleague/Tremane. On Saturday morning at 10.15 a.m. we host Ennistymon in Hyde Park. From there all works lead to the Connacht GAA Centre in Bekan where we will play in either the Cup or Shield semi-final. We look forward to a weekend of fun, enjoyment, great hurling and new friendships being formed. We have a glamorous final build-up match before Feile when we play San Francisco on Wednesday evening. This is a home match but we hope they will offer a return fixture. Senior: Our Senior game against Athleague this evening in Lisnamult in the Senior League Group B was cancelled. Well done to our two brothers Cillian and Gearoid who were on the Roscommon Senior Hurling Panel who defeated Mayo on Saturday well done lads. LGFA U8 & U10’s: Training continues every Wednesday evening 6.30-7.30pm. The girls and their coaches are having lots of fun and are making great progress. With the weather being so nice get your child out and practice some hand passing, Soloing it really does make a difference. U12: Well done to our U12 girls who continued their winning streak on Monday evening last with a great win over Ballinameen. Roscommon Gaels 0-18 Ballinameen 0-2. Captain on the evening was Emma O’Farrell. Referee Tom Killion. The girls have put in some great team performances. Next outing for this team is against Boyle Bank Holiday Monday evening. Pictured are the U12 girls who defeated Ballinameen. U14: Our U14 played Barry’s on Wednesday last in the League in Termonbarry. The girls got off to a great start and held onto possession for the entire game. Great to see all our girls getting game time. With a huge panel this is not always possible. Final result Roscommon Gaels 5-08 Barry’s 0-01. We are lying in second place on the table. Semi finals are to be played on the 6th of June. As winners of the Summer League last year we are hosting this year. Summer league will start once the final of the league is played. U16: No training for the next two weeks due to girls doing exams. The best of luck girls. Junior Ladies: Our Junior Ladies continue to train on a Tuesday evening from 8-9pm in The Hyde. Well done @ComansWoodPS who are through to the Schools County final on the 13th of June. They defeated Cornafulla Ns today in a cracker of a game. All of the girls play with @Roscommon Gaels. The best of luck girls in the final on Wednesday 13th of June. The Gael Scoil is also through to the County finals in the small school final and we would also like to wish them the best of luck. We would like to wish our Girls Eadaoin Walsh who represents St Comans Wood and Martha McSharry who represents the Gael Scoil the best of luck in the school’s Football skills competition on Wednesday in Oran. The best of luck to our U14 County Football girls Ava Mulry, Chloe Donoghue, Eadaoin Walsh, Eimear O’Farrell, Ellen Biesty & Hollie Harkin who will be playing Offaly on Bank Holiday Monday. Good luck girls. Football Roscommon Gaels Nursery: Roscommon Gaels nursery training continues Thursday 31st of May at 7pm to 7.45pm on the Hyde training pitch weather permitting. We will be introducing the lads to minimum contact games over the next few weeks so we will be requiring gum shields to be worn. U10 Football: Our u-10 football team participated in the Killoe u-10 Tournament. We were beaten in the semi final of the Cup competition. It was a great experience for the players, well done to all. U14 Football: Our Div 4 lads battled hard to the end in losing out to St Dominic’s in the league playoff. Well done to the lads on their efforts at training and throughout the league campaign Our Div 1 lads play Clann in the league final on Bank Holiday Monday at 1.30pm in Knockcroghery. ** Roscommon Gaels Annual Development Draw ** Our Annual Development Draw will be launched on 16th June with the draw taking place on 11th August. The Development draw has been moved from the customary Christmas time Draw back to the summer time, a time when all our members are using and availing of our Club facilities at Lisnamult. Tickets are €10 each or a book of 6 for €50, with a fabulous list of prizes on offer. We need all our Club members to support this hugely important Development draw to assist with the ongoing development of our Club. Please support the Draw by buying and selling tickets over the coming weeks and be in with a chance of winning one of these quality prizes. List of Prizes 1. Microsoft Surface Pro Laptop, worth €1,200 2. Holiday Apartment Accommodation in Portugal, for 1 week, worth €1,000. 3. All Ireland Final Hurling tickets x 2 4. All Ireland Final Football tickets x 2 5. Manchester United home match tickets x 2, plus flights & accommodation 6. 3-1-1 reclining suit of furniture (Gannons Image Furniture) 7. €500 voucher for McNulty Furniture. 8. 500 L of home heating oil (sponsored DG Oil) 9. 50 Bales of Briquettes 10. 50 Bales of Briquettes 11. 50 Bags of Firewood Timber (donated by Anthony Clogher & Gerry Kelly) 12. Golf Green Fees x 4 - Golf course TBC 13. Golf Green Fees x 4 for Roscommon Golf Course. 14. Customised Gum shield, worth €75 (sponsored by Eleanor Keavney) 15. Dinner for 2 at Darcy12 Restaurant in Clifden. Thank You The Féile Fundraiser held in Nancy’s Venue on May 12th was a great success. A total of €2415 was raised and this will go towards the big Féile Weekend happening for our U14 Hurlers and Camogie Players on June 8th 9th & 10th. A special thanks to Kevin & Brian O’Gara for giving us the venue to hold the event along with their generous donation towards Féile. Thanks to everyone who bought tickets and came on the night. Your support is appreciated. Health and Welfare Corner At a recent talk by David Coleman (Clinical Psychologist and specialises in working with children, teenagers and their families) about ‘Girls in Sport’ he made some interesting comments that Roscommon Gaels club might consider. By age 14, girls are dropping out of sport twice as fast as boys Factors that determine whether girls stay involved · Less access (facilities prioritised for boys) · Less access (safety and travel) · Less funding and lower status · Social Stigma (athleticism not seen as feminine) · Gender stereotyping (dads especially) · Competitiveness a turn-off · Friends dropping out · Lack of positive role-models · School/Academic pressures What Girls Want from PE · Wider choice of activities · Focus on fun not just on competition · Awareness of their body consciousness o Girl only games away from the gaze of boys o To be allowed comfortable (flattering) kit o Avoid communal showering · Encouragement COACHING NEWS (WK 23 2018) Same can be seen at underage games all over the country. Full back taking puck/kick outs. Difficulties in Games force players to come up with solutions. Don't hide from every problem. A. Coaching Tips – Praising Children B. Football & Hurling Foundation Course + Child Protection in Sport Class If there are any coaches in our club who have, as yet, not taken the Football or Hurling Foundation course or the Child Protection in Sport class, please let a member of the executive know and we will try to arrange to get you on a course. C. Nutrition & Hydration – Good Habits Forwarded from County Pro Hugh Lynn Dear Hugh, My name is Shannon Keady, and I am writing to ask you a big favour. My Dad is Tony Keady, and he passed away suddenly at the end of last summer. But myself and my Mam, and my three brothers, have published a book telling his story. It is written by Liam Hayes, the former Meath footballer and journalist. The book is called ‘One Hundred and Ten Per Cent Legend’ because my Dad would always tell us to give 110% any time myself and my three brothers were playing camogie or hurling, or if we were doing our exams in school. My Dad’s book was published last month and it is now in bookshops all over the country. We are so proud of it. It means the world to us. My Mam and I were on the Late Late Show a few weeks ago talking about it and she said that the book kept us all going through our first winter without my Dad. That is true. It did. Now as a family, we want to give 110% for my Dad’s book. He would have wanted it to be the No.1 book in the country, and we want to make it the No.1 book in the country. At the moment it is No.1 in Galway, and in the Top 20 in Ireland. Can you help me and my brothers make it No.1? I am asking everyone in the GAA for their help. My favour is this. Can you please email this letter to all the clubs in your county, and ask them to buy the book? Father’s Day is on June 17, and we think it would be a great present for every father in the GAA. It would be the best thing ever if ‘One Hundred and Ten Per Cent Legend’ was No.1 before my Dad’s first anniversary in August. Thank you for reading this and I hope you can help. Yours Sincerely, Shannon Keady. Féile Roscommon Gaels will host a number of GAA Clubs as Part of Féile next week end. We will be hosting Ennistymon GAA, St Mullins GAA and Fermanagh GAA. The Roscommon Gaels Club itself will be hosting a number of games, including their own U14 Camogie Teams in Division 5 and Division 7 and a Hurling Team in Division 7. These games will showcase the top teams and young hurlers from around Ireland. This is a chance to show our support and encouragement for all players and mentors involved. Here is a little bit about the clubs we will be hosting. Ennistymon Hurling Club Ennistymon Hurling Club is in North Claire promoting hurling in Ennistymon/Lahinch and the surrounding areas of Liscannor, Kilshanny, Doolin, Lisdoonvarna and Kilfenora. The club was founded in 1977. The club takes part at all levels of underage hurling from u8 to u21. At adult level the club field one team, at junior A level. The club has won underage county titles across all age groups and has a number of achievements at adult level, most notably junior A league in 1999, junior A champions in 2004 and intermediate league champions in 2008. The club last competed at the national feile 30 years ago so the club is looking forward to this year’s competition. Thanks to the efforts of our players and our coaches in qualifying for feile, it backs up the great work being done within the club over the past couple of years on coaching and development. The club looks forward to the feile weekend with the aim of enjoying our participation and creating new friendships. Fermanagh Camogie Team Having been established in the 1920s, Camogie was revived in Fermanagh by Father Tom Maguire in 1939 around a base in Newtown butler and they contested Ulster senior championship finals in the 1940s. Enniskillen contested the Féile na nGael camogie first division final in 1977 and Teemore won divisional honours in 1993, 1994 and 1995. Camogie has not been played competitively in Fermanagh since 1996 but there is a strong appetite among a number of communities to have the game revived and for this reason the Fermanagh Team has been given the opportunity to participate in Feile in 2018. The girls and the coaches have been prepared well over the last few months and pride will be abundant when they put on their new jerseys and take to the pitch. Special thanks to Sport Ni for the support in all the preparations. St Mullins (naomh moling) St Mullins is a small parish (approx 300 houses) in the very south of county Carlow bordered by Co Wexford and Co Kilkenny. We are a very beautiful and ancient place called after the St Moling who founded a monastery in the 6th century on the banks of the river. We are bordered by the river Barrow on one side and Mount Leinster on the other. We have a very long and proud history of hurling and camogie. St Mullins GAA Club celebrated its centenary in 2014 and is the proud holders of 26 senior championship titles having competed in 54 senior finals in Carlow. Between 1948 and 1968 we had a golden era winning 16 titles in 22 years and in 2016 completed the three in a row of senior titles. St Mullins camogie club was founded in the first half of the 20th century with teams participating in county championships in the 1940’s and 1950’s the club then went into decline and was not revived until 1980. In 1991 our U14 team represented Carlow in Feile na Ngael in Tipperary and went on to win division 3. That team then went on to become a strong junior team and won the U18, senior league and junior championship in 1998. The millennium saw the introduction of ladies football to St Mullins and in February 2000 a new club called St Mullins Ladies Gaa was formed to facilitate both teams. In 2018 we fieldU6/ u8, u10, u12, u14, U16 and junior adult camogie and U12&U16 football teams. We are very proud that the vast majority of girls and boys in our parish play for the green and white of St Mullins. N.B. Lisnamult pitch will be closed to all teams next Saturday due to Feile taking place. Coaches Can all coaches and mentors please take a look at the Roscommon Gaels Information Pack 2018? It’s full of useful information that may help any new or old coaches/mentors to the club. http://www.roscommongaels.ie/uploads/1/1/5/6/115618813/ros_gaels__-_coaching_information_pack_rev_a00.pdf Good Luck Good luck everyone in the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate tomorrow. Remember, there’s life after it! It’s only the start of a great adventure. Roscommon County Senior Football Team Meet and Greet Roscommon GAA Senior Football Captain Conor Devaney invited all Roscommon supporters to join him and the Roscommon Senior Football team at an open morning at Dr Hyde Park Roscommon on Saturday Morning last. This was a fun event and many Roscommon Gaels supporters came along to Dr Hyde Park to watch the lads prepare for the Connacht Final” .We would like to take this opportunity to wish our lads John McManus and James Featherstone the very best of luck. Some of you may not be aware but we also have two Gaels men working behind the scenes Anthony McCormack and Mick Byrne. U14 Girls Presentation On Saturday Roscommon Gaels U14 girls gathered along with manger Paul Biesty and Club officials in The Peppermill to be presented with half zip tops kindly sponsored by Bernie and Sean Mulry of The Peppermill. The U14 girls were presented the tops for their amazing achievements of the previous year. County Football Champions in 2017 and winners of the Summer Football League 2017, silverware for winning the U14 Camogie B League final in 2017 all of which couldn’t of been achieved without the wonderful management team of Paul Biesty, Bernie Mulry, Leo McGuiness, Mary Kelly football, Tom O'Farrell, Stephen Lohan and Mary McNeill. A huge Thank you to Kevin McStay who presented the girls with their Jerseys, and James Featherstone, Cillian and Gearoid Egan for being there. On Presentation Roscommon Gaels Chairlady Teresa Hession Thanked Bernie and Sean Mulry for their continuous support and reminded the players that they need to stick together and they will reap further titles. Teresa commended our county representatives James Featherstone, Cillian and Gearoid Egan and told the girls that they should aspire to these wonderful ambassadors of the Gaels. Finishing Teresa Wished Roscommon Gaels U14 girls the very best of Luck over the Feile weekend and the coming years. Player Centred Dual Training
A few years ago, it was recognised at U12 level that not all underage girls were playing both camogie and ladies football codes for our Club. Coaches in the Club got together to discuss and explore ways of increasing the participation of all our young girls in both codes. A new player-centred dual approach was introduced in 2017 whereby the camogie and ladies coaches began working together as a co-management group for the entire U14 dual panel. Training sessions were co-ordinated with a view to maximising the training benefit to the players in both codes while preventing the doubling up of training which happens when one group of players is being trained for each code separately. The benefits of this player-centred and co-ordinated dual approach were numerous. 1. Players were being given the opportunity to develop their potential in both camogie and ladies football. 2. Players were not being over-trained with a risk of burn-out/fatigue. 3. Parents did not have to bring their daughters to double number of training sessions for separate codes. 4. The Club gained dual players who prior to this approach had only considered one code. 5. The Club retained more U14 players than ever in both camogie and ladies football. This approach also delivered on the playing field for this bunch of girls and for our Club as we brought home silverware for winning the U14 Camogie B League final in 2017 and also the U14 Ladies Football Division 3 A Championship Final in 2017. This co-ordinated dual approach has now continued into 2018. A 6-week early spring gym session was arranged for the entire U14 dual panel. This developed the player’s core strength with a view to prevent or minimise injury as the season progresses. At this stage of the year, the girls have already won the Camogie U14 Féile Championship B final and have attained a semi-final placing in the Ladies Football U14 League. They will all be taking part later in the year in the Camogie League and in the Ladies Football Championship. Since our Club retained so many players at U14 we were in a position to enter two U14 camogie teams into the 2018 National Féile Finals being hosted in Connaught next weekend. This will give more of our young players the opportunity to get more games and to experience this great national competition. Thank you Bernie and Sean Mulry for your generous sponsorship. We hope that we will live up to our achievements of the previous year. ![]() Lotto Jackpot €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 12, 25, 27, 31 The weekly winners of €30 were • Noel Carr, C/o Larry’s. • Barney Hoare, C/o P. Menton. • Tom Doolan, C/o Hyde. • Padraig Egan. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. Camogie U8:- Thank you to St Dominic's for hosting a very well organised U-8s Camogie blitz on Thursday Evening. Despite the few drops of rain everything went to plan, thanks to every game been overseen by very astute referees, all credit to St Dominic's. The Roscommon Gaels contingent had a great turn out fielding three teams playing three games each. All players were very well behaved and gave each of the opposing teams a good challenge with great successes. They were great ambassadors for Roscommon Gaels camogie and they should be very proud of themselves. Well done to all involved and all the family’s that came to support the girls and the U8 mentors. There is another blitz in Tulsk on Tuesday Evening @ 6.30pm for the girls. ![]() U10: Well done to the U10 Camogie girls that played in their first blitz of the year on Friday last. The girls showed great determination and skill throughout their 3 games against Oran, Four Roads and St Dominic's. Thanks to Oran camogie club for hosting the blitz. Next up for the U10's girls is a GNB match against Kiltulla Killiomordaly on Sunday. Pictured are the U10 Camogie team who played in the blitz in Oran. U12- U12 Camogie continues every Friday Evening from 6.30-7.30pm. Some of the girls will be playing on the second team entered for feile. ![]() U14: Training continues for our U14 Camogie Girls who are getting ready for Feile. Congratulations to Claire McNeill who was selected this evening to represent The Roscommon Gaels at the County Feile Skills Selection on Friday the best of luck Claire. Minor/Junior CamogieMinor/Junior camogie continues in Lisnamult Thursday evenings at 8pm. ![]() Hurling U-14: Hurling training is on Monday at 6.30. We play Oran this week in the county league in Rockfield on the 30th of May at 7pm. U10: Our under 10 hurlers traveled to Athlone Monday evening to play a challenge against Southern Gaels. We fielded 2 teams of Under 10's with both teams playing 2 games each. Both our teams competed very strongly and enjoyed the match against Southern Gaels. Our hurlers really enjoy matches with coaches and hurlers learning alot from these games. Thanks to parents who support all these games by traveling and encouraging all hurlers taking part. We will be arranging a return leg with Southern Gaels in Lisnamult in the weeks ahead. The second U10 hurling blitz of the year takes place in Oran this Saturday June 2nd. Coaches will be in touch with parents during the week to confirm numbers. ![]() Poc Fada The Provincial Poc Fada is fixed for Connacht Centre Bekan on Monday July 2nd. All county competitions should be run in advance and winners / Runner-up only at adult, winner only at U16 should be forwarded to Adrian Hassett (Connacht operations) or Damien Coleman by Friday June 22nd. Provincial winners will go forward to national poc fada competition in the Cooley Mountains. [email protected] [email protected] Do you know what fun is? Winning! What does it take to win? Hard work and dedication. Kids play fortnight because they can obtain a “victory” with minimal effort. Want sports to be fun, practice hard, put in your work at the craft and the fun will follow. Congratulations to Rodhan Dowd (pictured) who came 2nd and DJ Hession whom came 4th at the County Féile skills competition at Athleague's grounds Sunday Last. ![]() LGFA U8 & U10’s: Training continues every Wednesday evening 6.30-7.30pm. The girls and their coaches are having lots of fun and are making great progress. We had an U10 challenge on Wednesday against St Brigids. The girls had an enjoyable game. Encourage them to get out with their footballs and practise in the bright evenings if possible. Our U10 girls who played Brigid’s in a challenge last week. U12:- Well done to our u12's who recorded their 4th win in the championship on Monday evening last when they overcame Padraig Pearses on a score line of 0-21 to Padraig Pearses 0-0. The team sit at the top of the table with two games remaining Ballinameen and Boyle Respectively. We will play Ballinameen in Lisnamult on Monday evening 28th at 7pm. U14: Well done to our U14’s who defeated St Croans in the league on Tuesday Evening last on a score line of Roscommon Gaels 4-10 to St Croans 3-3. U16: Training Continues Wednesday evenings in The Hyde for our U16’s. Junior Ladies: Training will continue for our Junior Team Tuesday Evenings at 8pm. Football Roscommon Gaels Nursery: Roscommon gaels nursery training contiues Thursday 31st of May at 7pm to 745pm on the Hyde training pitch weather permitting. We will be introducing the lads to minimum contact games over the next few weeks so we will be requiring gumshields to be worn. A big word of thanks from Roscommon Gaels goes to Shane Flemming from Supervalu Roscommon for their generous donation of footballs to our juveniles. We are a Club who encourages our members to Shop Local & Support our Sponsors. ![]() U9 Football: Our U9 footballers (pictured) had their first blitz of the year in Oran on Saturday. Our lads were absolutely brilliant and played well in all games. Training continues on Tuesday evenings at 6.45pm-8pm. U14 Football: Well done to our U14 Division 1 Football lads who defeated Boyle last Thursday Evening in the League Semi Final final score Roscommon Gaels 4-12 Boyle 4-07. The lads will now play Clann Na Gael in the League final date tbc. U16 Football: U16 footballers were out today in the Division 2 League Final in Enfield against Elphin/Ballinameen unfortunately our lads were beaten by a stronger team final score Roscommon Gaels 1-7 Elphin/Ballinameen 1-14. Junior: Well done to our Junior Team who defeated Fuerty Friday Evening last on home soil on a score line of Roscommon Gaels 4-13 Fuerty 2-12. Well done to John McManus & James Featherstone and the Roscommon Senior Football Team on their defeat to Leitrim on Saturday. Well done to Mark Nally who was on the Panel for Longford today who defeated Meath. Well done to Eoghan Carthy who played at half time in the @CumannnamBunscoil half time games yesterday in Carrick on Shannon. Cumann Na mBunscol Ros Comàin Congratulations to our @ComansWoodPS Girls’ Camogie team who defeated The Gael Scoil in an exciting final. Well done girls. Juggling Both Roscommon Gaels U14 ladies have won County Titles in both Football and Camogie. U14’s Hurlers have won County Title and are through to a Division one League Final. It has been an unbelievable year in all U14 codes. And it’s all down to the dedication and hard work and the older hands in the club putting in the correct structures and it’s paying dividends now. We have an excellent chair lady and an excellent committee. We have very sensible Camogie/Hurling and Football management teams and they understand that the club wants to compete on both fronts so we are sensible about how we approach both football and Hurling/Camogie. When Championship season comes around the freshness of the teams takes precedence. In the GAA common sense often goes out the window, but with the Roscommon Gaels U14’s Lads/Ladies we have gotten a lot of good out of the common sense approach. E.g. Roscommon Gaels U14 Ladies don’t field teams in ladies football, preferring to concentrate on Camogie – and it’s a move that clearly paid off. Club Chairperson Teresa Hession has been central to the success enjoyed by Roscommon Gaels over the past years. Along with other members of the committee, she does her best to oversee both and ensure that the problems that dog other dual clubs don’t arise. Most of our U14 Lads and Ladies are on both Football and Hurling/Camogie panels, with most of them starters in every game. Obviously there has been allot of co-operation and Communication between both and this is what makes these teams successful. Communication is the only way to take dual clubs forward. There are the occasional hiccups, but mostly it’s very good. The real secret to the clubs success is the buy in from the entire population of the area, which has allowed the club to build on the solid foundations laid down by its founders. We are currently working on how to establish a stronger school link. It’s great to see all our pitches in the summer being used in all codes. Those pitches are occupied with Hurling, Camogie and Football and its down to the men and women who got it going years ago. If anybody had said 40 years ago what we’d be doing now we’d have said they were mad. It’s just impossible! But it just shows you what hard work and co operation between all sections, football, hurling and camogie, can achieve. Sadly it has to be said that dual clubs won’t work unless there is success because people will find a reason for it not to work. But when you get a bit of success people say hang on it can work. The more people that embrace our dual club and embrace dual players and it’s not just about football coming from a county like Roscommon. I think it’s important that if you are part of a GAA club you have an obligation to promote all codes because at the end of the day we are all Gaels. FÉILE na nGAEL Finals 2018 (Camogie and Hurling) In 2018 Connacht GAA will host the Féile na nGael U14 camogie and hurling finals. Close on 60 hurling clubs from the province and 12 more from Westmeath and Longford will be involved. There will also be close on 50 camogie clubs from the province hosting camogie clubs from all over Ireland. The dates for Féile na nGael 2018 are Friday 8th to Sunday 10th June. Roscommon Gaels will be represented in these National Féile Finals by our very own newly crowned U14 County Roscommon Hurling Champions. We will also be represented by two camogie teams; one in Division 5 and one in Division 7 which together make up our U13 and U14 camogie development squads. Our U14 girls are also newly crowned U14 County Roscommon ‘B’ Camogie Champions. We are very fortunate to be able to enter two camogie teams. It brings the opportunity to more young girls in our Club to experience playing in the Féile Finals which is a really positive event for young girls and boys involved in our national games. In turn, this means that we will be hosting three visiting Clubs and this is a wonderful opportunity for our club and community to give a fantastic Céad Míle Fáilte to our guests. Roscommon Gaels will be hosting: • St Mullins Camogie Club, Co Carlow • Fermanagh Camogie, Co Fermanagh • Ennistymon Hurling Club, Co Clare Fun and Games The first throw-in for Roscommon Gaels will be on Friday evening when our U14 Division 5 camogie team will take on Causeway of Co Kerry at 5pm in Dr Hyde Park, followed by a second game against our neighbours Oran at the same venue at 6.30pm. These Gaels girls will play again on Saturday morning at 11am in our home ground at Lisnamult against our guests from Co Carlow, St Mullins Camogie Club. At this stage, their Féile quarter final placing will be decided. If they are placed 3rd or 4th in their group they will play in the Shield Quarter Finals and a 1st or 2nd placing will take them into the Cup Quarter Finals, all of which will be played in St Dominics pitch from 2pm on Saturday. The girls will be fighting for a place in the Féile Semi-Finals at this stage. CAMOGIE DIVISION 5: ROSCOMMON GAELS HOME VENUE
Friday: 5pm vs Causeway Camogie, Co Kerry 6.30pm vs Oran, Co Roscommon Saturday 11am St Mullins Camogie, Co Carlow Shield and Cup Quarter Finals at St Dominics pitch from 2pm Our U14 Champion Hurlers will begin their Féile campaign on Friday evening in Tremane pitch with a game at 5.45pm against Monaghan Hurling and a second game at 6.30pm against Athleague/Tremane. These steady group of lads will then take on our guests from Ennistymon, Co Clare in Dr Hyde Park on Saturday morning at 10.15am. The hurling quarter finals will be held in the Connaught Centre of Excellence in Bekan, Co Mayo. The Shield Quarter Finals will begin at 3.30pm while the Cup Quarter Finals will begin at 4.15pm and a place in the relevant Semi-Finals will be up for grabs. HURLING DIVISION 7: ROSCOMMON GAELS IN TREMANE VENUE Friday and HOME VENUE Saturday
Friday 5.45pm vs Monaghan Hurling 6.30pm vs Athleague/Tremane, Co Roscommon Saturday 10.15am vs Ennistymon Hurling, Co Clare Quarter Finals at Bekan Centre of Excellence; Shield at 3.30pm and Cup at 4.15pm Our Division 7 team of Gaels camogie players will travel to Tulsk for their Friday night games, the first of which will be at 5.45pm against St Ailbes of Co Limerick; the second one against Tulsk. These girls will get their turn to play camogie in Dr Hyde Park on Saturday morning at 9.30am when they get the chance to show their skill to our guests from Fermanagh Camogie. These girls will all be looking for the best Quarter Final placing. If they are placed in the Shield Quarter Finals, they will play in Lisnamult at 2.30pm and if they are placed in the Cup Quarter Finals, they will play at the same start time in Castlerea. CAMOGIE DIVISION 7: ROSCOMMON GAELS IN TULSK VENUE Friday and HOME VENUE Saturday
Friday 5.45pm vs St Ailbes Camogie, Co Limerick 6.30pm vs Tulsk, Co Roscommon Saturday 9.30am vs Fermanagh Camogie Shield Quarter Finals at Lisnamult and Cup Quarter Finals at Castlerea, all from 2.30pm Aprés Matches The Roscommon Gaels GAA Club Céad Míle Fáilte gets under way on Friday evening in Dr Hyde Centre when our three Gaels Féile teams and our three visiting Féile teams will get a well-earned bit of grub and then meet their host players and families. Our chairperson will say a few words of welcome before everyone gets home for an early night in preparation for Saturday’s fun and games. After the games on Saturday morning between each of our Roscommon Gaels teams and our visitors, everyone will re-convene again at Dr Hyde Centre for a quick lunch before heading off to their relevant Quarter Finals. When the day’s matches are finished all players will be gotten back to their host families for a shower and some dinner before heading out once again for the great big Féile Disco. The Féile Disco takes place in Dr Hyde Centre from 8.30pm to 11.30pm. Music and refreshments will be put on for all our young players and our young visitors while the mentors and parents will be invited to a bit of craic in the Lounge. The night will include an address by our Chairperson and some presentations to our visiting Clubs. ![]() Lotto Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 3, 7, 9, 16 The weekly winners of €30 were • David Mullanney, Fourmilehouse. • Benny and Paula, C/o Railway Bar. • Bernie and Bingo, C/o Hyde. • Caoimhe Bance Lannon, Strokestown. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. COACHING NEWS (WK 21 2018) A. Plan Your Coaching Session Always plan sessions in advance. 1. Always make sure all footballs/sliotars are on the ground or in front of you when you are speaking to the group to achieve full attention. 2. Keep all instructions short and precise. No rambling, children will lose focus. 3. Use the IDEA method. (Introduce, Demonstrate, Execute, And Attend). A child remembers more of what they see rather than what they hear. 4. Keep your head up and speak loud and clear to the whole group while using your body language to assert yourself. 5. Fill your sessions with encouragement. Children will learn more in a positive environment. Always find a way to compliment every child within your group. 6. If a drill is not working for you - change it!! Have the confidence to say "let’s try something different". 7. Most important - HAVE FUN. If you are having fun that will always transfer to the children which will make for a great training session. B. Girls Participation in Sport & Physical Activity Please find attached details of an upcoming talk by Mr. David Coleman, Clinical Psychologist, TV and Radio Broadcaster, Author and Columnist, in respect of ‘Girls Participation in Sport’ which is an initiative being funded through Healthy Ireland. Please note that booking is essential as places are limited. David Coleman Clinical Psychologist, TV and Radio Broadcaster, Author and Columnist Girls Participation in Sport and Physical Activity Girls who play sport have a more positive body image, an increased ability to manage stress and enjoy better health and mood overall – but if it’s so beneficial, why are so many girls dropping out? A talk for parents and daughters (13+), mentors and educators. Event hosted by Roscommon County Council in Roscommon Arts Centre, Roscommon Town on Thursday 24th May 2018 at 7.30pm through funding granted by Healthy Ireland. Enquiries and bookings to 090 6637235 or email [email protected] Booking Essential Camogie U8:- U8 camogie training continues every Friday evening 6.30-7.30pm. The girls and their coaches are having lots of fun and are making great progress. We will be starting our blitzes soon and a letter will be sent with details next week at training. Encourage them to get out with their hurl and practise in the bright evenings if possible. U12- U12 Camogie continues every Friday Evening from 6.30-7.30pm. U14:- The Under 14 camogie team continued their incredible year with the winning of the Feile B County Final this evening against Padraig Pearses in Four Roads. The decisive 3-7 to 1-2 win against Padraig Pearses gave the team the pick up they needed. Maintaining impressive possession of the ball, the deserved win was down to skilful catching, point scoring and incredible teamwork. And the support on the sideline from parents and wider Gaels community was great. Well done girls we are all super proud of you. Minor/Junior CamogieMinor/Junior camogie continues in Lisnamult Thursday evenings at 8pm. ![]() Hurling Following their county final victory the U-14 hurlers returned to action last Wednesday when they played Carrick-on-Shannon in the first round of the county league in Lisnamult. Almost inevitably, after the drama of the win over Four Roads the team struggled to hit top form. The team kept battling and scored 1-1 in the closing stages to win by two points. Training is on Tuesday in Lisnamult at 6.15 p.m. The next match is away to Oran on Wednesday week, 30th May. Christy Ring Cup: Well done to Brothers Cillian Egan and Georoid Egan for both making the Roscommon senior hurling team against Wicklow in the second round of the Christy Ring Cup on Saturday May 19th in Athleague unfortunately it wasn’t to be Roscommon’s Day. Poc Fada The Provincial Poc Fada is fixed for Connacht Centre Bekan on Monday July 2nd. All county competitions should be run in advance and winners / Runner-up only at adult, winner only at U16 should be forwarded to Adrian Hassett (Connacht operations) or Damien Coleman by Friday June 22nd. Provincial winners will go forward to national poc fada competition in the Cooley Mountains. [email protected] [email protected] LGFA U8 & U10’s: Training continues every Wednesday evening 6.30-7.30pm. The girls and their coaches are having lots of fun and are making great progress. We are having an U10 challenge game next Wednesday evening the 23rd of May in Lisnamult at 7pm against St Brigids. Encourage them to get out with their footballs and practise in the bright evenings if possible. U12:-The girls had a challenge match against St Brendan’s of Ballygar last Tuesday evening in preparation for the 2nd round of the championship against Padraig Pearses. Our girls played their hearts out and despite being 3 points down with 2 minutes to go dug deep to come away with a well deserved draw. All girls got game time which isn’t easy when you have a 30 plus panel. A big thank you to St Brendan’s for coming in to us and to our Referee Tom Killion. Next up Padraig Pearses on Monday 21st in Lisnamult, Ballinameen on Monday 28th of May @ 7pm in Lisnamult and then Boyle on Monday 4th of June in Boyle at 6pm. We are currently on top of the table in our group in Division 2. Semi Finals will be played on Monday the 11th June with the County Final being played on the 16th of June. Pictured our The U12 girls who played St Brendan’s in a challenge. U14: Round 3 we were to play Castlrea last Wednesday but unfortunately Castlrea were unable to field. Next up in Round 4 we play St Croans in Lisnamult Tuesday 22rd of May at 7.30pm. U16: Training Continues Wednesday evenings in The Hyde for our U16’s. Junior Ladies: Training will continue for our Junior Team Tuesday Evenings at 8pm. We are in preparation for the 7’s that is happening in the centre of excellence on the 26th of May. Football Roscommon Gaels Nursery: Roscommon Gaels Nursery training continues Thursday 24th @ 7pm to 745pm on the Hyde training pitch weather permitting .In Hyde centre if weather is not suitable . The nursery is for boys born in 2012/2013 but parents are requested to stay in vicinity of pitch/centre if child has not already started school. U12 Football: Our U12 Div 1 team lost by a point to Clann na nGael this evening in the spring league Semi Final. It was an epic battle and the lads can be very proud of themselves. Our Div 5 team play in the shield semi final on Wednesday evening in Kiltoom vs. St. Brigids. U14 Football: Our Div 4 lads have been drawn to play St Dominic’s in the league playoff. Date TBC Our Div 1 lads have been drawn to play Boyle in the league playoff on Thursday 24 May. U16 Football: Well done to our U16 Footballers who defeated St. Ciaran's today in the Div 2 League Final Score Roscommon Gaels 3-5 St. Ciaran’s 1-9. Hard Luck to the Cbs 1st year schools team who were defeated by Garbally in the final. Garbally College defeated Roscommon CBS (AET) in a thrilling Roscommon Secondary Schools 1st year a football championship final in Ballyforan on Thursday by 4-17 to 3-14. Roscommon CBS lead by 3-4 to 0-10 at half time and by full time sides were dead-locked 3-12 to 2-15. Garbally College eventually pulled away after a wonderful game in extra time to win the title. Both sets of players must be complimented on their skill level, effort and determination over the eighty minutes. Cumann Na mBunscol Ros Comàin Congratulations to our @ComansWoodPS Girls’ Football team who are through to the County Semi Final. Well done girls, we are very proud of you! The Gaelscoil and St Coman's Wood are in the B Camogie Final next Wednesday 23rd at 5pm in Four Roads. Final Fixtures List for Feile na nGael 2018 Announced Connacht GAA in conjunction with the National Feile na nGael committee have released the list of fixtures for the 16 divisions of hurling and camogie which will take place on the weekend of 8th to 10th June. There are nine hurling and seven camogie divisions. 256 clubs will be in action with 576 games to be played over the weekend in the John West Feile na nGael. The five Connacht counties as well as Westmeath and Longford will host the games. On Friday evening 64 venues will be action with four sides playing two games. On Saturday morning 128 venues will be used as the host team takes on their guests. Following the league series the knockout stages commence with cup and shield quarter finals in all divisions at 64 venues. On Sunday morning action moves to the semi final of each cup and shield competition. The main centre of interest will be the Connacht GAA Centre in Bekan which will host 18 finals inclusive. Duggan Park, Ballinasloe, Pairc Sean MacDhiarmada, Pairc Chiarain and Cusack Park, Mullingar will also host finals in this special day of hurling and camogie action. Over 15,000 people are expected to attend the Connacht GAA Centre on Saturday afternoon and for decision day on Sunday. Close on 5000 hurlers and camogie players allied to over 1,000 mentors will be present at the 128 venues over the weekend as club grounds throughout the designated counties will be in use. Connacht Féile na nGael chairperson John Hopkins has wished all involved the very best in sporting and social activities as the biggest movement of people for one event over the year takes place in the West of Ireland. Hurlers Division 7 in Group C. Friday 8th Roscommon Gaels V Castleblayney Monaghan in Tremane at 5.45pm. Saturday 9th Roscommon Gaels V Ennistymon in Roscommon at 10.15am. Quarter finals Saturday 3.30pm and 4.15pm in the Centre of Excellence. Semi Finals and final to be played on the Sunday in the Centre of Excellence in Ballyhaunis. Camogie we have two teams in Feile. Our first team are in Division 5 Group A. Friday 8th Roscommon Gaels V Causeway from Kerry in Roscommon at 5pm. Friday 8th Roscommon Gaels V Oran in Roscommon at 6.30pm. Saturday 9th Roscommon Gaels V St Mullins of Carlow at 11am. Saturday 9th Quarter finals to be played in Athlone Gaa at 2.30pm. Semi finals to be played in St Brigid’s Kiltoom on Sunday and final to be played in Pairc Chiarain Athlone on the Sunday. Roscommon Gaels B camogie girls are in Division 7 Group D. Friday 8th Roscommon Gaels V St Ailbes of Limerick in Tulsk at 5.45pm. Friday 8th Roscommon Gaels Tulsk in Tulsk at 6.30pm. Saturday 9th Roscommon Gaels V Fermangh in Roscommon at 9.30pm. Quarter finals will be played in Roscommon/Castlrea depending on where we finish. Semi finals to be played in Athlone Gaa on Sunday and final Pairc Chiaran Athlone GAA on Sunday. The best of luck to all our teams taking part. Well done to all coaches who attended the workshop with Paul Earley. See if you can spot the Gaels Coaches! ![]() Lotto Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 6, 13, 20, 31 The weekly winners of €30 were • Kathleen and Hannah Hoare. • Tony McManus, Ballinagard. • Gerry Mullaney, Hawthorn Drive. • Mary Murray, Four Roads. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. COACHING NEWS (WK 20 2018) A. Upcoming Workshop – Booking is Essential Roscommon Coaching & Games Development will host a Club Coaches Workshop with former Roscommon footballer, 1985 All-Star recipient, 1990/91 Connacht Champion, 2013 Irish International Rules manager & National Gaa Coach Education Tutor Paul Earley. This workshop will be held at Johnstown, the home of Clann na nGael, on Saturday 19th May at9.30am. Coaches are to come prepared for an indoor presentation and an on-field session. Roscommon Gaels encourages our coaches to attend what will be an excellent workshop and will also, in part, fulfil our Coach-the-Coach Objective... As booking is required, can you let either John Donnellan or Niamh Kilmartin know by 15 May if you are attending? B. U14 Hurling Session by Martin Fogarty National hurling director Martin Fogarty will be visiting Roscommon for a coaching session in Athleague GAA pitch on Tuesday May 15th at 7pm for U14 players/coaches who are taking part in the National Feile weekend in June. C. Go Games Football & Hurling Blitzes Roscommon Coaching and Games Development will commence their U8/U10 football and Hurling Go Games blitz on Saturday May 12th. Roscommon GPO’s will be in touch with clubs in their region regarding the format and dates which have now being confirmed Camogie U8:- U8 camogie training continues every Friday evening 6.30-7.30pm. The girls and their coaches are having lots of fun and are making great progress. We will be starting our blitzes soon and a letter will be sent with details next week at training. Encourage them to get out with their hurl and practise in the bright evenings if possible. U12- U12 Camogie training was cancelled training will continue next Friday evening training continues Friday Evening. U14:-Our U14 Camogie team were unlucky in defeat as they lost out in the Feile Semi-Final to Oran last Friday evening. We will play in a Feile B Final against Padraig Pearses on May 20th. Minor/Junior CamogieMinor/Junior camogie continues in Lisnamult Thursday evenings at 8pm. Hurling The best way for children to learn is through informal play/practice and they love to play with their parents. Get out in the garden this summer, find a gable end & have fun pucking around & playing games with your children. U10:-Roscommon Gaels hosted the first hurling blitz of 2018 in warm & sunny conditions Saturday morning in Lisnamult. Over 160 U10 7 U8 hurlers representing 5 clubs fielded 15 teams and played a total of 22 matches across 7 pitches in perfect conditions. Our own hurlers performed very well while representing the club, and gained valuable experience in playing teams from outside the County including Ballinasloe who travelled with 4 teams on the day. Thanks to all volunteers who supported the blitz, including coaches and parents who helped on the day and showed Roscommon Gaels in a very favourable light. Special thanks to our student referees Sean Tully, Richard Walsh, Ciara Gannon, Rachel Corcoran and James Mooney who refereed on the day. U14:- The U-14 hurlers won a thrilling and nail-biting county Feile final against Four Roads by 2-9 to 0-13 in Athleague on the Bank Holiday Monday. It was a proud day for all involved with the team and was the first time the Gaels have won the U-14 title in 23 years. A special word of thanks to all those who came to support the team on the day. The team is back on action next Wednesday when they play Carrick-on-Shannon in the county league at 7 p.m. in Lisnamult. ![]() U17:- Hard luck to our U17 Hurlers who were defeated by Four Roads Yesterday in the County Final. County Hurling: - Well done to brothers Cillian Egan and Gearoid Egan who were on the Roscommon Hurling team who played Kildare yesterday in the first round of the Christy Ring Cup. The game was played in St. Conleth's Park Newbridge. LGFA U12:-Our Girls played Strokestown Friday in the 3rd and final round of the Championship. Roscommon Gaels 0-23 Strokestown 0-2. The U12 girls made the journey to Strokestown on Friday Evening last worth it with a great win. The game was a high scoring one with our girls getting out of the blocks fast and clocking up some great early points. Midfield of Sioffra Hession and Centre Forward Shauna Walsh in particular were working hard - looking for the ball and using it intelligently. Roscommon Gaels stuck to the task and some great work and movement in the forward’s resulted in some great scores for the Gaels. Points were coming thick and fast in the latter stages of the first half ensured that Gaels were up at half time. When the Gaels played Strokestown in the league Strokestown held a first half lead only to surrender it in the second half and we won by 2 points. The girls were determined that the same would not happen this time. Strokestown came at them in the 2nd half - but the defence stood firm - blocking. Sarah Purcell was rock solid at centre back - getting in front of her girl and clearing well. Our backs Emma Hough, Eve McNeill and Emma O’Farrell never gave their girls an easy chance and showed the way defending well but also breaking up field in support of the attack. The Gaels girls never surrendered all 24 girls got game time. Well done girls. U14 Girls: - Well done to the U14 girls who had a comprehensive victory over Western Gaels in their Round 2 game in the P.K. Supplies Sponsored League in Lisnamult last Wednesday evening. A Solid Western Gaels defence forced our forwards to take more out of the ball with some fantastic scores from our girls. Great to see all girls getting a game. Round 3 we play Castlrea on Wednesday 16th of May in Lisnamult at 7pm. U16 girls: - Training Continues Wednesday evenings in The Hyde for our U16’s. Junior Ladies: Training will continue for our Junior Team Tuesday Evenings at 8pm. Gaelic Football Roscommon Gaels boys Nursery Programme The nursery continues this Thursday the 17th of May from 7pm to 7:45 in the Hyde centre. The nursery caters for boys born in 2012 and 2013 but require parent's to stay in the hall during training if their child has not started school already. The nursery coaches will be using WhatsApp to communicate with parent's if you are already using WhatsApp please add Seamus o Neill to your contacts. In order to play all children must be registered with the club. Registration details can be found on http://www. Roscommon gaels.ie/membership.html. Any issues please contact Seamus o Neill on 086 8688129. U12 Football Our Div 5 team played Boyle this morning in the league. In a tight encounter we unfortunately went down by a couple of scores. Our Div 1 side had a good win afterwards against Boyle's other team, also in the league. Training continues every Thursday evening in Lisnamult at 6.45. U14 Football Hard luck to our U14 footballers who were defeated Thursday evening by Padraig Pearses. Well done to our Div 4 lads who bounced back from a tough evening against Clann on Tuesday to record a win against a determined Shannon Gaels / Kilmore / St Ronans side in Lisnamult on Sunday evening Junior Football:-Well done to our Junior Footballers who defeated Castlrea yesterday Roscommon Gaels 5-14 Castlrea 3-9. Cumann Na mBunscol Ros Comàin Lisaniskey NS defeated Gaelscoil de hIde in the first of this year's Roscommon Schools camogie semi-finals. Lisaniskey will now play in the A final while Gaelscoil de hIde will compete in the B final. Ballymurray await the winners of St Comans Wood v. Fuerty NS in the other semi. The Roscommon Schools Camogie finals will take place on Wednesday, 23rd May with the hurling finals being held the following evening. Tisrara NS have reached the hurling semi-finals where they will meet Gaelscoil de hIde. Feile Launch Roscommon Gaels was well represented at the launch of Feile 2018 in The Connaught Centre of Excellence in Bekan last Wednesday night. Fun Run/Walk Feile Fundraiser
Put on your running shoes for Roscommon Gaels Feile Camogie/Hurling Fundraiser. A 5km fun run/walk will take place from Hannon's Hotel on Sunday, May 20th at 12pm registration starts from 11am. Adults €10, Families €20, children are free. Please come out and support us, we can guarantee lots of fun and maybe some sun!! |
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