Lotto Jackpot €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 5, 8, 19, 32 The weekly winners of €30 were • Kevin McBrien, Lough Road. • Kevin King, The Walk. • Mick Cleary, The Fairways. • Patsy & Rachel Costello, C/o The Hyde. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. Message from Chairperson The 2018 GAA has started and it has been a very busy first quarter of the year with a huge amount happening both on and off the pitch. Teams, Coaching & Education: With the revising of the GAA calendar things have got into motion much earlier and the playing season for our club has begun much quicker in 2018. We have u14 lads and girls teams in both football, hurling and camogie out in their league and Feile championships, our U16 boys & girls footballers are out in their leagues, the minor and U17 footballers, hurlers and ladies football are out in their leagues and championships and the Junior ladies, Junior men’s and Senior men’s teams have all started their leagues. Many of the U8, U10 and U12 underage teams in the various codes are winding up their indoor programmes and moving outside now that the time has changed and the evenings are brighter but sadly not warmer- yet!. A lot of time and work gone into these players at this early stage of the year and there is no doubt that this early effort will yield dividends in 2018. Well done to all panels and their dedicated mentors on the work done thus far. We are looking forward to the rest of the year on the playing fields of Roscommon and beyond. Thank you to all the team mentors who have taken on roles to coach our 33 teams across football, hurling, ladies football and camogie from U8 to Senior. Best of luck to all the Roscommon Gaels players and their coaches for the 2018 competitions. An incredible amount of time, energy, commitment and planning goes into training these teams so we encourage people to come and support the people who put in great effort to prepare and play for Roscommon Gaels and who represent our club with great pride. The coaches have been busy off the pitch by their attendance at a very well structured and presented coach information night in early March, which was given by John Donnellan, our excellent club coaching officer. This was followed by a very worthwhile and thought provoking presentation by Sinead O’Brien from Jigsaw on the importance of “One good adult” coach who may have a positive life changing impact on a child. The coaches also attended the Club Mentoring programme this week which was organized by John Donnellan and the coaching committee and run by the GPO’s from Roscommon Co coaching and games development committee. It was a very productive night and some interesting issues came out in the SWOT analysis of the club coaching structures. From it three specific goals were set which will be put into action in the coming few months. Well done and thank you to all who organized, attended and participated in what a very useful exercise for all the club coaches. Child Protection & safe guarding: Our club, as well as all GAA clubs in Ireland, is currently doing its risk assessment audit and examining its child protection procedures, training and policy. It is a legal requirement that all coaches and mentors who have players u18 on their panels must be garda vetted. This is a Legal requirement and must be done immediately via the link on the GAA website. Anyone who has not completed a child protection course or a foundation training course should contact our coaching officer, John Donnellan, asap to get their name down for these in the coming few weeks. Committees: Thanks to all our various club committee members for the time and energy they give to the administration of the club both within and externally with the various Co Boards so far this year. There are also a group of very hard working people who work tirelessly before, during and after big match days in the shops and programme selling in the Hyde and whose contribution to the club is valued and does not go unnoticed. They have been particularly busy with a lot of NHL and NFL as well as club matches in the Hyde from the 3rd week in January to last Sunday with the culmination of the league. The Executive has a quite a number of important meetings in the first three months of the year with some very important issues discussed and decided on. Meetings are a necessary part of club planning and decision making so thanks to all those who attend the meetings and actively participate to make the club as productive and democratic as possible. Various officers of the club have attended Connacht GAA Club training, training in specific officer roles training, volunteer recruitment training and data protection training. All of this training will enhance the running and development of our club. Membership: Our annual Membership fees are collected in February and March of each year are used to pay for GAA affiliation to competitions and insurance which was in excess of €26,000 in 2018. The membership fees collected annually are paid out in full each year to cover these costs. The annual membership fee for adults & families has remained the same in 2018. Membership must be paid by all members before end of March of each year and can be given to coaches or directly to Harry Hoare, club treasurer. Other club activities: The progressive 25 cards on a Monday night and bingo on a Sunday night both in the Hyde centre have proven to be a great success with ever growing numbers and give our community a connection with our club as well as providing much loved weekly social events. Health and wellbeing is an area that the club values and it is proposed to hold AED /defibrillator training, first aid, walk & talk events and other courses /workshops run to promote safe and healthy lifestyles. Development of Lisnamult Grounds & new dressing rooms: The development of our new dressing room facilities in Lisnamult is ongoing and has been a slow process. The club sought a number of grants to assist with the installation of Sustainable and renewable energy systems in the new building which proved to be a longer process than initially thought. Until these grants were given work had to cease on the installation of energy, heating, sanitary and electric components of the building. However our patience and perseverance paid off and we were successful in getting grant aid from SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) towards the installation of an air-to-water heating system and other energy efficient fittings as well as an insulated suspended ceilings and smaller grant of €2500 from Connacht Council GAA towards this environmental initiative. The work has now recommenced with the electrics, the ceilings and the plumbing all at an advanced stage. These new facilities of four large dressing rooms with showers and toilets, a referee’s room along with a kitchenette / shop area, a public toilet block and a sports wall (which is completed and in use) will be a huge step in the right direction for this phase in the development of our club. It has been a long process but the final building will be worth it. The cost of the new clubhouse project is in the region of €360,000 and our goal is to have it fully completed and operational by the beginning of the summer. Other works to be funded and carried out in Lisnamult include the replacement of the ball stopping nets on the main pitch as these got through storm Ophelia in November but failed to withstand storm Emma in January. There are also maintenance works to be carried out on all pitches, the training pitch requires work and all the goal posts are to be painted and get new nets or repair existing ones. All of this as well as general running of the club costs money. Following the great success of “The Kube” and other fundraisers such as the American Tea party, cake sale, annual lotto’s sales etc in 2017 we will again be asking you for your support to help finance the funding of these much needed facilities and necessary works as well as for funds to run our club. A full plan of fundraising will be launched and we thank you all for your generous support in the past. We will be asking everyone to get on board and support all our fundraising initiatives in 2018. Feile Hurling & Camogie 2018: We are competing and hosting in the national Feile na nGael hurling and camogie finals on the 8th, 9th and 10th June 2018. 60 hurling clubs from the province of Connacht and 12 more from Westmeath and Longford will be involved and there will also be 50 camogie clubs from the province hosting camogie clubs from all over Ireland. There will be group games on Friday evening and Saturday morning when we, the host team, plays the visiting team in both hurling and camogie. On Saturday afternoon the cup and shield quarter finals will be played. This all leads to the semi-finals and finals of the cup and shield competitions in all divisions which will be played primarily at the Connacht GAA centre on the Sunday morning through to evening. It is a wonderful opportunity for the club to host visiting clubs from other counties, to play in one of the biggest and most prestigious underage competitions and for our U14 players to play in a national competition against the best of the rest of the country and abroad. This is a very important event in the GAA calendar and it is a very exciting event for the whole club to get involved in and support. Both of our u14 camogie and hurling teams have commenced their feile campaigns in Roscommon which will sort which division they will play in in the finals. Best of luck to both of our u14 teams in their county Feile competitions and looking forward to the main event in June. Communications & New club website: The club IT officer, Liam McNeela, was busy in the winter working on our new club website www.roscommongaels.ie which was launched just before our club registration night in February 2018. It is a first-rate resource and promotion tool for the club and the wider community which contains a huge amount of information, is easy navigate and is most user friendly website. Well done to Liam on all his hard work on the production and updating of an excellent new look website. The weekly newsletter, local media and the social media accounts of our club are being brilliantly prepared, driven and circulated by club PRO Shelly Walsh. The information is bright, attractive and of top quality and it is being feed to a huge audience on all aspects of our club and related issues. Please like, share and retweet etc all Roscommon Gaels info and continue to provide Shelly with club information and photos. Well done to both Liam and Shelly on their Trojan work and huge contribution to our club in terms of communications. Club Mass: A huge crowd attended the club mass in early February in the Sacred Heart Church. It was a lovely occasion to celebrate the activities of Roscommon Gaels in our parish and was a real celebration of our club. It was a fitting way to remember the deceased members of our club and also people who are ill or going through difficulties. Huge thanks to all those who sang, played music, read and presented gifts and to Fr. Joe for celebrating the Mass for us. The participation of people from all sections in our club from the youngest to the not so young made the event all the more memorable. Maire McAleer-Presidents Award for Ladies Football: Our club member Maire McAleer was awarded the GAA President’s award at a ceremony in Croke Park in March. The phenomenal growth and success of Ladies Gaelic Football traces its roots back to the pioneering visionaries who played and promoted the sport and Marie McAleer is central to this work. An outstanding player, she was the first Chair of the Roscommon Ladies Gaelic Football county board was still active on the field when it took shape in 1974 and was a founder member and first Vice President of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association. Her passion and drive for the sport has continued ever since and has been put to good use on several national and county board committees while she was also instrumental in the establishment of our Roscommon Gaels Ladies Gaelic Football Club in 2000. Maire is the current Co. Board secretary and is a very supportive figure of all activities in our club. It was a very proud night for Maire, her family and her club and we congratulate her on being a well-deserved recipient of the GAA Presidents award. What can you do for your club Roscommon Gaels? We want members to get involved at any level in the club that you can as the more people that are involved the more vibrant and dynamic Roscommon Gaels will be. People power is one of our best assets, and when harnessed, will progress the club hugely. If you have questions in relation to the club, the fundraising, the building project or any other aspect of our club, please feel free to contact me or any member of the Club Executive. We would ask you to please consider some of the following
We thank you for the work that is currently being done and for your support of Roscommon Gaels club in the past. It is very much appreciated. However more is required from all of us. Our club motto is “Ní neart go cur le chéile - there is no strength without unity” so together we will make our club and the completion of our building project a success - Please play your part. Is mise le meas, Teresa Hession Chairperson COACHING NEWS (WK 14 2018) A. Club Coaching Mentoring Programme 2018 – A HUGE Thank You to our club coaches who turned out in such numbers (≈ 40) on Tuesday evening last to participate in our Club Coaching Support Programme. The passion for our club across all our codes was evident by the very positive contributions by our coaches. We conducted a review of our Coaching Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats and then agreed on 3No. Coaching Objectives which we need to work on over the next 6-8 weeks. The following is a record of the meeting:- (Click images to enlarge) Some Thank you’s:- • Thanks to Trish Killion for typing up the Meeting Record Sheets with the information as shown above • Thanks to Niamh Kilmartin and Teresa Hession for highlighting the programme within our club coaching group and for arranging the refreshments on the evening. • Thanks to Roscommon Coaching Officer (Sean Kilbride), Roscommon Games Administration Manager (Willie Hegarty) and the Roscommon GPO’s (Peter Kearney, Padraig Mitchell, Ollie Lennon, Prionsius Killion) for facilitating the meeting. B. Information Pack 2018 for all our Coaches Our coaching committee has prepared an Information Pack for our Club Coaches. The pack provides practical information on a range of topics which we hope will be a useful resource for our coaches:-
The Information Pack can be viewed by going to Roscommon Gaels website, clicking on the Coaching Button and then clicking on the Coach Education Button. C. Award 1 Football Course Thanks to Roscommon Gaels coaches who are sitting the Award One Football Course on Friday April 6th, Saturday April 7th and Saturday April 14th in Scoil Mhuire Strokestown Secondary school. Course is now fully booked. D. Child Protection in Sport Course + Foundation Football Course + Foundation Hurling Course - Reminder We understand there may be coaches in our club who not have completed the Child Protection in Sport or Foundation Football / Hurling courses. We can arrange to run both these courses in-house. If you need to take either of these compulsory courses please contact John Donnellan. E. Upcoming Workshops for your Diary Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are delighted to announce that they will be holding coaching workshops over the coming months for their Academy/development squad management and club coaches. Football Academy/development squad coaches. Wednesday April 4th. Guest Coach: Mick Bohan Venue/Time TBC. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coaches workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. Camogie U12 Camogie: We are delighted that our u12’s will be one of the 64 camogie teams from all over Ireland and 1 of the two teams representing Roscommon taking part in Camán to Croker next Sunday. A bus is being organised leaving from Roscommon (Hyde Park) at 8.45am to Croke Park. Bus will return around 6pm parents will be updated. If you have any queries please contact Una Quinn on 087 9196692. The cost of the trip is €20 per person, which will cover travel, a ticket tour of the Croke Park Museum and some food on the way home. U12’s are moving outside for training this week Fridays @ 6.30pm in Lisnamult. Our U14 Féile Camogie girls played St. Dominics in the 3rd round of the Feile Championship on Good Friday and it was to be a good Friday for the Gaels. It was a bitterly cold evening in St Dominics. Ellen Biesty scored 5 mins in from a free. Dominics replied with a Goal after 11 mins followed by a second goal at 14 mins. Ava Mulry’s hand pass was finished by Choloe Donohue hitting it in to the back of the net after 16 mins. Leaving the gaels two points behind at half time. Half time score St Dominics 2-00 Roscommon Gaels 1-01. Second half the Gaels maintained most of the possession and fought hard against a very defensive Dominic’s side. 15 mins into the Second half the girls hard work paid off when Ava Mulry managed to find the back of the net from a free. This put the Gaels back in the driving seat by a point. Both teams battled hard with some super defending from the Gaels. Nail biting finish with the Gaels holding on to secure a one point victory over Dominic’s. Final Score Roscommon Gaels 2-01 St. Dominic’s 2-00. Well done all. Round 4 of the Feile Championship we play Athleague in Athleague on Saturday 7thof April. Junior and Minor Camogie. We are planning a pre season meeting with the minor and junior camogie/dual panel for Friday 6th April in the Hyde at 8pm. We’d like to see a full turnout and to have a short discussion on the season ahead. Torpey Hurls The urban myth of choosing a Hurley that is up to your hip is so wide off the mark hawk eye wouldn’t even pick it up. Instead Tricia and Tom have given a few simple tips for measuring - Size and weight does matter but it’s a case of the smaller and lighter the better. Simple Guide: U6 - 20" Hurley U8 - 22" Hurley U10 - 24" Hurley U12 - 26" Hurley U12 - 28" Hurley ***If tall for your age go up 2 inches*** It’s important to be able to flick the wrists with a short light Hurley - hurling is all in the wrists as skilful hurlers like Joe Canning show in their game. Torpey Hurls have always been a good supplier to the Roscommon Gaels and Tricia and Tom will gladly help you pick the hurl that is the right size for you. The cost is as follows: 28” and 30” €15. 32” €20. These sizes are first quality. 24” 26” are €10 as these are seconds but fine for beginners. Any seconds remaining from last year will be €10 whatever the size. There are a number of 22” 24” 28” and 29” available. Hurling U8 / U10 / U12 hurling. Indoor hurling for U8 / U10 / U12 Gaels concluded last week in the Convent Gym. It was great to see so many hurlers commence the year as we welcomed new, and welcomed back older hurlers to the club. Due to Easter, there will be no U8 / U10 / U12 hurling this week (week of April 2nd). U8 / U10 / U12 hurling moves outdoors to our club grounds in Lisnamult every Monday commencing Monday April 9th @ 18:30 to 19:30. Our coaches and mentors are currently busy arranging blitzes for our U8 & U10 players and leagues for our U12's. Our U11's hurlers will also feature in the 'Tain League' mid-April in the Connacht Centre of Excellence in Bekan, just outside Ballyhaunis. It promises to be an exciting tournament across many Connacht County Clubs. Details to follow from coaches in the coming week........ U-14 hurling: The U-14 hurlers produced their best performance of the season to date to overcome Athleague/Tremane in a high-scoring group match in the county Feile competition in Athleague last Saturday. All sectors of the team played well. We play our final group match away to Padraig Pearses next Thursday. Senior Hurlers were out on Saturday 31st of March in Group B they play Padraig Pearses in Lisnamult. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be their day. LGFA U8&U10 Football is back on Wednesday 18th of April @ 6.30pm In Lisnamult. U12 Football: Our U12’s travelled to Kilbride last Wednesday for a challenge match against our Neighbours Kilbride. Our girls racked up a massive score line in the first half even with the new rule of a goal equalling a point in place. It was only fair that 3 of our stronger girls Sioffra Hession, Shauna Walsh and Marta McSharry tog out for the opposition to make it a more even contest. Well done to all girls involved. Our U12’s are out again on the 2nd of April (Easter Monday) in the first round of the League when they take on St Barry’s in St Barry’s at 6pm. Our U12 Girls football team with pictured together with Kilbride. Junior Ladies: The Junior Ladies had a challenge match last Wednesday evening against neighbours Kilbride unfortunately we only had 12 girls to begin with and 13 to finish! The Final Score was Kilbride 5-05 to Roscommon Gaels 2-06. Each game management have new challenges with a panel of 37 girls we never have the same girls for matches nonetheless management Declan Walsh, Gerry Donohue, Pat Clancy and Kieran Kilcline are endeavouring to work with what they have and the girls did put in a great effort. Kilbride Junior team having the same difficulties fielded 5 from their senior panel and this proved a tough feet for our girls. Management are going to be organising more challenges for the Junior Girls as we may be in a semi final of the league on the 15th of April but our goal excuse the pun is to be ready for the Championship that kicks off on the 24th of June when our girls take on St Croans. Ladies Football Goal Keeping Workshop On Wednesday Last the Ladies Football organised a Goalie workshop for all their goalies from U14 up to Junior. The Workshop was delivered by experienced Inter County and Roscommon Gaels Goalie James Featherston. During the workshop participants got to experience a significant number of activities in areas such as handling, footwork, positioning and kick outs. This was an ideal opportunity for goalies who need ideas and tips to improve their goalkeeping skills. Thank you James for sharing your knowledge it was greatly appreciated. Football U8 Boys Football. Our U8 Boys football training will commence on Saturday 31st of March at 10am in the Hyde Centre Roscommon. Please ensure your registration is complete in advance so that your child is insured and eligible to play and that you are included in texts re matches and training. For U8’s please contact: Declan Hussey on 086 81477696. Our beginner boys will join our new Football Nursery commencing in May – further details to follow and again please ensure you are registered. Boys must have started school to be eligible to play.For beginner nursery please contact: Seamie O’Neill on 086 8688129. .Our junior team were out on Friday in Pearses in the Div 4 League. Final score Roscommon Gaels 1-9 Padraig Pearses 0-19. Our senior were to play Pearses in the O’Rourke Cup in the Division 1 League today but was postponed due to Roscommon playing Cavan. The seniors are out again in the O’Rourke cup against St Croans on Saturday the 7th of April in Enfield at 6pm. Is There a Secret to becoming a good goalkeeper? The goalkeeper is the most specialised position on the pitch but they are often neglected in training sessions, most keepers just train with the outfield players and receive no specialist coaching at all. It is vital for goalkeepers to work to improve their skills, reactions and techniques; they need to be competent in all aspects of goalkeeping to enable them to play at their best. Here are some guidelines to help your goalkeepers. The Set [or Ready] Position 1; The feet should be about shoulder width apart. 2; The goalkeepers weight should be on the balls of his/her feet, with the bodyweight forward. 3; The knees are to be slightly flexed, with the hips square to the ball. 4; The head should be forward and fixed, with the nose in front of the toe's. 5; Elbows need to be tucked in, with the chest facing the ball. 6; Hands are to be in front of the body and approximately a ball width apart. Please note that this is a general guide, the goalkeeper will hold the hands in a position that he/she feels comfortable with. If their handling is good and consistent the hand position should not be a problem. The "W' Technique This catching technique is used for balls at chest and head height, and for catching crosses and corners. From the set position the hands need to be brought up into line of the trajectory of the ball, the chest should be square to the ball. The hands should be placed with the palms facing the ball, the fingers spread and the thumbs forming the W shape [ as in the picture] Slightly flex the elbow to absorb the shock when the ball makes contact with the hands. Keep the eyes looking at the back of the ball and use the soft hands - strong wrists technique. The "M" Technique This catching technique is used when the ball is played below waist height. From the set position, the hands lower in front of the body, with the elbows tucked into the side. The hands should be placed with the palms facing up and the fingers spread. The little fingers of each hand come together to form the M shape. Keep the eyes looking at the ball and use the soft hands - strong wrists technique. As the ball hits the hands, scoop the ball into the body. The Scoop Technique Shots travelling towards the goalkeepers legs with pace are difficult to deal with, young keepers often end up kicking the ball away, the scoop technique is a reliable way to save this type of shot. The goalkeeper has to step into line and down the line of the shot, Collapsing at the knees into the K position The palms of the hand should be open to face the ball with the fingers spread, leading with the hands, which will bring the bodyweight forward. Keep the head still and the eyes focused on the ball, bringing the shoulders forward over the hands. The elbows have to be slightly flexed to cushion the impact of the ball, soft hands - strong wrists are needed with this technique. As the hands make contact with the ball, scoop the ball into the chest while bringing the bodyweight forward to complete the save. Note: It is often said that you have to be mad to be a goalkeeper! The goalkeeper is arguably the most important position on the pitch; he can win a game with one brilliant save or become the villain with a mistimed dive. To be a good goalkeeper you require confidence, agility, speed, athleticism, bravery and good communication skills. Finally, as a goalkeeper you will make some great saves, but remember you are only human and you will at some point make a mistake, all keepers do, but its how you recover from that mistake, be mentally strong, be positive, and believe in yourself and your ability and work hard to improve your game. Communication Communication is important for every player on the pitch, but for a goalkeeper it is vital. Communication between the goalkeeper and defenders is the key to making the defence function as a unit. The goalkeeper has the best view of what is happening on the pitch, and they have to be able to communicate with their team mates to organise and marshal the defence around them. The goalkeeper must know when to call - what to call - and how to call. WHEN to call: This should be as early as possible to give defenders time to react. WHAT to call: Be specific and to the point. HOW to call: Loud, clear and calm. Pitch Allocations and Training Schedules It’s that time of year again and Philip is up to his eyes trying to make sure everyone has a pitch to train on or a pitch to play games on. Can all Managers ensure they have notified Philip of any fixtures or training sessions to avoid disappointment of pitches not being available? Can you contact Philip on 085 8016162 with any outstanding fixtures. Official Fixtures take priority over training allocations. Teams must not encroach or interfere with any allocated training sessions. Where a mentor has a need to change their allocated training slot and that change is likely to impact on another training slot, prior agreement must be sought from the lead mentor. If agreement cannot be reached, priority is given to the team with the allocated slot. The club would like to thank Philip Mullen for taking on this huge task each year, he puts in a lot of time and effort into it and always manages to get it right. A.O.B Lost property. Roscommon Gaels half zip top size 12/13 has been found with the initials OF embroidered on the front in purple. If anyone lost it please contact Una Ni Chuinn on 087 9196692. We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to our Scòr Officer Rosaleen Greene and her family on the passing of her father Paddy Carley. The Roscommon Camogie Minor Team played Carlow in knockroghery on Saturday last well done to our Gaels Girls Izzy Cullen, Mia Fallon, Lisa Mullen, Niamh Madden, Amy McNeill and Ruth McNeill. Good luck girls. The U16 Roscommon Ladies Football team played Sligo on Good Friday the game was moved from Elphin to Kilmore. Eva Biesty came on and had a great game. Roscommon won well. Well done Eva. Well done to James Fetherston and John Mc Manus who were part of the Senior Team that played Cavan in the Division 2 final in Croke Park on Sunday and not forgetting Anthony McCormack and Mick Byrne who are also involved with the team. Well done lads on a great win. Good luck to Eva Beisty, Hollie Harkin and Chloes Donohue who are on the U14 Football Panel they play Mayo on Bank Holiday Monday in Swinford the best of luck girls. Cards Winner of last Monday evenings 25 card games in The Hyde Centre was Liam McNeill and runner up was Con Keigher. Well done everyone. New players always welcome Monday’s at 8.30pm in the Hyde Centre. Lotto Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 1, 7, 14, 16 The weekly winners of €30 were • Elizabeth O’Neill, C/o Hyde. • Jessica Costello, Circular Road. • Moira Clancy, C/o Holly Tree. • Michael Belton, Oldwood. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. COACHING NEWS (WK 13 2018) A. Club Coaching Mentoring Programme 2018 – Important Date for all our Club Coaches (27 March) Following a meeting of our Clubs Team Managers to discuss the Club Coaching Programme, it was decided that we should participate in the programme. The first phase/session of the programme will take place starting at 8pm sharp on Tuesday 27th March in the Hyde. All Managers and Coaches are asked to attend. The first session will provide an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve Coaching and Coaching Structures in our club and will require us to conduct a S.W.O.T. analysis. B. Award 1 Football Course – Final Reminder Great that Roscommon Gaels has some coaches who have indicated they will sit the Award One Football Course on Friday April 6th, Saturday April 7th and Saturday April 14th in Scoil Mhuire Strokestown Secondary school. There may be a couple of places left on the course so, if you are interested in taking this course, can to book your place by contacting John Donnellan. Note: Coaches must have completed their foundation course and be involved with a team in 2018 to undertake the Award 1 C. Child Protection in Sport Course + Foundation Football Course + Foundation Hurling Course - Reminder We understand there may be coaches in our club who not have completed the Child Protection in Sport or Foundation Football / Hurling courses. We can arrange to run both these courses in-house. If you need to take either of these compulsory courses please contact John Donnellan. D. Roscommon Gaels Website – Visit Coaching Button Check out Coaching Information by clicking on the Coaching Button on our new website. E. Upcoming Workshops for your Diary Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are delighted to announce that they will be holding coaching workshops over the coming months for their Academy/development squad management and club coaches. FOOTBALL: Academy/development squad coaches. Wednesday April 4th. Guest Coach: Mick Bohan Venue/Time TBC. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coach’s workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. Camogie U8 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym 6-6.40pm please bring €2 per child a drink and a sock to cover your hurl. U10 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 6:40-7:30pm. Please bring €2 per child to cover the cost of gym hire, a drink and a sock for your hurley. All are welcome. U12 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 7.30-8.30pm. Please bring €2 per child and a sock to cover your hurley. All are welcome. We are delighted that our u12’s will be one of the 64 camogie teams from all over Ireland and 1 of the two teams representing Roscommon taking part in Camán to Croker on the 8th of April 2018. Well done to our U14 team and management who defeated Oran on Monday 19th in the first round of the U14 feile championship. Conditions were dry but very cold this was our 2nd game having played a challenge the previous week. Roscommon Gaels settled well with Chloe Donohue dominating midfield. Hollie Harkin, Claire McNeill, Ellen Beisty and Ellen Tully impressing in their respective positions. We were playing with the wind advantage in the first half. The girls had a lot of possession but were struggling to hit the target. Eva Mulry, Isabelle Stephen’s and Zara Fallon were unlucky on a couple of occasions. Oran applied a lot of pressure in the second half but the girls held out well with Bebhinn Hoare, Eadaoin Walsh and Caoimhe Walsh proving strong in defence. It was a good win for our team. Final score Roscommon Gaels 2-01 to Oran 1-01. Round 2 of the Feile Championship we have a bye. Round 3 we play Dominic’s the 30th of March at 5pm in Lisnamult. Bernie will send out messages when training is on as we hope to put in a number of sessions before our next game. Hurling U8 hurling every Thursday Feb 15th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U10 hurling every Monday Feb 12th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U12 hurling every Wednesday Feb 14th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. Please bring €2 per child per night to cover cost of gym hire. Sock also required to cover hurl while playing indoors. All new members welcome! Well done to our U14 Feile Hurlers who defeated Oran last Monday the 19th Final score Roscommon Gaels 2-10 Oran 1-7. It's been a busy few weeks for the U-14 hurlers. We lost to Four Roads and beat Oran in the league stages of the county Feile competition. This morning we played Tooreen in an enjoyable and worthwhile challenge match in Lisnamult with Tooreen coming out on top. We play Athleague/Tremane next Saturday in the next round of the county Feile. Senior Hurlers are out on Saturday 31st of March in Group B when they play Padraig Pearses at 5.30pm in Lisnamult. Feile It's an exciting season ahead as this year, Feile known as Feile Na nGael is being hosted in Connaught. We are delighted to be one of the hosting clubs; it is a great honour to be able to do so. 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 Feile na nGael 2018 are June 8th/9th and 10th. There will be group games on Friday evening and Saturday morning when the host team plays the visiting team. On Saturday afternoon the cup and shield quarter finals will be played. This all leads to the semi finals and finals of the cup and shield competitions in all divisions which will be played primarily at the Connacht GAA centre on the Sunday morning to evening. As part of our participation in Féile Na nGael 2018 our club is expected to provide host accommodation for a visiting team. This means that we will need to organise places to stay for players and at least three mentors. For any further queries on the Feile weekend please contact Tom O’Farrell on 083 1198389 this is going to be an amazing week end for our club. Below pictured are the Roscommon Gaels hurling and comogie Feile teams. Is your hurley the correct size? Grip, size and weight of Hurley. Length and weight of Hurley have a tremendous effect on the user. The traditional method of gauging the length of the Hurley by matching it to a player's hip has proved inaccurate and unsuitable. Two players of the same height can have a difference of 4 or 10 centimetres in hip height. Children and beginners are inclined to go for a longer Hurley, the perception being that - the longer the Hurley the longer the puck. The truth is quite the opposite - long Hurley’s equals no puck. Correct length and weight are more important than previously thought. Top players are now using Hurley’s 3 inches shorter than their counterparts of the 1960s and 1970s. This year Stephen Lucey, the 6ft 2 in full back from Limerick changed from a 36" Hurley to a 34" Hurley as he felt that he could quicken his stroke with the shorter Hurley. Time and space are very much reduced, tackling skills are improved; opportunities are lost in a split second if the Hurley is not completely manoeuvrable. The game is faster; there are less man to man contests of strength. The Hurley that suited those clashes has no bearing on today's game. Young children's wrists and arms are light and fragile. They can only use Hurley’s that are light and short. To assess the correct length, a child should stand straight, hands by side, shoulders square, place the Hurley (bas on the ground) by child's side, grasp the Hurley in the dominant hand, the distance from tip of bas to child's hand position is the correct length for that child. If the child can use the Hurley like a sword with one hand, it is about the right weight. It is agreed now that most of the trouble with the unorthodox grip comes from starting with Hurley’s that are too long and too heavy. Approximately 87% of the population are dominant right with only one per thousand having equal dominance. A player's development will be severely impeded if he/she starts with non-dominant hand on top. Some respected coaches say there is up to 50% loss in potential. Starting players correctly then is of utmost importance to the player's development and enjoyment as well as a club's ability to raise playing standards. Changing a player's grip is difficult for player and coach but where both parties are willing it is certainly possible and very rewarding. Babs Keating and John Fenton, both supreme stylists and legends of the game, changed from unorthodox to orthodox grip. Left-handed or cíotóg players need good models and sensitive coaches because they are the minority. A coach should learn how to demonstrate left-handed for the two or three players in every panel e.g. JJ Delaney (Kilkenny), Paul Kelly (Tipperary) and Jerry Quinn (Clare). Nowadays every player will write with their dominant hand, this is nearly the only safe way of determining hand dominance. Very small Hurley’s used in a one-handed game with light air balls will help guarantee dominant hand on top. Change: • It takes 3 weeks to change an old habit. • It takes 3 more weeks to learn the new skill. • It takes 3 further weeks for the new skill to become a habit. • It would take 9 weeks for the player to experience the full advantage of changing. • 9 weeks seems forever to a child but in overall career, it's a small price to pay for year of enjoyment. LGFA U12 Football is back in full swing with great numbers in attendance training is Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm to approx 7.30pm in Lisnamult a text will go out. We would love if each child had their own football (preferably size 3) to be practising their soloing at home. Our 1st leg of the league is Monday 2nd of April we will be playing St. Barry’s at 6pm in Lisnamult. Well done to our U16 today in the division 2 championship against Kilbride. The girls had a comfortable win over Kilbride. Final score Roscommon Gaels 6-10 Kilbride 2-6. Juniors: Training continues Tuesday evenings in the Hyde at 8.15pm and Sunday Mornings.Our girls in Dublin are meeting once a week to train. A training session for our ladies goalies from U14 up to and including Junior has been organised for Wednesday evening in the Hyde at 6.30-7.30pm. A huge thanks to James Fetherston from our Senior Team and County Team who is going to be facilitating. Well done to our Junior Girls Sarah Sharkey who came 1st in the Ronan McCormack 10k and Liz McHale who came 6th. We would like to wish Ruth McNeill a happy 18th from all of us at the Juniors. Football U8 Boys Football. Our U8 Boys football training will commence on Saturday 31st of March at 10am in the Hyde Centre Roscommon. Please ensure your registration is complete in advance so that your child is insured and eligible to play and that you are included in texts re matches and training. For U8’s please contact: Declan Hussey on 086 81477696. Our beginner boys will join our new Football Nursery commencing in May – further details to follow and again please ensure you are registered. Boys must have started school to be eligible to play. For beginners nursery please contact: Seamie O’Neill on 086 8688129. Our U12 had a challenge match today against Garrycastle. Well done all. U 14 Div 1 League - Tuesday 20th March - Kiltoom In our first outing for the Div 1 U 14 team we had a facile win over a very disappointing St Brigid's team last Tuesday Evening. The game was over as a contest after Ryan Conlon hit the hit after the 1st minute and further goals followed very quickly. As it turned out it was 1 way traffic in the 1st half. The 2nd half was a non event - Ryan Conlon finished the game with 1-14, DJ Hession followed with 4-04 from an excellent full forward. Final Score Roscommon Gaels 12-22 St. Brigid’s 2-04. The U14 Division 1 football lads had their second outing of the week on Saturday at home vs Kilbride. It was a tough game but the lads had a comprehensive win over Kilbride. Final Score Roscommon Gaels 6-8 Kilbride 2-8. Well done to all involved. Our u16 Football League Div Two are out on Monday 2nd April when they take on St Ciarans in Mulhern park at 12pm. Our Senior Team were out on Saturday in the O’Rourke Cup Division 1 Football League against Elphin. On a cold evening we were entertained by a high level of commitment and energy by both teams. The communication on the field by our players shows how close this group of lads have become. Elphin scored 2 points two minutes in, our lads responded by two nice scores coming from Kieran Kilcline in the 2nd and 4th minute. We picked our scores off early in the first half with the lads taking their own shots when in the right place. Cian Connolly scored the first goal in the 20th minute. The score line at halftime was Roscommon Gaels 1-5 Elphin 0-3. Our lads settled back into the 2nd half and were using their spaces. A goal from Kieran Kilcline in the 42nd minute and a goal from Peter Gilooly in the 53rd minute pushed our lads well ahead. We won on a score line of 3-0- to 0-07. With a great performance from our lads throughout. Kieran Kilcline 1-02, Cian Connolly 1-01, John McHale 0-01, Tim Lamb 0-01, Cillian Egan 0-01, Paul Allen 0-01, Paul Gleeson 0-01, Peter Gilooly 1-00, Richard Hughes 0-01. Next up our seniors play Padraig Pearses on the 1st of April. Our Junior Lads Team was out today in the Division 4 League against Tulsk Lord Edwards unfortunately they lost on a score line of Roscommon Gaels 1-09 Tulsk Lord Edwards 3-11. Shona Kennedy with her pet lamb wearing her Gaels Colours with Pride at the recent Lamb Festival Launch in the Harrison on Thursday evening last. Interested in becoming a member of Roscommon Gaels contact Harry on 086 3436225 for info. Registration forms can be found on our website http://www.roscommongaels.ie it’s never too late to join. Registration closes on 31st March all our players, mentors and administrators as well as general non playing members must be registered or they will not be allowed to play or be involved in teams/club, voting rights etc. Bingo It is a case of eyes down and legs 11 for our bingo every Sunday Night at 8.30pm. There is a guaranteed payout of €1,370 per night. It is a popular event and very well organised by a band of dedicated volunteers. A highly entertaining night is on the cards with the venue, The Hyde Centre, likely to attract a capacity crowd. “We have regular and very loyal supporters and it is a lovely opportunity to get together with them for a social night out” The fun gets underway at 8.30pm every Sunday Evening. They're back, the greatest Summer Camp, it's not summer without the Cul Camps Here is the link to book https://www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie/booking/?county=Roscommon&venue=3527&week= Dates for the Hyde 2nd to the 6th of July 23rd to the 27th of July Call Willie Hegarty on 086 8356227 for further info. Cumann na mBunscoil Well done to our Gaels girls who participated in the Roscommon Cumann na Mbunscol in St. Faithleach's GAA grounds today. The blitz will help the committee to pick their primary school boys and girls that will participate and represent Roscommon in Croke Park exhibition matches during the All-Ireland football & hurling championships along with the exhibition match during half time in the Connacht senior football final. Well done all. Well done to our Gaels girl Siofra Hession who will be representing Roscommon on All Ireland final day in Croke Park. Cash for Clobber
we will be holding a Cash for Clobber initiative later in the year but we will accept a collection on a Sunday night 8.30pm-9.30pm using the bar entrance in the Hyde Centre or alternatively you can contact Harry Hoare on (086) 3436225 to arrange a drop off. Please donate all your clean unwanted clothes, bed linen, towels, curtains, shoes, bags, belts and soft toys etc. Also accepted are mobile phones, laptops, so if any house is doing a clearout please contact us and we will store the bags. We ask that bags are not left unattended at any time. It’s a great opportunity to do a clear out and to easily earn money for the Club in the process. So if you are thinking of doing a spring clean get de cluttering! A.O.B There will be a meeting tomorrow evening 26th to discuss upcoming Easter parade at 9pm in the Hyde. We need as many volunteers as we can possibly get. Card Games Winner of last Monday evenings 25 card game in The Hyde Centre was Frank Naughton and runner up was Packie Feeney. Well done everyone. New players always welcome Mondays at 8:30pm in the Hyde Centre.
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Jackpot €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn 1, 5, 10, 32 The weekly winners of €30 were • Phelim Henry, Athlone Road. • Josephine Kilmartin, Antogher Road. • Zara, C/o Tom Doolin. • Bernie Gately, Mote Park. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. Card Games Winner of last Monday evenings 25 card game in The Hyde Centre was Frank Naughton and Colin Kilcline. Well done everyone. New players always welcome Monday’s at 8.30pm. Camogie U10 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 6:40-7:30. Please bring €2 per child to cover the cost of gym hire, a drink and a sock for your hurley. All are welcome. U12 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 7.30-8.30. Please bring €2 per child and a sock to cover your hurley. All are welcome. We are delighted that our u12’s will be one of the 64 camogie teams from all over Ireland and 1 of the two teams representing Roscommon taking part in Camán to Croker on the 8th of April 2018. Camán to Croker is a blitz for U12 teams. They will play in three 12-a-side games, meeting teams from all over the country. This is a wonderful day for all teams and mentors and one we hope they will cherish forever ? ? U14 Camogie training Saturday Morning’s 10.00-11.00am in Lisnamult please wear warm clothes. Our U14 girls had a challenge match last Tuesday evening against Fohenagh/Ahascragh in preparation for their Feile game tomorrow. Half way through the game news broke out of Tommy Doran’s untimely passing. Jessica Doran plays with the U14’s and Doran’s kindly sponsor our girls Jerseys. Tina and family you are in our prayers and thoughts. Our girls have their first Feile game tomorrow 19th of March at 11.30am in Oran. We are hosting Feile this year it’s important we get as many families as possible to help with the hosting. If you are interested please contact Tom O’Farrell on 083 1198389 this is going to be an amazing week end for our club. Several of our girls were on the Roscommon Minor Camogie Panel that played Laois on Saturday in Athleague. Izzy Cullen, Mia Fallon, Lisa Mullen, Niamh Madden, Amy McNeill and Ruth McNeill. It wasn’t Roscommon’s day but well done girls for making the panel and keep the flag flying high. Hurling U8 hurling commences Thursday Feb 15th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U10 hurling commences Monday Feb 12th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U12 hurling commences Wednesday Feb 14th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. Please bring €2 per child per night to cover cost of gym hire. Sock also required to cover hurl while playing indoors. All new members welcome! Our U14 Hurlers our playing Oran in Lisnamult tomorrow 19th of March at 12pm. Well done to our u17 hurlers this evening who played Four Roads in the U17 Championship in what was Baltic conditions. Final score Roscommon Gaels 4-9 Four Roads 1-03. We led from the start and held Four Roads scoreless for the first half. Good fast hurling played by us. It was a physical game but the Gaels had the drive to push on from start to finish. All players put on a great display. We had 22 togged. That’s 3 wins from 3 next up is St Dominic’s. Well done lad’s great performance. LGFA U12 Football is back Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm in The Hyde a text will go out. Apologies to players and parents for no training last week. Our 1st leg of the league is Monday 2nd of April we will be playing St. Barry’s at 6pm in Lisnamult. U14 Football training continues Tuesday evenings in Full Body Workhouse at 8.15pm €5 this is a combined training of both footballers and camogie players. U16 girls were out today against Shannon Gael’s in Lisnamult. Conditions were cold to say the least. Like many other clubs the Gaels have a big drop off in U16’s fairplay to our U14’s who stepped up today. We were beat by a stronger side if we can cut out the basic errors, turnovers and take our scores we will be able to compete with any team. Final Score Roscommon Gaels 0:1 Shannon Gaels 3:4. Training continues Wednesday evening’s 7.30pm at the Hyde bring water, Mouth shield and Gloves. Next game is on Sunday 25th of March against Kilbride in Kilbride at 4pm. Management Cancelled training Tuesday evening due to the untimely passing of Tommy Doran. Rachel Doran is one of our star players. Words seem inadequate to express the sadness we are all feeling for Rachel and her family at this time. Junior Ladies Football training continues Tuesday evening’s 8.15pm in the Hyde and Sunday Morning’s 11am full attendance is requested. For those living in Dublin management are in the process of setting up zone training. Unfortunately due to the backlog of games and the difficulty in finding dates to play are division was split into 2. Meaning we had only 1 game in our division. Management will be organising lots of challenges in the interim. Pictured during the week were Roscommon U-14 ladies team & management of Paddy McTeague, Brian Lennon, Ray Doorey, Fiona Gavin, Natalie McHugh (missing from photo Amanda McLoone)looking well in their new tops thanks to MCL Agri Lanesboro. Roscommon Gaels have a strong presence on this U14 Panel in Ellen Beisty, Hollie Harkin, Chloe Donohue and Eimear O’Farrell Football U14 Football: Well done to all the lads who are turning out to train. Great numbers to date. Our Div 1 lads play St Brigids in their first league game on Tuesday evening at 7.45pm in Kiltoom. Details will be sent by text Hard luck to our Minors who played St Aidan’s in Lisnamult on Saturday final score Roscommon Gaels 1:8 St. Aidan’s 2:11. Well done to James Featherstone who again made the panel today for Roscommon against Cavan. John McManus came off injured in Roscommon’s last game against Clare. Keep the flag flying lads yea are doing great. COACHING NEWS (WK 12 2018) A. Club Coaching Mentoring Programme 2018 – Important Date for all our Club Coaches (27 March) Following a meeting of our Clubs Team Managers to discuss the Club Coaching Programme, it was decided that we should participate in the programme. The first phase/session of the programme will take place on Tuesday 27th March in the Hyde. All Managers and Coaches are asked to attend. The first session will provide an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve Coaching and Coaching Structures in our club and will require us to conduct a S.W.O.T. analysis. B. Roscommon Gaels Website – Visit Coaching Button Check out Coaching Information by clicking on the Coaching Button on our new Website. C. Child Protection in Sport Course + Foundation Football Course + Foundation Hurling Course - Reminder We understand there may be coaches in our club who not have completed the Child Protection in Sport or Foundation Football / Hurling courses. We can arrange to run both these courses in-house. If you need to take either of these compulsory courses please contact John Donnellan. D. Award 1 Football Course – Final Reminder Great that Roscommon Gaels has some coaches who have indicated they will sit the Award One Football Course on Friday April 6th, Saturday April 7th and Saturday April 14th in Scoil Mhuire Strokestown Secondary school. There may be a couple of places left on the course so, if you are interested in taking this course, can to book your place by contacting John Donnellan. Note: Coaches must have completed their foundation course and be involved with a team in 2018 to undertake the Award 1. E. Upcoming Workshops for your Diary Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are delighted to announce that they will be holding coaching workshops over the coming months for their Academy/development squad management and club coaches. FOOTBALL: Academy/development squad coaches. Wednesday April 4th. Guest Coach: Mick Bohan Venue/Time TBC. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coach’s workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. Club Coaching Support/Mentoring Programme 2018 – Important Date for all our Club Coaches (27 March) Following a meeting of our Team Managers to discuss the Club Coaching Programme, it was decided that we should participate in the programme. The first phase/session of the programme will take place on Tuesday 27th March in the Hyde. All Managers and Coaches are asked to attend. The first session will provide an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve Coaching and Coaching Structures in our club and will require us to conduct a S.W.O.T. analysis. Congrats to Cathal Cregg on his new GAA appointment: Roscommon Gaels would like to congratulate Roscommon senior footballer and Western Gaels club man Cathal Cregg on his appointment as the new Connacht GAA Provincial Games Manager replacing the retired John Tobin. This is a great honour for Cathal and the County and we wish him every success in his new role. Roscommon Primary schools mini-sevens blitz: Roscommon Cumann na Mbunscol are holding their annual mini sevens Go Games blitz in St. Faithleach's GAA grounds Ballyleague on next Wednesday March 21st. The blitz will afford the committee the opportunity to pick their primary school boys and girls that will participate and represent Roscommon in Croke Park exhibition matches during the All-Ireland football & hurling championships along with the exhibition match during half time in the Connacht senior football final. Roscommon Coaching and Games Development staff will support and assist the planning of the blitz. Roscommon senior schools football B final: The Roscommon senior schools football B championship final between Castlerea CS and Roscommon CC will be played in Kilbride GAA Park on next Wednesday March 21st at 11am. Primary school coaching programme: Roscommon Coaching and Games Development primary school football and hurling coaching programme will commence on Monday April 9th for nine weeks in our national schools. Our GPO’s and part-time school coaches will be in touch with all Primary schools this week to confirm their rota and schedule. U14 football development squad trials. Roscommon Coaching and Games Development will shortly commence trials for this year’s U14 football development squad. Clubs will be asked to forward players in their final year at U14 to take part in the trials. Employment for Third level Kelloggs Cul Camp coaches: Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are seeking applications from third level students/coaches to work on our Kellogg’s Cull camps for 2018. All students must have GAA Garda Vetting and are requested to forward application letter and CV to Roscommon GAA Games Manager at [email protected] Important club check-list: Foundation course: Award One: Sport awareness child protection course: Garda Vetted Club mentoring programme: Club coaching officers in place. Club coaching committee in place: Club/school link.
Ronan McCormack Charity Challenge 2018 Only a few weeks to go until the Ronan McCormack Charity Challenge 2018 kicks off. This year's event in aid of The Roscommon Special Olympics, Children’s Special Needs Services Galway and Pieta House West. For the serious Athletes there is moonlight 10k run and also includes a shorter run of 5K on the Friday. There is also a cycle challenge on the Saturday a 65k and 125k For many this is a poignant day to remember Ronan and is a highlight in our local calendar as everyone gathers and spends a week=end supporting each other and having a laugh whilst raising vital funds for deserving charities. And let’s not underestimate the craic that is to be had afterwards on the Saturday Night The eagerly anticipated darts competition takes place in Foxes Bar, Athlone Road Roscommon. REMEMBER TO REGISTER ONLINE to guarantee your Technical T-Shirt (High quality sporting T-shirt) AND your Jam-Packed Goodie Bag (full of unbelievable goodies - some also containing Spot Prizes for extra lucky participant’s) And as usual all registered participants will be treated to fantastic post-event hot food! ? https://www.active.com/roscommon-coroscommon/running/distance-running/the-ronan-mccormack-charity-challenge-2018?int= Bingo It is a case of eyes down and legs 11 for our bingo every Sunday Night at 8.30pm. There is a guaranteed payout of €1,370 per night. It is a popular event and very well organised by a band of dedicated volunteers. A highly entertaining night is on the cards with the venue, The Hyde Centre, likely to attract a capacity crowd. “We have regular and very loyal supporters and it is a lovely opportunity to get together with them for a social night out” The fun gets underway at 8.30pm every Sunday Evening. Condolences Roscommon Gaels GAA Club would like to offer our most sincere condolences to the Doran Family Tina, Jason, Rachel and Jessica and the extended Doran family on the untimely passing of Tommy Doran. Tommy sponsored our U14 Girls Jerseys and was often on the sideline cheering on Jessica and Rachel at matches and will be greatly missed Ar dheis Dé raibh a anam. Off the Ball Our own John Nolan (Woggy) is as passionate about his Country as he is about his County and his Club. John was interviewed at the Ireland V’s England Rugby game in Twinkenham. Here is the link encase you missed it!!!!!!
Upcoming Fixtures
Mon 19th March @ 12pm in Lisnamult U14 Feile Hurling. Tues 20th March U14 Football League Division 1 19.45pm in Kiltoom Roscommon Gaels V’s St. Brigid’s. Saturday 24th March 7.30pm in Lisnamult O’Rourke Cup Roscommon Gaels V’s Elphin. Saturday 24th March U14 Football Division 1 Roscommon Gaels V Kilbride at 12pm in Lisnamult. Sunday 25th March U16 Football LGFA Championship Roscommon Gaels V’s Kilbride in Kilbride at 4pm. Sunday 25th March Div 4 League 11.30am in Tulsk Roscommon Gaels V’s Tulsk Lord Edwards. Three greast Rossie supporters spotted at the Rossie game against Clare. The scarves are a giveaway. See if you can guess who they are? Enjoying Ireland’s great win in Twickenham yesterday was Rusty and Andy Hession. Lotto Draw Jackpot €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 7, 8, 19, 30 The weekly winners of €30 were • Johnny Crehan, Oran. • Kathleen Shannon, C/o Hyde. • Michael Flahive, Ard Aoibhinn. • Seamus Shannon, C/o Hyde. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. Card Games Winner of last Monday evenings 25 card game in The Hyde Centre was Packie Feeney and the runner’s up were Liam McNeill and Ann Peter Mullen. Well done everyone. New players always welcome Monday’s at 8.30pm. Camogie U10 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 6:40-7:30. Please bring €2 per child to cover the cost of gym hire, a drink and a sock for your hurley. All are welcome. U12 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 7.30-8.30. Please bring €2 per child and a sock to cover your hurley. All are welcome. U14 Camogie training Saturday Morning 10.00-11.00 am in Lisnamult please wear warm clothes. We are hosting Feile this year it’s important we get as many families as possible to help with the hosting. If you are interested please contact Tom O’Farrell on 083 1198389 this is going to be an amazing week end for our club. Hurling U8 hurling commences Thursday Feb 15th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U10 hurling commences Monday Feb 12th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U12 hurling commences Wednesday Feb 14th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. Please bring €2 per child per night to cover cost of gym hire. Sock also required to cover hurl while playing indoors. All new members welcome! Today wasn’t to be our day for our U14 Feile Hurlers the score finished Four Roads 4-11 Roscommon Gaels 0-6 hard luck lads. Well done to our U17 hurling Roscommon Gaels 6-21 Ath/Tremane 1-03 well done lad’s great performance. There is a bit of debate on the final score Pat Clancy is telling me 6-21 and John Walker is saying 5-18 to 1-3 either way a win is a win. I am awaiting the score to go up on the GAA Website and we will see who is paying attention!!! Well done to Roscommon Hurling today against Warwickshire they are now through to a National Final. We have two representatives from the Club Cillian Egan and Georoid Egan well done lads. LGFA U12 Football is back Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm in The Hyde. Our first game of the league was to be a home game on Sunday 25th of March against Faithleach’s but we have been informed that they are not going to be fielding an U12 team this year. U14 Football training continues Tuesday evenings in Full Body Workhouse at 8.15pm €5 this is a combined training of both footballers and camogie players. U16’s were out against Strokestown on Saturday evening. We just about had a panel of 15 girls. The first half the girls were leading. Nessa Madden is consistent in her full back position made some great breaks through the forwards, Sioda McGuinness goal saving showed what a great head she has at reading the ball. Eva Beisty impressed and showed why she is on the county u16 panel to name but a few from this panel of girls. This team like the juniors put far too many wide and should have narrowed the margin in the second half. Final score Roscommon Gaels 0-4 Strokestown 2-3. Junior Ladies Football Tuesday evenings 8.15pm in the Hyde and Sunday Mornings 11am. We went outdoor for the first time since we started on Tuesday evening great to see so many turning up. We had our first game of the League today against St. Croans. The girls put on a great display of football and showed great team spirit from start to finish. This amazing bunch of girls has come so far in such a short space of time. We missed a lot of goal chances and put far too many wide but at least we know what we need to be working on. The score did not reflect the game. Final score St Croans 7-6 Roscommon Gaels 1-3. Training continues Tuesday evening 8.15pm in the Hyde. A huge welcome back to Bernie Ryan and Sarah Sharkey. Or junior team Football
Well done to our U14 Div 4 Football Team who played well against St Brigids in Kiltoom on Sunday 11 March in their opening League Fixture. Training continues for full panel of players on Thursday evening 7-8pm unless otherwise notified. Attendance at Training to date has been very good. Well done to our Minors who had a great win over Faithleach’s Friday evening in the division 2A football League final score Roscommon Gaels 4-10 Faithleach’s 3-7. Well done to James Featherston and John McManus for making the Senior Panel today in the game against Claire in Ennis Well done lads. COACHING NEWS (WK 11 2018) A. Roscommon Gaels Website – Visit Coaching Button Check out Coaching Information by clicking on the Coaching Button on our new website. B. Child Protection in Sport Course + Foundation Football Course + Foundation Hurling Course - Reminder We understand there may be coaches in our club who not have completed the Child Protection in Sport or Foundation Football / Hurling courses. We can arrange to run both these courses in-house. If you need to take either of these compulsory courses please contact John Donnellan by next Friday 16 March. C. Club Coaching Mentoring Programme 2018 – Reminder Team Manager from all codes meeting to discuss programme at 8.30pm on Monday 12 March in the Hyde. D. Award 1 Football Course Great that we have some coaches who have indicated they will sit the Award One Football Course on Friday April 6th, Saturday April 7th and Saturday April 14th in Scoil Mhuire Strokestown Secondary school. If you are interested in taking this course, can to book your place by contacting John Donnellan. Note: Coaches must have completed their foundation course and be involved with a team in 2018 to undertake the Award 1. E. Upcoming Workshops for your Diary Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are delighted to announce that they will be holding coaching workshops over the coming months for their Academy/development squad management and club coaches. FOOTBALL: Academy/development squad coaches. Wednesday April 4th. Guest Coach: Mick Bohan Venue/Time TBC. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coaches workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coach’s workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. GARDA E-VETTING STEP BY STEP GUIDE 1. The applicant clicks this Garda E-Vetting Application Form link, which opens an online form in another screen. This is to be filled out with as much information as possible, including all the sections marked with the red asterisk* 2. Towards the end of this first form you will be asked to verify your identity. There are two ways to do this: 2a. Fill out this Garda E-Vetting ID form and hand it to your Clubs Children’s Officer, with a copy of a photographic ID and a utility bill. The Club Children’s Officer holds on to this information until the applicant has been vetted, then this documentation must be securely destroyed or passed back to the applicant. OR 2b. Show this documentation (photographic ID and a utility bill) to your Club Children’s Officer, then scan it in and attach it to the application as noted in the last point on the online form. * Please note the acceptable forms of Identification are listed on the 2nd page of the ID form. You will see that each item has a score marked beside it; you must provide Identification up to a minimum score of 100 points. 3. When you complete the form and hit ‘Submit’ it will generate a reference number, you will then receive an email with a document similar to the Application Form, and this will contain all your details along with your application reference number. Your own Club Secretary will also receive an email at this time to inform them that you have applied for Vetting under that Clubs name. 4. The information you submitted will then be verified by the National GAA Garda Clerical Officer, who will in turn email you back one further and final online form to complete. Please be advised that you must have access to the email address provided on the first form as this will be used for all correspondence to you from either the GAA or An Garda Siochana. 5. Applicants under the age of 18 and over the age of 16 will also have to fill out a Parental Consent Form – this will be required when filling out the final form (Link to Blank Sample). 6. Upon receipt of this final form the GAA Garda Vetting office will process your application. As noted above any replies or queries will be emailed ONLY to the address you submitted on the first form. 7. When your application is successful, your Garda Vetting Clearance letter will be emailed to both you and your Club Secretary. Your Club Secretary must contact your Club Children’s Officer and inform them of the decision. At this time the Club Children’s Officer must either return the ID documents or securely destroy them. 8. The club is planning an evening at the club when members unsure about the online process can be assisted by fellow club members to complete the forms. Upcoming Fixtures Tues 13th March @ 19.45pm in Kiltoom U14 Football League Division 1Roscommon Gaels V’s St. Brigids. (lads) Sat 17th March Minor Football League Division 2 A (Lads) 12pm in Lisnamult Roscommon Gaels V’s Four Roads. Sun 18th March 11.30am in Tulsk Division 4 Roscommon Gaels V’s Tulsk Lord Edwards. Mon 19th March U17 Hurling Championship 11am in Lisnamult Roscommon Gaels v’s Four Roads. Monday 19th of March U14 Feile Hurling 12pm Lisnamult Roscommon Gaels V’s Oran. U16 Girls Football Championship @ 4pm in Lisnamult Roscommon Gaels v’s Shannon Gaels. Internet Safety I cannot recommend this talk enough. It’s important we know what are kids are up to!!!!! St. Coman's Wood Parents’ Association have organised an Internet Safety talk with Online Safety Expert @waynedenner on Thursday 15th March @ 7.30pm (Convent/Junior Site). All are welcome to attend this important event. Additional info https://waynedenner.com Defibrillator Training Roscommon Gaels plan to organise a course on Defibrillator use. Keep an eye on newsletter for dates. FYI did you know that we have a defibrillator in Lisnamult it is stored under the stares in the changing rooms. Bingo It is a case of eyes down and legs 11 for our bingo every Sunday Night at 8.30pm. There is a guaranteed payout of €1,370 per night. It is a popular event and very well organised by a band of dedicated volunteers. A highly entertaining night is on the cards with the venue, The Hyde Centre, likely to attract a capacity crowd. “We have regular and very loyal supporters and it is a lovely opportunity to get together with them for a social night out” The fun gets underway at 8.30pm every Sunday Evening. Lotto Jackpot €9,850 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 3, 17, 30, 31 The weekly winners of €30 were • Yvonne Donohue, Quarry View. • Kevin Johnson, Wilson Close. • Jamie Lawlor, Four Roads. • John Igoe, Abbey Street. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. Card Games Winner of last Monday evenings 25 card game in The Hyde Centre was Liam Corcoran and the runner’s up were Frank Naughton and Ann Mulhern. Well done everyone. New players always welcome Monday’s at 8.30pm. Camogie U10 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 6:40-7:30. Please bring €2 per child to cover the cost of gym hire, a drink and a sock for your hurley. All are welcome. U12 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 7.30-8.30. Please bring €2 per child and a sock to cover your hurley. All are welcome. U14 Camogie training Saturday Morning 10.30-11.30 am in Lisnamult please wear warm clothes. Hurling U8 hurling commences Thursday Feb 15th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U10 hurling commences Monday Feb 12th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U12 hurling commences Wednesday Feb 14th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. Please bring €2 per child per night to cover cost of gym hire. Sock also required to cover hurl while playing indoors. All new members welcome! LGFA U12 Football is back Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm in The Hyde. Our first game of the league is a home game on Sunday 25th of March against Faithleach’s. U14 Football training continues Tuesday evenings in Full Body Workhouse at 8.15pm €5 this is a combined training of both footballers and camogie players. Junior Ladies Football Tuesday evenings 8.15pm and Sunday Mornings 11am. We have been using Roscommon Leisure Zone for out training sessions. Please bring €2, a text will be sent through the what’s app group to notify players of any changes to venue. Our first game of the league against Kilmore was postponed. Our next game of the League is a home game on Sunday 11th of March against St. Croans. Football Very good turnout at U14 Football Training, Sunday 04 March. Training continues on Thursday evening in Lisnamult 7-8pm. We have a League fixture next weekend. Well done to the CBS on their great win in the Junior Football Championship on Monday last. CBS Roscommon: 7-15(36) Claregalway: 2-4(10). COACHING NEWS (WK 10 2018) A. Club Coach Information Session + Jigsaw Presentation : Tuesday 06 March One of the areas that our Coaching Committee discussed last autumn was to provide information to our coaches on the practical aspects of our club. We have prepared a short presentation which we will run through with our coaches on 06 March commencing at 07.45pmin the Hyde. Immediately after the Info Session, Sinead O Brien (Jigsaw Roscommon) will speak with us. Jigsaw Roscommon is part of the National Jigsaw network which is an organisation that supports young people’s mental health. As well as providing a service for 12-25 year olds to receive support in relation to mental health concerns, Jigsaw also provide support and information to young people, adults, communities and clubs who would like to increase their knowledge of and ability to support young people’s mental health. In response to an increasing number of sports coaches approaching us with concerns around the mental health of the young people they work with, Jigsaw has developed a talk called ‘One Good Coach’. Following the talk participants will:- · Have a greater understanding of Mental Health · Have a greater understanding of the importance of their role as a ‘One Good Adult’. · Have a greater awareness of how to promote and support young people’s mental health in their role as a coach. · Learn about their local Jigsaw and how young people can access the service. B. Child Protection in Sport Course & Foundation Football Course - Reminder We understand there may be coaches in our club who not have completed the Child Protection in Sport or Foundation Football / Hurling courses. We can arrange to run both these courses in-house. If you need to take either of these compulsory courses please contact John Donnellan by next Friday 09 March. C. Club Mentoring Programme 2018 – Reminder This important programme will include an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve Coaching and Coaching Structures in our club. We are planning to commence the Programme shortly and will ask all coaches to participate. D. Upcoming Coaching Workshops for your Diary Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are delighted to announce that they will be holding coaching workshops over the coming months for their Academy/development squad management and club coaches. FOOTBALL: Academy/development squad coaches. Wednesday April 4th. Guest Coach: Mick Bohan Venue/Time TBC. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coach’s workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. Upcoming Fixtures Sat 10th March @ 7.30pm in Lisnamult Round 2 of the O’Rourke Cup Roscommon Gaels V’s Boyle. Sat 10th March U14 Feile Hurling Roscommon Gaels V’s Four Roads in Four Roads. Sun 11th March Round 2 U16 Ladies Football Championship @ 4pm in Strokestown Roscommon Gaels V’s Strokestown. Sun 11th March Round 2 Junior Ladies @ 11am in Lisnamult Roscommon Gaels V’s St. Croans. Sun 11th Lads U16 Division 2 Football in Ardcarne Park at 11 am Roscommon Gaels v’s St. Michaels. Internet Safety St. Coman's Wood Parents’ Association have organised an Internet Safety talk with Online Safety Expert @waynedenner on Thursday 15th March @ 7.30pm (Convent/Junior Site). All are welcome to attend this important event. Additional info https://waynedenner.com/ Rossie the Snowman Well done to Clubman Gerry Donohue and Co. for winning The Club Rossie Competition there were lots of entries for the most creative snowman and I think you will all agree this was the deserved winner. Captioned #RossieTheSnowman “Chillin” in between matches with Darragh, Yvonne, Bronagh & Megan Donohue. Ronan McCormack Charity Challenge 2018 Only a few weeks to go until the Ronan McCormack Charity Challenge 2018 kicks off. This year's event in aid of The Roscommon Special Olympics, Children’s Special Needs Services Galway and Pieta House West. For the serious Athletes there is moonlight 10k run and also includes a shorter run of 5K on the Friday. There is also a cycle challenge on the Saturday a 65k and 125k For many this is a poignant day to remember Ronan and is a highlight in our local calendar as everyone gathers and spends a week=end supporting each other and having a laugh whilst raising vital funds for deserving charities. And let’s not underestimate the craic that is to be had afterwards on the Saturday Night The eagerly anticipated darts competition takes place in Foxes Bar, Athlone Road Roscommon. REMEMBER TO REGISTER ONLINE to guarantee your Technical T-Shirt (High quality sporting T-shirt) AND your Jam-Packed Goodie Bag (full of unbelievable goodies - some also containing Spot Prizes for extra lucky participant’s) And as usual all registered participants will be treated to fantastic post-event hot food! 🍽 https://www.active.com/roscommon-coroscommon/running/distance-running/the-ronan-mccormack-charity-challenge-2018 Dermot Hughes Cars
On Tuesday 6th March from 10-5.30pm drop into Dermott Hughes Cars to check your child car seat is fitted correctly. RSA experts will be at hand throughout the day. Best of all, its free! Congrats Congratulations to Eithne and David Waldron, on the birth of their baby boy last week. Lotto Draw Sunday 25th of February 2018 Jackpot €9,700 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 14, 17, 18, 23 The weekly winners of €30 were
Cards Winner of Monday evenings 25 card game in The Hyde Centre was Ann Corcoran and the runner’s up were John O’Beirne and Michael Finan. Well done everyone. New players always welcome Monday’s at 8.30pm. Camogie U10 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 6:40-7:30. Please bring €2 per child to cover the cost of gym hire, a drink and a sock for your hurley. All are welcome. U12 Camogie training every Friday evening in the Convent Gym from 7.30-8.30. Please bring €2 per child and a sock to cover your hurley. All are welcome. U14 Camogie training Saturday Morning 10.30-11.30 am in Lisnamult please wear warm clothes. Hurling U8 hurling commences Thursday Feb 15th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U10 hurling commences Monday Feb 12th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. U12 hurling commences Wednesday Feb 14th from 6-7 pm in convent gym. Please bring €2 per child per night to cover cost of gym hire. Sock also required to cover hurl while playing indoors. All new members welcome! Well done to our U17 Hurlers who had a hard fought victory over Pearses. Aodha Hession centre forward scored 4 pts from play. Simon Walker scored 1-2 from full forward position. Dylan Hanley got 1pt from a free. Tom Farrell kicked a point over. James Mooney scored a goal from full forward position. Final Score Roscommon Gaels 2-8 Padraig Pearses 2-3. The U-14 hurlers played their first match of the year in Lisnamult on Saturday when they met St. Dominic's in opening round of the county Feile competition. Despite cold, wintry conditions both teams produced a good game. The Gaels showed determination and skill to win by 3-8 to 1-3. Our next match is away to Padraig Pearses next Saturday. Congratulations to Roscommon Gaels Man Georoid Egan who was a member of NUI Maynooth hurling panel who won the Electric Ireland Ryan Cup on Saturday against Ulster University the final score was 2-19 to 0-9 well done. Commiserations to the CBS it wasn’t to be their day the Connacht Senior Hurling Semi Final replay against New Inn finished New Inn 5-9 CBS 1-10. LGFA U12 Football is back Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm in The Hyde. Our first game of the league is a home game on Sunday 25th of March against Faithleach’s. U14 Football training continues Tuesday evenings in Full Body Workhouse at 8.15pm €5 this is a combined training of both footballers and camogie players. Junior Ladies Football Tuesday evenings 8.15pm and Sunday Mornings 11am. We have been using Roscommon Leisure Zone for out training sessions. Please bring €2, a text will be sent through the what’s app group to notify players of any changes to venue. Our first game of the league against Kilmore was postponed. Our next game of the League is a home game on Sunday 11th of March against St. Croans. Our U16 Division 2 ladies are out in the first round of the Championship next Sunday 4th of March when they take on Eir Og in Lisnamult at 4pm. Come out and support the girls. The Roscommon U16 team played recent challenge matches against both Donegal & Monaghan in preparation for their up-coming championship. Roscommon Gaels are represented by Eva Beisty who played in both matches, they led Donegal at half time & despite a gallant display in the second half they were narrowly beaten while they beat Monaghan comprehensively in a game played away in Clones on Saturday last. Well done Eva & keep it up!' Football Our U16 Division 2 Football lads began their campaign on Monday the 19th. We were the hosts to Oran in the 1st round of the League. A great turnout of lads braved the cold on a very heavy pitch. The Lads controlled the play in the first half. Both teams battled closely in the second half with the Gaels being marginally better. We missed a good few goal chances in the Second half. We defeated Oran by a final score of Roscommon Gaels 5-11 Oran 1-8. The lad’s next game is on 11th of March away to St. Michaels. 2nd April the lads are away to St. Ciarans. 8th of April the lads are home to Elphin-Ballinameen. 15th of April the lads are away to Strokestown. Our minor footballers were out on Sunday against Kilmore/Shannon Gaels we had only 17 players with alot of our older lads missing or injured. Poor first half but better in the second final score Kilmore/Shannon Gaels 1-17 Roscommon Gaels 0-5. Well done to James Featherstone who was selected to play for Roscommon Senior Team against Louth. The best of Luck to the CBS who play Claregalway College on Monday 26th at the Corofin Gaa Ground at 12.30pm. Our U14 Footballers are back up and running. Hoping to have two teams in League - so important that all the lads turn out for training. Training on Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings. COACHING NEWS (WK 09 2018) A. Foundation Football & Child Protection in Sport Course We understand there may be coaches in our club who not have completed the Child Protection in Sport or Foundation Football / Hurling courses. We can arrange to run both these courses in-house. If you need to take either of these compulsory courses please contact John Donnellan by next Friday 02 March. B. Coach Information Session + Football & Child Protection in Sport Course : Tuesday 06 March One of the areas that our Coaching Committee discussed last autumn was to provide information to our coaches on the practical aspects of our club. We have prepared a short presentation which we will run through with our coaches on 06 March commencing at 07.45pmin the Hyde. Immediately after the Info Session, Sinead O Brien (Jigsaw Roscommon) will speak with us. Jigsaw Roscommon is part of the National Jigsaw network which is an organisation that supports young people’s mental health. As well as providing a service for 12-25 year olds to receive support in relation to mental health concerns, Jigsaw also provide support and information to young people, adults, communities and clubs who would like to increase their knowledge of and ability to support young people’s mental health. In response to an increasing number of sports coaches approaching us with concerns around the mental health of the young people they work with, Jigsaw has developed a talk called ‘One Good Coach’. Following the talk participants will:- · Have a greater understanding of Mental Health · Have a greater understanding of the importance of their role as a ‘One Good Adult’. · Have a greater awareness of how to promote and support young people’s mental health in their role as a coach. · Learn about their local Jigsaw and how young people can access the service. C. Club Mentoring Programme 2018 – Reminder This important programme will include an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve Coaching and Coaching Structures in our club. We are planning to commence the Programme shortly and will ask all coaches to participate. D. Upcoming Coaching Workshops for your Diary Roscommon Coaching and Games Development are delighted to announce that they will be holding coaching workshops over the coming months for their Academy/development squad management and club coaches in both football and hurling and delighted that Paul Earley, Mick Bohan and Martin Fogarty will be coming to Roscommon. HURLING: Date: Monday February 26th Venue St Dominic's. Squad: U17 Celtic challenge cup squad Guest Coach: Martin Fogarty FOOTBALL: Academy/development squad coaches. Wednesday April 4th. Guest Coach: Mick Bohan Venue/Time TBC. Saturday April 21st. Time 10am -1.30pm Guest Coach: Paul Earley Club coaches workshop Saturday May 19th Time 10am -1.30pm Guest coach Paul Earley. Martin Fogarty Workshop A Hurling session with Roscommon U17 Celtic panel this Monday 26TH @ 7PM sharp IN ST Dominic's Pitch. We need ALL Under Age Coaches from U 10 to Seniors to be Present. A Big turnout is expected. Improvise, Adapt & Overcome - Coach Education & Continuous Learning If you can endeavour to go and coach another age group in the club or do a session for a friend in another club. There are certain differences within each team dynamic and being able to appreciate and understand these are critical to making subtle adjustments within your own team. You would be surprised at the willingness of coaches within your club or even outside to come and assess what you are doing and give honest feedback on what they felt went well or not in a given match or training session. An open dialogue here is critical and massive learning can take place. So while at times we may just look to drive forward with our own ideas and personal views despite evidence that suggests it may not always be the best course of action. We are not dealing with the myriad of problems and struggles that the US Marines are dealing with but we can always look to use their mantra. “Improvise, Adapt, And Overcome. Upcoming Fixtures Sat 3rd March U14 Lads Feile Hurling Padraig Pearses V’s Roscommon Gaels Pairc an Phiarsaigh 12pm. Sun 4th March Minor Lads Football League Division 2A Roscommon Gaels V’s Faithleach’s Lisnamult 1pm. Sun 4th March U14 Lads Football League Division 1 Roscommon Gaels v’s Brigid’s 11am Kiltoom. Sun 4th March U14 Lads Football League Division 4 Roscommon Gaels v’s Padraig Pearses 11am Pairc an Phiarsaigh. Sun 4th March U16 Division 2 Ladies Football Championship Roscommon Gaels V’s Eir Of Lisnamult 4pm. Condolences The Club would like to extend its deepest sympathy to Frank Nally and his family on the death of his Mother, our thoughts and prayers are with the Nally family at this time.
Craig Connolly Memorial Walk On Saturday the first inaugural Craig Connolly Walk/Run to mark Craig’s first year anniversary, with profits going to Croi/Crumlin was held with huge support from locals and further afield. The Day was a tremendous success, and as well as being a wonderful tribute to Craig, it was also a great reflection of the strong community spirit held by the people of Roscommon. Club Member and Senior Player with the Gaels Cathal Dinneen was involved in Fullbody Workhouse along side Craig. Pictured are some of our members. Well done to all involved. Interview with Marie McAleer The phenomenal growth and success of Ladies Gaelic Football traces its roots back to the pioneering visionaries who played and promoted the sport and Marie McAleer is central to this work. An outstanding player, she was the first Chair of the Roscommon Ladies Gaelic Football county board while still active on the field when it took shape in 1974 and was a founder member and first Vice President of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association. Her passion and drive for the sport has continued ever since and has been put to good use on several national and county board committees while she was also instrumental in the establishment of the Roscommon Gaels Ladies Gaelic Football Club in 2000. Marie is a member of Roscommon Gaels, Secretary to Roscommon LGFA and Secretary of the Ladies Gaelic Football disciplinary committee... I met Marie during the week and asked her a few questions. When and where did you first play: 1972 with St. Croans. Notable Sporting achievements: 1978 winning an All Ireland against Tipperary. Roscommon had to travel to Breffni Park to play the conquerors of 1977, Cavan. The Western champions beat Cavan by a single goal 3-6 to 2-6 in a hard fought semi final. Tipperary and Roscommon met at Ballinasloe on a wet dreary day, the 10th September, 1978. This was Roscommon’s greatest hour. Conditions didn’t suit the speedy Roscommon players. However, they beat Tipperary well 2-3 to 0-5. Captain Elizabeth O’Brien received the Martin Cup from Tom Dowd, the Ladies Gaelic Football President. During 1978, Roscommon were “unbeatable”. Coaching was by Michael Naughton, the County Board Secretary and Public Relations Officer, with help from Marie Holland (McAleer), P.J. Reynolds and Hugh Cox. Biggest influence on your career to date: My father. Michael Holland who was president of St. Croan’s Gaa. Gaa was in the blood. My brothers are also an inspiration to me they too were involved in GAA. Toughest Opponents: Liz Gibbons (O’Brien) Clan Na Gael. Favourite Venue: Breffni Park. Most memorable sporting moment: 2001 Roscommon Ladies winning the County Junior Title. 2005 Roscommon Ladies winning the County Intermediate title. 2006 Roscommon Gaels Ladies winning the Intermediate title against Eir Og. Favourite Players: Female: Noelle Healy (Dublin) Male: Jack McCaffrey (Dublin) What skill is the most important in Ladies Football: A clean pick up – It improves a game speed wise and non deliberate contact. The High point of your career to date: It has to be The Gaa Presidents Award that I recently received in Croke Park. Biggest Disappointment: None in football you are dealing with disappointment all of the time that you become immune to it. Ways of improving the Ladies Football: We need more people to help with the running of teams and ensure they have all their courses (fundamentals, safeguarding) completed. We have to realise its ladies and not men’s football and referees need to implement ladies rules. Person you would like most to meet: I would love to meet Joanne O'Riordan she is one of seven currently living people born with the condition Tetra-amelia syndrome, and is from Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She first shot to fame when she confronted Enda Kenny on disability cuts forcing the government into a U-Turn. She has addressed the United Nations and discussed technology with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Apple. She is truly an inspiration to others. If there was a transfer market who would you buy to play for Roscommon Ladies: Noelle Healy. (Dublin) What do you like most about Gaelic Games: I like the community spirit, the battle in the heat of the moment and when the game is over we can all still be friends. I like too that we all come together when our County is out. The GAA seems to have something a bit special, no matter where in the world you are, there’s a man or woman with a hurl and sliotar having a puck about, someone hand passing a ball or putting on their club colours with pride, even if they’re togging out at the other side of the world. That’s the thing about being part of your local club, the sense of belonging is overwhelming and that, in my opinion is what I like most. What one thing would you like changed in the GAA: Things should never get personal. People should realise that we are being guided by rules and regulations. Advice for beginners: Listen to your mentor, take everything on board and most of all enjoy. Pet Hates: The hurler on the ditch. (An opinionated person who offers unsolicited and often unwanted advice on the best way to handle a situation). Favourite Film: Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri. Favourite Food: A good curry Favourite drink: Gin and Tonic Favourite Music: Bolero by Maurice Ravel, Food for thought a piece made famous by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean ice skating 1984 gold medal What would you do if you won the lotto: Put a roof over Ireland and develop an all weather pitch for ladies football The Best invention ever: Electricity Best advice you ever got: Be your own person |
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