Lotto Jackpot €9,550 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn 18, 21, 24, 29 The weekly winners of €30 were • George Breaden, Tarmonbarry. • Enda Kelly, Celtic Avenue. • James Fagan, Turville. • Brendan Doolan, Fuerty. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. COACHING NEWS (WK 08 2018) A. Coaching the Basics Football – The Punt Kick B. Coaching Guideline 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 our club. Information on implementation of the Programme within our club will follow shortly. Card Games Winner of the 25 Card game on Monday 12th of February in The Hyde Centre was Michael Finan and the runner’s up were Jimmy Naughton and Kathleen Finan. Well done everyone. Thank you for your continued support. New players always welcome Mondays at 8.30pm. Guidelines for taking Photographs When Parents/guardians register their children as a member of Roscommon Gaels they are granting their consent for the possible taking and publication of photographs and video footage of their children in the promotion of the club. The photograph or recording should focus on the activity rather than on a particular young person. Group and team photographs may be taken but it is not necessary to match a player’s name. The photograph may appear with the player’s name recorded underneath but need not be in the order in which they appear in the photograph. It is recognised that on certain occasions individual young people may receive recognition and may be presented with an award. When this happens in the case of an underage player any such photography or recording of events that involves individual presentations should be discussed in advance of the event and agreement reached with the club and parents. Taking photographs of players and using web sites and social media to publicise Roscommon Gaels and visual recordings of events, games, training and coaching sessions are normal activities in club life. A common sense approach is required when deciding what may or may not be appropriate as we do not wish to prohibit the advantage that this type of media can afford the club while adhering to best practice guidelines. 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. Hurling Please bring €2 per child and a sock to cover your hurley. 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! The challenge is to keep them engaged & challenged through other games. Too often kids are put through mundane, boring drills & they demand better from coaches. Kids’ asking for a match is a sign they are bored. Mix things up, put the match at the start of training for a change. Game Based Session done with Minor Hurling Team. Easily adapted for football. Any age from 12 upwards. Game like situation Physical Activity High Intensity Actions Decision making Ball Contacts Player adequately challenged Congratulations Big congratulations to Amy Winston, Siofra Hession and Anna Kiernan who competed in Kilcornan at the all Ireland B cross country at the week end. All of whom also play for the Roscommon Gaels, Well done girls!! Super running. Craig Connolly Memorial Walk/Run Again we would ask that you please support. If you have a chance pop over to The Craig Connolly Memorial page on facebook and give it a like. https://www.facebook.com/The-Craig-Connolly-Memorial-Walk-384948341953223/ Safeguarding Course - LGFA
A safeguarding course will be held in Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon on Thursday 22nd February 2018 at 7pm price €15. Please contact Michelle 087 2830624 if you are interested. U14 Ladies Football Well done to our U14 ladies Ellen Beisty, Chloe Donoghue and Hollie Harkin who are on the U14 Roscommon Panel. This week they played Moate Community College and finished with a score line of Roscommon 8-16 Moate 3-14 well done girls. Senior Football O’Rourke Cup – Division 1 Full time from French Park on this cold and wet day Roscommon Gaels defeat the home side 1-10 Western Gaels 0-9. Well done lads. Results from Division 1 today. Junior Ladies Football Our Junior ladies were to start their league campaign today against Kilmore but unfortunately the game was called off by Kilmore. Game is to be refixed. Instead the ladies had a training session In Roscommon Leizurezone. Management believe the future is bright for this bunch of Junior Ladies and are adamant that a crop of new talent is getting ready to deliver at the highest level. Congrats Katie Heneghan from St Aidan’s all Ireland Scor na nog recitation/storytelling champion 2018 and 2016. Congratulations Katie fantastic achievement. Fixtures for the coming week Mon 19th Feb U16 Football Roscommon Gaels 7pm Oran Sat 24th Feb U14 Feile Hurling Roscommon Gaels 12pm St. Dominic’s Sat 24th Feb U17 Hurling Padraig Pearses 11am Roscommon Gaels Sun 25th Feb Minor League Football Kilmore/Shannon Gaels 11am Ros Gaels Lotto Draw Sunday 11th of February 2018 Jackpot €9,400 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn 2, 8, 11, 12 The weekly winners of €30 were • Michael Finan, C/o The Hyde. • Maureen Beattie, Turville. • Denis Egan, Blackstick Road. • Mark O’Gara, Antogher Road. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. COACHING NEWS (WK 07 2018) A. Coaching Children : Do’s & Don’ts B. Coaching the Basics Hurling/Camogie – The Hook Football – The Bounce C. Club Mentoring Programme 2018 This important programme will include an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve our club. Information on implementation of the Programme within our club will follow shortly. Fundamentals [LGFA] This is the first course on the Coaching Ladder. Fundamentals is a foundation level course designed as an introduction to good coaching, no matter what age group you are starting to coach with. It is a fun, dynamic and informative course designed by coaches for coaches. Coaches will gain some insights into the theoretical underpinnings of successful coaching as well as having the opportunity to coach and learn in a safe environment. The County Board are considering running another Fundamentals Course on Saturday 10th of March in Roscommon if they have numbers. Anyone Interested Please contact Michelle on 087 2830624. CARDS Winner of the 25 Card game on Monday 5th of February in The Hyde Centre was Frank Naughton and the runner up was Colin Kilcline. Well done everyone. Thank you for your continued support. New players always welcome Mondays at 8.30pm. Junior Ladies Junior football training started back last Tuesday evening on the 6th of February. Training was moved indoor due to the bad weather. Despite the weather and mocks there was a great turnout and again this morning. The lads have roped Kieran Kilcline from our Senior Football team to help with fitness. Thank you Deckie, Gerry, Pat and Kieran for all giving your time hopefully all the hard work will pay off. A huge thank you to Mike O’Connor from Roscommon Leisure Zone for letting us use his Gym and equipment and again this morning it’s very much appreciated. First game in the league on Sunday the 18th of February against Kilmore in Kilmore. Training continues next Tuesday at 8pm. U12 Camogie U12 Camogie started back last Friday evening from 7.30-8.30 in the Convent Gym. Please bring €2 and a sock for your hurley. All are welcome. Minor Football Our Lads were to kick of Round 1 of the League with a game against Faithleach’s but had to be postponed due to the weather conditions. Senior Footballers Our Senior Footballers start of their season on Sunday 18th of February playing away to Western Gaels at 11.30am. Best of luck to Liam and the lads. 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. Congratulations Congratulations to our Ladies County Board Secretary and Roscommon Gaels Member Marie McAleer who received her well deserved GAA Presidents Award in Croke Park Friday evening. Marie was 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 drive and passion for the sport has continued ever since and had been put to good use on several national and county board committees. Marie was also instrumental in the establishment of the Roscommon Gaels Ladies Gaelic Football Club in 2000. Well done Marie we are all proud and thankful for all you have done. Congrats to Roscommon Gaels Goalie James Featherston who made his debut for Roscommon yesterday. We would also like to commend fellow clubman John McManus for maintaing his full back position on the Roscommon Team. Unfortunately the result did not go our way. Nevertheless it’s great to see two Roscommon Gaels men wearing the county colours. Also Flying the Roscommon Gaels flag at the week end were Ellen Beisty, Hollie Harkin and Chloe Donoghue who were playing for The Roscommon U14 Football team in Kiltoom on Saturday against Limerick. The final score was 8-13 to Roscommon 5-9 to Limerick. Well done girls. CBS The Connacht Schools Hurling Semi Final on Saturday ended in a draw. CBS 3-12 New Inn 3-12. Replay details to be confirmed. Website We are excited to announce that our new website is now live! As well as having a brand new look, it’s a lot easier to navigate. The new website has many innovative features such as a parallex scrolling layout and a responsive design to ensure it works as well on mobiles as it does on desktops. Thank you Liam McNeela for doing such an amazing job. Go ahead, take a look around! http://www.roscommongaels.ie/ Roscommon Gaels will host an American Tea Party on Saturday March 3rd 2018
Where? The Abbey Hotel Roscommon. What Time? 8:30pm. Tables: Limited to 30 tables of 10 people @ €20 per head. Fundraiser: To fund the last 6 months repayments on Lisnamult Land loan. (These repayments are normally funded through the Christmas Draw which was not held in 2017). Members should avoid doubling up at tables. Entertainment Raffle and Auction on the night. Please contact Frank Nally if your family are willing to host a table in this very important fundraiser. If you can supply a raffle item or an auction item please inform Frank Nally on 087 2348206 or Paul Beisty 087 2536510 or Seamus Carty 086 8035538. The organising committee will meet on Wednesday night next February 7th at 8.30pm at The Hyde. The Chairpersons or a representative from all codes are requested to attend. Lotto Draw Sunday 4th of February 2018 Jackpot €9,250 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn 17, 20, 25, 27 The weekly winners of €30 were • Angela Morelli, C/o J Igoe. • Nicole Dowd, The Walk. • Eileen Cox, Curraghroe. • Pat & Sarah, C/o T. Fitzmaurice. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. COACHING NEWS (WK 06 2018) A. New Season Has Kicked -Off Best Wishes to all our Coaches for the Season ahead. Some of our teams have already started training in preparation for upcoming games. The time you give to coaching our teams is fantastic – let’s make all sessions as enjoyable and effective as possible. B. Club Mentoring Programme 2018 This important programme will include an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve our club. Information on implementation of the Programme within our club will follow shortly. PLAY SAFE - STAY SAFE HURLING HELMETS The GAA would like to remind all players at all levels in all Hurling Games and Hurling Practice Sessions it is mandatory for, and the responsibility of, each individual player to wear a helmet with a facial guard that meets the standards set out in IS: 335 or other replacement standard as determined by the National Safety Authority of Ireland (NSAI). All players are advised that in the event of a head injury occurring, if the helmet being worn does not meet the standard or is modified or altered from the original manufactured state, they are not covered under the terms of the GAA Player Injury Fund. Further information is available here MOUTHGUARDS FOR GAELIC FOOTBALL Mouth guards are mandatory for players in all age grades, in all Gaelic football practice sessions and games. This rule has been mandatory for players in grades up to Minor since 2013 and applies to all age grades since January 1st 2014. For further information see www.learning.gaa.ie/ mouthguardshurlinghelmets CARDS Winner of the 25 Card game on Monday 29th of January in The Hyde Centre was Noel McDermott and the runner’s up were Liam McNeill and Frank Naughton. Well done everyone. Thank you for your continued support. New players always welcome Mondays at 8.30pm. 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 get de cluttering! Feile Well done to our under 14 Girls Football team who played Brigid’s in the Feile Semi Final today in a very exciting game. Unfortunately the result didn’t go our way on this occasion. The girls in true Gaels spirit never gave up and tried to the very end. Well done girls we are very proud of you. Well done to Brigid’s who went on to win the final and will represent Roscommon in Feile. Junior Ladies Junior football training starts this Tuesday evening at 8pm in The Hyde. Anyone interested in playing Junior Football this year is asked to come along. Mothers and Others A meeting will be held in The Hyde Centre at 8pm on Wednesday 7th for the Mothers & Others. CBS Well done to the Senior Hurlers who defeated Ballygar Friday by 3 points to progress to the Connacht Semi Finals. Details TBC. CONVENT OF MERCY ROSCOMMON Congratulations to The Convent of Mercy senior team who are the FAI schools senior girls Connacht Cup CHAMPIONS 2018. Roscommon Gaels club Mass A huge crowd attended the club mass Sunday last 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. The list of those that participated are as follows; Welcome Teresa Hession (Chairperson of club) Entrance music underage players First Reading Nicola Crosbie Psalm Song – Aoife Connolly Second Reading Una Ní Chuinn Prayers of the faithful Gerald Greene (u10 Boy) Leah Lennon (U12 Girl) Senan Lambe (U14 Boy) Alanna Corcoran (U16 Girl) Peter Gillooly (Minor) Anna Doorly (Senior Ladies) Tom Mullen (Senior Men) Offertory The Nerney Family Offertory & communion Music underage players Communion Reflection Maire Benedetti (Ros Gaels Club President) Closing music underage players 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 all made the event all the more memorable. A special thanks to Riona McGuinness, Laoise Connolly, Aisling McNeill and Aoife Conlon, all teachers in the local schools. Who organised and rehearsed all the music and songs with the underage players. There was a huge amount of talent displayed at our Mass and again we are lucky to have such a talented bunch of young people in our club and to have volunteers willing to put work into all our club activities. Important Date for your Diary Roscommon Gaels will host an American Tea Party on Saturday March 3rd 2018 Where? The Abbey Hotel Roscommon. What Time? 9.30pm. Tables: Limited to 30 tables of 10 people @ €20 per head. Fundraiser: To fund the last 6 months repayments on Lisnamult Land loan. (These repayments are normally funded through the Christmas Draw which was not held in 2017). Members should avoid doubling up at tables. Entertainment Raffle and Auction on the night. Please contact Frank Nally if your family are willing to host a table in this very important fundraiser. If you can supply a raffle item or an auction item please inform Frank Nally on 087 2348206 or Paul Beisty 087 2536510 or Seamus Carty 086 8035538. The organising committee will meet on Wednesday night next February 7th at 8.30pm at The Hyde. The Chairpersons or a representative from all codes are requested to attend. Lotto Sunday 28th of January 2018 Jackpot €9,100 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn 2, 20, 25, 27 The weekly winners of €30 were • Seamus Comiskey. • Fintan Donnelly, Castle Street. • Aidan Walsh, Hyde Court. • Sandra Smyth, Brackloon, Ballintubber. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. COACHING NEWS (WK 05 2018) A. Visit by Roscommon Gaels to Primary Schools in Town Further to recent communication in our Newsletter and following the positive feedback from the visit by our Club Coaches to the Gael Scoil and Abbey Boys (now St Comans Wood) in early 2017 we made a repeat visit to both schools on Thursday and Friday last. We visited 1st and 2nd classes to promote our club ahead of our upcoming Registration Night (02 Feb). Thanks to our Coaches:- • Nicola Crosbie • Tom Killion • Finbar O’Reilly • Declan Hussey • Joe Biesty Thanks also to our players Joe Finnegan, Mark Purcell and Kevin Glynn who joined the coaches and spoke so positively about their experience of playing with Roscommon Gaels. A big Thank You to the staff of the Gael Scoil and St Comans Wood for accommodating the visit and for their hospitality. B. Nursery Programme : Starting 2018 Season The club is working towards implementing a Nursery Programme for our youngest members. The details/structure of the programme are being worked through at present but it will look something like:- • 12- 16 week programme. • Programme would start Week 1 of May and continue to mid July/August. • Players can be accepted if they have started in Primary School. • First 4-5 weeks would be indoor concentrating on an ABC programme and getting them to follow along with a session environment, getting a little discipline and getting them to listen. • Second 4 weeks we could be starting to ease off on the ABC and start basic ball movements (Hop, Catch-up Kick) so a 50/50 session • Third 4 weeks ABC + starting to bring in Simple Games. • Another 4 weeks TBC depending on how we feel the first 12 went and how we are getting along. • There will be an emphasis on Fun... Fun... Fun... while developing their interest of the game and encouraging them to stay with us. • Objectives at the end from a child’s perspective is that they come away confident, wanting to come back, have developed some motor skills, they know what the sessions are about and they’ve being introduced to some basic GAA skills. Also, we have new parent recruits. Some of the drivers behind the programme include: • Starting too early within the existing U8 Structure has proved challenging especially weather wise. It can still be cold and it’s hard to keep the younger children going and probably not terribly nice to look at from a parent’s perspective. • The U8 season is too long for younger children and it is debatable how much value they get out of 30+ sessions... • The programme will reduce the load on the U8 Coaches, thereby allowing them to run effective training sessions. Thank You to Declan Hussey for the work done to date on promoting the Nursery Programme and for putting the foundation blocks in place. For the Nursery Programme to be a success we will need input from our Coaches. If you are willing to assist in any way with the Nursery Programme contact any of the following: Declan Hussey/John Donnellan/Finbar O’Reilly. More details on the programme will follow C. Club Mentoring Programme 2018 This important programme will include an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve our club. Information on implementation of the Programme within our club will follow in the coming weeks. REFEREES There is still a shortage of Referees in both ladies and men’s, if you or you know of anyone interested in being a referee put your name forward courses are starting in February. Level 1 Referees Course on Saturday 3rd and 10th of February, in Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon from 9.30am to 4pm approx. There is a shortage of Referees; it is up to clubs to supply them without them games can’t be played. If you are interested please contact Niamh 086 3818389. There are still places available. CARDS Winner of the 25 Card game on Monday 22nd of January in The Hyde Centre was Pat Dillon and the runner up was Jimmy Naughton. Well done everyone. Thank you for your continued support. New players always welcome Mondays at 8.30pm. CLUB MASS Our Annual Club Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 4th February at 10.30am. The Club Committee wishes to invite all members, past and present to attend and asks that if possible could members attend in the club colours. 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 get de cluttering! RONAN MCCORMACK CHARITY CHALLENGE If you’ve ever wanted to trying running....this is your chance 👍🏻 EXPLORE AND RESTORE Here's the full programme of events for Explore and Restore in Roscommon Town on 3rd and 4th February. Events are free of charge but those with * need to be booked. Selling out fast so get booking 👏 https://www.facebook.com/events/742429485967363/ OR FIND THEM ON ROSCOMMON TOWN TEAM ON FACEBOOK U10 BOYS ANNUAL TRIP The 2017 U10 Boys made a trip to Carrick indoor Karting for their annual trip before Christmas. No better way to travel than the club rossie bus. The boys had a great time as did the big boys!! 📵 😂 U14 Girls Football Pictured Holly Harkin, Ellen Beisty, Noelle Healy (Dublin Footballer), Eva Beisty and Eimhear O’Farrell. Roscommon U14 Football Girls played Offaly in a challenge game on the 20th and did very well. The Girls played Cavan this Saturday 27th they put up a great battle and were only beaten by the narrowest of margins. We have 4 Roscommon Gaels Girls on the panel Holly Harkins, Eimear O’Farrell, Chloe Donoghue and Ellen Beisty. Well done girls yea are doing the gaels proud. We also have one girl on the U16 panel Eva Beisty. Well done Eva. Feile Féile Concludes for our U14 girls on the 4th of February in Kiltoom when they play St. Brigid’s in the semi final and Clann na ngael play Eir og in the other semi final. The winners of these two games will play in the final at 1.30pm. Up the Gaels! Roscommon Gaels Registration Night Registration night is on Friday 2nd February at 7- 8.30pm. As part of the night we are asking coaches to notify their players/parents to root out old/unused gear so that it can be given out to our younger players. Roscommon Gaels Togs, Socks, Football boots, Hurls, Helmets. All in reasonable state. Can all be left into the Hyde at least half an hour before the registration starts. We are not selling anything but parents wishing to avail of any gear - we would look for a small contribution towards funding of Items towards our juvenile teams. Please note that you will NOT be insured while training or playing matches if you have not registered. JUNIOR LADIES FOOTBALL Anyone wishing to play Junior Ladies Football we are holding a meeting in The Hyde on Tuesday 30th at 8pm. This is a new year under new management. The league is starting soon we need to get training ASAP. We would like past players to attend or anyone that is interested in joining our Junior Ladies Team to come along, all are welcome. It’s important everyone is working together for this to succeed and for the future of the Junior Ladies Football team within the Roscommon Gaels. What’s app group has been set up for this group. If you have any further queries contact Deckie on 086 6011515. Volunteers The Roscommon Gaels like many others are always on the look - out for more volunteers in all areas i.e. administration, coaching of teams, washing of jerseys, the lining of playing pitches, the transportation of players to and from games, the organisation of fundraising initiatives in addition to performing a host of other specialised tasks. Parents and guardians of the children are fundamental to the successful running of our club. Each year we invite parents to volunteer to become coaches/helpers in the Gaels. No previous experience is required as the club provides resources; training courses and support so get involved......................................... CBS Best of Luck to the CBS on Thursday 18th of February when they take on Carrick-on-Shannon Community School in the PPJuvB Cup. Convent of Mercy Roscommon Congratulations to Ms Farragher and The Convent of Mercy Cadette Volleyball team on a superb win in UCD to retain the All Ireland title. The Roscommon Gaels were well represented on this team by Amy Hanly, Zara Hunt, Emily Horan, Rosin Tully, Neasa Madden, Laura Creaven and Ava Kelly well done girls. Fundamentals in training course Saturday 27th of January The LGFA FUNdamentals Coaching Course took place this Saturday in The Convent Gym in Roscommon many coaches from around the county were in attendance. This was an excellent opportunity to get your coaching qualifications for the upcoming season. This course is an introductory coaching programme. Coaches looked at: • Importance of creating a positive environment for our players • Planning and implementing training programmes • Introduction to the player pathway • Create an awareness about making sessions more inclusive • Importance of Fundamental Movement Skills & Injury Prevention Coaches looked at issues such as planning and implementing training programmes as well as practical coaching and an introduction into the player pathway. This course provided a good basis for further development for those already coaching or those who are keen to get involved. The Roscommon Gaels were well presented with 5 coaches in attendance. Excellent course facilitated by the Roscommon Lgfa. Dr. Hyde Park Need’s Stewards The Roscommon GAA Management Committee now wishes to recruit additional stewards from the clubs of Roscommon to add to the existing pool of volunteers. The Committee would like to hear from club members, male and female, who would like to become involved in this important work for Dr. Hyde Park and Roscommon. A comprehensive programme of training and mentoring will be provided for all new stewards To be part of the match day action, the following criteria is required: •Aged from 18 years old •Available at weekends •Active and enthusiastic •Customer focused •An interest in GAA would be beneficial If you would be interested in getting involved please contact Stephen in the Roscommon GAA Co Board Office on 09066 27176 or by email to [email protected] Best Wishes A little birdie was in touch to tell me that Clubman Andy Hession has clocked up the half century this week. The Club would like to wish you a very happy birthday Andy. Roscommon Ladies Football Church Gate Collection Thank you to all those who contributed over the Week End to the Church Gate Collection for The Roscommon Ladies Football. Thank you to all those who stood at Gates. Thank you to the people of Roscommon Parish for their ongoing support. It is very much appreciated. Well Done Well done to Cillian and Gearoid Egan who were on the Roscommon Hurling Panel today against Louth and to John McManus who was on the Roscommon Senior Football team today against Meath and to Mark Nally who was on the Longford Senior Football team today against Offaly. Lotto There was no winner of the jackpot and next week’s jackpot is €8,950 and the numbers drawn were 23,25,27,28. The weekly winners of €30 were • Keith Mayock, Lahardane, Mayo. • Anthony Costello, SHH, c/o P. Menton. • Marita Nugent, Woodview, Ardsallagh. • Kenny & Catherine Doyle, Ardsallagh. COACHING NEWS (WK 04 2018) A. Team Managers & Coaches for 2018 – Final Reminder All Team Managers are requested to confirm their coaches for the 2018 season by e-mail by Friday 26 January. Please e-mail names and contact numbers of your coaches to: Minor Board Secretary: [email protected] Coaching Officer: [email protected] NOTE: 1. Team Managers and Coaches must be Garda Vetted. 2. Team Managers and coaches must have attended a Child Protection in Sport class (formerly called Code of Ethics) 3. Each team manager should identify what Coaching Courses coaches in their group have completed. 4. Roscommon Games and Administration will shortly be running Coach Education Courses and it is most important that any gaps re. Garda Vetting, Child Protection in Sport and Foundation F/H within our club coaching group are closed. B. Nursery Programme : Starting 2018 Season The club is working towards implementing a Nursery Programme for our youngest members. The details/structure of the programme are being worked through at present but it will look something like:- • 12- 16 week programme. • Programme would start Week 1 of May and continue to mid July/August. • Players can be accepted if they have started in Primary School. • First 4-5 weeks would be indoor concentrating on an ABC programme and getting them to follow along with a session environment, getting a little discipline and getting them to listen. • Second 4 weeks we could be starting to ease off on the ABC and start basic ball movements (Hop, Catch-up Kick) so a 50/50 session • Third 4 weeks ABC + Starting to bring in Simple Games. • Another 4 weeks TBC depending on how we feel the first 12 went and how we are getting along. • There will be an emphasis on Fun.. Fun... Fun... while developing their interest of the game and encouraging them to stay with us. • Objectives at the end from a child’s perspective is that they come away confident, wanting to come back, have developed some motor skills, they know what the sessions are about and they’ve being introduced to some basic GAA skills. Also, we have new parent recruits. Some of the drivers behind the programme include: • Starting too early within the existing U8 Structure has proved challenging especially weather wise. It can still be cold and it’s hard to keep the younger children going and probably not terribly nice to look at from a parent’s perspective. • The U8 season is too long for younger children and it is debatable how much value they get out of 30+ sessions... • The programme will reduce the load on the U8 Coaches, thereby allowing them to run effective training sessions. Thank You to Declan Hussey for the work done to date on promoting the Nursery Programme and for putting the foundation blocks in place. For the Nursery Programme to be a success we will need input from our Coaches. More details will follow C. Club Mentoring Workshop / Planning for 2018 This important workshop will include an opportunity for all our coaches to present their views on how we can improve our club. Information on implementation of the Programme within our club will follow in the coming weeks. REFEREES If you or you know of anyone interested in being a referee put your name forward courses are starting in March. Level 1 Referees Course on Saturday 3rd and 10th of February, in Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon from 9.30am to 4pm approx. There is a shortage of Referees; it is up to clubs to supply them without them games can’t be played. If you are interested please contact Niamh 086 3818389. CARDS Winner of the 25 card game on Monday the 15th of January in The Hyde Centre were Kathleen Finan, Maureen Kilmartin and Michael Finan. Well done all. Thank you to all for your support, new players always welcome Mondays at 8.30pm. CLUB MASS Our Annual Club Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 4th February at 10.30am. The Club Committee wishes to invite all members, past and present to attend and asks that if possible could members attend in the club colours. While every effort will be made to notify the large numbers of people involved, the Committee would welcome your assistance in spreading the word to former Club members who may have moved from the locality. 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 get de cluttering! CONGRATS A big congrats to Marie McAleer who is to receive The GAA Presidents Award. Marie is the Roscommon Ladies Football Secretary and also a member of The Roscommon Gaels. Marie will be honored with the GAA Presidents award in Croke Park in February for her services to ladies football. Marie was founding member of the Roscommon Ladies Board in 1974 and was also Vice-President of the national ladies board. Congrats Marie It’s nice to see you being rewarded for all your hard work. Well done. Congrats to our clubman Mark Nally who has been recruited by Longford for the 2018 Season. Well done. |
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