Development News Round up

Here you can read about the development initiatives undertaken on a weekly basis by the development team of The Camogie Association.

 

Legends & All Ireland Club Final weekend -1^st & 2^nd March

What a great weekend for camogie last weekend! The weekend began on Saturday 1^st March with the Annual legends tournament which took place in St.Brigids club in Dublin. Six teams competed in the 7 a side tournament. Tipperary won out on the day beating Dublin in the final. Some of the pics from the day can be seen below.

 

     

 

Winners Tipperay top and runners up Dublin at legends Tournament

 

    

Offaly and Cork teams

 

 

Tracey Laheen Galway enjoying the Legends tournament

 

 

On All Ireland Club Final Day in Croke Park, competing club finalists Lismore, Ballyhale Shamrocks, Ardrahan and Milford provided under 12 girls to play in half time mini games on the day.

Some pics of the action:

 

  

 

 

 

7 secondary schools took part in the Camán and Run competition at half time of the Senior club final. The schools were from surrounding areas of the competing clubs. Schools included Scoil Aireagail Ballyhale who won on the day, Gort community School Galway who came 2^nd and Hazelwood college Dromcollogher who came third. Other schools who took part in the solo and relay race include seamount college Kinvara, St.Mary’s Charleville, Grennan College Thomastown and Blackwater Community College Lismore.

 

 

 

 

 

School of Excellence Provincial Workshops:

The Ulster School of Excellence Workshop takes place on Saturday 15th March in the Mid Ulster Sports Arena. Start time is 10am with guest coach Joe Passmore prviding the practical session on the day.          

Contact lisa@camogie.ie for more information and to book your place.

 

Goalkeeping Workshop

A Goalkeeping workshop took place in the watershed Leisure centre in Kilkenny on Thursday the 27^th February. Patrick Mullaney former goalkeeper with Laois and current Regional Development Officer for the Camogie Association tutored on the course. There were 17 coaches in attendance at the workshop which included practical sessions for goalkeeper training.

 

Coaching Workshops coming up…

Galway: A workshop for under 8,10 and 12 coaches will take place in Gort Community Centre on Thursday the 6^th March at 7pm. Tutor will be Gerry Spelman. Please contact yvonne@camogie.ie to book a place on this workshop.

 

Antrim: A workshop for under 10 and 12 coaches entitled ‘Games to develop thinking players’ will take place in St.Louis Grammer Ballymena on Thursday 13^th March. Please contact lisa@camogie.ie to book a place on the workshop

 

 

Under 10 Blitz coming up

There will be an Under 10 indoor blitz in Meadowbank on Sunday 9^th March with 15 clubs from Antrim, Derry, Tyrone and Down entering. For more details or to send a team contact lisa@camogie.ie

 

 

Camán Get a Grip coaching courses coming up…

Camán Get a Grip foundation course will be held in Derry on 8^th March- Contact lisa@camogie.ie

 

Camán Get a Grip foundation course will be held in Naas GAA club Kildare on 22^nd March. Anyone interested in attending this course can contact patrick@camogie.ie

 

Camán Get a Grip foundation course will be held in St.Cuans College Castleblakney Galway on 8^th & 15^th April. Anyone interested in attending this course can contact yvonne@camogie.ie

 

 

Referee Course coming up…

A referee course will take place in the Lough Rea hotel in Loughrea Galway on March 20^th starting at 6.15pm. Contact yvonne@camogie.ie to book a place on the course.

 

Dublin schools in college finals

Three Dublin Secondary Schools will contest for All Ireland Glory over the next 2 weeks.  Maryfield College Drumcondra, St Josephs Lucan and Dominican College Griffith Avenue have all made it to their respective All Ireland Finals.  Maryfield had 3 points to spare over Sacred Heart Tullamore in their semi final and will battle it out now for honours against St Josephs of Doon.  St Josephs had a comprehensive win over Mountrath in their semi final and now face St Josephs of Tulla in the final.  Dominican College overcame Loreto of Mullingar and now face the might of Glanmire from Cork.

 

 

This is a credit to all the work that has been going into secondary schools in Dublin from the teachers on the ground to Dublin’s Post Primary Committee lead by Chairperson Mark Leamy.

 

Fixtures:

Senior C All Ireland Final – Maryfield College V St Josephs Doon – March 8^th Venue: Nenagh 1.30pm

Senior D All Ireland Final – St Josephs Lucan V St Josephs Tulla – March 8t^h Venue: Nenagh 12pm

Junior C All Ireland Final – Dominican College V Glanmire cork – March 14^th Venue: Nenagh 1pm