The Liberty Insurance GAA National Games Development Conference took place last weekend in Croke Park. The event sold out and included a number of very high profile speakers. Special guest for the event was Sonia O Sullivan. See what Sonia has to say about Camogie in the below clip:
Pictured above Sonia checking out the Camogie Association 2015 Calendar!
The Camogie presenters at the Conference were Mary O Connor Director of Camogie Development and Peter Casey Clare Senior Camogie coach from 2012-2014. The topic of the presentation was ‘The Need for Speed’. Over 200 people attended the presentation on the day. A copy of the slides from the presentation can be downloaded below.
Mary O Connor and Peter Casey
Full house at the Games Development Conference Croke Park
Sonia with the Camogie Association staff Mary, Lizzie and Patrick
at the Camogie stand
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Dublin Under 16 players Zoe and Orla who helped with a practical
demonstration at the conference
Other news this week;
· Child Protection and Coach Education Policy
· Coaching Workshop
Child Protection and Coach Education Policy
From January 1st 2015 all prospective coaches wishing to complete a foundation or level 1 Camogie coach education course must firstly complete a Child Protection in Sport Awareness Workshop.
On completion of the Child Protection in Sport Awareness Workshop (3 hrs) each participant will be given an individual reference no. This will then be used for coach education courses.
Click on link to read policy
Coaching Workshop
Over 40 coaches from Tyrone and Derry attended an upskilling workshop on what to coach u8 Camogie players. Coaches from Castledawson, Slaughtneil, Edendork, Magherafelt, Lavey, Creggan, Dungiven and the Loup all participated in the session.
Thanks to the Loup for hosting the course in their excellent facilities and to Geraldine Devlin for her help in co-ordinating the course.
For more information on Camogie in Antrim, Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh and Monaghan Contact lisa@camogie.ie
Coaches at workshop
Activity at the coaches upskilling workshop in the Loup
