Coaching and Managing a Hurling Team

Registration is now open for our hurling specific webinar.

Coaching & Managing a Hurling Team Part 2
Monday, June 15, 8pm.

This workshop will be presented by Martin Fogarty, National Hurling Development Manager and will have planning & practical elements to it. It is a follow-on from Part 1 which can be viewed at Hurling Webinar: Coaching & Managing a Hurling Team Part 1

Its focus will be primarily on preparing adult and youth teams but will also be relevant to all other age groups. From a practical element Part 1 concentrated on Skill Development so Part 2 will concentrate on Games and games related activities.

 

Register here for: Coaching & Managing a Hurling Team Part 2

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safe return to games

A Safe Return for Gaelic Games Document has been issued by the GAA’s Covid-19 advisory group.

See link for full details.

https://www.gaa.ie/news-archive/news/covid-19-update-safe-return-to-gaelic-games/

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covid-19 update

The GAA notes and welcomes the plans published by the government last Friday and some of the dates included relating to the possible return of sporting activity, including Gaelic games.

The Association will attempt to seek clarity around some of the issues that have arisen in internal discussions since last Friday including the challenge of social distancing in contact sport.

GAA facilities are to remain closed as part of efforts to prevent gatherings which breach the restrictions.

We are instructing our clubs and counties to continue to adhere to the restrictions and to refrain from organising on-field activity. These measures are expected to remain in place until July 20th.

We will continue to monitor the dates and timelines as revealed by the Government and our arrangements will remain under constant review.

Our units are reminded that the Player Injury scheme is suspended and will remain so until an official return to action protocol is confirmed.

The GAA still firmly hopes to be able to play county and club competitions this year, subject of course to public health guidance. We can confirm however that no inter-county games are expected to take place before October.

Counties are asked, in the interest of players, to suspend all inter-county training until further notice. There will be a phased resumption of training at both club and county level to allow players to prepare appropriately for playing games.

While not categorically ruling out the possible staging of games behind closed doors later in the year, there appears to be a lack of appetite for this type of fixture-scheduling at the current time across the wider Association.

The GAA can also confirm the appointment of a dedicated Covid-19 Advisory Group which will advise the Association on matters relating to return to play protocols and other similar issues.

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Councils lay down challenge to young people of Cork

WITH summer camps and holidays cancelled (some Cúl camps are going ahead) due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a challenge has been put out to the young people of Cork to push themselves to do focused, positive and fun activities and earn rewards for achieving personal goals and new skills.

Cork ETB (CETB), in partnership with the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Joe Kavanagh and Cork County Mayor Cllr Ian Doyle, are issuing the We Are Cork Youth Challenge for summer 2020 to give youngsters and teens an opportunity to jump into a fresh skill or develop existing talents.

Some 30 challenges across music, arts, society, environment, sport and technology have been set with registered participants asked to complete 20 tasks over the summer months and record their experiences for others to see. A special Mayor’s medal will be given to each successful participant with IT prizes also up for grabs for the most creative and exciting challenges.

We Are Cork Youth Challenge is timed to start from June 22nd, a day before St John’s Eve (Bonfire Night) aiming to provide young participants with opportunities to focus their energies on positive activities through the summer as well as on that night.

Lord Mayor Cllr Joe Kavanagh has taken on the baton of his predecessor John Sheehan to promoted the Challenge. He pointed out that all of those who take part and complete the challenges will earn a special edition commemorative Lord Mayor’s Medal and be in with a chance to win one of six iPads. “Travel restrictions, the widespread cancellation of summer camps and traditional summer activities have made this a very different summer holiday experience for many young people.  Cork ETB has moved quickly to help fill the void, and I urge as many people as possible to participate,” added the Lord Mayor.

Cork ETB devised the We Are Cork Youth Challenge in partnership with Cork City and County Councils, Music Generation, Cork Sports Partnerships and others in response to the Covid-19 crisis; it is hoped that thousands of Cork teenagers will get involved and focus their energies and have some fun in the process. The ETB funds over 14 organisations to provide youth services throughout Cork as well as allocating grants to voluntary youth clubs and organisations, aiming to achieve better outcomes and brighter futures for children.

CETB Chief Executive, Denis Leamy – who chairs the Youth Committee of Cork City Council’s Covid Response team – explained that a total of 30 inclusive, non-gender-specific challenges have been set with young people completing 20 of them to earn the commemorative Lord Mayor’s Medal. He stressed that this is not a competition. “The overall aim is participation, engagement and fun – lots of fun,” he said. “The challenges should be kept simple and could be anything from completing a 3km run, compiling a Spotify list, cooking a meal traditional to another country or composing a rap or song or writing a poem,” he explained.

The We Are Cork Youth Challenge involves young people uploading videos of their challenges completed to Microsoft’s free, easily-accessed and secure FLIPGRID app and social media channels which will be moderated by Cork ETB.

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