THE Mid-South Region will hold their next meeting on Monday, February 25, at 7.30pm in Ovens.
The East Region will hold their next meeting on Monday, March 4, at 7.30pm at Midleton GAA Club.
All clubs are expected to have representatives at their respective meetings.
A chairde,
As you are aware, 13 a-side competitions are for teams/clubs that are struggling to field 15 a-side teams and Regulations are drafted to help protect the clubs that may be struggling for numbers. It has been evident in recent years that some clubs are using more than the required 18 in a panel and may well have been able to field in 15 a side.
Please find below the regulations and procedures that are being adopted across all regions for 2019 and your co-operation is requested in this matter.
1.14. Any club wishing to field a team in 13 a-side competitions must submit a list of players which may only contain a maximum of 18 players prior to the commencement of the relevant competition.
13. 13 a-side hurling/football
Clubs playing in these 13 a-side games are advised that they must not go outside the panel of players submitted. Any club found guilty of breach of this regulation shall forfeit any game won with teams fielding any players not listed in their application. A club fine will also be considered.
As you are aware, 13 a-side competitions are for teams/clubs that are struggling to field 15 a-side teams and the above Regulations are drafted to help protect the clubs that may be struggling for numbers. Your co-operation is requested to ensure this happens.
For 2019, the above Regulations will be implemented as follows:
Please note the first meeting of the new season of the East Region will take place tonight, Wednesday, February 13, at 7.30pm at Midleton GAA Club.
All clubs are requested to attend.
A Chara
As you are aware Cork are hosting Féile na nGael 2019 and we are advising clubs who are taking part and hosting of an Important meeting scheduled for
MONDAY NEXT FEBRUARY 18 AT THE
CLAYTON SILVERSPRINGS HOTEL
CONFERENCE CENTRE
This meeting is scheduled to commence at 8pm, with each participating club requested to have a representative in attendance.
Registration of Delegates will take place at 7.45 pm. Please ensure that you are on time.
The meeting will be addressed by
Gearóid Ó’Maomhichíl – Páirc an Crochaigh
Peadar Ó’hÓgáin – Páirc an Crochaigh, Féile
Breandán Ó’Briain – Féile Cathaoirleach, Páirc an Cróchaigh
Deasún Ó’Cuilleanáin – Oifigeach na Leanaí, Coiste Chontae
Also attending will be
Seán Ó’Puirseáil, Cathaoirleach Féile Chorcaí,
Ristteard Ó’Murchú, Rúnai, Féile Chorcaí
Eoghan Ó’Concubhar, Cisteoir, Feile Chorcaí
Ronan Ó’Dubháin, Oifigeach Oiliúna Chorcaí
The importance of Garda Vetting, both players and households hosting visiting players is of importance and will be addressed during the evening. Other issues concerning Féile will also be addressed. An opportunity for delegates to question those at the top table with any query a club may have will also be facilitated.
In all this meeting should be concluded by 9.30 pm. Light refreshments will be supplied.
The first West Region meeting of the year will take place this Wednesday, February 13, in Dunmanway at 8.30 pm.
Also please note that minor football league fixtures are now on the website.
CORK GAA have unveiled details of a forum for youth players who are aspiring to perform at senior inter county level in the future.
Páirc Uí Chaoimh will host a unique event on Sunday next, with an audience drawn from ladies football, camogie and the GAA’s development squads.
Players will get advice on nutrition, lifestyle management along with insights in to how county stars such as Rena Buckley and Stephen McDonnell deal with the good and bad days that inter county players encounter.
Chairman of the Cork Health and Well Being Committee, Des Cullinane, pointed out that many of our best club players come in to development squads and may not be the best players in this environment.
“Some players can find this difficult to handle and may suffer confidence issues.
“This forum aims to highlight coping mechanisms for players.
“Much of our training is centred around the skills of the game, team play and tactics.
“This forum aims to delve in to areas that traditionally would not be addressed within the squads structure but are just as important in terms of getting the desired performance on the field.”
“The forum will also focus on the adult mentors who look after the development squad programmes. Multiple All Ireland winning manager Eamonn Ryan will address the coaches on player management.
“Of particular attention here is around communication to players within squads but also those who are not selected and how to manage these situations.”
Cork GAA wish to thank RedFM for coming on board as media partners.
Referee: Vaughan Colm – Kilnamartra.
The Cork GAA County Board are seeking suitably qualified candidates to fill the role of Games Promotion Officer, based in the Carbery Division.
See: https://jobs.ie/ApplyForJob.aspx?Id=1766620 for full details.
Its that time of the year where clubs Benchmarking Submissions are now due. The Benchmarking Accreditation submission form for this year 2018 is live online at the link below.
This may make it easier for clubs to fill in rather then sending in the paper documents. You can submit any other documents as well for inclusion by email.
For clubs who have already completed it thank you. If you have not submitted your Benchmarking returns for 2018 please do so now.
http://rebelogcoaching.com/benchmarking-2020/benchmarking-submission-2017/
For your club to avail of these opportunities they will need to be in the Benchmarking process.
Please register on line on or before the 30th November. Secretaries should pass this e mail on to their Club Coaching Officer for assistance in completing the submission.
On the 7th July, the Rebel Óg football development squads competed in Munster Competitions at u14, u15 and u16 lage grades. The Cork Football teams captured the u15 and u16 tournaments while the u14s competition is entering its second phase on the 28th July with 2 out of the 4 Cork sides in contention for victory.
The U16 “White” squad won their tournament in Limerick beating Limerick, Kerry and Tipperary. The manner of victory was particularly pleasing given the very attractive style of free flowing football on display. Cork were the only county to have entered 2 panels for this competition. The “Red” squad also produced excellent football on the day but came up short against Tipperary in their first game before beating Clare and Waterford to reach the Plate final.
They were second best to Kerry in this final but the management team were very happy with how the group performed. This was the first time that Cork have won this tournament in 6 years and bodes well for this crop heading in to U17 next year where they will be reunited with Bobbie O Dwyer, now in charge of theUu17s but who also managed this group at U15 level in 2017. U16 Squads here
The U15 West squad won the Humphrey Kelleher Tournament beating Limerick and South Kerry before brushing aside the challenge of North Kerry in the final. The Cork East squad beat Clare before losing to North Kerry by 1 point after extra time in a thrilling semi final. The two Cork panels were split geographically with the West consisting of players from Carbery, Beara, Carrigdhoun & Muskerry. The East squad comprised of players from Avondhu, Duhallow, Imokilly & Seandun. The East squad can feel somewhat aggrieved not to have made it to the final given the amount of unconverted chances they had in the North Kerry game but overall, the management teams in both squads know they have a competitive group of boys and have quality players at their disposal based on performances on the day. They will be in action again on the 28th July as a qualifier blitz for the Adam Mangan Tournament in Offaly so their focus has already moved to that.
U15 Squads here
The U14 Jim Power tournament in Waterford is now a 2 day event. Cork North and Cork City East are going forward to the Cup Competition having qualified from their groups while the West and Mid West will compete in the Plate competition having lost out on goal difference to qualify. These finals will be on the 28th July. Cork GAA Games Manager, Kevin O Callaghan says “Cork Football is the real winner at this age group with 120 players in the system being exposed to competitive representative football. This provides a huge base of players being developed throughout the year and will ensure players are being afforded every opportunity to progress.” U14 Squads here
O Callaghan notes “While these are development tournaments only, capturing 2 of the 3 cups on offer (and the potential to win the third) is a reflection of the hard work being put in to the football squads at present. The mentors involved are putting in massive effort to aid the players development and deserve great credit here. Rebel Óg and Rebel Óg Coaching are putting a huge amount of effort in to the development squads programme and James McCarthy GDA heads up this football effort. The cooperation between minor management and underage squads beneath them is better than ever before, the conditioning of the underage players is more advanced than any year prior to 2018.”
There are still deficits in the system but perhaps the future of Cork Football is not as bleak as some people might believe this week. Well done to all the players, their clubs and mentors involved with these groups, nice to get some recognition for the hard work and commitment to the cause.
