Lotto Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 6, 13, 14, 24 The weekly winners of €30 were • Jason Connaughton, Roxboro. • Adrian Murray, Athleague. • Paul Treacy, Athlone Road. • Robert McConn. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. COACHING NEWS (WK 25 2018) A. Coaching Tip : Use of Feedback Language (Note from recent Paul Earley Workshop) The importance of Positive, Accurate and Relevant Feedback Feedback is the most immediate way that coaches can use to improve their players. However the type of feedback that is given is crucial. Gaelic Games coaching has become mired with the use of clichéd phrases that have become so prevalent that people probably do not realise that they are using them, or have not considered the effect they have on players. The phrase “well done” is one of the most used and in my opinion overused terms when coaching. Previous coaching corners have discussed the value of positive feedback. 'Well done' when accompanied by some specific feedback on what it is the player 'done well' can be very positive encouragement. In her book “Flourishing”, Maureen Gaffney argues that it takes up to 7 pieces of positive to 1 piece of development feedback in order for an individual to flourish. Coaching corners have also examined what makes feedback most effective and found that 'Feedback is a powerful tool of coaching when it is accurate, relevant and positive'. Use of Language in giving feedback Let us look at a generic phrase like “well done” under these three headings. It certainly cannot be considered accurate. Accurate feedback can inform and educate the player on what the coach is happy or indeed unhappy with. “You followed through on your shot excellently” or “you are lifting your eyes before you make contact with the ball” are examples of accurate feedback that give tangible information to the player. Consider the coach saying “well done” to the first player and “hard luck” to the second and you can see how inaccurate phrases like these are. However, it is much easier for an inexperienced coach to utter a clichéd phrase rather than one like above. Giving feedback this accurate requires keen observation and good use of language from the coach. Coaches who find themselves talking and shouting all the time, regardless of whether it is positive or negative will struggle with this, as it is difficult to do both this and observe effectively. Now let us look at its relevance. The problem with phrases like “well done” or “hard luck” is that they do not give the player any extra understanding of a given situation. For example a player runs down the wing and kicks a hurried shot under no real pressure wide on his own side. The coach who says “hard luck” is probably being detrimental to that player’s development. The coach is essentially telling the player to repeat this same technique as the players failure had something to do with luck. This is not the case. It may have been due to a lack of composure or awareness of the amount of time and space the player had. Finally let us look at its positivity. “Well done” is certainly not a negative thing to say to a player. You will hear coaches say things a lot more negative than this. However, because it is neither accurate nor relevant it does not carry much positive effect. If everything good every player on a team does is met with “well done” then the players will no longer consider this something a coach says to develop his players, rather a phrase he uses to show that he likes them. Hyperbolic words like “amazing” and “outstanding” are a great way to grow player’s confidence, particularly children. However male coaches in particular can find it difficult to use these words. We live in a society full of negativity and one where elite players are often harshly criticised by pundits on television. Telling a player that they made and “amazing catch” can be accurate, relevant and positive. The importance of Questioning to get player engagement One way of generating feedback that I have not mentioned is questioning players. Questioning can be an effective way of making players more aware of their game. Good questions promote self learning and reflection, which is an effective way of players developing themselves. Conclusions that players come to themselves, no matter how much the type of questioning led them there will be more profound than if the coach simply tells them what he wants. Questioning is a sophisticated method of coaching, and requires the coach to be very confident and already have a good trust and rapport with his players. For example During a small sided conditioned game ask the players what worked well, what didn’t work well, what do the players need to do to improve the quality of the game? After you have asked the questions and got the players feedback, you can then make some observations yourself as a coach and provide positive and constructive feedback to the players. Importantly, at the end of the next game bring them in again and ask them questions again and provide feedback relating to the performance during that specific game. Usually, the performance will have improved and the coach should recognise that with positive constructive and specific feedback relating to the areas of improvement. Example of giving positive, accurate and relevant feedback relating to a technique and skill execution under pressure Have a look at this action shot....... If we look at the kicker first (Green & Gold), positive feedback on the skill being undertaken could be..... -Player kept his eyes on the ball -Toe of kicking foot pointed away -Chest and opposite arm faced/pointed towards target -Kicker has followed through his kick Area of Development: -Standing foot needs to be more secure in order to keep balance sufficiently to ensure intended execution If we look at the blocker (Red & White) positive feedback could include..... -Eyes are firmly on the ball -Close to the target, approaching from the side -Reaches forward as ball is kicked, timing is good -Player takes a low stance, knee bent, to get closer to the foot Area of Development: -Hands are on top of each other, keep hands close together but side to side to increase surface area and maximise chances of connecting with the ball and therefore blocking it down. Summary - Feedback is an important Player Development Tool Being able to provide your players with accurate, relevant and positive feedback is an excellent way to help them develop. If you can mix this with the use of questions you will be most effective. Avoiding common phrases that do not do that can be difficult as they are engrained in us all. There is nothing wrong with not providing feedback on occasion, particularly if you feel you do not have something worth saying. Try to limit the use of the phrase “well done” for when you are ordering your next steak! B. National Hurling Development : Provincial Coaching Workshops 2018 Venue & Date: October 20th. Connacht Centre of Excellence, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo Registration: 10.30 a.m. Workshop: 11.00 – 01.20 p.m. Lunch 01.30 p.m. Format: Practical station based workshop with participants rotating to each station. Target audience – Youth – Adult Coaches Workshop Theme – Building the Essentials into Every Training Session: To include - • Goalkeeping • Catching & Striking • Hooking & Blocking • Rising & Hand passing • Defending • Attacking Coaches: Lead coaches at each station will be former inter county stars supported by local full time GAA coaching officers. Bookings: http://learning.gaa.ie/hurlingworkshops Early booking advisable as places are limited Enquiries: All enquiries to Martin Fogarty. Email: martin.fogarty@gaa.ie Registration: €20 (includes lunch). C. Reminder Note to Coaches on Concussion Camogie U8 & U10 Camogie: Training continues as normal 6.30pm Friday evenings. U12: Camogie training continues Friday evenings at 6.30pm. Hurling U10 Hurling - Roscommon Gaels hosted Southern Gaels in Lisnamult last Monday evening. Our U10 squad fielded 2 teams, with each team playing 2 matches a piece. All players got plenty of game time in various positions during the games. It was an enjoyable evening of hurling, with our hurling teams getting to use our new dressing rooms for the first time also! We enjoy the support & encouragement from parents on the sideline for all our players. All support is very welcome during challenges and blitzes. Keep it up! Our next blitz schedule is Saturday June 23rd. Venue and timings to be confirmed during the week and parents will then be informed. We will continue to arrange more challenges in the weeks ahead to support the strong development our players are making this year. U10 training continues this Monday 6:30 pm in Lisnamult. U14 Hurling: This year's Feile na nGael was an exhilarating if bittersweet experience for the U-14 hurlers. Feile lived up to all expectations and the hurlers were delighted to host our new friends from Ennistymon in Clare who went on to win the Group 7 shield. The Roscommon Gaels U-14 hurlers also made friends where ever they played with their exciting, skilful brand of hurling. On Friday evening in Tremane the U-14s beat Castleblaney from Monaghan and our friendly rivals from Athleague/Tremane. On Saturday morning we needed a late point to eke out a draw against Ennistymon in Hyde Park. Then it was on to the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence of Bekan where the team delivered possibly its best performance of the weekend to overwhelm Cootehill of Cavan. After a most enjoyable disco on Saturday evening, everyone was up bright and early on Sunday morning to head for Kiltormer to play a talented Padraig Pearses team. This was an absorbing match in which the Gaels pulled away in the closing stages and win by five points. It put us in an historic first-ever Feile final. The tale of how we lost by one point to a goal scored two minutes into injury-time has been told many times over the last week, and will be told for many moons to come. It was a heartbreaking defeat for a wonderful side who didn't deserve the result they got. Every hurler played with courage and skill and brought Roscommon Gaels to within seconds of an All-Ireland title. They are a wonderful bunch who have have brought credit to themselves, their families and their clubs. The pain of defeat will sting but it will be even sadder if any of these excellent young hurlers don't go on to fulfill their potential in the years ahead. In time, we hope the abundant happy memories for Feile weekend are what they will remember from a magical weekend. Hard luck to The Gaels players on the County u17 hurling panel who lost an All Ireland quarter final by 4 pts in the Celtic cup v Tyrone in Sligo on Saturday. LGFA U8 & U10’s: Training continues every Wednesday evening 6.30-7.30pm. We have a challenge match for our U10’s next Wednesday Evening in Lisnamult at 6.30pm. U12’s: Well done to our U12 girls who continued their winning streak on Monday evening last with a great win over Elphin/Kilmore in the Division 2 Semi Final. Final Score Roscommon Gaels 0-15 Elphin/Kilmore 0-2. Our Captain of the evening was Emma Hough. It was Ironic that the only team to draw with us in the league was the team we were going to be facing five days later in the Division 2A County Final in Kiltoom. It was wire to wire in the first half and ended level 3 points apiece. Fielding a team that had memories of last year’s defeat in the county final made the girls push and dig deep in the Second half. Huge work had been put in the backroom. Literally in the changing room that day Deckie showed the girls a move you could see come to fruition early in the Gaels play in the second half. The full back line of Emma O’Farrell, Ciara Killeen and Kate Harlow were superb and their tenacious defending made it difficult for Barry’s to get through. Superb Goalie performance by Paige Caislin who was on top form. Up front the Barry’s defence had no answer to our girl’s trickery as they tapped over several points from play. The big breakthrough in the second half came when Anna Kiernan fisted the ball over the crossbar followed by a goal from Kate Larkin this was a game changer for our girls with last year’s defeat now a distant memory. Our Captain of the day Shauna Walsh’s was well marked and managed to score 2 points from play. The Gaels were dominant in the last ten minutes, Molly Rose Finneran kicked a superb point from play while Vice Captain Siofra Hession had boundless energy and displayed some nice touches around the middle. Sarah Purcell, Allana Sutton, Grace Geraghty, Martha McSharry, Amy Winston, Emma Hough and Orla Dwyer (back from fractured finger) were other players who stood out during the game. The final score was Roscommon Gaels 0-9 St. Barry’s 0-4. A fine team performance and an impressive victory. We would like to thank all parents for your support. Thanks to Dermott Hughes our sponsor, Philip Mullen our Pitch Co-Coordinator. Bernie Mulry, Tom O’Farrell, Adrian Tully and Dave Kilcommins who helped out on the day. Thank you to Dr Elizabeth Sweeney McSharry who treated the girls to food afterwards in Supermacs. Finally we would like to thank the girls, who have done everything we asked of them, kept their heads and always remained positive. U14: Well done to our girls who played St Croans in the Division 2A Semi Final last Wednesday Evening. Final score was Roscommon Gaels 2-13 St Croans 1-4. We will play Shannon Gaels in the County Division 2A Final on Tuesday 19th in Kilglass at 8pm. Please come and support the girls. U16: We are still waiting on Quarter finals to be fixed. Comhghairdeas to Gaelscoil de hIde in the Cumann na mBunscol finals in Faithleach's yesterday winning their final well done girls. Football Roscommon Gaels Nursery: Roscommon Gaels nursery training continues Thursday 31st of May at 7pm to 7.45pm on the Hyde training pitch weather permitting. We will be introducing the lads to minimum contact games over the next few weeks so we will be requiring gum shields to be worn. U8 Football: Saturday 9th our U8 Footballers took part in their second U8 Go Games Blitz of the season. The Blitz was hosted by St. Brigid’s in Kiltoom. Other clubs participating was: Oran, St. Dominic’s, Padraig Pearses, Clann Na nGael and St. Ciaran’s. The boys did very well indeed; it was great to see their development and their progress. All in all a great day. Many thanks to our coaches, parents and our hosts St. Brigids GAA. U10: Roscommon Gaels hosted an u-10 Go Games blitz on Saturday in Lisnamult . 5 clubs competed and all did well and enjoyed the day.
Special thanks to Tim Lambe, Michael Corcoran and Luke Gregory who assisted with refereeing on the day. ** Roscommon Gaels Annual Development Draw ** Our Annual Development Draw will be launched on 16th June with the draw taking place on 11th August. The Development draw has been moved from the customary Christmas time Draw back to the summer time, a time when all our members are using and availing of our Club facilities at Lisnamult. Tickets are €10 each or a book of 6 for €50, with a fabulous list of prizes on offer. We need all our Club members to support this hugely important Development draw to assist with the ongoing development of our Club. Please support the Draw by buying and selling tickets over the coming weeks and be in with a chance of winning one of these quality prizes. List of Prizes 1. Microsoft Surface Pro Laptop, worth €1,200 2. Holiday Apartment Accommodation in Portugal, for 1 week, worth €1,000. 3. All Ireland Final Hurling tickets x 2 4. All Ireland Final Football tickets x 2 5. Manchester United home match tickets x 2, plus flights & accommodation 6. 3-1-1 reclining suit of furniture (Gannon’s Image Furniture) 7. €500 voucher for McNulty Furniture. 8. 500 L of home heating oil (sponsored DG Oil) 9. 50 Bales of Briquettes 10. 50 Bales of Briquettes 11. 50 Bags of Firewood Timber (donated by Anthony Clogher & Gerry Kelly) 12. Golf Green Fees x 4 - Golf course TBC 13. Golf Green Fees x 4 for Roscommon Golf Course. 14. Customised Gum shield, worth €75 (sponsored by Eleanor Keavney) 15. Dinner for 2 at Darcy12 Restaurant in Clifden.
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Lotto Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 2, 7, 10, 21 The weekly winners of €30 were • Jennifer Brehon, Strokestown. • Mick Dowdall, Collon, Louth. • Barry Molloy, Castle Street. • Margaret McHugh, C/o Hospital. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. COACHING NEWS (WK 24 2018) A. Coaching Tip : Use of Feedback Language (Note from recent Paul Earley Workshop) The importance of Positive, Accurate and Relevant Feedback Feedback is the most immediate way that coaches can use to improve their players. However the type of feedback that is given is crucial. Gaelic Games coaching has become mired with the use of clichéd phrases that have become so prevalent that people probably do not realise that they are using them, or have not considered the effect they have on players. The phrase “well done” is one of the most used and in my opinion overused terms when coaching. Previous coaching corners have discussed the value of positive feedback. 'Well Done' when accompanied by some specific feedback on what it is the player 'done well' can be very positive encouragement. In her book “Flourishing”, Maureen Gaffney argues that it takes up to 7 pieces of positive to 1 piece of development feedback in order for an individual to flourish. Coaching corners have also examined what makes feedback most effective and found that 'Feedback is a powerful tool of coaching when it is accurate, relevant and positive'. Use of Language in giving feedback Let us look at a generic phrase like “well done” under these three headings. It certainly cannot be considered accurate. Accurate feedback can inform and educate the player on what the coach is happy or indeed unhappy with. “You followed through on your shot excellently” or “you are lifting your eyes before you make contact with the ball” are examples of accurate feedback that give tangible information to the player. Consider the coach saying “well done” to the first player and “hard luck” to the second and you can see how inaccurate phrases like these are. However, it is much easier for an inexperienced coach to utter a clichéd phrase rather than one like above. Giving feedback this accurate requires keen observation and good use of language from the coach. Coaches who find themselves talking and shouting all the time, regardless of whether it is positive or negative will struggle with this, as it is difficult to do both this and observe effectively. Now let us look at its relevance. The problem with phrases like “well done” or “hard luck” is that they do not give the player any extra understanding of a given situation. For example a player runs down the wing and kicks a hurried shot under no real pressure wide on his own side. The coach who says “hard luck” is probably being detrimental to that player’s development. The coach is essentially telling the player to repeat this same technique as the players failure had something to do with luck. This is not the case. It may have been due to a lack of composure or awareness of the amount of time and space the player had. Finally let us look at its positivity. “Well done” is certainly not a negative thing to say to a player. You will hear coaches say things a lot more negative than this. However, because it is neither accurate nor relevant it does not carry much positive effect. If everything good every player on a team does is met with “well done” then the players will no longer consider this something a coach says to develop his players, rather a phrase he uses to show that he likes them. Hyperbolic words like “amazing” and “outstanding” are a great way to grow player’s confidence, particularly children. However male coaches in particular can find it difficult to use these words. We live in a society full of negativity and one where elite players are often harshly criticised by pundits on television. Telling a player that they made and “amazing catch” can be accurate, relevant and positive. The importance of Questioning to get player engagement One way of generating feedback that I have not mentioned is questioning players. Questioning can be an effective way of making players more aware of their game. Good questions promote self learning and reflection, which is an effective way of players developing themselves. Conclusions that players come to themselves, no matter how much the type of questioning led them there will be more profound than if the coach simply tells them what he wants. Questioning is a sophisticated method of coaching, and requires the coach to be very confident and already have a good trust and rapport with his players. For example During a small sided conditioned game ask the players what worked well, what didn’t work well, what do the players need to do to improve the quality of the game? After you have asked the questions and got the players feedback, you can then make some observations yourself as a coach and provide positive and constructive feedback to the players. Importantly, at the end of the next game bring them in again and ask them questions again and provide feedback relating to the performance during that specific game. Usually, the performance will have improved and the coach should recognise that with positive constructive and specific feedback relating to the areas of improvement. Example of giving positive, accurate and relevant feedback relating to a technique and skill execution under pressure Have a look at this action shot....... If we look at the kicker first (Green & Gold), positive feedback on the skill being undertaken could be..... -Player kept his eyes on the ball -Toe of kicking foot pointed away -Chest and opposite arm faced/pointed towards target -Kicker has followed through his kick Area of Development: -Standing foot needs to be more secure in order to keep balance sufficiently to ensure intended execution If we look at the blocker (Red & White) positive feedback could include..... -Eyes are firmly on the ball -Close to the target, approaching from the side -Reaches forward as ball is kicked, timing is good -Player takes a low stance, knee bent, to get closer to the foot Area of Development: -Hands are on top of each other, keep hands close together but side to side to increase surface area and maximise chances of connecting with the ball and therefore blocking it down. Summary - Feedback is an important Player Development Tool Being able to provide your players with accurate, relevant and positive feedback is an excellent way to help them develop. If you can mix this with the use of questions you will be most effective. Avoiding common phrases that do not do that can be difficult as they are engrained in us all. There is nothing wrong with not providing feedback on occasion, particularly if you feel you do not have something worth saying. Try to limit the use of the phrase “well done” for when you are ordering your next steak! B. Football – Tackling Drill Football U9 Football: Our lads togging out in our new dressing rooms for yesterdays blitz with St Aidan’s and Ballinasloe. We had 22 lads playing and all played brilliantly. Training continues on Tuesday evenings at 6.45pm. U14 Football : The league campaign for our Div 4 and Div 4 has concluded. Well done to all the lads for their efforts in training and fixtures over the past three-four months. Our Div 4 lads lost out narrowly in their league playoff game to St Dominics who went on the win the final. Our Div 1 lads won the league title playing some fine football against our great rivals Clann na nGael. Pictured are our U14 lads who won the league against Clann. LGFA U12 Girls Football: The best of luck to our U12 girls in their football semi final against Elphin/kilmore this evening in Elphin at 8pm. U14 Girls Football: The best of luck to our U14 girls who play St. Croans in the League Semi Final this week. ** Roscommon Gaels Annual Development Draw ** Our Annual Development Draw will be launched on 16th June with the draw taking place on 11th August. The Development draw has been moved from the customary Christmas time Draw back to the summer time, a time when all our members are using and availing of our Club facilities at Lisnamult. Tickets are €10 each or a book of 6 for €50, with a fabulous list of prizes on offer. We need all our Club members to support this hugely important Development draw to assist with the ongoing development of our Club. Please support the Draw by buying and selling tickets over the coming weeks and be in with a chance of winning one of these quality prizes. List of Prizes 1. Microsoft Surface Pro Laptop & Keyboard, worth €1,350. 2. 2 Bedroom Holiday Apartment Accommodation in Portugal, for 1 week, worth €1,000 (donated by John Hession). 3. All Ireland Final Hurling tickets x 2 4. All Ireland Final Football tickets x 2 5. Manchester United home match tickets x 2, plus flights & accommodation 6. 3-1-1 reclining suit of furniture (Gannons Image Furniture) 7. €500 voucher for McNulty Furniture. 8. 500 L of home heating oil (sponsored DG Oil) 9. 50 Bales of Briquettes 10. 50 Bales of Briquettes 11. 50 Bags of Firewood Timber (donated by Anthony Clogher & Gerry Kelly) 12. Golf Green Fees x 4 - Heritage Golf Resort, Killenard, Co. Laois. 13. Golf Green Fees x 4 for Roscommon Golf Course. 14. Customised Gum shield, worth €75 (donated by Eleanor Keaveney Dental Surgery) 15. Dinner for 2 at Darcy12 Restaurant in Clifden (donated by Shane Regan) Flemings Supervalu Football Giveaway Flemings SuperValu Roscommon want you to come shopping to Flemings with your Mum or Dad wearing your County or Club Jersey on Friday 15th or Saturday 16th of June and you will get a free GAA Football. Fleming's Supervalu, Roscommon Town ‘#BehindTheBall’ Lotto Jackpot - €10,000 NO WINNER Numbers Drawn - 8, 9, 25, 26 The weekly winners of €30 were • Gail Doolan, 11 Henry Street. • Somon Gormley, Derrane. • Teresa & Alan Kelly, C/o P Menton. • Maisie de hOra, C/o Hyde. Thanks to everyone who bought and sold tickets your support is very much appreciated. Camogie U8: Super well done to our u8 camogie stars who travelled to Tulsk GAA for a blitz on Tuesday Evening and all reports say our club is full of future all stars, well done to all players and mentors for super representation of the club. The best of Luck to Beibhinn Hoare who is representing The Gael Scoil in the Camogie skills on Wednesday evening. The best of luck to all our girls who tried out for the County U16 Camogie Trials on Saturday evening in Ballyforan. Hurling U-14 hurling: After months of anticipation Feile na nGael is upon us. Roscommon Gaels are looking forward to welcoming Ennistymon to Roscommon town. It will be a hectic time on and off the field. The U-14 hurlers play two matches in Tremane on Friday evening. At 5.45 p.m. we face the Monaghan champions and this is followed immediately afterwards at 6.30 by a renewal of acquaintances with Athleague/Tremane. On Saturday morning at 10.15 a.m. we host Ennistymon in Hyde Park. From there all works lead to the Connacht GAA Centre in Bekan where we will play in either the Cup or Shield semi-final. We look forward to a weekend of fun, enjoyment, great hurling and new friendships being formed. We have a glamorous final build-up match before Feile when we play San Francisco on Wednesday evening. This is a home match but we hope they will offer a return fixture. Senior: Our Senior game against Athleague this evening in Lisnamult in the Senior League Group B was cancelled. Well done to our two brothers Cillian and Gearoid who were on the Roscommon Senior Hurling Panel who defeated Mayo on Saturday well done lads. LGFA U8 & U10’s: Training continues every Wednesday evening 6.30-7.30pm. The girls and their coaches are having lots of fun and are making great progress. With the weather being so nice get your child out and practice some hand passing, Soloing it really does make a difference. U12: Well done to our U12 girls who continued their winning streak on Monday evening last with a great win over Ballinameen. Roscommon Gaels 0-18 Ballinameen 0-2. Captain on the evening was Emma O’Farrell. Referee Tom Killion. The girls have put in some great team performances. Next outing for this team is against Boyle Bank Holiday Monday evening. Pictured are the U12 girls who defeated Ballinameen. U14: Our U14 played Barry’s on Wednesday last in the League in Termonbarry. The girls got off to a great start and held onto possession for the entire game. Great to see all our girls getting game time. With a huge panel this is not always possible. Final result Roscommon Gaels 5-08 Barry’s 0-01. We are lying in second place on the table. Semi finals are to be played on the 6th of June. As winners of the Summer League last year we are hosting this year. Summer league will start once the final of the league is played. U16: No training for the next two weeks due to girls doing exams. The best of luck girls. Junior Ladies: Our Junior Ladies continue to train on a Tuesday evening from 8-9pm in The Hyde. Well done @ComansWoodPS who are through to the Schools County final on the 13th of June. They defeated Cornafulla Ns today in a cracker of a game. All of the girls play with @Roscommon Gaels. The best of luck girls in the final on Wednesday 13th of June. The Gael Scoil is also through to the County finals in the small school final and we would also like to wish them the best of luck. We would like to wish our Girls Eadaoin Walsh who represents St Comans Wood and Martha McSharry who represents the Gael Scoil the best of luck in the school’s Football skills competition on Wednesday in Oran. The best of luck to our U14 County Football girls Ava Mulry, Chloe Donoghue, Eadaoin Walsh, Eimear O’Farrell, Ellen Biesty & Hollie Harkin who will be playing Offaly on Bank Holiday Monday. Good luck girls. Football Roscommon Gaels Nursery: Roscommon Gaels nursery training continues Thursday 31st of May at 7pm to 7.45pm on the Hyde training pitch weather permitting. We will be introducing the lads to minimum contact games over the next few weeks so we will be requiring gum shields to be worn. U10 Football: Our u-10 football team participated in the Killoe u-10 Tournament. We were beaten in the semi final of the Cup competition. It was a great experience for the players, well done to all. U14 Football: Our Div 4 lads battled hard to the end in losing out to St Dominic’s in the league playoff. Well done to the lads on their efforts at training and throughout the league campaign Our Div 1 lads play Clann in the league final on Bank Holiday Monday at 1.30pm in Knockcroghery. ** Roscommon Gaels Annual Development Draw ** Our Annual Development Draw will be launched on 16th June with the draw taking place on 11th August. The Development draw has been moved from the customary Christmas time Draw back to the summer time, a time when all our members are using and availing of our Club facilities at Lisnamult. Tickets are €10 each or a book of 6 for €50, with a fabulous list of prizes on offer. We need all our Club members to support this hugely important Development draw to assist with the ongoing development of our Club. Please support the Draw by buying and selling tickets over the coming weeks and be in with a chance of winning one of these quality prizes. List of Prizes 1. Microsoft Surface Pro Laptop, worth €1,200 2. Holiday Apartment Accommodation in Portugal, for 1 week, worth €1,000. 3. All Ireland Final Hurling tickets x 2 4. All Ireland Final Football tickets x 2 5. Manchester United home match tickets x 2, plus flights & accommodation 6. 3-1-1 reclining suit of furniture (Gannons Image Furniture) 7. €500 voucher for McNulty Furniture. 8. 500 L of home heating oil (sponsored DG Oil) 9. 50 Bales of Briquettes 10. 50 Bales of Briquettes 11. 50 Bags of Firewood Timber (donated by Anthony Clogher & Gerry Kelly) 12. Golf Green Fees x 4 - Golf course TBC 13. Golf Green Fees x 4 for Roscommon Golf Course. 14. Customised Gum shield, worth €75 (sponsored by Eleanor Keavney) 15. Dinner for 2 at Darcy12 Restaurant in Clifden. Thank You The Féile Fundraiser held in Nancy’s Venue on May 12th was a great success. A total of €2415 was raised and this will go towards the big Féile Weekend happening for our U14 Hurlers and Camogie Players on June 8th 9th & 10th. A special thanks to Kevin & Brian O’Gara for giving us the venue to hold the event along with their generous donation towards Féile. Thanks to everyone who bought tickets and came on the night. Your support is appreciated. Health and Welfare Corner At a recent talk by David Coleman (Clinical Psychologist and specialises in working with children, teenagers and their families) about ‘Girls in Sport’ he made some interesting comments that Roscommon Gaels club might consider. By age 14, girls are dropping out of sport twice as fast as boys Factors that determine whether girls stay involved · Less access (facilities prioritised for boys) · Less access (safety and travel) · Less funding and lower status · Social Stigma (athleticism not seen as feminine) · Gender stereotyping (dads especially) · Competitiveness a turn-off · Friends dropping out · Lack of positive role-models · School/Academic pressures What Girls Want from PE · Wider choice of activities · Focus on fun not just on competition · Awareness of their body consciousness o Girl only games away from the gaze of boys o To be allowed comfortable (flattering) kit o Avoid communal showering · Encouragement COACHING NEWS (WK 23 2018) Same can be seen at underage games all over the country. Full back taking puck/kick outs. Difficulties in Games force players to come up with solutions. Don't hide from every problem. A. Coaching Tips – Praising Children B. Football & Hurling Foundation Course + Child Protection in Sport Class If there are any coaches in our club who have, as yet, not taken the Football or Hurling Foundation course or the Child Protection in Sport class, please let a member of the executive know and we will try to arrange to get you on a course. C. Nutrition & Hydration – Good Habits Forwarded from County Pro Hugh Lynn Dear Hugh, My name is Shannon Keady, and I am writing to ask you a big favour. My Dad is Tony Keady, and he passed away suddenly at the end of last summer. But myself and my Mam, and my three brothers, have published a book telling his story. It is written by Liam Hayes, the former Meath footballer and journalist. The book is called ‘One Hundred and Ten Per Cent Legend’ because my Dad would always tell us to give 110% any time myself and my three brothers were playing camogie or hurling, or if we were doing our exams in school. My Dad’s book was published last month and it is now in bookshops all over the country. We are so proud of it. It means the world to us. My Mam and I were on the Late Late Show a few weeks ago talking about it and she said that the book kept us all going through our first winter without my Dad. That is true. It did. Now as a family, we want to give 110% for my Dad’s book. He would have wanted it to be the No.1 book in the country, and we want to make it the No.1 book in the country. At the moment it is No.1 in Galway, and in the Top 20 in Ireland. Can you help me and my brothers make it No.1? I am asking everyone in the GAA for their help. My favour is this. Can you please email this letter to all the clubs in your county, and ask them to buy the book? Father’s Day is on June 17, and we think it would be a great present for every father in the GAA. It would be the best thing ever if ‘One Hundred and Ten Per Cent Legend’ was No.1 before my Dad’s first anniversary in August. Thank you for reading this and I hope you can help. Yours Sincerely, Shannon Keady. Féile Roscommon Gaels will host a number of GAA Clubs as Part of Féile next week end. We will be hosting Ennistymon GAA, St Mullins GAA and Fermanagh GAA. The Roscommon Gaels Club itself will be hosting a number of games, including their own U14 Camogie Teams in Division 5 and Division 7 and a Hurling Team in Division 7. These games will showcase the top teams and young hurlers from around Ireland. This is a chance to show our support and encouragement for all players and mentors involved. Here is a little bit about the clubs we will be hosting. Ennistymon Hurling Club Ennistymon Hurling Club is in North Claire promoting hurling in Ennistymon/Lahinch and the surrounding areas of Liscannor, Kilshanny, Doolin, Lisdoonvarna and Kilfenora. The club was founded in 1977. The club takes part at all levels of underage hurling from u8 to u21. At adult level the club field one team, at junior A level. The club has won underage county titles across all age groups and has a number of achievements at adult level, most notably junior A league in 1999, junior A champions in 2004 and intermediate league champions in 2008. The club last competed at the national feile 30 years ago so the club is looking forward to this year’s competition. Thanks to the efforts of our players and our coaches in qualifying for feile, it backs up the great work being done within the club over the past couple of years on coaching and development. The club looks forward to the feile weekend with the aim of enjoying our participation and creating new friendships. Fermanagh Camogie Team Having been established in the 1920s, Camogie was revived in Fermanagh by Father Tom Maguire in 1939 around a base in Newtown butler and they contested Ulster senior championship finals in the 1940s. Enniskillen contested the Féile na nGael camogie first division final in 1977 and Teemore won divisional honours in 1993, 1994 and 1995. Camogie has not been played competitively in Fermanagh since 1996 but there is a strong appetite among a number of communities to have the game revived and for this reason the Fermanagh Team has been given the opportunity to participate in Feile in 2018. The girls and the coaches have been prepared well over the last few months and pride will be abundant when they put on their new jerseys and take to the pitch. Special thanks to Sport Ni for the support in all the preparations. St Mullins (naomh moling) St Mullins is a small parish (approx 300 houses) in the very south of county Carlow bordered by Co Wexford and Co Kilkenny. We are a very beautiful and ancient place called after the St Moling who founded a monastery in the 6th century on the banks of the river. We are bordered by the river Barrow on one side and Mount Leinster on the other. We have a very long and proud history of hurling and camogie. St Mullins GAA Club celebrated its centenary in 2014 and is the proud holders of 26 senior championship titles having competed in 54 senior finals in Carlow. Between 1948 and 1968 we had a golden era winning 16 titles in 22 years and in 2016 completed the three in a row of senior titles. St Mullins camogie club was founded in the first half of the 20th century with teams participating in county championships in the 1940’s and 1950’s the club then went into decline and was not revived until 1980. In 1991 our U14 team represented Carlow in Feile na Ngael in Tipperary and went on to win division 3. That team then went on to become a strong junior team and won the U18, senior league and junior championship in 1998. The millennium saw the introduction of ladies football to St Mullins and in February 2000 a new club called St Mullins Ladies Gaa was formed to facilitate both teams. In 2018 we fieldU6/ u8, u10, u12, u14, U16 and junior adult camogie and U12&U16 football teams. We are very proud that the vast majority of girls and boys in our parish play for the green and white of St Mullins. N.B. Lisnamult pitch will be closed to all teams next Saturday due to Feile taking place. Coaches Can all coaches and mentors please take a look at the Roscommon Gaels Information Pack 2018? It’s full of useful information that may help any new or old coaches/mentors to the club. http://www.roscommongaels.ie/uploads/1/1/5/6/115618813/ros_gaels__-_coaching_information_pack_rev_a00.pdf Good Luck Good luck everyone in the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate tomorrow. Remember, there’s life after it! It’s only the start of a great adventure. Roscommon County Senior Football Team Meet and Greet Roscommon GAA Senior Football Captain Conor Devaney invited all Roscommon supporters to join him and the Roscommon Senior Football team at an open morning at Dr Hyde Park Roscommon on Saturday Morning last. This was a fun event and many Roscommon Gaels supporters came along to Dr Hyde Park to watch the lads prepare for the Connacht Final” .We would like to take this opportunity to wish our lads John McManus and James Featherstone the very best of luck. Some of you may not be aware but we also have two Gaels men working behind the scenes Anthony McCormack and Mick Byrne. U14 Girls Presentation On Saturday Roscommon Gaels U14 girls gathered along with manger Paul Biesty and Club officials in The Peppermill to be presented with half zip tops kindly sponsored by Bernie and Sean Mulry of The Peppermill. The U14 girls were presented the tops for their amazing achievements of the previous year. County Football Champions in 2017 and winners of the Summer Football League 2017, silverware for winning the U14 Camogie B League final in 2017 all of which couldn’t of been achieved without the wonderful management team of Paul Biesty, Bernie Mulry, Leo McGuiness, Mary Kelly football, Tom O'Farrell, Stephen Lohan and Mary McNeill. A huge Thank you to Kevin McStay who presented the girls with their Jerseys, and James Featherstone, Cillian and Gearoid Egan for being there. On Presentation Roscommon Gaels Chairlady Teresa Hession Thanked Bernie and Sean Mulry for their continuous support and reminded the players that they need to stick together and they will reap further titles. Teresa commended our county representatives James Featherstone, Cillian and Gearoid Egan and told the girls that they should aspire to these wonderful ambassadors of the Gaels. Finishing Teresa Wished Roscommon Gaels U14 girls the very best of Luck over the Feile weekend and the coming years. Player Centred Dual Training
A few years ago, it was recognised at U12 level that not all underage girls were playing both camogie and ladies football codes for our Club. Coaches in the Club got together to discuss and explore ways of increasing the participation of all our young girls in both codes. A new player-centred dual approach was introduced in 2017 whereby the camogie and ladies coaches began working together as a co-management group for the entire U14 dual panel. Training sessions were co-ordinated with a view to maximising the training benefit to the players in both codes while preventing the doubling up of training which happens when one group of players is being trained for each code separately. The benefits of this player-centred and co-ordinated dual approach were numerous. 1. Players were being given the opportunity to develop their potential in both camogie and ladies football. 2. Players were not being over-trained with a risk of burn-out/fatigue. 3. Parents did not have to bring their daughters to double number of training sessions for separate codes. 4. The Club gained dual players who prior to this approach had only considered one code. 5. The Club retained more U14 players than ever in both camogie and ladies football. This approach also delivered on the playing field for this bunch of girls and for our Club as we brought home silverware for winning the U14 Camogie B League final in 2017 and also the U14 Ladies Football Division 3 A Championship Final in 2017. This co-ordinated dual approach has now continued into 2018. A 6-week early spring gym session was arranged for the entire U14 dual panel. This developed the player’s core strength with a view to prevent or minimise injury as the season progresses. At this stage of the year, the girls have already won the Camogie U14 Féile Championship B final and have attained a semi-final placing in the Ladies Football U14 League. They will all be taking part later in the year in the Camogie League and in the Ladies Football Championship. Since our Club retained so many players at U14 we were in a position to enter two U14 camogie teams into the 2018 National Féile Finals being hosted in Connaught next weekend. This will give more of our young players the opportunity to get more games and to experience this great national competition. Thank you Bernie and Sean Mulry for your generous sponsorship. We hope that we will live up to our achievements of the previous year. |
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