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Join Kilkenny GAA for an exciting night of updates, coaching guidelines, and future plans to promote the development of young players in 2015. Learn about club meetings, player pathways, club coaching roles, and upcoming blitzes and festivals.
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Kilkenny GAA Coaching and Games Juvenile GAA Club “Information Night” “Enjoying and Achieving in 2015”
Agenda • Opening – Welcome • Brendan O’Sullivan (Guest Speaker) • Conor Brennan (Youth/Childrens Officer)– Code of Best Practice – Update • Séan Kelly (IT Carlow – Sports Science) • Dates for U-10 to U-12 and CEP 2015 • Club Juvenile Coaching Co-Ordinator • Club “Cill Chainnigh”
Kilkenny GAA There will be a Total of 102 Teams participating in U-10/12 Go Games playing a total of 660 games
U-10/U-12Club Coaches are devoting over 660 hours to playing club games for their club players this season
Sonia O’Sullivan “It took me 7 years from 17 year of age to become a top class athlete”
CLUB MEETINGS2014“Each Club to devise their Own Coaching Template”
Player Pathway’s • Child Player Pathway (4-12 Years) • Youth Player Pathway (13-18 years)
Club Juvenile Coaching Coordinator Role:The Club Juvenile Coaching Co-ordinator will help co-ordinate the activities of the club coaches/mentors to provide a safe, smooth and rewarding progression for all its players from Under 8 to Minor .
Guiding Principle “It’s all About the Kids/ Children”
Challenge in 2015“Play your games,Win your games, improve every hurler and have every hurler in a better place for the next Club Coach
2015 Parish/Street Leagues
Blitz Guidelines 2015 • All blitzes to be approved by County CCC & GDC • All Players Play (or on at least on a rotational basis) • All participants are treated equally • Small- Sided games • 8 teams Max per Blitz
Blitz Guidelines 2015 • Format U-8’s to U-10’s • 4 teams , • 2 pitches , • Each Player plays 3 Games. • Each Team Plays 3 Games • Refreshments for all including Tea for Mentors
Blitz Guidelines 2015 • Format U-12’s • 8 Teams • 2 Groups of 4 • Each teams Plays each other once. • Festival Finals for all involved • Top V Top , 2nd v 2nd , 3rd V3rd , 4th Vs 4th.
Gaelic Football 2015 • Movement • Fielding • Physical aspects
Gaelic Football 2015 Proposal : At end of Games, a 15-20 minute game of Gaelic Football be organised. MOUTHGUARDS
Guiding Principle “It’s all About the Kids/ Children”
GAMES “Opportunities to Play to Learn to Develop”
U-8’s • Sunday 10th May –St. Kieran’s College • Apply to afd@ossory.ie • Format to be followed • 4 teams , • 2 pitches , • Each Player plays 3 Games. • Each Team Plays 3 Games • Refreshments for all including Tea for Mentors
U-10’sThere will be 48 teams participating in a total of 5 League Games and a Festival Final in Nowlan Park Over 288 Games to be played
Dates - U-10’s Round 1: Saturday 25th April Round 2: Saturday 2nd May Round 3: Saturday 9th May Round 4: Saturday 16th May Round 4: Sat 13th August Round 5: Saturday 23rd May Regional Festivals in Nowlan Park Saturday 30th May – Saturday 6th June
U-12’sThere will be 54 teams participating in a total of 5 League Games and a Regional Festival Final Over 378 Games to be played
Dates - U-12’s Round 1: Saturday 25th July Round 2: Saturday 1st August Round 3: Saturday 8th August Round 4: Saturday 15th August Round 4: Sat 13th August Round 5: Saturday 22nd August Regional Festivals : 29th August
U-10/U-12’s There will be a Total of 102 Teams participating in U-10/12 Go Games playing a total of 660 games
Dates - CEP Foundation Award Venue : Thomastown Community Centre GAA Date : Monday 23rd March Time : 7.30 pm Round 4: Sat 13th August
Dates - CEP Foundation Award Venue : Graiguenamangh GAA Date :Monday 9th March Time : 7.30pm Round 4: Sat 13th August
Dates - CEP Foundation Award Venue : Aras O’Cearbhaill, Date : Saturday 18th April Time : 10.00am Round 4: Sat 13th August
Dates - CEP U-8 to U-12 Coaches Hurling Workshop Venue : Wallslough Centre Date : Easter Saturday 4th April Time : 9.00am Guest Coaches : D.Young/B.Hayden Round 4: Sat 13th August
Club Cill ChainnighInitiative “Promoting Best Practice for our Juvenile Players" "Working together for today and the Future""Ag obair le cheile I gcomhair inniu agus an fútúr"
Criteria • Club Juvenile Coaching Co-ordinator in place • Club Juvenile Committee in place • Street / Parish League organised by the Club Juvenile Committee where sufficient numbers are available. • Feile na nGael - Skills Competition held Internally in the Club • Coach Education - One Foundation Coach involved with each team from U-8 to U-18 Club Team
Criteria • Players Nominated and to attend the Hurling and Gaelic Football Development Squads U-14 to U-18 and Club provides players for Development Camps (U-14) in North and South Kilkenny • Cumann na mBunscoileanna/Second Level Schools : Provide School Club Coaches or assistance provided as requested by local Primary Schools/Secondary Schools
Criteria • Local Primary Schools/Club assist in promoting the Regionally held GAA Cul Camps • Attendance of Club Coaches at relevant Coach Education Courses and Workshops/ Conferences • Participation in all Cumann na mbunscoileanna / Coaching and Games Development/ Bord Na Nog/ Fixtures in BOTH CODES. This to include clubs fielding two teams at U-10 and U-12 Age Levels (where sufficient numbers are available) • WALKOVERS…………………. • “Go Games” ethos when organising own Blitzes U-8 to U-12
Criteria • Code of Best Practice attended by present Club Mentors • Respect Initiative promoted Underage to U-18. • Player/ Coach Behaviour at Games as decided by Coaching and Games Committee Cill Chainnigh/ Club Cill Chainnigh Committee
Competitive • Non- Competitive • Less Competitive and AGE APPROPRIATE
Club Structures • Encourage Clubs to undertake their own “Go Games” Street Leagues • Young Referees (Minor players or younger) • Clubs organise their own Blitzes/Games Programmes for their young players • Learn from Mistakes ……..
Kilkenny GAA • Thank you for your time and • Best of Luck with this and all your Coaching Activities during 2015 Ó Bhun go Barr