Juvenile Hurling – Fógra – 24-02-10
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
U10 Hurling Blitz
Well done to our U10 hurlers who took part in an indoor blitz at St Patrick’s College last Saturday. The event was organised by Antrim GAA and was designed to provide opportunity for teams to practice for the upcoming Ulster Provincial Indoor Hurling blitz that will be held in Magherafelt on 06th March. Besides All Saints, three other teams took part; Rasharkin, Ballycastle and Larne. Poor weather deterred a few other teams from travelling.
It was agreed to play two rounds of games so that teams would play each other twice. Ulster Council indoor hurling rules differ from those used by North Antrim, especially the requirement to change goal keepers after each goal and the fact that there is no “D”. Team mentors embraced the changes and the kids adapted quickly to produce a series of exciting matches
While the games were competitive this event was more about providing everyone the opportunity to play hurling and gain match experience. We won a few, drew a few and lost a few. The lads enjoyed themselves so much that after the two scheduled rounds of matches were finished everyone agreed to stay on and play a third round.
The squad was a mixture of “youth and experience”. Hardened veterans; Eoghan Daly Ryan McGarry, Cormac Magill, Conor O’Rawe and Calum McGarry were joined by Ruairi McAllister and Christopher McCallan.
Eoghan Daly was a steadying influence as he marshalled defence while Ryan McGarry was a work horse in midfield, with his non stop running. Twin snipers, Conor O’Rawe and Cormac Magill, were always dangerous; each scoring a hat trick at different times. Calum McGarry made his first appearance this year and took to the indoor game like a duck to water with determined tackling and strong striking.
Ruairi McAllister and Christopher McCallan are new to the squad this year. Ruairi is developing into a fine hurler, his tackling was particularly strong and he made a number of crucial blocks over the period. Christopher only started playing hurling last week, he done very well and had the distinction of keeping the only clean slate of the day when in goals.
Six year old Ronan McKillop was playing rugby earlier in the morning but arrived in time to make a cameo appearance in the last match. He looked comfortable, got stuck in and was unfortunate not to score a goal or two.
Thanks to Antrim coaching officers, Kieran Megraw and Dominic McKinley for organising the event and to the mentors and young hurlers from Rasharkin, Ballycastle and Larne for making the morning so enjoyable.
Training Times
Wednesday nights
P2 – P4 – 06:30 – 07:15
P5 – Y9 – 07:15 – 08:15
Venue – St Louis Grammar School – main sports hall
Coaching
Thank you and well done to all parents who are helping out with coaching children on Wednesday nights. Your involvement is very much appreciated and it is obvious that the children enjoy, and benefit from, your participation.
If anyone is interested in gaining more coaching experience, there is a seminar at Cross and Passion College this Saturday 27th February. If you’re interested in going along, phone Paddy (07708878968).
Thanks also to our U12 hurlers who are helping out with coaching younger children. You’re doing a great job.
Juvenile Registration and Membership
We are into a new season and juvenile membership is now due. Details of juvenile membership and training fees are attached. If you have not registered your child please complete the attached form and return it with a cheque payable to “All Saints GAC”. You can also register your child on Monday night at St Louis Grammar School during the Fundamental training.
Please note that membership and training fees entitle children to participate in all club activities – Hurling, Camogie, Football and Fundamentals.
Where else would you get value like it?
Safety Notice
We remind all parents and guardians of the dangers of the car park at night and that all children should be collected from the hall after training. Children will be asked to stay in the hall until they are picked up.
Events Calendar
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Winter Indoor Hurling League Fixtures – 2010 |
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Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Competition |
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Sat 06th March (11:30 – 13:00) |
Blitz |
Meadowbank Arena Magherafelt |
Ulster Provincial Indoor Hurling |
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Hurling Coaching Calendar |
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Date |
Event |
Venue |
Time |
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Sat 27th Feb |
Cross and Passion Coach Education Seminar |
Cross and Passion (Ballycastle) |
10am – 3pm |
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Social Calendar (For Mums and Dads) |
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Date |
Event |
Venue |
Time |
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Thur 04th March |
Table Quiz |
Connolly’s Bar |
8 till late |
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Sat 13th March |
“Sluggin Saints” Spoof Boxing Night |
Slemish Park |
8 till late |
Visit All Saints website for all the latest club news: http://www.allsaintsgac.com/
Valentine’s Day @ the Parish Centre
The café at All Saints Parish Centre are having a special Valentine’s Day carvey dinner for couples and familys on Sunday 14th February.
For £10 per person you get a choice of starter and main course with 2 meats or main course and dessert. To make a booking, call 028 25631236 or just drop in between 12 and 3pm
Menu Sunday 14th February 2010
Valentine’s Day
- Starters -
Slemish Market Vegetable Soup with crusty roll
Or
Mixed vegetable salad
- Main Course -
Roast Sirloin of beef
Or
Roast Antrim Turkey with stuffing
Carrot and parsnip puree, creamed mashed potato and gravy
- Dessert -
Vanilla cheesecake
Or
Individual wild berry trifle
Juvenile Hurling – Fógra – 10-02-10
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
U10 Hurlers Finish Indoor League in Third Place
Well done to our U10 hurlers who finished third in Division 2 of the North Antrim Indoor League last Saturday.
Forty six teams from five counties competed at seven divisional venues. All Saints qualified for Division Two after finishing top of their section the previous week.
Initially things looked ominous when All Saints had a shaky start in their first game against Glenarm. They conceded an early goal just after the throw in which unsettled them. Glenarm scored another two goals before the lads gained their composure and started to take control of the game. Ryan McGarry pulled one back but time ran out to thwart the attempted come back. However, with a few positional switches and commendable resolve, the lads bounced back to win four of their next five matches, beating Strabane, Creggan, Carndonagh and Loughguille. Their only other defeat was to a well organised Bredagh outfit.
Glenarm and Bredagh finished top of the division with ten points each and go forward to the final next Saturday. All Saints were a close third with eight points.
The lads were disappointed to miss out on a final place; however they can be proud of their achievement. They showed that they can compete at the top level and the experience will stand to them for the rest of the season.
Cormac Lemon and Eoghan Daly were real steadying influences in goals and full back respectively. Eoghan’s sound defensive play and positional sense, and Cormac’s assured goal keeping controlled the pace of the games and allowed the mid field pairing of Ryan McGarry and Conor O’Rawe to express themselves. Following his exploits in the previous week’s preliminary round, where he had scored thirteen goals, Ryan came under some close attention by the opposition. He worked tirelessly, winning a lot of possession and breaking ball for team mates as well as netting four fine goals in the process. Conor O’Rawe relished his role in mid field and took his scoring chances when they presented, including two thunderous shots from midfield. Up front Cormac Magill had his best day’s outing in All Saints colours. He chased every ball, and invariably took the right option when in possession, laying off some smart passes and latching onto every scoring opportunity that came his way. When possession was lost, he was the first line of defence and his tenacious tackling unnerved the opposition and did not allow them to settle
Ruairi McAllsiter and Sinead McGarry were earning their first caps at this grade. They did well when introduced and we are confident that we will see plenty more of them in the future.
Results
All Saints 1 Glenarm 3 All Saints 4 Creggan 0 All Saints 0 Bredagh 4
All Saints 2 Strabane 1 All Saints 3 Carndonagh 0 All Saints 2 Loughguille 0
Team and Scorers
Eoghan Daly (1), Cormac Lemon, Ryan McGarry (4), Cormac Magill (4), Conor O’Rawe (3), Ruairi McAllister, Sinead McGarry
Appreciation
We would like to thank;
- Adair Arms Hotel for sponsoring the team.
- North Antrim GAA for running the competition.
- Owen and Cormac Elliott, for organising fixtures and officiating at matches.
- All the teams we competed against during the league for their sportsmanship.
- The U10 squad and all our young hurlers for their effort and dedication. They are a great bunch, a pleasure to work with and a credit to the club and their families
Training Times
P2 – P4 – 06:30 – 07:15
P5 – Y9 – 07:15 – 08:15
Venue – St Louis Grammar School – main sports hall
Events Calendar
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Winter Indoor Hurling League Fixtures – 2010 |
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Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Competition |
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Sat 06th March (11:30 – 13:00) |
Blitz |
Meadowbank Arena Magherafelt |
Ulster Provincial Indoor Hurling |
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Social Calendar |
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Date |
Event |
Venue |
Time |
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Fri 12th Feb |
Annual Presentation Dinner Dance |
Adair Arms |
8 till late |
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Hurling Coaching Calendar |
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Date |
Event |
Venue |
Time |
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Sat 27th Feb |
Cross and Passion Coach Education Seminar |
Cross and Passion (Ballycastle) |
10am – 3pm |
Visit All Saints website for all the latest club news: http://www.allsaintsgac.com/
All Saints GAC
Safety Notice for Parents and Guardians
The car park and driveway are quite dark at night and can be busy with traffic especially when children are being left off and picked up. This creates a hazard for children. We would ask all parents/ guardians leaving or collecting children to adhere to the following procedures that are intended to safeguard the safety of children attending the training sessions.
- When dropping children off please escort them to the hall. Do not allow children to run into the hall from the car park unaccompanied.
- When collecting children please come into the hall to pick them up. Do not beckon children to leave the hall from the corridor – this causes confusion and creates difficulty in checking which children have been picked up.
- If you notice an unaccompanied child in the car park or driveway, please escort them back to the hall and inform one of the coaches.
Remember – no children should be outside without an adult.
- Please arrive in time to collect your child. If you anticipate that you may be delayed please inform one of the coaches.
- Please note that we are unable to look after younger children during the second session. Parents are asked to collect children promptly; anyone with another child attending the second session is welcome to remain.
- Please tell your children about these arrangements.
Table Quiz – Club Fundraiser
| March 4, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 11:59 pm |
A table quiz to raise much needed funds for the club will take place in Connolly’s Bar on Thursday 4th of March. Time: TBC. Please bring along a team to what promises to be a great evening’s craic. More details to follow.
Club Registration Day – A Great Success
All Saints GAC hosted a very successful registration day on Sunday the 7th of February in the Parish Centre. The day was a resounding success which was in no small part due to the magnificient facilities afforded to us by the Parish Centre. A big thank you must go to Sadie Marron for her kind hospitality and co-operation. Our registration day enabled all children and adults to register their details and become members for the 2010 year. All children and adults that registered received their unique membership cards for the year ahead. Our registration day gave the parents of our children, the children themselves and all adult members the chance to:
- Meet team mentors for the year ahead
- receive membership cards
- View codes of conduct for parents, children and coaches
- view the club’s juvenile action plan
- receive a unique registration day Newsletter of all our juvenile coaches
If you missed out on registering yesterday don’t worry as there will more chances to register at your training sessions. Please remember that you must be registered to play any games or even train with the club. Price: Juveniles £5 (+ £10 training fees) Adults £15.
Many thanks to all those that took this opportunity to register as club members yesterday. Our club membership is the lifeblood of All Saints GAC. It is also vital that we obtain all of our members details to help us run the club in an efficient manner. A big thanks to all those people who helped run the registration day yesterday, your help was very much appreciated.
Juvenile Hurling – Fógra – 03-02-10
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
U10 Hurlers Top of Indoor League
The North Antrim U0 Indoor Hurling League kicked off last Saturday. Fifty five teams from five counties were involved at eight venues throughout Antrim and Derry.
At the Ballymena venue All Saints finished in pole position. They beat Loughguille, Randalstown, Con Magees and Sean Stinsons. Their only defeat was to Creggan in a tight game which was decided by a single goal. Creggan in turn were beaten by Con Magees leaving All Saints and Creggan joint first, Con Magees finished third.
We were very impressed with the lads. Seventeen goals scored and only three conceded illustrates how clinical our attack and mean our defence were.
Cormac Lemon, Ryan McGarry and Cormac Magill formed the spine of the team. All are seasoned campaigners who played in the U12 league last year.
Ryan commanded midfield with his tenacious tackling and his strong striking netted him a tally of thirteen goals. His most impressive shot however was a narrow miss against Creggan when he unleashed a thunderbolt from the half way line that hit the crossbar. The resultant seismic tremors had everyone ducking for cover. Up front Cormac Magill was a constant thorn to the opposition. He chased every ball, harried defenders and laid off well placed passes to team mates. When moved to defence he was uncompromising in his tackles. Cormac Lemon had taken a sabbatical from hurling over the winter to concentrate on soccer (good athletes are always in demand). He blew the cobwebs off his hurl and cemented his return with some fine stick work and resolute defending. Conor O’Rawe and Eoghan Daly made the step up from the U8 ranks and slotted seamlessly into the squad. Conor was particularly impressive in goals, making a number of crucial saves and fine puck outs. Eoghan was cool as a cucumber in defence where his positional sense and timing showed maturity beyond his years.
We had three debutants: Sinead McGarry, Ronan Tierney and Kuba Babuszewski. Sinead was not phased by the boys, and, not to be outdone by her big brother, she marked her debut by slotting in a nice goal against Sean Stinsons. Ronan and Kuba had not played hurling before, but they showed great aptitude and performed well when they came on. With a couple of training sessions under their belts we are convinced that they will soon be battling for starting places on the team.
The second round of the competition is next week. This is a seeded round, where similarly placed teams from the first round of matches are placed in the same division. Both Ballymena and Creggan will compete in Division 2. Matches will be played at St Patrick’s College. The lads can expect some stiff opposition, but we are confident that they will meet the challenge.
Results
All Saints 6 Loughguille 0 All Saints 4 Con Magees 2
All Saints 0 Creggan 1 All Saints 4 Tir Na nÓg 0 All Saints 3 Sean Stinsons 0
Team and Scorers
Eoghan Daly (1), Cormac Lemon (1), Ryan McGarry (13), Cormac Magill (1), Conor O’Rawe, Sinead McGarry (1), Ronan Tierney, Kuba Babuszewski.
U10 Indoor League Round 2
Venue – St Patrick’s College
Time – Games kick off at 10:00am.
Age – U10 (Born on or after January 2000)
Players should be at the school for 09:40.
Change to Training Times
Starting next Wednesday, 03rd February, we will be holding a training session for younger children (P2 – P4) in addition to a session for P5 – Y9. The revised times for sessions will be:
P2 – P4 – 06:30 – 07:15
P5 – Y9 – 07:15 – 08:15
Venue – St Louis Grammar School – main sports hall
All Saints Registration Day
Juvenile membership and training fees for the 2010 season are now due. The club will be holding a registration day on Sunday, February 07th, where you can register your child and meet the coaches.
Please note that membership and training fees entitle children to participate in all club activities – Hurling, Camogie, Football and Fundamentals.
Where else would you get value like it?
Events Calendar
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Winter Indoor Hurling League Fixtures – 2010 |
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Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Competition |
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Sat 06th Feb |
Blitz |
St Patrick’s College |
U10 |
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Sat 13th Feb |
Blitz |
Leisure Centre |
U10 League Finals |
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Social Calendar |
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Date |
Event |
Venue |
Time |
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Sun 07th Feb |
Registration Day |
Parish Centre |
10am – 2pm |
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Fri 12th Feb |
Annual Presentation Dinner Dance |
Adair Arms |
8 till late |
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Hurling Coaching Calendar |
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Date |
Event |
Venue |
Time |
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Sat 27th Feb |
Cross and Passion Coach Education Seminar |
Cross and Passion (Ballycastle) |
10am – 3pm |
Visit All Saints website for all the latest club news: http://www.allsaintsgac.com/
All Saints GAC
Safety Notice for Parents and Guardians
The car park and driveway are quite dark at night and can be busy with traffic especially when children are being left off and picked up.
This creates a hazard for children. We would ask all parents/ guardians leaving or collecting children to adhere to the following procedures that are intended to safeguard the safety of children attending the training sessions.
- When dropping children off please escort them to the hall. Do not allow children to run into the hall from the car park unaccompanied.
- When collecting children please come into the hall to pick them up. Do not beckon children to leave the hall from the corridor – this causes confusion and creates difficulty in checking which children have been picked up.
- If you notice an unaccompanied child in the car park or driveway, please escort them back to the hall and inform one of the coaches.
Remember – no children should be outside without an adult.
- Please arrive in time to collect your child. If you anticipate that you may be delayed please inform one of the coaches.
- Please note that we are unable to look after younger children during the second session. Parents are asked to collect children promptly; anyone with another child attending the second session is welcome to remain.
Please tell your children about these arrangements.
Annual Presentation & Dinner Dance – Tickets Now Available
The Annual Presentation and Dinner Dance will be held on Friday 12th February in the Adair Arms Hotel at 7.30pm.
The night will consist of the usual prize giving as well as a few displays and information on what is going on in the club.
Tickets include evening meal and entertainment.
I hope you can make the evening and would ask you to assist by purchasing tickets (£25/person) ASAP form any committee member.
Anyone wishing to reserve tables can only do so if they pre-pay for tables of 10 in advance.
Cross And Passion Coach Education Programme
| February 27, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 3:00 pm |
| 10:00 am | to | 3:00 pm |
| Cross and Passion Coach Education Programme Sat 27th Feb. | 29 January 2010 |
 We have just announced our 3rd annual Coach Eduaction Programme. Over the last two years we have had great attendances at our courses listening to some of Ulsters top coaches within the GAA world – Richard Ferris, John Morrison, Jim Nelson, Tommy Stevenson. We have changed the format this year – we are running the programme on one day – SATURDAY 27th February 2009. Again we have attracted 3 top coaches to help deliver a programme that we feel will suit the needs of coaches and potential coaches – Philip Kerr, Diarmuid Marsden and Ronan Title – “Physical Fitness for Developing Players 12-16yrs” This course is aimed at coaches and parents who are involved in developing our underage players. The aims of the Title – “Conditioned games in Hurling & Camogie” This session will look at games that develop players’ decision-making and composure while on and off the ball. The session will begin with 1 v 1 activities building up through small-sided and conditioned games to full-sided matches. Some of the things that will be covered include increasing the intensity in hurling /camogie, maintaining posession, taking the player on and the importance of winning your own ball. I have attached yhe programme brochure with details on it. I would appeal to you all to encourage as many of your club and school coaches to attend. I can guarentee that you will enjoy and more importantly pick up some great ideas which will enhance your coaching sessions. The coaching day is free, and on registering you can order tea and sanwiches which will be available for you at 12.45pm – giving you time to eat before heading up to McQuillans for the final session which will be outdoor. If you have any questions please dont hesitate to contact me – 07500057925 Thanks Joe Cassidy |
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Senior Dinner Dance and Awards Evening
| February 12, 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 11:59 pm |
The club’s annual Dinner Dance and Awards night will take place on Friday the 12th of February in the Adair Arms Hotel. Tickets are priced at £25 and will be available shortly from committee members. Alternatively place a request on the website forum leaving the appropriate details and contact will be made with you. Tickets must be paid for on collection. Phone numbers for those selling tickets will be posted here shortly.
Club Registration Day
| February 7, 2010 | ||
| 10:45 am | to | 1:45 pm |
All Saints GAC will be holding a registration/membership day on Sunday the 7th of February in the PARISH CENTRE, starting after 10am mass and finishing after 12.30pm mass. All Juveniles (From U-6 to Minor) /Seniors in all codes who wish to play this year must register. More details to follow.
