Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg

(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)

 

 

U12 North Antrim Indoor League Final

A large crowd gathered at 7 Towers Leisure Centre last Saturday for the finale of the GAAkit.com U12 North Antrim Indoor League when six divisional titles were up for grabs.

 Teams qualified for the finals by competing in a series of blitz style grading and qualifying games that were played over the previous two weeks. After an initial hiccup in their first match, in week one, All Saints went through the rest of the league unbeaten to qualify for the Division 3 final with Bredagh. When the two teams met previously, in a qualifying round, All Saints edged the contest by a single goal so confidence was high when they lined out on Saturday.

 At the throw in Bredagh came out of the traps with all guns blazing and with deep penetrating runs they caused the All Saints midfield to be pulled out of shape and put severe pressure on the defence. Bredagh scored two goals before the Ballymena boys  had time to recover from the initial onslaught. However they didn’t panic and in goals Conor O’Rawe held on to the ball, allowing the team to settle and rediscover their shape. Cormac Magill went man to man with the Bredagh full forward and nullified their main scoring threat. Ryan McGarry moved into fifth gear tackling and striking well and supplying good ball to the forward line where Eoin McNally and Ruairi McAllister started to torment the opposition back line. The tide was quelled and the half time whistle provided a respite and a chance to plan a fight back.

 Alex O’Boyle, Seamus O’Hara and James O’Boyle were introduced in the second half. They added an extra dimension to attack and mid field but the St Bredagh net minder was in top form and he intercepted all goal bound shots.

 Mid way through the second half a cruel blow scuttled any attempt of a come back. An attack by Bredagh was well marshalled by the All Saints defence when a ball which looked to be cleared from danger was deflected off a stick and ended in the Ballymena net. Despite fantastic efforts by each one of the lads, goals eluded them and Bredagh went on to win the match 3:0.

 Although disappointed to lose, the boys can be proud of their performance on the day and throughout the competition. Congratulations to St Bredagh for a well deserved victory – we look forward to meeting them again during the season.

 All Saints Team

Ryan McGarry, Cormac Magill, Ruairi McAllister, James O’Boyle, , Conor O’Rawe, Eoin McNally, Alex O’Boyle, Seamus O’Hara, Eamon O’Donnell, Luke Mulholland, Eoin McGuigan, Calum McGarry.

 Appreciation

All Saints U12 team and mentors would like to thank::

• North Antrim Board for running the competition, in particular Owen Elliott who was chief co-ordinator and organiser.
• Dominic McKinley who refereed the matches.
• Brian Kearney of GAA Kit.Com for sponsoring the competition.
• The management and staff at 7 Towers Leisure for the excellent facilities and friendly service..
• All the teams we played, for their sportsmanship and competitive games.
• Parents and guardians who bring their children to training and matches – and take them home again.
• All those who came along to matches – your support is much appreciated.

 

 

Co Down Indoor League

The U12s bounced back from Saturday’s loss when they travelled to Bangor’s Eddie Irvine Centre on Sunday to play in the third round of the Co Down Indoor League.

They kept their 100% record in this competition by winning all their matches.

The boys return to Bangor next Sunday for the final round of matches. After that it is the U10s turn. They have been invited to play over the next four Sundays in the U10 league.

We would like to thank Michael McCullough (Down Hurling Development Officer) for inviting us to participate in this competition

 

 

Weekend Fixtures

 U10 North Antrim Indoor League Round 1

Date - Saturday 28 January

Venue – St Patrick’s College

Time – 10:00 – 12:30

Players should be at the school for 09:40.

 

U12 Co Down Indoor League Round 4

Date – Sunday 29 January

Venue – Eddie Irvine Centre, Bangor

Time – 12:00 – 14:00

Transport – cars will leave the chapel car park at 10:15.

 

 

Hurling Training Times

U10/U12 – Training returns to St Louis on 01 February.18:30 – 20:00

P1 – P4 – Hurling nursery programme will start on Wednesday 15 February at St Louis – more details will be released closer to the time.

U14s – Date for start of U14 hurling training has not been decided yet, however U14 football training started last Sunday (11:30 – 13:00). John and Martin put the lads through a mighty session split between indoor circuits in the hall and outdoor ball work on grass.  All U14 players are encouraged to attend these sessions.

 

 

Ethnic Minority Coaching Project

The Club has embarked on a programme to coach Gaelic games to children from ethnic minority backgrounds. The programme started last Saturday morning when over sixty children, mainly from Eastern Europe, received top class tuition in football from a group of All Saints’ coaches. The programme is funded by Sport NI and runs for eight weeks. During the next three weeks participants will hone their football skills before switching to hurls and sliotars for a four week hurling/camogie programme. Sessions are held at the Ballymena North Centre on Saturday mornings (10:00 – 12:00). Dates for the hurling/camogie component of the programme are 18th Feb, 25^th Feb, 03rd Mar and 10^th Mar.

 

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Events Calendar

 

Games and Competitions
U12
Sun 29 Jan	U12 – Down Indoor League Rd 4	Bangor
Sat 03 Mar	U12 – NA Indoor Air Borne League Rd 1	TBC
Sat 10 Mar	U12 – NA Indoor Air Borne League Rd 2	TBC
Sat 24 Mar	U12 – NA Indoor Air Borne League Final	TBC
U10
Sat 28 Jan	U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 1	St Patrick’s College
Sat 04 Feb	U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 2	TBC
Sun 05 Feb	U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 1	Bangor
Sat 11 Feb	U10 – NA Indoor League Finals	Leisure Centre
Sun 12 Feb	U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 2	Bangor
Sun 19 Feb	U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 3	Bangor
Sun 26 Feb	U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 4	Bangor
Events
Sun 05 Feb	Juvenile Presentation	Slemish Park
Sun 26 Feb	Club Registration Day	Parish Centre
Social Calendar (for Mums and Dads)
Sat 11 Feb	All Saints GAC Dinner Dance	Tullyglass House
Coaching Courses
Sat 25 Feb	Ulster Hurling Road Show	Dunloy

 

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