Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 25-01-12
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, 25th Feb, 03rd Mar and 10th Mar.
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Events Calendar
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Sun 29 Jan |
U12 – Down Indoor League Rd 4 |
Bangor |
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Sat 03 Mar |
U12 – NA Indoor Air Borne League Rd 1 |
TBC |
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Sat 10 Mar |
U12 – NA Indoor Air Borne League Rd 2 |
TBC |
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Sat 24 Mar |
U12 – NA Indoor Air Borne League Final |
TBC |
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U10 |
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Sat 28 Jan |
U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 1 |
St Patrick’s College |
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Sat 04 Feb |
U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 2 |
TBC |
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Sun 05 Feb |
U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 1 |
Bangor |
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Sat 11 Feb |
U10 – NA Indoor League Finals |
Leisure Centre |
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Sun 12 Feb |
U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 2 |
Bangor |
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Sun 19 Feb |
U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 3 |
Bangor |
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Sun 26 Feb |
U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 4 |
Bangor |
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Events |
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Sun 05 Feb |
Juvenile Presentation |
Slemish Park |
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Sun 26 Feb |
Club Registration Day |
Parish Centre |
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Social Calendar (for Mums and Dads) |
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Sat 11 Feb |
All Saints GAC Dinner Dance |
Tullyglass House |
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Coaching Courses |
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Sat 25 Feb |
Ulster Hurling Road Show |
Dunloy |
Visit: All Saints website: http://www.allsaintsgac.com for all the latest club news
Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 17-01-12
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
U12s Reach North Antrim Indoor League Final
Congratulations to our U12 hurlers who qualified for the GAAkit.com North Antrim Indoor League final.
The qualifying stages of this competition were played last Saturday at six venues across Antrim and Derry. At each venue teams competed in a round robin for the prize of a place in the final for the two top placed teams.
All Saints played in section three at St Patrick’s College. They played four matches winning three and drawing one to finish in pole position in their group, Bredagh finished in second spot; the two teams will meet next Saturday in the section 3 final at Seven Towers Leisure Centre.
This promises to be an intriguing contest between two evenly matched teams. When they met on Saturday the contest was a close affair and with both defences in uncharitable mood scores were at a premium. The game was decided by a single goal in All Saints favour.
Some veterans of this squad played in last year’s final when they lost out to Rossa in a nail biting encounter which needed extra time to decide the winner. Last year’s experience should stand them in good stead and we wish the lads good luck as they try to go one better this time.
We encourage everyone to come along on Saturday to support the team and hopefully see them collect the first silverware of the year for All Saints.
All Saints Team
Ryan McGarry, Eoin McGuigan, Cormac Magill, Luke Mulholland, Ruairi McAllister, James O’Boyle, Calum McGarry, Eamon McDonnell, Conor O’Rawe, Eoin McNally.
Paths to the Final
All Saints 4 Tir na nÓg 1 Bredagh 6 Tir na nÓg 0
All Saints 4 Creggan 0 Bredagh 2 Creggan 1
All Saints 3 Glenariffe 2 Bredagh 1 Glenariffe 1
All Saints 1 Buncrana 1 Bredagh 5 Buncrana 0
All Saints 1 Bredagh 0
Appreciation
We would like to thank:
- Owen Elliott for organising and refereeing the matches and his son Eamon who kept him right on technical issues and updated the score board.
- Brian Kearney of GAA Kit.Com for sponsoring the competition.
- The principal and staff at St Patrick’s College for use of the hall.
Co Down Indoor League
Following their exploits in the North Antrim League the U12s travelled to Bangor’s Eddie Irvine Centre on Sunday to play in the Co Down Indoor League.
While the North Antrim competition is designed to promote ground hurling the Down league allows catching and striking from the hand. Again the lads did extremely well, winning all their games. They return to Bangor next Sunday for another round of matches.
We would like to thank Michael McCullough (Down Hurling Development Officer) for inviting us to participate in this competition and to the other teams we played against for a very enjoyable day’s hurling.
Weekend Fixtures
U12 North Antrim Indoor League Final
Date - Saturday 21st January
Venue – Seven Towers Leisure Centre
Time – 13:30 – 15:30
Players should be at the leisure centre for 13:30.
U12 Co Down Indoor League
Date - Sunday 22nd January
Venue – Eddie Irvine Centre, Bangor
Time – 12:00 – 14:00
Transport – cars will leave the chapel car park at 10:15.
Training Times
U10/U12 – Training for U10s and U12s moves to St Patrick’s College for the next two Wednesday nights 18th and 25th January. We return to St Louis on 01st February.
Time – 18:30 – 20:00
Events Calendar
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Sat 21 Jan |
U12 – NA Indoor League Finals |
Leisure Centre |
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Sun 22 Jan |
U12 – Down Indoor League Rd 3 |
Bangor |
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Sun 29 Jan |
U12 – Down Indoor League Rd 4 |
Bangor |
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U10 |
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Sat 28 Jan |
U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 1 |
St Patrick’s College |
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Sat 04 Feb |
U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 2 |
TBC |
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Sun 05 Feb |
U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 1 |
Bangor |
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Sat 11 Feb |
U10 – NA Indoor League Finals |
Leisure Centre |
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Sun 12 Feb |
U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 2 |
Bangor |
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Sat 18 Feb |
U10 – Ulster Indoor Hurling Blitz |
Magherafelt |
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Sun 19 Feb |
U10 – Down Indoor League Rd 3 |
Bangor |
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Sun 05 Feb |
Juvenile Presentation |
Slemish Park |
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Sun 26 Feb |
Club Registration Day |
Parish Centre |
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Social Calendar (for Mums and Dads) |
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Sat 11 Feb |
All Saints GAC Dinner Dance |
Tullyglass House |
Visit: All Saints website: http://www.allsaintsgac.com for all the latest club news.
Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 11-01-12
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise Daoibh
Happy New Year! We hope you had a great Christmas and that Santa was good.
Our U10 and U12 hurlers started the New Year with a bang last Wednesday night. The lads burned off any residual turkey and sweets with an action packed session at St Louis Grammar. It didn’t take long for the boys to get into their rhythm and start hurling with enthusiasm.
At the end of the night there were a few blistered hands indicating that some of the lads had allowed their hurls to gather a few cobwebs over the winter. However, with an action packed season ahead, hands will soon toughen up and any tenderness will be a distant memory.
U12 North Antrim Indoor Blitz
The U12s did not have long to wait for competitive action as they played the first round of matches in the North Antrim Indoor League on Saturday at St Patrick’s College. They did really well, finishing joint top of their section. They learned from a narrow defeat to Dungannon in their first game to win their next three matches with Patrick Pearse’s, Shane O’Neill’s and St Gall’s.
The final match against St Gall’s was a real edge of the seat affair with both teams evenly matched. The score was three each approaching full time. Just at the finish Ryan McGarry shot from an acute angle sending the sliotar goal ward, as the ball ricocheted off the back wall the whistle blew and the referee declared a draw. As the two teams shook hands the St Gall’s manager stepped forward to declare that Ryan’s shot had in fact entered the goal before passing through the net and hitting the wall, the game was duly awarded to All Saints.
Long after the euphoria of winning has abated the boys will remember this display of sportsmanship from the St Gall’s management and team. Sportsmanship like this is not unusual in juvenile hurling games; nonetheless, it is always a privilege to witness and is a great example for youngsters to emulate as they grow and mature. We hope that this magnanimous gesture brings St Gall’s good fortune in the rest of the competition.
All Saints Team
Ryan McGarry, Eoin McGuigan, Cormac Magill, Luke Mulholland, Ruairi McAllister, James O’Boyle.
Appreciation
We would like to thank:
- North Antrim GAA for organising, and Brian Kearney of GAA Kit.Com for sponsoring the competition.
- Owen Elliott who refereed the matches and his son Eamon who kept him right on technical issues and updated the score board.
- The management and teams from Pearses, St Gall’s, Dungannon and Shane O’Neills for their sportsmanship and competitive opposition..
- The principal and staff at St Patrick’s College for use of the hall.
Weekend Fixtures
The U12s have another busy weekend ahead. The second round of the North Antrim Indoor League is on this Saturday at St Patrick’s while on Sunday they travel to Bangor to take part in the Co Down Indoor League.
U12 North Antrim Indoor League
Date - Saturday 14th 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
Date - Sunday 15th March
Venue – Eddie Irvine Centre, Bangor
Time – 12:00 – 14:00
Transport – cars will leave the chapel car park at 10:15.
Training
Training for U10s and U12s moves to St Patrick’s College for the next two Wednesday nights 18th and 25th January. We return to St Louis on 01st February.
Time – 18:30 – 20:00
We would like to thank the principals and staff of St Patrick’s and St Louis who are always very supportive to the club.
Events Calendar
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Sat 14th Jan |
U12 – NA Indoor League Rd 2 |
St Patrick’s College |
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Sun 15th Jan |
U12 – Down Indoor League |
Bangor |
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Sat 21st Jan |
U12 – NA Indoor League Finals |
Leisure Centre |
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Sat 28th Jan |
U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 1 |
St Patrick’s College |
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Sat 04thFeb |
U10 – NA Indoor League Rd 2 |
TBC |
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Sat 11th Feb |
U10 – NA Indoor League Finals |
Leisure Centre |
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Social Calendar (for Mums and Dads) |
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Sat 11th Feb |
All Saints GAC Dinner Dance |
Tullyglass House |
Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 07-10-11
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
Autumn Hurling Programme
Although other sections of the club have taken a break from training and games, juvenile hurling continues and we are planning a busy autumn schedule of activities including blitzes for U8s and U10s and matches for U12/U14s. Final arrangements are being made but dates and details will be posted soon.
U8 /U10
Our U8s and U10s were kept busy throughout the summer playing Saturday morning blitzes organised by North Antrim. We would like to express our thanks to Thomas McCann who co-ordinated the blitzes for clubs in the South West.
In September our U10s were invited to a tournament in Dunloy. They were unbeaten in their group matches and reached the final of their section but lost out to a strong Rasharkin outfit. Our thanks go to Sean Mullan for the invitation and to the members of Dunloy Cuchullains for their excellent organisation and hospitality.
Unfortunately, due to a clash with the Aldergove football tournament, we had to withdraw from an U10 championship blitz the following week. The boys were back in action in the North Antrim P7 championship and although they played well they didn’t reach the final and had to hand over the trophy they had won last year.
U12/U14
This year’s U14 squad are very young and are bolstered by our U12s. They were punching, metaphorically, above their weight for much of the season. We have the utmost respect for this bunch of players who kept training and turning up for matches despite shipping some heavy defeats during the league. Over the past number of weeks we arranged a series of U13 challenge matches to give them an opportunity to play against teams closer to their age profile. The transformation has been remarkable as the lads responded by putting in some fine performances to win their last three matches. We are delighted that they are getting this opportunity to realise their potential and are grateful to opposition teams who agreed to field teams at this age.
School Scene
It is often said that the key to a successful juvenile club structure is to have strong links with local schools. We are delighted to say that at All Saints we have a very healthy relationship with local primary and secondary schools.
KS2 Club/School Hurling Programme
In 2009 we signed up to a programme with Antrim Coaching and Games Development Department and local primary schools whereby a county coach visits the schools to coach hurling to P5 – P7 pupils (Key Stage 2). Pupils are encouraged to come to Slemish Park and participate in club training sessions. The county coach also attends the club sessions and acts as an invaluable link between what is being taught at the schools and the club.
The programme has been very successful and all parties have benefitted significantly including the county coaches, as exemplified by PJ O’Mullan who, after being involved in the programme, went on to manage Loughgiel to back to back senior county titles in 2010 and 2011!
Last year Gerard Turley provided the coaching and we were especially pleased to welcome Braidside primary school into the programme and to lend helmets and other equipment for training sessions and games. The year culminated in a blitz at Slemish Park where over 140 children from Braidside, St Brigid’s, St Colmcille’s and Gael Scoil Ghleann Darach (Crumlin), and their teachers, enjoyed a memorable festival of hurling and the hospitality of All Saints GAC.
A mainstay of the programme is Dominic McKinley. Dominic has been involved in the programme from the start and he is back in the schools this term. The kids are enjoying playing hurling as much as ever and we have extended the U8 and U10 training season to capitalise on his expertise. Dominic will be helping out at club training on Sunday mornings until Halloween. The sessions are open to boys and girls in P5 – P7 and run from 11:30 – 12:45. New starts are particularly welcome so if you have a child or know someone who would like to try out hurling or camogie bring them along to Slemish Park on Sunday morning.
We would like to thank Co Antrim Coaching and Games Development team members, Ciara Ferry, Kieran Megraw and Dominic McKinley, for the hard work, time and help they give to All Saints in our efforts to promote hurling in the club and Ballymena area. The KS2 programme has been particularly successful and quite a number of children have started playing hurling and camogie for the club as a result.
Cumann na mBunscol
St Colmcille’s competed in a P7 tournament in June. The team reached the final where they played Creggan PS in a thrilling game. They lost by a goal but gained many admirers for their display.
St Brigid’s also did well in various hurling tournaments and blitzes. Last year their multinational team was at the forefront of the GAA’s drive to extend hurling’s international appeal with the inclusion of a young Polish lad who played in goals.
Another member of the team, Alex O’Boyle, was selected on the Antim Cumann na mBunscol team that played Armagh at half time in the Ulster Hurling Final in July.
The school opened its new grass pitch in September. It is a great facility and allows the young hurlers space to “open their shoulders” and drive the ball.
Secondary Colleges
It is the natural cycle of life that children grow up and move on to “the big school”. At All Saints we maintain a keen interest in our young hurlers’ secondary college careers and we have close links with local secondary schools.
Hurling in secondary schools is going through a Renaissance at the moment and we are proud to say that All Saints players are leading the revival. Currently at St Louis there are over thirty students attending Y8/Y9 hurling training after school, half of whom are members of All Saints. The level of interest and commitment can be measured by the fact that the school fielded two teams in a recent fifteen-a-side schools tournament, a feat that could only have been dreamed of a few years ago. We commend the teachers involved and offer them any assistance we can provide to support their efforts.
GAA and Education
Considering the vibrant school/club scene it is an opportune time to explore the educational benefits to children of playing hurling, football and camogie. Apart from PE and the obvious health benefits gained from regular exercise, Gaelic games complement other strands of the national curricula. Whatever stage of education a child is at, he or she will benefit from playing Gaelic games.
Mathematics and Numeracy.
What better place for a child to gain appreciation of distance and space than a GAA pitch? With lines conveniently marked at 13m, 20m, 45m and 65 m. In addition there are rectangles, parallelograms and semi circles to explore shape and area.
The GAA scoring system encourages children to develop their mental arithmetic, while drills and races “against the clock” give them appreciation of and opportunity to measure time.
Languages
Players gain exposure to the Irish language, other dialects and occasional guidance on the meaning and appropriateness of miscellaneous “exotic” phrases.
Geography
GAA clubs are located in a myriad of wonderful locations such as glens and glacial valleys; reclaimed bogs, and limestone cliffs uplifted from primordial sea beds and protected from erosion by an icing of basalt. This geological legacy of tectonic movement and volcanic activity, sculpted by glaciers and fashioned by agriculture, provides a varied landscape, to be marvelled by players when they travel to games.
Physics
The act of striking a sliotar provides an ideal teaching model to demonstrate transfer of energy, conservation of momentum, and the forces governing trajectory of missiles, rockets and satellites.
Biology
Playing sport gives youngsters practical experience of physiology and body mechanics including an appreciation of the body’s homeostatic mechanisms such as maintenance of body temperature (increased blood flow to the skin, red faces and sweat) and the effects of adrenaline (psyched up and ready for action).
Ancient History and Civilisation
The Celts arrived in Ireland around 500BC at the same time as the Romans were creating a republic and the Greeks were engaged in wars with Persia. The Celts practiced their battle crafts by playing a form of hurling immortalised in the sagas of Cu Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill which prompted PJ Devlin to declare,
“The men of Ireland were hurling when the Gods of Greece were young.”
Poetic licence perhaps, but an interesting link with antiquity nonetheless and a catalyst, to inspire the imagination of fertile minds to find out more about these great civilisations and their rich mythologies.
Home Economics and Healthy Eating
At All Saints we teach our players that the energy boost from junk food and fizzy drinks is a transient spike and ultimately leads to a crash in blood sugar levels with an associated drop in performance and concentration. Instead we encourage young athletes to eat a healthy diet and stress the importance of adequate hydration.
Learning for Life and Work (LLW)
Players gain understanding of our disparate local cultures and develop knowledge and confidence to debate topical subjects such as: “Is the editor of the NIE GCSE LLW text book to be pitied or scolded to include hurling in a list of foreign sports?”
Drama
GAA games, especially county and All Ireland Finals have been likened to interactive theatre with a high level of audience participation. The partisan nature of the GAA with its parish and county allegiances ensures high levels of drama whither your team wins, loses or draws. At a local level there is ample opportunity for “drama queens and kings” to demonstrate their emotions. However, the GAA encourages a more subdued style to that displayed by the divas of Premiership soccer and, at All Saints, we discourage Galvinist* pouts and tantrums.
Citizenship
Gaelic games provide young people an opportunity to express their individual flair and skill within the framework of a team. Participation encourages leadership both on and off the field of play and promotes a culture of respect for team mates, opponents and officials while allowing individuals to strive to achieve goals and ambitions.
Opportunities exist for young people to take on additional responsibility by becoming involved in coaching and management. Young coaches can gain experience in planning and organising training sessions, motivating players, teaching skills, communicating ideas, and dealing with disputes. These are key chapters in business and management texts but where else can a young person get such an opportunity to put theory into practice?
A key document for school leavers seeking employment or a place in third level education is their Personal Statement. What better accolade could a young person record on his/her CV than: “I belong and play with the GAA”.
* Clarification – this reference is to Paul Galvin, the Kerry footballer, not John Calvin the sixteenth century Reformist, (although he also did his fair share of protesting).
Coaching Workshop – A Great Opportunity For Club Mentors
Byron Clarke (an ex playing member of All Saints, Former fitness coach of Ruari óg Cushendall and now manager of
Fitness Factor) has offered us a session (free of charge) with himself.
The session will look at “Improvement and better understanding of
warm up and stretching techniques”
This is a very current issue among GAA players of all ages as we look
at ways of minimising injuries .
This is a fantastic opportunity for us as a club to look at player
welfare.
The session is planned for Sunday 14th August at Fitness Factor, 131
Cromkill Road, Ballymena, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 01-06-11
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
Ciarán Wins All Star Award
Congratulations to Ciarán Neeson who has been selected at right half forward on this year’s County Antrim Schools, Year 8 All Star Hurling team. Ciarán, a pupil at St Louis, is passionate about his sport, and has been slotting sliotars over the crossbars at Slemish Park since he was old enough to carry a hurl. The award is a great honour for his school and the club and a worthy reward for the time and effort he spends practising and honing his skills.
Ciarán is the first All Saints player to receive a hurling All Star, but with the conveyor of talent coming behind him we are confident that he won’t be the last.
P5/P6 Blitz
On Saturday All Saints hosted a P5/P6 blitz at Slemish Park. The weather was poor and the wind and rain prompted a few teams to pull out at the last minute.However Éire Óg and St Comhgall’s braved the elements along with the young Saints and the three teams put on a great display of hurling.
In the first game against Éire Óg the boys were put under severe pressure as they faced into the stiff wind and conceded a few early scores. With a bit of reshuffling they soon settled with Conor O’Rawe in defence making some great clearances and the forwards chalking up some fine scores with Cormac Magil, Rory McAllister and James O’Boyle all taking their chances.
In the second game the boys dominated for long periods with an impressive midfield of Matthew Corr, Eoin McNally and Cormac Magill. The defence was also on top with good performances from Joseph O’Rawe, Luke Mulholland and Seamus O’Hara. Up front Rory Campbell and Brian Christie were unlucky not to put up a bigger score but were denied due to some brave and desperate defending from the Antrim boys.
After the games the lads had an entertaining training session with Thomas McCann. Overall the boys showed that they are made of stern stuff to be able to play so well in such attrocious conditions.
U12 Go Games League
Our U12s have had a successful start to their league campaign. This season, in addition to the line up who reached the final of the North Antrim indoor league, we have a number of new recruits. The first game against Glenarm was a close encounter in which Alex O’Boyle had a great debut for All Saints against his old club. Another newcomer, Gerard Scullion also had an impressive game with veterans such as Ryan McGarry, Eoin McGuigan, Patrick McGarry and Sean O’Rawe always available to lend a guiding hand.
Last Saturday they played Larne. In a confident and polished team performance they kept the ball moving and were dominant throughout. Padhraig Magill put on a man of the match display at full back while Eamon Elliott, Calum McGarry, Sam Riley and Cormac Magill put pressure on up front and kept the score board ticking over.
A number of U10s such as Seamus O’Hara, Eoin McNally, Conor O’Rawe and Kieran O’Boyle are also slotting in well, providing a nice level of continuity.
U14 League
Following a promising run in the Ulster Feile the fortunes of the U14 team have waned recently with heavy defeats inflicted by Glenarm and Larne.
We knew when we entered this competition that, with only six or seven U14s, we would depend heavily on younger players to make up the numbers. What we didn’t appreciate was the gulf in size and physicality that the lads would have to face. Unfortunately the disparity is proving too great for them to compete with. This is no reflection on the players who turn up faithfully each week but rather an acceptance that expecting youngsters to compete with opponents aged two and three years older is unrealistic and unfair. Efforts to recruit more players at this age group have had little success. We are assessing the situation and examining how we can deliver meaningful competition for those players who want to play hurling and have shown such dedication and loyalty to the club.
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A front page article in Monday’s Irish News reported that some schools are: “demanding that would-be teachers achieve additional qualifications in music or sport if they are to have any hope of getting a job”.
As an example the article cited an advertisement by a Belfast primary school that stated that applicants for teaching posts must hold a foundation hurling accreditation.
Hurling enthusiasts would probably be sympathetic to the profile placed on hurling, however this view is not necessarily shared by teaching unions who, according to the article, have criticised schools for drawing up criteria over and above normal teaching degrees and work experience.
Whatever view one holds, it is a fact of life that the job market is getting increasingly competitive and any additional work related experience or qualification will increase an applicant’s chance of success. We would therefore remind readers that at All Saints we are always delighted to welcome volunteers willing to help out with our juveniles. Opportunities exist to gain experience in coaching and managing teams as well as pathways to attain coaching qualifications.
Don’t hesitate or harbour self doubt about your ability to succeed or make a difference. Remember the words of Bob the Builder (as quoted by President Obama):
Is féidir linn – We can do it.
Like teachers, Bob is facing some difficult times at the moment, but during his recent visit Mr Obama showed the way forward – pick up a stick and start hurling!
Note: All Saints is a non discriminatory club, affording equal opportunities to all – we’ll accept help from anyone.
This Weekend’s Hurling Fixtures
U12 & U14 North Antrim League v St Brendan’s
Date – Sat 04th June
Venue – Cloughmills
Time – 16:00
Cars will leave St Patrick’s High School at 15:00
Hurling Training Times
P1 – P4 - Wednesday – 18:30 – 19:45
U10 – Wednesday – 18:30 – 20:00
U12/U14 – Wednesday -18:30 – 20:15
Sunday - 11:30 – 13:00
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Fixtures and Games |
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Age |
Date |
Competition |
Venue |
Time |
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P5/P6 |
Sat 04th June |
NA Development Blitz |
TBC |
11:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 04th June |
Rd 3 – NA League v St Brendan’s |
Cloughmills |
16:00 |
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U14 |
Sat 11th June |
Rd 4 – NA League v Sean Stinson’s |
Home |
17:00 |
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U12 |
Sat 18th June |
Rd 5 – NA League v St Mary’s |
Rasharkin |
16:00 |
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U12 |
Sat 25th June |
Feis Ground Skills Blitz |
TBC |
TBC |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 09th July |
Rd 6 – NA League v Tir na nÓg |
Randalstown |
16:00 |
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U12 |
we 13-14th Aug |
Go –Games Blitz |
TBC |
TBC |
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U14 |
Sat 20th Aug |
Rd 8 – NA League v Glenavy |
Home |
17:00 |
Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 18-05-11
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
This Weekend’s Hurling Fixtures
P5/P6 Blitz
Date – Sat 21st May
Venue – Slemish Park
Time – 11:00
Players should be at the pitch for 10:30
U12 & U14 North Antrim League
Date – Sat 21st May
Venue – Slemish Park
Time – 16:00
Players should be at the pitch for 15:30
Dual Club (All Saints – All Codes)
We take great pride at All Saints in the fact that we provide opportunities for children to play a full range of GAA sports; hurling, football and camogie. Ensuring that players get the chance to play both hurling and football involves a lot of planning and organisation. At under ten and under eight levels we identified potential clashes with proposed fixture dates. We brought this to the attention of the relevant organising bodies and negotiated a solution. Under ten and under eight football Go Games will be played on Sunday mornings while P3/P4 and P5/P6 hurling blitzes will be played on Saturdays.
Football Go Games (U8 & U10)
Sunday 29th May away to Tir na nOg
Sunday 5th June away to Glenavy
Sunday 19th June home to Aldergrove
Sunday 3rd July away to St Endas
Sunday 17th July away to Carryduff
Sunday 31st July home to Tir na nOg
Sunday 7th August home to Glenavy
Hurling Blitzes (P3/P4 & P5/P6)
Hurling blitzes will be held on Saturday mornings at various venues. The two age groups will alternate each week. The P3/P4s played at Randalstown last week, this Saturday, 21st May, it is the P5/P6s turn to strut their stuff at Slemish Park.
We will keep these arrangements under review, additional fixtures will be arranged but rest assured that every effort will be made to ensure that All Saints continue to produce that elite specimen of GAA athleticism – the dual player.
School Scene
Football All Star Nominees
Last week we announced that three All Saints players were nominated by their schools for the County Antrim Year 8 All Star hurling team. We are delighted to report that three more Saints have been nominated for the Year 8 All Star football team. Eoghan Campbell, Brendan McDonnell and Ciarán Neeson, all first year pupils at St Louis, attended trials at Mallusk on Tuesday. This is Ciarán’s second All Star nomination having been selected to attend last week’s hurling trial.
This is a great achievement for the boys and just reward for the time and effort they put into their sport. Competition for the final fifteen places will be close, but, whither lucky to be selected or not the lads will always be stars in our eyes.
The All Star teams will be announced later in the month.
Change to U12 and U14 Hurling Leagues
The North Antrim U12 and U14 hurling leagues have undergone some changes. Please refer to the fixture table to see the rearranged schedule of matches.
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Fixtures and Games |
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Age |
Date |
Competition |
Venue |
Time |
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P5/P6 |
Sat 21st May |
NA Development Blitz |
Home |
11:00 |
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P3/P4 |
Sat 28th May |
NA Development Blitz |
TBC |
11:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 21st May |
Rd 1 – NA League v Glenarm |
Home |
16:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 28th May |
Rd 2 – NA League v Larne |
Home |
16:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 04th Jun |
Rd 3 – NA League v St Brendan’s |
Cloughmills |
16:00 |
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U14 |
Sat 11th Jun |
Rd 4 – NA League v Sean Stinson’s |
Home |
17:00 |
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U12 |
Sat 18th June |
Rd 5 – NA League v St Mary’s |
Rasharkin |
16:00 |
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U12 |
Sat 25th Jun |
Feis Ground Skills Blitz |
TBC |
TBC |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 09th Jul |
Rd 6 – NA League v Tir na nÓg |
Randalstown |
16:00 |
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U12 |
we 13-14th Aug |
Go –Games Blitz |
TBC |
TBC |
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U14 |
Sat 20th Aug |
Rd 8 – NA League v Glenavy |
Home |
17:00 |
Hurling Training Times
P1 – P4 - Wednesday – 18:30 – 19:45
U10 – Wednesday – 18:30 – 20:00
U12/U14 – Wednesday -18:30 – 20:15
Sunday - 11:30 – 13:00
Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 13-05-11
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
Fixtures
P3/P4 Blitz
Date – Sat 14th May
Venue – Randalstown
Time – 11:00am
Cars will leave gates of St Patrick’s College at 10:20am
Féile Uladh Iománaíocht
Last week our U14 hurlers competed in the Ulster Féile in a section which included Patrick Sarsfield (Antrim), Carryduff (Down), and Naomh Colum Cille (Tyrone). The games were played at Slemish Park where the manicured pitches were resplendent in the bright sunshine and the short grass provided an ideal surface for hurling.
In the opening match All Saints had a close encounter with Sarsfield. Playing with a stiff breeze the city team put Ballymena under early pressure and at half time were eight points ahead. In the second half, with the wind at their backs All Saints staged an impressive comeback; however the clock and some great stops by Sarsfield’s goal keeper thwarted the revival and Sarsfield edged the contest with a two point margin.
The whistle at the end of the second game with Naomh Colum Cille signalled a bit of debate as to who had won. The referee initially awarded the match to the Tyrone team but in a dress rehearsal for the pantomime of the local assembly elections our “presiding officer” had a quiet word and requested a recount. It turned out that the referee had recorded some scores incorrectly. The actual score was All Saints 3:03 Naomh Colum Cille 2:04. Satisfied that they had indeed won, the Ballymena lads decided not to disappoint the Tyrone boys by disclosing the referee’s dyscalculia.
A classic example of a win/win outcome which our new political representatives could take note of as they wrangle over our futures up on the hill.
In the last match of the day we met Carryduff who had won their two previous games. The young Saints put up a spirited battle but the Down lads proved too strong and finished the tournament unbeaten to qualify for the final.
Luke O’Rawe showed great leadership while wearing the number one jersey. His commanding presence between the posts steadied the defence and his long accurate clearances were the launch pad for many attacks. He was well supported by a solid back line of Padhraig Magill, Conor McCormick, and Rónán Ward. On the wings Anthony McGuigan (2:00), Calum McGarry, Daire Hasson and Ryan McGarry (0:01) linked well. A move to corner forward by Anthony in the last game was rewarded with a brace of goals, the second of which was the score of the tournament. Ciarán Neeson (3:06), Eoin McGuigan (0:02), Conor Gallagher and James Murphy formed a central diamond that proved hard to crack. Eoin notched up a couple of fine points from play while Ciarán was laser like in his accuracy from frees scoring 1:04 from placed balls. Up front Sam Riley, Sean O’Rawe, Aaron Reid and Eamon Elliott (2:01) were a constant threat. Eamon proved an effective target man racking up a tally of 2:01.
School Scene
The past week has been a busy time with a lot of GAA activity and events in the local schools and we have some great stories to tell.
KS2 Club/School Hurling Programme
Last year All Saints signed up to a County Antrim sponsored KS2 Club/School Hurling Programme along with St Colmcille’s and St Brigid’s primary schools whereby designated County coaches visited the schools each week. School sessions were followed up at Slemish Park where the coaches worked along with club coaches during normal training. In addition to cementing club/school links the programme allowed continuity of what was being coached at school and at the club and the familiar faces helped create an environment where new starts felt comfortable.
We are delighted to announce that the programme will run again this year and we are especially pleased that Braidside PS will be participating. Gerard Turley from Sean McDermott’s is the designated coach for the three schools.
We welcome Gerard to the town and offer him and the schools all the help we can to make this a successful venture.
St Brigid’s Voted Best GAA Primary School in Ulster
The Irish News unveiled the winners of its Club & Volunteer Awards this week. The awards initiative recognizes and rewards GAA clubs, schools and volunteers throughout Ulster for their commitment to gaelic games and their community. St Brigid’s lifted the coveted award for best primary school.
Congratulations to Jim Brady, school principal, and to all the staff and pupils at St Brigid’s on this thoroughly deserved accolade.
Hurling All Star Nominees
Congratulations to Ciarán Neeson, Aaron Reid (St Louis) and Rónán Ward (St Patrick’s), who were nominated by their schools for the County Antrim Year 8 All Star hurling team. Trials were held at Slemish Park on Thursday amidst torrential showers. The wet weather did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the participants and despite the slippery conditions the level of hurling was very high. Nine schools were represented and with over fifty players to choose from the selectors will have a busy and agonising time deciding on the final fifteen. The All Star team will be announced in the next few weeks.
Big Day in Ballybofey for All Saints’ Players
Good luck on Sunday to Emmet Killough and Peter McReynolds who will be part of the Antrim panel that play Donegal in the Ulster Minor Football Championship. In a cruel twist of fate both lads picked up injuries in the run up to the game forcing them to relinquish their starting positions. However, their omission increases the strength and options on the sideline and both can be expected to be called on if needed.
Eamon Elliot (St Colmcille’s PS) and Calum McGarry (St Brigid’s PS) will also be playing on Sunday when they line out for Antrim in the mini game at half time of senior match. Both lads are members of that elite band of GAA athletes – the dual player. We wish them the best of luck and we’re sure that they will have a great day in Ballybofey.
Hurling Training Times
U6/U8/U10 -Wednesday – 18:30 – 19:45
U12/U14 – Wednesday -18:30 – 20:15
Sunday – 11:30 – 13:00
Events Calendar
Fixtures and Games
P3/P4 - Sat 14th May - NA Development Blitz – Randalstown – 11:00
U12/U14 Sat 21st May Rd 1 – NA League v Glenarm Away – 16:00
U12/U14 Sat 28th May Rd 2 – NA League v St Brendan’s Home – 16:00
U12/U14 Sat 04th Jun Rd 3 – NA League v Larne Away – 16:00
U12/U14 Sat 11th Jun Rd 4 – NA League v Glenariffe Home – 16:00
U12 Sat 25th Jun Feis Ground Skills Blitz – Venue TBC
U14 Sat 18th Jun Rd 5 – NA League v Ahoghill Away – 16:00
U12 Sat 09th Jul Rd 6 – NA League v Rasharkin Away – 16:00
U12 we 13-14th Aug – Go –Games Blitz -Venue TBC
U12/U14 – Sat 20th Aug Rd 7 – NA League v Randalstown Home – 16:00
U14 Sat 27th Aug Rd 8 – NA League v Glenavy Away – 16:00
U12/U14 Sat 03rd Sep Rd 9 – NA League v Creggan Home – 16:00
Social Calendar (for Mums and Dads)
Fri 13th May Table Quiz Club Room
Slemish Park 23:00
Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 20-04-11
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
Fixtures
P3/P4 Blitz
Date – Saturday 23rd April
Venue – St Patrick’s College
Time – 10:00 – 12:00
Players should be at the school for 09:40
Féile Uladh Iománaíocht
Féile Uladh is an U14 hurling competition organised each year by Ulster Council. Teams are ranked in divisions of ten to twelve teams. Each division is split into two groups. The teams in each divisional group play a series of games in a blitz or round robin format. Each set of group games is played at separate venues and the winners of each group qualify to meet each other in the divisional final. The group games will be played on Saturday 30th April with the finals scheduled for Saturday 14th May in Armagh.
This year sixty one teams will compete, in six divisions, at eleven venues throughout the province. Slemish Park is one of the Division 5 venues. All Saints will play Patrick Sarsfield’s (Antrim), Kevin Lynch (Derry), Castlewellan (Down), Carryduff (Down), and Naomh Colum Cille (Tyrone).
Win, lose or draw, we hope that all the players and teams will enjoy themselves and be proud to part of this celebration of hurling.
We encourage everyone to come along to Slemish Park on the 30th April to welcome our visitors and support our young hurlers.
Throw in for the first match is 12:00pm. Players should be at the pitch for 11:15am.
North Antrim Féile
Our U14s played their last match of the North Antrim Féile on Saturday against St Brendan’s. Beaten in their three previous games, the lads were playing for pride rather than silverware.
They put on a great display, full of commitment, effort and skill. At half time we were delighted to introduce the team to Fr. McCaughan who had taken time out from his busy schedule and preparations for Holy Week. He spoke to the lads and his words of encouragement inspired them to put in another great performance in the second half.
This is a young squad, two thirds of whom are under twelve and it is a big ask to expect them to outgun older and bigger opposition. There are a number of recreational hurlers in the club who enjoy a puck-a-round but who have never played competitive hurling. Therefore, we would like to proclaim our own Easter message by reminding all our juveniles, whither practising, lapsed or new converts to hurling, that there is always a welcome place for them at Slemish Park on Wednesday nights.
Hurling Training Times
P1 – P4 – Wednesday – 18:30 – 19:45
U10 – Wednesday – 18:30 – 20:00
U12/U14 – Wednesday -18:30 – 20:15
Sunday - 11:30 – 13:00
Events Calendar
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Fixtures and Games |
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Age |
Date |
Competition |
Venue |
Time |
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P3/P4 |
Sat 23rd Apr |
SW Antrim Blitz |
St Patrick’s |
10:00 |
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U14 |
Sat 30th Apr |
Ulster Féile (Group Stage) |
Home |
12:00 |
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U14 |
Sat 14th May |
Ulster Féile (Final) |
Armagh |
13:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 21st May |
Rd 1 – NA League v Glenarm |
Away |
16:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 28th May |
Rd 2 – NA League v St Brendan’s |
Home |
16:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 04th Jun |
Rd 3 – NA League v Larne |
Away |
16:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 11th Jun |
Rd 4 – NA League v Glenariffe |
Home |
16:00 |
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U12 |
Sat 25th Jun |
Feis Ground Skills Blitz |
TBC |
TBC |
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U14 |
Sat 18th Jun |
Rd 5 – NA League v Ahoghill |
Away |
16:00 |
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U12 |
Sat 09th Jul |
Rd 6 – NA League v Rasharkin |
Away |
16:00 |
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U12 |
we 13-14th Aug |
Go –Games Blitz |
TBC |
TBC |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 20th Aug |
Rd 7 – NA League v Randalstown |
Home |
16:00 |
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U14 |
Sat 27th Aug |
Rd 8 – NA League v Glenavy |
Away |
16:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 03rd Sep |
Rd 9 – NA League v Creggan |
Home |
16:00 |
Fógra – Juvenile Hurling – 13-04-11
Na Naomh Uile – Iománaíocht na n-Óg
(All Saints – Juvenile Hurling)
Fixtures
U14 Feile v St Brendan’s
Date – Saturday 16th April
Venue – Slemish Park
Time – 16:00
Players should be at the pitch for 15:30
Match Reports
U10 Indoor Blitz
The U10s were in action on Saturday morning in the latest round of indoor U10 matches. With just 2 other teams – Creggan and Antrim each club fielded 2 teams of 4 players and this resulted in a very intensive morning of games. Ballymena 1 included Brian Scullion, Eoin McNally, Luke Mulholland and Conal Gordon while Ballymena 2 included Gerard Scullion, Rory McAllister, James O’Boyle and Seamus O’Hara. Both teams hurled very well and each player shone at some stage of the games. The boys blocking skills have improved immensely over the last few weeks. Special mention must go to Brian and Gerard Scullion who were both making their debut for Ballymena but who slotted in very well and hurled like pros. The boys were also eagerly waiting the time they would play each other but unfortunately due to a mix up this game was never played.
The games were very competitive and on a couple of occasions the boys showed maturity beyond their years by picking themselves up after a robust challenge and getting on with the game with no complaint.
Paudie Butler Coaching Clinic
Paudie Butler, the GAA’s national Hurling Director retires at the end of this week. He has held the post for the past five years during which time he has travelled tens of thousands of miles promoting hurling, giving seminars and workshops and visiting clubs in every nook and cranny of the country.
As a swan song, Paudie visited All Saints on Monday night to present a coaching clinic to our young hurlers and their coaches. What we got was a hurling master class. His encyclopaedic knowledge of the game was matched only by his boundless and infectious enthusiasm for teaching and imparting his knowledge.
Part of Paudie’s genius is his ability to identify the level a player is at and providing the confidence to allow him to soar to heights beyond his expectation by breaking the shackles of self doubt. He achieves this by expert tuition and attention to detail, breaking skills down to bite size components that players can understand, and then patiently fitting the pieces of the jig saw together to create a complete picture. Long after he leaves a club the pride and enthusiasm he instils in players and coaches remains and inspires them to continue working hard, practising and striving to master the game.
An ex primary school head master he has a unique understanding of children and their needs. One insight into his philosophy is that on occasion he has chastised coaches for not paying attention to a child but seldom has he rebuked a child for not paying attention.
Paudie often reminds coaches not to assume that what they say is always clearly understood by a child. An incident during the session on Monday night showed that this is applicable even to the great man himself. When setting out a drill he instructed the players to strike a series of sliotars along a line; starting with the second, doubling back for the first and then returning to finish with the third. As he called out the numbers one of the lads, unaccustomed to the Tipperary brogue, asked;
“Why does he want us to hit a tree?”
As a token of appreciation for the work that Paudie has done during his tenure, and as thanks for his countless visits to Antrim, Kieran Megraw and Dominic McKinley (Antrim Hurling Development Manager and Officer) presented Paudie with a portrait of the 1989 Antrim All Ireland Final team and a set of cuff links. We suspect that although the portrait will hang proudly on Paudie’s wall the cuff links may be kept in a drawer, as a man of his energy and enthusiasm will undoubtedly keep his sleeves rolled up for many more years to come.
Paudie very generously donated a set of “Pole Trainers” to the club (he obviously spotted that we need all the help we can get!). We would like to thank him for this gift and for coming along to teach our young hurlers. The lads were buzzing with enthusiasm and learned a lot from the session, as did the coaches. Thanks also to Kieran Megraw and Dominic McKinley for arranging the session. We are very grateful for the work Kieran, Dominic and Ciara Ferry do promoting gaelic games in the county and for the assistance they have given to the club.
Thanks also to Angela, Roisin and Rosie for their hospitality to our visitors, coaches and players after the session.
Hurling Workshop – Paddy McCormick
Paddy McCormick is a hurling coach from Thurles Sarsfields. He is coming to Randalstown on Saturday16th April to present a workshop based on tackling and catching. We encourage anyone interested in coaching hurling to come along to this event which is a great opportunity to learn from one of the best coaches in the country at a local venue.
School Scene
Well done to St Brigid’s PS hurling team who reached the final of the INTO Mini Sevens competition. This is a schools competition that would have led to an all county final appearance should they have won and the opportunity to play at half time in Croke Park during the All Ireland series. St Brigid’s were beaten in the final by Creggan PS. We wish Creggan the best of luck in the county final.
A few short years ago no one would have dreamed of a team from Ballymena getting to this level, now they are knocking on the door – keep on dreaming.
Events Calendar
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Fixtures and Games |
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Age |
Date |
Competition |
Venue |
Time |
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U14 |
Tue 12th Apr |
North Antrim Feile v Glenarm |
Home |
18:15 |
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U14 |
Sat 16th Apr |
North Antrim Feile v St Brendan’s |
Home |
16:00 |
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U14 |
Sat 23rd Apr |
North Antrim Feile (Final) |
Cushendall |
16:00 |
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U14 |
Sat 30th Apr |
Ulster Feile (Group Stage) |
TBC |
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U14 |
Sat 14th May |
Ulster Feile (Final) |
TBC |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 21st May |
Rd 1 – NA League v Glenarm |
Away |
16:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 28th May |
Rd 2 – NA League v St Brendan’s |
Home |
16:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 04th Jun |
Rd 3 – NA League v Larne |
Away |
16:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 11th Jun |
Rd 4 – NA League v Glenariffe |
Home |
16:00 |
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U12 |
Sat 25th Jun |
Feis Ground Skills Blitz |
TBC |
TBC |
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U14 |
Sat 18th Jun |
Rd 5 – NA League v Ahoghill |
Away |
16:00 |
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U12 |
Sat 09th Jul |
Rd 6 – NA League v Rasharkin |
Away |
16:00 |
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U12 |
we 13-14th Aug |
Go –Games Blitz |
TBC |
TBC |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 20th Aug |
Rd 7 – NA League v Randalstown |
Home |
16:00 |
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U14 |
Sat 27th Aug |
Rd 8 – NA League v Glenavy |
Away |
16:00 |
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U12/U14 |
Sat 03rd Sep |
Rd 9 – NA League v Creggan |
Home |
16:00 |
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Hurling Coaching Workshops |
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Date |
Event |
Venue |
Time |
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Sat 16th Apr |
Tackling & Catching Paddy McCormick |
Randalstown |
09:30-15:00 |
