Club Notes 04/04/2021

A very Happy Easter to all of our members and the wider community. We were all waiting anxiously for the announcement from the Government on the return to play for our members, there was good news for inter county players who will return to training on April 19th, and our juveniles will be back on Monday 26th ( all going well) and we can’t wait to see you all back up there. Unfortunately not such good news for our senior players who have to sit tight and wait to return to play at a later date that still has to be confirmed. All we can ask of you that you adhere to the government recommendations and support each other in any way possible.

As indicated in the last communication from the GAA & LGFA, return to play for Juvenile Training (U18) is expected to take place from the 26th of April.

In light of this, it is vital that members have registered with the club.

Registration forms and further details will be issued during the week to all coaches.  As well as this registration forms can be picked up at the club house next Saturday during the clothing collection (2pm to 4pm).

 

The Club executive had their monthly meeting online on Tuesday 30th March and after a short discussion it was agreed unanimously that our Club Person Of The Year Trophy will now be known as The Jack Magee Trophy. Jack was a lifetime member of our club and contributed so much to the day to day running of the club and was always on hand to help in anyway that he could. As a former recipient of this Trophy and to such a great club person it’s an honour to name it after Jack.

So who will be the worthy recipient be this year? Well that’s up to our members to decide. We ask that anyone who is a payed up member from last season to cast your votes by emailing Chair Person John Williams with your nomination. Email address for John was sent out to members 2weeks ago and we ask that all nominations be in by Friday 9th at the very latest. Our awards night will take place on Saturday 23rd April virtually. We’ll update you closer to the time.

 

The HCP Team were absolutely delighted to receive a very generous donation of footballs for our inclusion section. We the team and the parents want to thank our Ladies section for the very kind gesture. We were also gifted some Easter Eggs by Colin Yeats of Dunnes Stores Blessington so on Saturday we made our way around to see all of our little pals that were within the 5K area and the delight on their little faces was priceless. We plan to get back to our Sunday morning sessions on May 2nd.

Continuing on with the HCP we received our brand new state of the art Defibrillator on Saturday that so much of you helped fundraise for. It’s now in place of the old model in the same location at the “Shop”.

 

U10 boys

Well done to U10 boys team on  starting on line training, 3 sessions completed and lads are preparing to be back on the pitches.

 

Minors:

Minors lads have taken advantage of the Easter break  and put in a lot of work this week on individual training doing runs, ballwork and gym work at home.

Team are doing a 2nd online meal preparation session next Wednesday, Lads learned a lot from the last one so all are looking forward to this one again. 

 

 

Coaching corner

Wicklow Coaching Resources:
Wicklow GAA Coaching and Games Development YouTube Channel
A lot of really good online content here. YouTube Channel. Our aim with this channel is to provide access to coaching videos, resources and webinars for coaches.
Click on the link below:
https://youtube.com/c/wicklowgaacoachinggamesdevelopment

GAA ‘Be Ready to Play’
  Very good coaching resource with some good on line training
Registration for the ‘Be Ready to Play’ Athletic Development programmes is and remains open and coaches and players can be continuously encouraged to register through the GAA eLearning site https://learning.gaa.ie/bereadytoplay.  Players and coaches can start to engage at any time. The programmes are tailored separately to the Youth, Adult and the Advanced Adult player (male and female) and coach.
 
More information on ‘Be Ready to Play’ is available at https://www.gaa.ie/news/ground-breaking-be-ready-to-play-coaching-programme-launched/
 
One Good Coach online workshop
The workshop is free of charge and will take approximately 40 minutes to complete.
This course should be a must for anyone coaching children.
To complete this workshop please click on this link: https://learning.gaa.ie/courses/OneGoodCoach/#/
As a result of this workshop, participants will:
• Have a greater understanding of mental health
• Have a greater understanding of the importance of their role as One Good Adult
• Have a greater awareness of how to promote and support young people’s mental health in their role as coach

WICKLOW GAA NOW TAKING APPLICANTS FOR COACHING POSITIONS ON OUR KELLOGG'S GAA CÚL CAMPS FOR 2021
If anybody is interested in coaching at Cul Camps (Must be over 18.

Cormac Noone County Cul Camp Coordinator 086-7013403
[email protected]
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hrxFrNSvpUKfwz6H4bd_zr6oZVA5sGhHlIcql9lH8OtUN0pYRFBPNVpSS0NEMzhVODFNR0daR1dMVS4u

‘How to Plan a Better Session’ — Garreth Thornton
7.30pm, Wednesday 7th April 2021
Register here:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-plan-a-better-session-tickets-144407020285

 ‘Mental Toughness’ — Frank Dawson/Brendan Harpur
7.30pm, Wednesday 14th April 2021
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-toughness-tickets-144411810613

 

Garda Vetting

Can all coaches who haven’t completed Garda vetting try complete by end of March. 18 coaches still to complete it, please let Ciara know when done.

https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/child-welfare-and-protection/vetting 

 

Wicklow GAA & Renault Ireland. Fancy winning the all new Captur S-Edition E-Tech Plug in Hybrid 160Auto for 20 Euro? Enter the draw by visiting www.winarenault.ie  Good luck everyone

US Masters sweep. Thank you everyone who bought a ticket for this competition. The draw to find out who got which player will be made on Tuesday night . This will be done by video link between Arthur Hennessy, Eoin Keogh and Cara Hennessy. Prizes: Winner E250, 2nd E125 3rd E75. If there are ties for 2nd and 3rd the prize money will be divided equally between the winners.

 

Thank you to everyone who supported our clothing collection on Saturday. A reminder that we’ll be up at the clubhouse again next Saturday from 2pm to 4pm for those that missed yesterday

 

Club Lotto continues on Tuesday 6th April. The Jackpot this week is 4,800 Euro.Tickets need to be back in Hennessy’s Next door before 8.30pm. You can also play online for 2 Euro https;//clubforce.com/clubs/gaa-blessington-gaa-club-wicklow/

 

 

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Ailis Mac Siacas (Lisa Jackson) 086 376 7534

 

Alainnabh Mathuna (Alana McMahon) 087 676 9142

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