Rebel Óg Coaching Club Football Skills Development Programme

Rebel Óg Coaching today announced details of our club football skills development programme which will see over 5,000 boys between the ages of 12 and 14 showcase their skills in a county wide competition involving 150 clubs.

Club coaches are invited to host a kicking skills competition in their local clubs with the 3 highest scoring players advancing to Divisional finals, with the winners contesting the County Finals in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in May. The initiative is being generously sponsored by Co-Op Superstores.

Speaking at the launch, Liam O’Flaherty Head of Agribusiness Dairygold had the following to say “Through our retail division, Co-Op Superstores is hugely connected with the GAA community in parishes across Cork. We are looking forward to being involved with Rebel Og Coaching for another great competition this year. People Development is one of Dairygold’s core values and we are delighted to extend the opportunity to young aspiring footballers in Cork to develop their skill set. We wish all participants the very best of luck.”

Cork Football Development Manager, Conor Counihan outlined “this initiative will help focus on the development of the basic skills of kicking with the left and right foot, while also providing a focus for players who may not have had reason to practice these skills off season.” He is excited to work once again with Co-Op Superstores as sponsors and while the competition was hit by Covid, it will once again become an exciting annual event in the calendar.

Clubs across the county are asked to hold their own internal competitions at U12, U13, U14 and have their club representatives nominated for the Divisional Finals being held on the 14th May. The County Finals will be held on the weekend of the 21st May in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Each club will be asked to nominate 3 players from each age group to represent their club, it is team event with the combined scores of each team member being counted.