Wednesday Webinar

Tonight at 8pm, we welcome, GAA National Development Officer Pat Culhane to speak on the topic of “Why do I Coach?”
Pat has been an employee of the GAA since 2005 as Regional Development Officer in Limerick City and in his current role as National Development Officer since 2011. Pat has been instrumental in delivering the “5 Star Center” project at Primary School Level and has recently presented at the internationally renowned iCoachKids conference that was held last summer.

Guidelines for a safe return to Gaelic games and Covid-19 Education programme

Please note that a number of Education pieces will be planned for clubs to support their transition to returning to play and these are also included in the attachments. Tonight will be the first of these education sessions, details of which are included below;

Key Information – Club Briefing

The first webinar will explain the main section in the safe return Guidelines and common queries addressed by the Advisory Group since the publication of the first version on 5 June.

Title:                     Covid-19 Club Briefing.

Presenters:        Shay Bannon, Dr. Kevin Moran and Feargal McGill.

Audience:           Covid-19 Supervisors / Club Officers, plus affected volunteers, and staff at all levels.

Date:                    Tuesday, 16 June.

Time:                    6 – 7 p.m. – Recording to be shared afterwards

Location:            Live broadcast vis Microsoft Teams.

Registration:     To register, please click here

 

Covid-19 Club Education programme_12.06.2020

Covid-19 Guidelines on Safe Return to Gaelic Games – updated 12.6.20

Coaching & Managing a Hurling Team

Registration is now open for our hurling specific webinar.

Coaching & Managing a Hurling Team Part 2
Monday June 15th.  8.00 p.m. (Irish Time)

This workshop will be presented by Martin Fogarty, National Hurling Development Manager and will have planning & practical elements to it. It is a follow-on from Part 1 which can be viewed at Hurling Webinar: Coaching & Managing a Hurling Team Part 1

Its focus will be primarily on preparing adult and youth teams but will also be relevant to all other age groups. From a practical element Part 1 concentrated on Skill Development so Part 2 will concentrate on Games and games related activities.

Register here for:

Coaching & Managing a Hurling Team Part 2

Club Championship Update 09/06/20

At tonight’s meeting of the County Executive, consideration was given to County Championship formats for 2020.
The preference remains for a group stage championship in line with the format approved by clubs last year, subject to the window available.
With inter-county games games resuming on the weekend of October 17th / 18th, we await the programme of inter-county activity from the GAA’s CCCC later this month to allow us to maximise the period of club activity from July onwards.
Therefore, there will be no final decision on formats until that point.
Meanwhile, a subgroup is examining the opportunities for the streaming of games to allow the greatest possible audience for the club programme and to facilitate those who are unable to attend.
In the meantime, we thank all teams and club members for continuing to comply with government and GAA regulations.

Safe Return for Gaelic Games

Covid-19 Update – Safe Return to Gaelic Games

The GAA, An Cumann Camogaíochta and the LGFA have today published a plan for a safe return to Gaelic games for the three organisations.

The plan (attached) is the work of a specially appointed Advisory Committee, which included representatives of all three bodies, the GPA and a number of medical experts (see below for committee members).

It offers a route back to activity, subject to the government timelines being achieved in the weeks and months ahead.

It is broken down into sections covering Medical Advice; Preparing for a Safe Return; Information for Players and Team Personnel; Summary and Checklist; Roadmap for Return to Activity

Some of the stand-out elements of the report include:

· A gradual return to on-field non-contact activity in Phase Three of the Government plan in small groups.

· The need for an online education programme and new measures around temperature checking and completed documentation before training and games.

· A return to contact sport on July 20.

· Provisional windows for club activity and the return of inter-county training and competitions.

The document mirrors the Government roadmap and outlines the opt-in approach of the wider Gaelic games family regarding a possible return to activity and play.

It is being distributed to all units today with a view to providing them with time to put in place the necessary arrangements to facilitate a return to activity.

The members of the Covid-19 Advisory Group are:

Shay Bannon (Chairman) – existing Chairman of GAA Health and Safety Committee

Professor Mary Horgan, (U.C.C. and President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland)

Dick Clerkin (Chairman of GAA Medical Scientific and Welfare Committee) Dr Pat O’Neill (Dublin) Dr Kevin Moran (Donegal) Dr Jim O’Donovan (Limerick) Dr Sean Moffatt (Chair of Gaelic Athletic Medics Association and Mayo team doctor)

Paul Flynn (CEO Gaelic Players Association) Stephen Mc Geehan (Head of Operations, Ulster GAA)

Tony Mc Guinness (Events and Safety Manager, Croke Park) Sinéad Mc Nulty (CEO, Cumann Camogaíochta na nGael) Helen O’Rourke (CEO, Ladies Gaelic Football Association) John Horan (Uachtarán CLG) Tom Ryan (Ard Stiúrthóir CLG) Feargal Mc Gill (Director of Player, Club and Games Administration CLG)

SAFE RETURN FOR GAELIC GAMES