The 2019 Benchmarking Awards & Conference took place in Nemo Rangers on Sat 22nd Feb 2020. With many clubs receiving their awards on the day they also got a chance to attend nine different events
Main organiser Colm Crowley GDA welcomed everyone on the day and introduced Cork GAA Coaching Officer Ronan Dwane, who officially opened the conference.
On the day you had Traolach Martin, CBC Senior coach, former Dublin Underage coach a& Dublin Colleges Coach give a presentation on Developing a holistic Youth Player through Club, School and County
Barry Dunne Games Development Administrator with Waterford GAA give a presentation on Identifying your clubs values and steps to honour them.
Colm Crowley Coach County Board Games Development Administrator and Founder of Coaching the GAAme present a practical workshop on Games to introduce & Develop skills for 5 -10 year olds.
Pat Spratt & James McCarthy Cork GAA Games Development Administrators, All Ireland winning Minor and U20 Football Coaches give a practical workshop on Integrating a Games Based Coaching approach for Youth Players
Dr Diarmuid Lester – Bishopstown club player PE Teacher and Doctoral candidate in the area of Motor Development presenting The Importance of Fundamental Movement Skills for Children
Shane Supple Runai Rebel OG, Ex Games Development Administrator & Coach Education Coordinator for Cork GAA presenting Coach Education for your club and the structures in the coach education programs
Barry Mullane Founder Active Sports Coaching, Former GPO with Dublin GAA presenting a practical workshop on Fun Games & Activities to Develop Fundamental Movement Skills in Children
Colm O’Sullivan presenting Functional Movement & Athletic Development for the Youth Player and what the club can do for him
Kevin O’Callaghan , Games Manager with Cork GAA how to maximise 100% of your target audience, the local Primary Schools
Keynote Speaker who closed the conference Keith Ricken Cork U20 All Ireland Winning Manager and GAA Officer in CIT presenting a Player centered approach to Coaching.
We must thank the following people who helped make the conference a success, Colm Crowley and the full time staff with Cork GAA. Kevin O’Callaghan Ganes Manager , GDA’s Pat Spratt, James McCarthy, GPO Paudie Crowley, Rebel Og Chairman Michael O’Mahony, Des Culinane, Childrens Officer with the County Board. Conor Counihan Director of Football with Cork GAA, all the staff in Nemo Rangers who facilitated everything on the day, to all our guest speakers and presenter who gave valuable insight in many aspects of being a coach in your club. To all the clubs who took part in Benchmarking and Coaching Officers from the clubs who spend so much time and effort making sure that their club stay current and up to date on Benchmarking.
Below are the results from the Benchmarking Accreditation Scheme for 2019 listed below.
Congratulations to all clubs who have achieved recognition through this initiative and it is testament to the great work going on in communities all over the county in promoting gaelic games.
While 2020 is currently presenting huge challenges to us all, where possible clubs should try to engage in the national coaching webinars every Tuesday and Thursday along with our Rebel Og Coaching webinars being held every Wednesday. If clubs wish to run workshops through a webinar forum with club coaches, then GDA’s would be happy to facilitate this in the coming weeks.
2019 BENCHMARKING ACCREDITED CLUBS
| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| Aghada GAA Club |
Canovee |
Aghinagh GAA |
| Cobh |
Adrigole |
Ballinascarthy |
| Ballincollig GAA Club |
Argideen Rangers |
Ballinhassig |
| Ballinora |
Ballycastle Gaels |
Ballyclough GAA |
| Bandon |
Bantry Blues |
Beal Athan Ghaorthaidh |
| Bishopstown |
Barryroe GAA club |
Boherbue |
| Blackrock National Hurling Club |
Bride Rovers |
Brian Dillons |
| Blarney |
Carrigaline |
Carraig na bhFear Gaa |
| Carbery Rangers |
Charleville |
castletownbere |
| Carrigaline |
Clann na nGael |
Courcey Rovers |
| Carrigtwohill Gaa |
Clonakilty GAA |
Cumann Peile Cill na Martra |
| Castlehaven |
Cloughduv Hurling Club |
Delanys Gaa |
| Clyda Rovers |
CROSSHAVEN |
Donoughmore |
| Douglas Hurling and Football Club |
Dripsey GAA |
Freemount |
| Eire Og |
Dripsey GAA |
Gabriel óg |
| Fermoy |
Glanworth Juvenile Club |
Grenagh |
| Fr O’Neills |
Gleann na Laoi |
Kilmacabea Gaa |
| Inniscarra |
Glenville |
Kilmeen/kilbree |
| Knocknagree |
Ilen Rovers GAA |
Laochra og |
| Killavullen |
Kilbrittain GAA Club |
Muintir Bhaire |
| Killeagh |
Kilshannig |
Na Piarsaigh |
| Kinsale GAA club |
Kilmurry/Cill Mhuire |
Saint Oliver Plunketts |
| Mayfield GAA |
kiltha og |
St James |
| Midleton GAA |
Lisgoold |
St Michaels |
| Mitchelstown/Ballygiblin |
Macroom |
St Vincents |
| Naomh Aban |
Meelin |
St. Colmans |
| Nemo rangers |
Newmarket |
St. Colum’s |
| Newcestown |
Shanballymore Juvenile club |
St. Finbarrs |
| Newtownshandrum |
Valley Rovers |
TADHG MacCarthaighs |
| O Donovan Rossa |
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Tracton |
| Passage West GAA |
|
Uibh Laoire |
| Sam Maguires |
|
Urhan |
| Sliabh Rua |
|
Watergrasshill Hurling club |
| St Catherines |
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| Whitechurch |
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| Youghal |
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Cork Senior Hurling team supports Marymount
Cork Senior Hurler, Robbie O’ Flynn, has come up with a novel way of raising funds for Marymount Hospice.
He is gathering team members and GAA managers to undertake a solo run challenge over 48 hours on 25th and 26th April for Marymount hospice, which depends heavily on public donations.
Up to 50 Cork players and managers are expected to do a solo relay run in their gardens to raise funds over 48 hours next weekend. The solo runs will be videoed and streamed live via an Instagram page which Robbie set up for the event @Corkhurling.Marymount
He has also made a Facebook Page to support the initiative.
Robbie O’ Flynn said: “With a lot of Marymount’s fundraising events cancelled due to Covid-19, I thought it would be great if we could do something collectively to support them.
“Initially, I was thinking of donating or raffling jerseys but then thought that a solo run would be something that we could all get involved in to support this worthy cause. It would also be within social distancing guidelines in that we will all do the run in our own gardens or within a 2km radius of where we live. I asked some of the lads and they thought it was a great idea. Management have been really supportive too.”
The event aims to raise €50K for Marymount Hospice. Anyone who donates to the fund will be entered into a prize raffle for Cork team jerseys.
The 22-year-old player from Glounthaune in Cork, who has recently completed a Masters in Management and Marketing at UCC, said “ the run will begin at 6am on Saturday the 25th of April, followed on the hour and around the clock by each participant. “
The fundraising campaign has been launched via a Go Fund Me page and donations are already coming through.
“It’s good to be able to play a part in supporting such a worthy cause”, said Robbie.
“Covid-19 restrictions are affecting Marymount’s scheduled fundraising activities so this is a great opportunity to use our time, energy and skills to make a difference to people’s lives.”
Patrick Horgan, captain of the Cork senior hurling team, said: “We are all so delighted to be involved in such an event to support Marymount Hospice and the great work they do. Everybody in Cork has a close connection to Marymount in one way or another and show great strength and generosity any time an event like this one is run.
“The way Cork people especially come together to support something like Marymount, makes us all proud to be from Cork.”
Speaking about the event Cork Senior Hurling Manager Kieran Kingston said “Marymount Hospice is so important to the people of Cork, and the we are delighted to be able to be involved in a fundraiser like this, for such a great cause like Marymount Hospice”
Donations can be made via https://www.gofundme.com/f/corkhurlersformarymount/donate or by contacting Marymount Hospice’s fundraising team at 021 4501201 or email fundraising@marymount.ie
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Benchmarking Awards Conference
The 2019 Benchmarking Awards & Conference took place in Nemo Rangers on Sat 22nd Feb 2020. With many clubs receiving their awards on the day they also got a chance to attend nine different events
Main organiser Colm Crowley GDA welcomed everyone on the day and introduced Cork GAA Coaching Officer Ronan Dwane, who officially opened the conference.
On the day you had Traolach Martin, CBC Senior coach, former Dublin Underage coach a& Dublin Colleges Coach give a presentation on Developing a holistic Youth Player through Club, School and County
Barry Dunne Games Development Administrator with Waterford GAA give a presentation on Identifying your clubs values and steps to honour them.
Colm Crowley Coach County Board Games Development Administrator and Founder of Coaching the GAAme present a practical workshop on Games to introduce & Develop skills for 5 -10 year olds.
Pat Spratt & James McCarthy Cork GAA Games Development Administrators, All Ireland winning Minor and U20 Football Coaches give a practical workshop on Integrating a Games Based Coaching approach for Youth Players
Dr Diarmuid Lester – Bishopstown club player PE Teacher and Doctoral candidate in the area of Motor Development presenting The Importance of Fundamental Movement Skills for Children
Shane Supple Runai Rebel OG, Ex Games Development Administrator & Coach Education Coordinator for Cork GAA presenting Coach Education for your club and the structures in the coach education programs
Barry Mullane Founder Active Sports Coaching, Former GPO with Dublin GAA presenting a practical workshop on Fun Games & Activities to Develop Fundamental Movement Skills in Children
Colm O’Sullivan presenting Functional Movement & Athletic Development for the Youth Player and what the club can do for him
Kevin O’Callaghan , Games Manager with Cork GAA how to maximise 100% of your target audience, the local Primary Schools
Keynote Speaker who closed the conference Keith Ricken Cork U20 All Ireland Winning Manager and GAA Officer in CIT presenting a Player centered approach to Coaching.
We must thank the following people who helped make the conference a success, Colm Crowley and the full time staff with Cork GAA. Kevin O’Callaghan Ganes Manager , GDA’s Pat Spratt, James McCarthy, GPO Paudie Crowley, Rebel Og Chairman Michael O’Mahony, Des Culinane, Childrens Officer with the County Board. Conor Counihan Director of Football with Cork GAA, all the staff in Nemo Rangers who facilitated everything on the day, to all our guest speakers and presenter who gave valuable insight in many aspects of being a coach in your club. To all the clubs who took part in Benchmarking and Coaching Officers from the clubs who spend so much time and effort making sure that their club stay current and up to date on Benchmarking.
Below are the results from the Benchmarking Accreditation Scheme for 2019 listed below.
Congratulations to all clubs who have achieved recognition through this initiative and it is testament to the great work going on in communities all over the county in promoting gaelic games.
While 2020 is currently presenting huge challenges to us all, where possible clubs should try to engage in the national coaching webinars every Tuesday and Thursday along with our Rebel Og Coaching webinars being held every Wednesday. If clubs wish to run workshops through a webinar forum with club coaches, then GDA’s would be happy to facilitate this in the coming weeks.