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Vinnie Walsh
Aligning Club and School
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Presentation Overview
• St Colman’s Case Study.
• What does club/school link mean?
• How do you set up the link?
• What are the benefits of the system?
• The Player.
• Bringing it to the next level (Club/School/County Link).
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Club/School Link
In its simplest format it stands for the opening
up of good links in communication between the
school & clubs in the catchment area.
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Setting Up The System
School Contact Person
School
Club
Other Sporting
Organisations
Provincial & County Offices
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School
Coaches
• Teams
• Coaching Certs
• Individual Players
Principal
• Exams
• Football Costs
• Fixtures
Teachers • Fixtures
• Students Playing
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Club
S.L.O • Club Officials
• Goal Setting
Coaches • Fixtures
• Player Welfare
Parents • Players
Welfare
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Provincial & County Offices
Provincial • Meetings
• Fixtures
County
• Coaches
• Development squads
• Minor Management
Coaching Courses
• Foundation Level
• Information Days
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Coaching Certs
‘put in place a programme
that makes sure every
player is coached by a
person qualified to the
appropriate level’
(The GAA Strategic Vision and Action Plan 2009 – 2015)
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Other Sports
Soccer • School & Club
Teams
• Regional Teams
Rugby
• School & Club Teams
• Regional Teams
Other Sports
• Athletics
• Golf, etc.
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Club/School Link
What are the major advantages to the system?
• Opens up communication links between the school and feeder clubs.
• Chance to talk out concerns between club and school.
• Monitors the participation and progress of players.
• Stops the sending of messages through players.
• Promotes GAA in the area.
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Benefits of a good club/school link
Playing & Training
Grounds Provided.
Fixture Overload
(September & April).
Coaching Support.
Equipment Shared.
Fundraising.
Player Development.
College Grounds
available for Training
& Matches during
busy periods.
School Club
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St. Colman’s (Case Study)
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St Colman’s (Case Study)
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St Colman’s (Case Study)
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The Player
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The Player
Two Teams in School.
Three Teams in Club.
County
Development/Minor Team.
Other Sports.
Exams.
Work.
Sub On Team in School.
Sub On Team in Club.
Young Player Under Pressure Young Player Losing Interest
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St. Colman’s Case Study: Goal 2011/12
• Identify players playing in the club but not the college. (Work together on getting them back involved).
• 1st & 2nd Year Teams played two games on every match day. (EVERY YOUNG PLAYER GOT GAME TIME & FELT PART OF THE PANEL).
• In House Games.
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Club/School/County Link
• Development Teams • U14, U15, U16, U17.
• Kilkenny Development Squads.pdf
• County Minor Teams • Trials, Training, League, Championship.
• County Coaches • Support and Advice in Clubs and Schools.
• Transition Year Life Skills Programme.
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Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
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Our Goal
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Go Raibh Maith Agaibh