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- SADHBH FISHER Blessingto­n GAA Club

Name: Sadhbh Fisher

Age: 15

Club: Blessingto­n GAA Favourite position on the team: Centre forward/full-forward

Best game you were ever involved in and why? Senior semi-final 2020 vs AGB - was my first year playing Senior football and scored the winner in extra-time.

Best game you ever watched and why? Cork vs Kerry this year when Cork (the underdogs) shocked the country when they scored a goal in last minute to win the game.

Favourite player from your own club and why? Jess Brennan (I want a game next year)

Favourite Wicklow player and why? Kim Connors - she eats, sleeps and breathes GAA.

Favourite national player and why? Carla Rowe (Dublin) - she’s so skillful.

Your sporting dream for 2021: To be able to play football!

Your sporting dream overall: Make it to a national level.

Name of your school and your honest opinion of it: Blessingto­n Community College - suppose it’s alright.

Favourite subject: Business studies

Favourite teacher: Mr Murphy (Baltinglas­s captain 2020)... if only I had his ‘confidence’!

Name something you really like about your school (aside from the subject and teacher)? Mr Burke (Principal); enthusiasm towards everything - see Jeruselam dance up on school Facebook page.

What would you like to do when you leave school? Teaching

In your own words, explain what you love most about your club? There’s a great atmosphere around and everyone gets on with each other.

In your own words, what improvemen­ts could be made in how your sport is organised that could help you enjoy the game more? I’d like to see women’s sport more recognised #CantSeeCan­tBe.

Favourite sporting venue in Wicklow: Blessingto­n (home advantage!)

Favourite sporting venue in Ireland: Croke Park

Favourite sports commentato­r: Marty Morrissey

Favourite computer game: Don’t play computer games. Favourite food: Shepard’s Pie Most annoying habit in a teammate: Girls coming late or leaving early for training.

Most annoying habit in a coach: Going through loads of tactics.

What’s the one thing you look forward to most at training or a game? Getting out of the house to clear the head.

What’s the one thing you don’t look forward to at training or a game? Being left on the bench.

Best thing a coach ever said to you: ‘Solo and kick with your left (weaker) foot’.

This was said to me at a young age and has now given me equal strength in both legs

If your coach was an animal, what would he/she be? A dog; her bark is worse than her bite

Best nickname in your club: Bambi - Sara Bohan as she’s always falling over.

Have you any peculiar habits before a game? Pre-match nap.

If lockdown was a food, what would it be? Fresh cream

How have you found Covid-19 and how has it affected your life? I would usually be out every night of the week whether it’s training or matches with soccer and Gaelic. Now I’m inside everyday.

If you were elected Chairperso­n of Wicklow LGFA what would be the first thing you’d do or change? Make Blessingto­n GAA grounds the new Wicklow HQ.

If you could jump forward 20 years, how would you hope you had lived your life on and off the field and what would you like to have achieved? Played my sports to the highest ability and I hope I’ll be helping the next generation.

What do you like about yourself? That I’m so active.

What’s in your pockets right now? (Be honest): Nothing as my phone is in my hand!

If you had one wish right now, what would you wish for? To go back to 2019 and warn the world about Covid to prevent all this happening

 ??  ?? Blessingto­n’s Sadhbh Fisher in action in Dunbur Park last year.
Blessingto­n’s Sadhbh Fisher in action in Dunbur Park last year.

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