Underage GAA scene flourishing
Launch of Club Sligo 2017 Club Sligo 2017, which supports Sligo GAA, was launched on Friday evening and those who wish to become Club Sligo members for the 2017- 2019 term are asked to sign up now with their Club.
Membership starts at € 250 and the names of those who have contributed will be displayed prominently at the Centre of Excellence in Scarden.
A new training, warm- up section has just been completed and the surfacing of the car park area is due to start soon.
The Club Sligo scheme has ensured that the facility at Scarden has been completed on- time and to a high specification.
An added bonus for clubs this year is that those units that achieve Club Sligo membership sales in excess of € 7500 will receive a set of O’Neill’s jerseys. U21 fundraiser The U21 football panel recently held a fundraiser and first prize of € 250 went to Michael Currid from the Grange area while Michael McDermott from Eastern Harps club got second prize of € 150 and Natasha Jackson also from the Harps club picked up third place and € 100. Scór na nÓg The Scór na nÓg final winners of 2016/ 17: Figure Dancing: Gael Naomh Molaise Solo Singing: Kate Gavin - Naomh Mhuire Recitation/ Storytelling: Siomha Heekin Cuil Irra/ Leathros Instrumental Music: Naomh Fearnáin Léiriú Staitse/ Stage Presentation: Gael Naomh Mholaise. Cumann Iománíocht Naomh Eoin. Noamh Eoin Hurling Club were table quiz representatives in the All- Ireland finals last Saturday in the Waterfront Belfast. The Scór Sinsir Competitions and Quiz will take place on Saturday 11th of March; venue and time to be confirmed. For more info and entries contact Cultural Officer Keith Henry on 086- 3357182 and Scór Secretary Catherine Gallagher 087- 6494568. Coaching update The Award 1 course starts in Curry on February 17th from 7- 10pm. It continues February 18th from 10- 3pm and February 25th from 10- 3pm. The cost is € 50. To book a place email liamog. gormley. gm. sligo@ gaa. ie. A coaching workshop for youth coaches in Tourlestrane is taking place on February 16th from 7- 8.30pm on creating scoring chances by making the right decisions. Mayo inter- county player Andy Moran is taking the workshop.
IT Sligo coaches are currently carrying out their award 1 coaching course in preparation for starting in schools on February 27th. GAA Amigos The regional finals of the primary school GAAmigos skills competition for North division took place this week in Summerhill. Well done to all schools involved. Congrats to Moylough who won south division boys and both Bunninadden and Drimina who were joint winners of girls. Best of luck to Coola, Summerhill and St . Attracta’s who are all out in junior championship this week. Hurling initiative Last month saw Sligo and Leitrim combine a hurling foundation course held in Sligo’s Centre of Excellence. The course was led by Shane Curley and Michael Carroll both from Roscommon. Over 20 people attended on the night with a lot of young members on the course. It’s great to see a big interest from young people who want to get into coaching. Benny Kenny, Hurling GPO, hopes to run a hurling award 1 course in the next few weeks. Healthy Clubs Roadshow The GAA Healthy Clubs Roadshow took place on the 4th February in the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence at Ballyhaunis. Several clubs and county health and wellbeing committee members attended to learn what Healthy Clubs in the province are doing to support communities in pursuit of better physical, social, and mental wellbeing. Responding to identified needs among their memberships and communities, the clubs are engaged in health promoting campaigns and programmes addressing such interesting and important topics. These include healthy eating, smoke- free clubs, emotional wellbeing and mental fitness, physical activity opportunities for non- playing members, engaging older community members and youth development. Also included is gambling, drug, and alcohol awareness, heart health, suicide awareness, and even blood donation. Training for Club Health and wellbeing officers will take place on the 27th of February in Scarden.