The Sligo Champion

Praise for course

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ARDARA’S Aaron Breslin has come on board as a football coach with Sligo GAA and the IT Sligo graduate is really enjoying the year so far. He said: “I did Recreation­al and Leisure and then Level 8 Business & Sport. Liam Óg came in and said they were looking for interested people, so I went for it was and was lucky enough to get it. I always to had be a big national hWggg inschool teacher, terest in football and a big interest in coaching too. I want so I felt for the year it would be a great job to get into, obviously it’s in Sligo it’s handy and all that.”

Aaron said he learned a lot of coaching while studying Rec & Leisure. “They’re had been a lot done, I did my work experience in 2nd Year with Sligo GAA and really liked it. When this job was available, I thought it would be a great opportunit­y,” the Donegal man said. “I started in September. How it works is that I’ve schools during the day and then secondary schools in the evening. I really enjoy it. I go around the schools on my own. Tommy has 7 or 8 schools, so do I and we have secondary schools in on that as well. All secondary schools in the county are involved, I’m in the West, so I have Enniscrone and Easkey.” Aaron said he does a lot of coaching back in Ardara too. “It’s just about being able to better myself as a coach as well, whether it’s for a job or not. “An opportunit­y like this, you learn so much every day and week as it goes on, it’s hugely beneficial for everyone involved,” Aaron said. “I’d recommend it to anyone in the IT, it’s a great opportunit­y and a full-time job.”

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