Successful Gaelic football camp returns to Skye
Following on from a very successful Gaelic football camp in Skye last April, Highland Council’s Gaelic team were delighted to work in partnership again with FC Sonas to deliver a three-day Gaelic football event in Portree in the Easter holidays. The Gaelic football camp was open to Gaelic medium pupils throughout Skye.
The very successful event was well attended at Portree High School with up to 50 Gaelic medium youngsters participating in the football camp.
The coaching sessions were led by Calum Ferguson along with support from three young coaches; Iain Cormack, a former pupil, and two current Gaelic secondary pupils at Portree High School, Sadie MacDonald and Beth MacDonald.
Calum Ferguson, FC Sonas said: “FC Sonas were delighted to be able to return to the Isle of Skye for a second consecutive Easter holiday camp.
“Following on from the success of last year we saw player registration rise from an impressive 40 to 48 this year.
“With thanks to the ongoing support of Highland Council’s Gaelic team we are looking forward to further opportunities to engage the local communities through Gaelic based football activities.”
Councillor Calum Munro, chairperson of the Gaelic committee said: “I am delighted that the council’s Gaelic team worked in partnership with FC Sonas to deliver a second Gaelic football camp in the Isle of Skye.
“It is vital for our Gaelic young people to have opportunities to participate in extracurricular sporting activities that are delivered through the medium of Gaelic within their own communities.
“It is also very encouraging to hear that Gaelic secondary pupils from Portree High School were supporting their younger Gaelic medium peers through the football coaching sessions during the three-day football camp and I hope that this will increase young people’s confidence to use their Gaelic.”