|
|
|
MAYO YOUTH SOCCER
UPDATES 2006
|
| 31/09/06 |
|
|
Pilot Futsal League Set to
Kick Off: The MSGYAFL U.11 Futsal League will
be commencing in the De La Salle Hall, St Gerald’s
College, Castlebar on 11th November and will run
to the 13th January 2007. It is for boys and girls
born between 1st January 1995 and 31st December
1996. The games will be ran from 11:00 to 3:00
and it will cost each club €100 to play in this
project. The eight sides to play in the pilot
league will be confirmed by the League Secretary.
At the end of the league, all players will be
issued with certificates. This is a 5 a side game
with up to seven subs. The club rules are as follows:
Clubs must have two mentors each week. Clubs must
bring first aid kit. Clubs must bring own water
bottles. Clubs must give equal playing time to
all players Clubs must only play players registered
with the club. Clubs must wear full kit. Mayo
Futsal League – Summary of basic rules: It’s important
to remember that the normal rules of football
apply with a few exceptions as follows: Teams
Teams start with 5 players on the pitch including
goalkeeper. Up to 7 subs are allowed. Duration
20 mins each half or 15 mins for younger children.
Substitutions Teams are allowed unlimited substitutions
during the course of the game. The substitutions
can only take place at the substitution ZONES.
The referee does not have to be notified, however,
the substitute can only join the play when his
team mate has fully left the pitch through the
subs zone. Goalposts and keeper’s area Goalposts
are 3 metres by 2 metres in size (not necessary
if not available). Goalkeeper’s area is a 6 metre
arc around goal area. Ball out of play When it
goes out over the sidelines, the ball is kicked
back in (ball must be positioned ON THE LINE).
Opponents must be 5 metres from the ball. Players
have 4 seconds to do this or the kick in will
go to the other team. When the ball goes out wide
over the end lines, the Goalkeeper throws the
ball back into play. Normal corner kick rules
apply. Fouls No sliding tackles – except goalkeeper
in his arc area. No shoulder charges All free
kicks indirect except when awarded for above type
fouls. Opponents must be 5 metres from the ball.
Accumulated fouls If a team commits more than
5 fouls during the course of the game, every subsequent
free kick awarded will be from the 10 metre line
and opponents are not allowed to block it or form
a wall (in effect, a penalty from 10 metres).
Red Cards If a player from a team is sent off,
the team may send on a sub after two minutes has
elapsed from the sending off OR after the opposing
team has scored a goal if it’s within the 2 minutes
period in question. Red carded player automatically
misses next game.
SFAI Inter Leagues Kick Off: The SFAI Inter
Leagues kick off on Saturday with Mayo U.12s and
U.15s away to Galway in Terryland Park, while
the Mayo U.14s are at home to Longford. Give these
teams your full support. SFAI U.12 Inter League
Galway V Mayo in Terryland Park K.O. 1:00 SFAI
U.15 Inter League Galway V Mayo in Terryland Park
K.O. 3:15 SFAI U.14 Inter League Mayo V Longford
in Milebush Park K.O. 12:30 2007
Sports Capital Programme – Grants: Given
the fact that a total of 16 clubs indicated on
Thursday night last that they would be applying
for funding for Capital projects, and Sports Equipment
under the 2007 programme, Joe Butler is prepared
to give a further information evening on possibly
Thursday the 9th November (venue - Milebush Park
if available) if there is sufficient interest.
(Specifically for Soccer Clubs on this occasion).
Clubs should confirm by e-mail to Mr. Butler on
or before Wednesday next 1st November if they
are interested in attending. If Joe Butler has
sufficient numbers, it will go ahead. If it does
not go ahead, please feel free to contact same
if you want any information or advice.
Connacht Girls Training Mayo Girls Selected:
The following players are invited to attend
Connacht Regional Development training at Milebush
Park, Castlebar on Thursday November 2 from 1230pm-230pm.
Any player unable to attend should call either
Niall Harrison @ 087-2499506 or Johnny Morris
Burke @ 087-2079161 or Paul Byrne @ 086-8579678
as soon as possible. All players should bring
full training gear, astro-turf boots, shin pads,
water. Under 14; MAYO; Aileen Gilroy Killala Elaine
Lowther Killala Amy Hopkins Ballinrobe Stacey
Freyne Manulla Under 16 ; MAYO; Karena Finn Charlestown
Maria Harrington Westport Niamh Barrett Manulla
Amy Roddy Ballina Town Ailish Collins Ballina
Town Katie Roughneen Manulla Under 18 ; MAYO;
Fiona McLoughlin Castlebar Celtic Linda McDonnell
Manulla Hannah Callaghan Ballinrobe Alanna Carr
Ballina Town Orna O’Dowd Ballina Town Anne Moran
Ballinrobe Katie Walsh Ballinrobe Patricia Coyle
Ballina Town Bridget Staunton Ballina Town Aoife
Herbert Ballina Town Nichola Leonard Ballina Town
Tara Donnellon Ballina Town
Trophies: All trophies for the U.16-U.18
age groups must be returned inscribed and in good
condition to Michael Fox, League Trophy Co-ordinator
no later than Friday 3rd November. Clubs failing
to comply with this directive will be subject
to a fine at the discretion of the LMC Courses
and Workshops: A number of education courses and
workshops that may be of interest to soccer clubs,
will be held by the Mayo Sports Partnership over
the Autumn period. The following is a list of
courses and provisional dates. Wed 15th November
Sports Capital Programme Information Workshop
- Grants / Funding. 21st / 22nd November Code
of Ethics and best practise in sport workshop
- part 2. Friday 24th November SAQ level 1 Course
Please check out the website (mayo.fai.ie) for
details on times and venues. Details on further
courses are available from Charlie Lambert at
the MSP.
Fund Raising Table Quiz: Charlestown Athletic
FC are holding a fundraising table quiz on Friday,
November 10th at 9:00pm in the Yeats County Inn,
Curry (3 minutes from Charlestown on Sligo road).
All support would be appreciated. To book in a
team of 4, call Pat @ 086-8981235. Cost per table
is €50.00. Cash prizes for winners and runners-up
with may more prizes to be won.
Small Sided Goals: Any club wishing to
buy small-sided goals can obtain forms from Dave
Breen, Secretary of the MSGYAFL on 087-9906429.
These forms are for getting the goalposts at an
affordable rate.
LMC Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday 24th October at
9:00 and Tuesday 31st October at 9:00. All committee
members are asked to attend.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon through
fax on 098-28665 or by email at mayofootballhead@eircom.net
|
| 25/09/06 |
|
|
Mayo FAI Emerging Talent Programme:
Has kicked off in Milebush Park for boys U.12,
U.13 and U.14 level. It is a 34 week programme
aimed at development of various techniques with
the best prospects in the county undertaken by
qualified coaches at a high standard. The U.12s
ETP is in Milebush on Sunday mornings from 11:30
to 1:00, U.13s ETP is in Milebush on Thursday
evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 and U.14s ETP is in
Milebush on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00.
Players to report to Milebush Park 15 minutes
prior to each session.
Trials and Assessment for Republic of Ireland
U.15 International Squad: Takes place in the
AUL Complex, Clonshaugh, Dublin on Sunday, 1st
October and 8th October. All players to report
to the AUL Complex at 12:00 on each date. The
Republic of Ireland U.15 manager, Vinny Butler,
will be assessing the following from Mayo. Danny
Kirby (Castlebar Celtic), Jack McDonnell (Swinford),
Paul Lawless (Kiltimagh/Knock United) and Ryan
Connolly (Ballyglass).
International Callup: Birmingham City and
former Castlebar Celtic youth player, David Joyce
has been called up by Sean McCaffrey for the forthcoming
UEFA U.17 Championship qualifiers away to Azerbaijan,
Denmark and Latvia in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is
the first time that a Mayo footballer has been
involved in an important UEFA underage international
since Simon Webb played for his country in the
finals of the UEFA U.16 Championships in 1994??
Also, Ballina Town’s David Cawley and Erris United’s
Ronan Murray got called up for the Republic of
Ireland U.16 Squad to face France in Normandy.
Courses and Workshops: A number of education
courses and workshops that may be of interest
to soccer clubs, will be held by the Mayo Sports
Partnership over the Autumn period. The following
is a list of courses and provisional dates. Sat
7th October Sports and Disability Workshop (Inclusion
for all) Mon 9th October & Wednesday 13th October
Code of Ethics and best practise in sport. Child
Protection in Sport Workshops A central goal for
all those involved in sport for young people is
to provide a safe, positive and nurturing environment
where children can develop and enhance their physical
and social skills. In order to achieve this, Mayo
Sports Partnership are hosting a Code of Ethics
and Best Practice (Child Protection) workshop
for leaders within sports clubs / organizations;
Location: Moyvalley Resource Centre The Quay Ballina
. Date: 9th & 11th October 2006 Time: 7.30-9.30pm
(both nights) Fee: €10 per person. This ‘Child
Welfare & Protection in Sport’ training is for
Children’s Officers and/or Designated Persons,
Sports Leaders and other adults involved in the
organisation of sport for young people. As well
as undertaking child protection training, all
governing bodies of sport and related organisations
should adopt child protection policies and procedures
as outlined in the Code of Ethics and Good Practice
for Children's Sport. The training will enable
Children’s Officers/Sports Leaders to: • Implement
best practice in protecting the welfare of participants
• Create a child-centred environment within the
sports club • List categories of abuse and some
indicators associated with abuse • Make appropriate
response to a disclosure • Make a report to designated
officer or appropriate Statutory Authorities If
you would like to participate in this worthwhile
course, please complete the attached application
form and return with payment to our office asap.
Please bring this to the attention of any sports
volunteers who may be interested in this course,
places are limited, so early booking is advised.
Mayo Sports Partnership Mayo County Council Castlebar
Co. Mayo Phone: + (0) 94 9029911 Fax: + (0) 94
9029912 www.mayocdb.ie Code of Ethics and Best
Practice ‘Child Welfare and Protection in Sport’
Training Courses Date: 9th & 11th October 2006
Venue: Moyvalley Resource Centre, The Quay, Ballina
Time: 7:30-9:30pm Registration: 7:15pm Fee: €10
per person (please make cheques payable to Mayo
Sports Partnership): Mayo Sports Partnership,
Mayo County Council, Castlebar, Co.Mayo Tele:
094-9029911 Places are limited so early booking
is advised Sat 14th October Sports First Aid.
Sat 28th October Children officer in sport training.
Wed 15th November Sports Capital Programme Information
Workshop - Grants / Funding. 21st / 22nd November
Code of Ethics and best practise in sport workshop
- part 2. Friday 24th November SAQ level 1 Course
Please check out the website (mayo.fai.ie) for
details on times and venues. Details on further
courses are available from Charlie Lambert at
the MSP. SFAI Rule 35 (Rule For Trophy Competitions/National
Cups): A player can assist only one club in a
national cup competition in the season. (Rules
of a divisional League affecting A and B teams
shall apply) transfers will be valid until 15th
October in each season.
Small Sided Goals: Any club wishing to
buy small-sided goals can obtain forms from Dave
Breen, Secretary of the MSGYAFL on 087-9906429.
These forms are for getting the goalposts at an
affordable rate. Congrats: To Ballyvary Bluebombers
on winning the Dee Perpetual U.12 Girls Cup in
their final against Kilmurray and congratulations
is being extended to Snugboro United on defeating
Castlebar Celtic on winning the AIB U.12 League
Div.2 South Playoff Final in Milebush. Congrats
is also being extended to Eoin Butler and Michael
Rabbett on refereeing their first finals in Milebush
Park.
LMC Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday 26th September
at 9:00 and Tuesday 3rd October at 9:00. All committee
members are asked to attend.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon through
fax on 098-28665 or by email at mayofootballhead@eircom.net
|
| 18/09/06 |
|
|
From The Showgrounds to The
Theatre of Dreams: Your chance to enter a
FREE DRAW and win a TRIP TO OLD TRAFFORD TO SEE
MANCHESTER UNITED PLAY LIVERPOOL. There are six
tickets to be won at the Sligo Rovers V St Patrick’s
Ath match on Saturday evening, kick off at 7:45pm.
Everyone who attends the Eircom Premier League
game on Saturday 23rd September will be entered
into a free draw for this trip of a lifetime:
Three lucky winners will be presented with two
tickets each for an amazing package: . Flights
from Galway to Manchester . Tour of Old Trafford
. Accommodation in Jury’s Inn, Manchester . Evening
meal in a top restaurant . Match tickets to Manchester
United V Liverpool on 22nd October For more details,
visit www.sligorovers.com.
FAI lights the Futsal Fire! Ever wondered
what the ingredients are for a never ending production
line of World Class soccer stars? Five times World
Champions, Brazil appears to have discovered some
of them with their seemingly endless supply of
World Champions from the days of the great Pele
right up to today’s superstars like Ronaldinho.
However, the FAI is now beginning to focus on
a key element widely recognised as being an integral
ingredient in the development of these highly
gifted players. The game of Futsal (from the Portuguese,
futebol de salao and meaning indoor football)
has been cited by such luminaries as Pele and
Ronaldinho as having a major impact on their development
as players. The legendary Pele said: “I played
Futsal for 2 or 3 years before I joined Santos.
Futsal was important in helping to develop my
ball control, quick thinking and passing. Also
for dribbling, balance and concentration….futsal
was very, very important, no doubt”. Futsal is
the Official UEFA and FIFA version of indoor 5
a side football and most Brazilian youngsters
grow up playing little else until they reach the
age of 12 or 13. Futsal is a high tempo game played
with a size 4 ball which is designed to have a
reduced bounce. The consequence of this is that
the ball tends to stay close to the floor more
often which accelerates the development of skills
such as passing, dribbling and close control.
The small pitch size also means players have to
think quickly and react with a quick pass or a
dribbling move to get out of tight situations.
The result over time is the production of highly
skilled, quick thinking, creative players! Perhaps
you may have seen the recent advert on TV featuring
footage of a very young Ronaldinho displaying
dazzling skills on a Futsal court. This is testimony
to the type of player Futsal can produce and the
greatest endorsement of the game available. World
Player of the year Ronaldinho doesn’t sit on the
fence when he talks of his love of the game and
how it helped him as a young player. He says:
““Futsal is an extremely important way for kids
to develop their skills and understanding of the
game. My touch and my dribbling have come from
playing futsal.” Not only is Futsal a great tool
to help develop gifted players, it’s also a game
of high professional profile across the world.
Spain for example has a full time professional
league of 18 clubs. There are an estimated 110
million players participating in Futsal across
the world. FIFA and UEFA have recognised the popularity
of Futsal and have established World and European
Championships competitions taking place every
2 years. If you want to learn more about Futsal
and the FAI’s plans to develop the game, you are
welcome to attend a Futsal workshop which will
take place as follows: Venue: De La Salle Hall,
St. Gerald’s College, Castelbar. Date and Time:
21st September from 7-9pm Just to let you know
that there will be a Futsal Workshop in De La
Salle Hall, St. Gerald’s College, Castlebar on
Thursday 21st September 2006 from 7pm – 9pm. The
work shop will be hosted by Derek O’Neill and
assisted by Development Officers, Niall Harrison
and Paul Byrne. The players on the night will
be provided by the Mayo Academy. So come along
and see an alternative to the 11-a-side game and
if it interests anyone in your club/organisation
the development officers can discuss setting up
a possible Futsal league/competition.
Trials and Assessment for Republic of Ireland
U.15 International Squad: Takes place in the
AUL Complex, Clonshaugh, Dublin on Sunday, 1st
October and 8th October. All players to report
to the AUL Complex at 12:00 on each date. The
Republic of Ireland U.15 manager, Vinny Butler,
will be assessing the following form Mayo. Danny
Kirby (Castlebar Celtic), Paul Lawless (Kiltimagh/Knock
United) and Ryan Connolly (Ballyglass).
International Callup: Birmingham City and
former Castlebar Celtic youth player, David Joyce
has been called up by Sean McCaffrey for the forthcoming
UEFA U.17 Championship qualifier away to Azerbaijan
in Baku. It is the first time that a Mayo footballer
has been involved in an important UEFA underage
international since Simon Webb played for his
country in the finals of the UEFA U.16 Championships
in 1994??
Upcoming FAI/FAS Course in Milebush: A
further scheme involving the F.A.I. and FAS will
commence in September at Milebush Park, Castlebar
- this course which is mainly football orientated
is open to young amateur players (men and women)
ideally aged between 16 and 20 who are out of
the educational system. This course also has modules
such as computers, personal development, and the
sport and leisure industry. The amount of skill,
tactical and fitness work makes this course as
close as possible to full time training, and will
immensely benefit the young people taking part.
Participants can also qualify as fitness / gym
instructor through the course. Participants are
paid the equivalent of the unemployment assistance,
plus accommodation allowances. Those wishing to
partake in this course should contact Leo Tierney
immediately - course is limited to 24 participants
– 087-6816442. Please check in your club to see
if there are any suitable candidates.
Coach Education...LEVEL 1 YOUTH CERTIFICATE:
This course shall be advertised on the FAI
Website for the Connacht/Ulster Region. There
are only 28 places available and the FAI must
have a minimum of 16 in order to run the course.
Course fee is €300. The course is booked in for
Milebush Park, Castlebar, Co Mayo over the following
dates. Participants must be available to attend
all modules of the course. All participants must
have completed the old introductory course OR
the Kick Start 2 course OR hold an equivalent
qualification. Coaches who have done the old Level
1 are very strongly encouraged to take this course.
Coaches working in the adult game should also
avail of this course. Please bring this course
to the attention of all coaches affiliated to
the League. There must be lots of candidates out
there looking to enhance their coaching skills,
their knowledge of the player and the game. Course
descriptor shall follow in next few days. Schedule
as follows; Weekend 1: Friday September 22nd @
7-10pm; Saturday September 23rd @ 10.30am-5pm;
Sunday September 24th @10.30am-5pm Weekend 2:
Friday October 27th, Saturday October 28thand
Sunday October 29th ...same times as previous
weekend Final Assessment: on Saturday December
2nd @ 10.30am-4pm If you or any of your coaches
need any further information call Niall Harrison
@ 087-2499506.
Courses and Workshops: A number of education
courses and workshops that may be of interest
to soccer clubs, will be held by the Mayo Sports
Partnership over the Autumn period. The following
is a list of courses and provisional dates. Sat
7th October Sports and Disability Workshop (Inclusion
for all) Mon 9th October & Wednesday 13th October
Code of Ethics and best practise in sport. Sat
14th October Sports First Aid. Sat 28th October
Children officer in sport training. Wed 15th November
Sports Capital Programme Information Workshop
- Grants / Funding. 21st / 22nd November Code
of Ethics and best practise in sport workshop
- part 2. Friday 24th November SAQ level 1 Course
Please check out the website (mayo.fai.ie) for
details on times and venues. Details on further
courses are available from Charlie Lambert at
the MSP.
Small Sided Goals: Any club wishing to
buy small-sided goals can obtain forms from Dave
Breen, Secretary of the MSGYAFL on 087-9906429.
These forms are for getting the goalposts at an
affordable rate.
Congrats: To Ballina Town U.12 girls that
won the All Ireland Soccer Final of the Pioneer
Total Abstinence Association tournament recently.
Also congratulations is being extended to all
our footballers that passed the Junior Cert last
week.
Commiserations: To the Mayo Senior Football
team on being defeated by Kerry in the All Ireland
Senior Football Championship Final. Irrespective
of the result, you did your county proud.
LMC Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday 19th September
at 9:00 and Tuesday 26th September at 9:00. All
committee members are asked to attend.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon through
fax on 098-28665 or by email at mayofootballhead@eircom.net
|
| 28/08/06 |
|
Trophies: Once again, the LMC
of the MSGYAFL have requested that clubs that have
not returned cups or shields must do so immediately
to Michael Fox, Trophy Co-ordinator or any committee
member. It is unfair on clubs that have won leagues
and yet to receive their trophy and fines will have
to be levied.
Upcoming FAI/FAS Course in Milebush: A further
scheme involving the F.A.I. and FAS will commence
in September at Milebush Park, Castlebar - this
course which is mainly football orientated is open
to young amateur players (men and women) ideally
aged between 16 and 20 who are out of the educational
system. This course also has modules such as computers,
personal development, and the sport and leisure
industry. The amount of skill, tactical and fitness
work makes this course as close as possible to full
time training, and will immensely benefit the young
people taking part. Participants can also qualify
as fitness / gym instructor through the course.
Participants are paid the equivalent of the unemployment
assistance, plus accommodation allowances. Those
wishing to partake in this course should contact
Leo Tierney immediately - course is limited to 24
participants – 087-6816442. Please check in your
club to see if there are any suitable candidates.
Castlebar Town U.10 Blitz: Will take place
in Moneen Park, Castlebar on Sunday 10th September.
All entries must be sent to Anthony McDonnell on
087-6547902.
Mayo Schoolboy U.12 Academy Trials: Will
take place in Milebush Park on Saturday 2nd September
with teams to assemble at 10:00. This is a five
a side tryout with two alternating subs and all
teams that competed in the AIB U.12 League automatically
entered. The players will be assessed by coaches
of the Academy and a squad will be picked from the
players present. Clubs are advised to assist the
Academy coaches by emailing their designated squad
and numbers to Michael Fox or Christy Rowland no
later than Friday as they will use the list to identify
the players without interfering with the club coaches
on the day. |
| 20/08/06 |
|
Moyvilla FC Opens All Weather Pitch:
Attymass based club, Moyvilla FC, have opened a
state of the art 50 meter all weather pitch with
floodlights, suitable for 7 side football matches.
There are changing facilities with hot showers at
the ground also. For reservations, please contact
087-2351400 or paulg@crs.ie.
Annual Prize Draw: The Mayo Schoolboys/Girls
and Youths AFL are currently selling lines for the
annual prize draw. Lines cost €2.00 and there are
two prizes on offer for a weekend for two in any
Lynch Hotel. The draw will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel on Tuesday August 29th. Tickets are currently
on sale with any member of the LMC or the Mayo Soccer
Academy.
Coach Education Kick Start 2: The Football
Association of Ireland are holding a Kick Start
2 Coach Education Course in Milebush Park, Castlebar
on Friday, Saturday, Sunday August 25th, 26th, 27th.
The course shall run from 7pm-10pm on Friday evening
and from 10am to 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
Participants must attend all modules of the course
in order to qualify for certification. Course descriptor
is attached. Course fee is €75. This course is limited
to 24 participants so book early to avoid disappointment.
For further course details and registration call
Niall Harrison at 087-2499506 immediately.
KICK START 2 – Introduction to Coaching Part
2 Aim: The course is designed to assist coaches
in the development of the player’s (aged 9-12 years)
soccer specific and FUNdamental movement’s skills
in game related functions, progressing into small
sided games. Objectives: To provide coaches with
the ability to: · Identify stages in the development
of young players at the Learn to Train phase · Plan,
organise and implement coaching sessions. · Adapt
activities to develop soccer specific skills in
players in the Learn to Train phase. · Reinforce
and progress the player’s soccer specific and FUNdamental
movement’s skills in game related functions, progressing
into small sided games · Plan, implement and review
sessions in a fun, safe and friendly environment.
Entry Requirements: Open to Coaches who complete
Kick Start 1. Candidates will be 16 years or over.
Candidates will be asked to abide by the Code of
Ethics/Conduct in soccer and the Code of Ethics
and Good Practice for children’s sport in Ireland.
Kick Start 2 is the second part of a two-part Introduction
to Coaching programme within FAI’s Coach Education
Scheme. Duration/Format: 20 contact hours – All
courses are subject to a minimum of 20 participants
enrolling with the course coordinator. If the required
number of participants is not achieved prior to
the course start date then the course may be cancelled
/ deferred. There are practical aspects of the course,
therefore please bring appropriate attire. Assessment:
No formal assessment required. Full attendance is
compulsory to gain certification. Certification:
Kick Start 2 coach will receive an ‘FAIreland Introductory”
certificate of attendance as part of the National
Coaching Development Programme. Course Fee and Development
Manual (Learn to Train Phase) €75 Coach Education...LEVEL
1 YOUTH CERTIFICATE: This course shall be advertised
on the FAI Website for the Connacht/Ulster Region.
There are only 28 places available and the FAI must
have a minimum of 16 in order to run the course.
Course fee is €300. The course is booked in for
Milebush Park, Castlebar, Co Mayo over the following
dates. Participants must be available to attend
all modules of the course. All participants must
have completed the old introductory course OR the
Kick Start 2 course OR hold an equivalent qualification.
Coaches who have done the old Level 1 are very strongly
encouraged to take this course. Coaches working
in the adult game should also avail of this course.
Please bring this course to the attention of all
coaches affiliated to the League. There must be
lots of candidates out there looking to enhance
their coaching skills, their knowledge of the player
and the game. Course descriptor shall follow in
next few days. Schedule as follows; Weekend 1: Friday
September 22nd @ 7-10pm; Saturday September 23rd
@ 10.30am-5pm; Sunday September 24th @10.30am-5pm
Weekend 2: Friday October 27th, Saturday October
28th and Sunday October 29th ...same times as previous
weekend Final Assessment: on Saturday December 2nd
@ 10.30am-4pm If you or any of your coaches need
any further information call Niall Harrison @ 087-2499506.
Referees Course: A number of clubs indicated
from the recent Club Questionnaire that they would
have individuals from within their club available
to take up refereeing. A Beginners Course for Referees
will take place on Thursday 24th August in Milebush
Park at 8.00pm. Please check out in your club with
anyone interested in doing this course. The course
will be conducted by Michael Cresham (Mayo Assessor),
and Willie Bradley (Connaught Regional Assessor)
under the auspices of the F.A.I. All those interested
should contact Michael Cresham 087 2221325 or Damien
McGrath 087 9776172. As most clubs are aware there
is a genuine shortage of referees, this is an opportunity
for your club to address this problem in a positive
way.
Courses and Workshops: A number of education
courses and workshops that may be of interest to
soccer clubs, will be held by the Mayo Sports Partnership
over the Autumn period. The following is a list
of courses and provisional dates. Sat 7th October
Sports and Disability Workshop (Inclusion for all)
Mon 9th October & Wednesday 13th October Code of
Ethics and best practise in sport. Sat 14th October
Sports First Aid. Sat 28th October Children officer
in sport training. Wed 15th November Sports Capital
Programme Information Workshop - Grants / Funding.
21st / 22nd November Code of Ethics and best practise
in sport workshop - part 2. Friday 24th November
SAQ level 1 Course Please check out the website
(mayo.fai.ie) for details on times and venues. Details
on further courses are available from Charlie Lambert
at the MSP.
LMC Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday 22nd August at 9:00
and Tuesday 29th August at 9:00. All committee members
are asked to attend.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon on
mayofootballhead@eircom.net. |
| 13/08/06 |
|
Two Mayo Stars Receive Underage
Caps: It has been a good week for Mayo underage
soccer when former Castlebar Celtic and Birmingham
City’s David Joyce was capped by Sean McCaffrey
with the Republic of Ireland U.17s against Serbia
and Montenegro in an eight nation tournament in
Hungary. Joyce was captain for the game. Castlebar
Celtic’s Tom King was capped in the Republic of
Ireland’s 3-1 win over Malta in Dalymount Park.
Congratulations to both.
Aaron McDonnell U.11 Blitz: The annual Aaron
McDonnell U.11 Blitz will take place in Belleek
Park, Ballina on Saturday 19th August. Entries to
the blitz must be sent to Marion Mattimoe, Secretary,
Ballina Town, no later than Wednesday 16th August.
Marion can be contacted on 086-3644073 or mmattimoe@eircom.net.
Annual Prize Draw: The Mayo Schoolboys/Girls
and Youths AFL are currently selling lines for the
annual prize draw. Lines cost €2.00 and there are
two prizes on offer for a weekend for two in any
Lynch Hotel. The draw will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel on Tuesday August 29th. Tickets are currently
on sale with any member of the LMC or the Mayo Soccer
Academy. |
| 06/08/06 |
|
Oliver Kelleher U.18 League:
Will commence on Saturday 19th August and will be
ran on Saturday evenings during August/September,
moving to Saturday mornings/afternoons or Sunday
mornings when the evenings closes in. Teams will
be put into four groups of four and the group qualifiers
will qualify for the knockout stages of the Helen
Johnson Memorial Cup, currently held by Castlebar
Celtic.
FAI Summer Soccer Camps 2006: Again this
year in the North-West we have a great selection
of venues for our FAI Summer Soccer camps. We also
have our Goal-keeping specialist camp back again
for the fourth year. This year in Mayo we have five
soccer camps scheduled. As always on our soccer
camps, all of our coaches hold soccer specific coaching
qualifications from the Football Association of
Ireland or an equivalent soccer governing body.
Remember, all of our Summer Soccer camps are open
to both boys and girls
The Programme; This years FAI Summer Soccer
camps are designed to give all participants(Boys
and Girls) five football packed days of fun, skills
and games. The FAI Summer Soccer camps shall run
Monday to Friday inclusive, from 10.30am to 3pm
with breaks for light lunch and refreshments. The
specialist goal-keeping camp shall take place on
Saturday and Sunday Venues and dates; August 7-11;
Swinford United FC, McEvaddy Park, Swinford Co.
Mayo How to Register; Bookings on www.fai.ie or
by telephone at 1890-653-653 (1890-OLE-OLE)
Vacancies on Swinford Camp: The Football
Association of Ireland report a spectacular increase
in the take-up of places on their Summer Soccer
Camp programme. This Summer season, the FAI will
host more than 200 camps in every corner of the
country and the numbers taking part will comfortably
represent a 30% increase on the previous record.
Philip Behan, is the FAI National Co-Ordinator,
PEPSI Summer Soccer Schools, and he said: "We are
very encouraged by the increasing pick-up in all
areas. There has been a slight slip in the number
of girls taking the courses and we find there are
some people who do not appreciate the fact that
they can report and sign up for the camp on opening
day. "There are some people who believe if they
have not booked in advance they will not be invited
to take part, but the opposite is the case. "We
can cater for a capacity of from 100 to 150 children,
boys and girls, and to look after them we will have
a team of especially trained and qualified professionals,
men and women, to cater for them." The FAI are also
running specialist camps for goalkeepers and this
year's programme includes 15 camps, exclusively
for goalkeepers. They have also factored into the
mix special camps for Gaeltacht areas where Irish
only is spoken by the children and those running
the camps. Four of these special camps will be held
in Gweedore, Donegal, another in Glenea, Donegal,
in Carraroe, Co. Galway and in Dingle, Kerry. The
camps are for children aged from seven to fifteen
and run from Monday to Friday, 10.30 am to 3 pm
each day. In the event of inclement weather making
it impossible to work and play out-doors, then the
course will proceed indoors where facilities allow
and this applies at many of the venues. Said Mr.
Behan: "The object is to provide fun and enjoyment
for the children in a safe environment while they
apply themselves to improving their football skills.
"The safety of the children is paramount, of course,
and there is emphasis upon the safety aspect of
the sport, such as handling equipment like goal-posts,
for instance. "The FAI have a dedicated officer
whose job is to get to know the coaches. They are
vetted, references are checked and we take pride
in the safety aspect of our programme." The biggest
camp of the Summer programme to date was held in
Blanchardstown IT when there were more than 100
participants, boys and girls of a multi-ethnic background.
The success of the camp was of particular satisfaction
to the FAI. Said Mr. Behan: "The participants came
from a disadvantaged background and the fees were
covered by seven organisations. "The voluntary organisations
covered the costs of the camp and they included
the St. Vincent de Paul, the Garda Siothchana, Co.
Dublin VEC, Corduff Community Youth Project, Blanchardstown
Gardai, Councillor Felix Gallagher, the Schools
Completion Officer and Fingal County Council. "It
was a marvellous example of society in action for
the common good, it was society helping the underprivileged
by using soccer as a vehicle for social integration
and it was particularly satisfying to see that 20
girls took part in the camp." The participants in
each of the courses receive a gift pack when they
first report - jersey, shorts, football, shoulder-bag,
water bottle and upon completion of the week they
will receive a certificate of participation. The
charge for the week's participation is €89. The
Gaeltacht camps are part subsidised and the charge
for each individual is €40 while the goalkeeping
camps cost €60. The full Summer's programme of camps
is listed on the FAI.ie website. And those who have
not yet applied, need only turn up on the morning
of the course to register and participate fully.
Pepsi are again sponsors of this year's Soccer Schools,
and have thrown their support behind the programme
with promotional activities and advertising, including
providing the fantastic Dream Prize - check out
Ireland AM on TV3 this week to be in with a chance
to win.
Vacancies on Swinford Camp – Ring 1890 653
653 or contact Donal Benson on 087-9785987.
LMC Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday 8th August at 9:00
and Tuesday 22nd August at 9:00. All committee members
are asked to attend.
Vote of Sympathy: To the O’Hara family, Foxford
on their recent passing of Sheila. Sheila was wife
of Martin O’Hara of O’Hara’s Bakery, Foxford and
mother of Heather O’Hara, Straide and Foxford United
and Mayo player.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon on
mayofootballhead@eircom.net. |
| 17/07/06 |
|
Mayo Referee to Run Line in UEFA
Cup: Congratulations have been extended to Damien
McGrath on his recent appointment as assistant referee
in the forthcoming UEFA Cup qualifying round between
Valur of Iceland and Brondby of Denmark to be played
later in the month. Damian, a teacher in Scoil Mhuire
& Padraig (Swinford), is Secretary and a member
of the Mayo Branch of the Irish Soccer Referees
Society, has been refereeing for 4 years in the
Mayo League and in the eircom Under 21 League. He
has been on the full National League panel of referees
for the past two seasons, where his appointments
have been mainly in the Western region. Damien made
the breakthrough in 2001 as an associate referee
when he took up refereeing schoolboys matches and
it was the Mayo Schoolboys/Girls and Youths AFL
that nurtured his potential talent to the level
that he enjoys today. Damien’s understanding of
the FIFA Laws of the Game was a testament of his
rapid rise within the refereeing circles of Mayo.
Referees Course: A number of clubs indicated
from the recent Club Questionnaire that they would
have individuals from within their club available
to take up refereeing. A Beginners Course for Referees
will take place on Thursday 24th August in Milebush
Park at 8.00pm. Please check out in your club with
anyone interested in doing this course. The course
will be conducted by Michael Cresham (Mayo Assessor),
and Willie Bradley (Connaught Regional Assessor)
under the auspices of the F.A.I. All those interested
should contact Michael Cresham 087 2221325 or Damien
McGrath 087 9776172. As most clubs are aware there
is a genuine shortage of referees, this is an opportunity
for your club to address this problem in a positive
way.
Kick Start 2 Course: Took place in Milebush
Park on Friday 7th, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th
July 2006. The course was ran by Niall Harrison
and Padraig Nicholson of the FAI. Twenty participants
took part in an intense course that covered theoretical
and practical modules and each participant was put
into different groups and were asked to put on different
sessions based on warm ups, passing, dribbling,
heading, shooting shielding, 3V0 and 3V1 to name
from various drills. The course was based on the
coaches observing a session and to identify key
factors from a particular drill. The direction of
modern coaching is based on facilitated learning,
where the coach asks the player the question about
a particular phase of play and the player needs
to identify the problem and to correct it. It was
a very beneficial course and all participants that
took part would have learned something that they
would certainly take back to their clubs and the
LMC of the MSGYAFL would like to extend many thanks
to Niall and Padraig for the development of coaches
that are needed to set the standards for development
of the underage player to his or her full footballing
potential.
Results: All home teams are asked to please
ensure results are text in to 087 0548106 after
each game. The League Secretary is still not getting
the needed response. Your cooperation with the League
Secretary is paramount to the smooth running of
all your leagues.
Oliver Kelleher U.18 League: Will commence
on Saturday 19th August and will be ran on Saturday
evenings during August/September, moving to Saturday
mornings/afternoons or Sunday mornings when the
evenings closes in. Teams will be put into four
groups of four and the group qualifiers will qualify
for the knockout stages of the Helen Johnson Memorial
Cup, currently held by Castlebar Celtic.
Development Squads for International Trials:
The following players from the Mayo Schoolboys/Girls
and Youths AFL have been selected to attend National
Under 14 team and Regional Emerging Talent Training
and Trials on the following dates. Wednesday July
19 ; Training at Milebush Park Omni-Grass in Castlebar,
Co. Mayo. All players should report to the ground
no later than 4.45pm. Players should bring astro-turf
boots, shin pads, full training gear, and water.
Training shall run from 5pm -6.30pm. Saturday July
22; National Under 14 Team Trial at Manulla Soccer
Club, Co. Mayo. All players shall be informed of
details at previous training sessions.
MAYO SCHOOLBOYS/GIRLS AND YOUTHS ASSOCIATION
FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Danny Kirby (Castlebar Celtic);
Damian Kedian, Keith Hyland, Paul Lawless, Brendan
Walshe (all Knock/Kiltimagh Utd); Chris Reddington,
Paul Convey, Jack McDonnell (all Swinford); Cillian
O’Connor (Ballyheane); Ryan Connolly (Ballyglass);
Patrick McGreal (Manulla); Adrian Leonard (Kilmurray).
U.15 International Trials For Boys Born in 1991
Trial will take place on Saturday 22nd July at Manulla’s
ground. Two training sessions will be held before
the trials on the following dates. Wednesday 19th
July at Milebush park from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Players
should be equipped with training gear, boots (astroturf),
shin pads and water. The following is a list of
players from Mayo that are asked to attend sessions
and trials. Player Club Ian Durkan Manulla Andy
Carroll Manulla Enda McGahan Manulla Danny McNicholas
Castlebar Celtic Aiden Walsh Castlebar Celtic Danny
Fallon Westport United Ross Kenny Ballina Town Ronan
Murray Erris United Mickey Markwick Bangor Hibs
Dylan Webb Kiltimagh / Knock United Ciaran Charlton
Kiltimagh / Knock United David Cawley Ballina Town
Niall Sheridan Ballyglass
FAI Summer Soccer Camps 2006: Again this
year in the North-West we have a great selection
of venues for our FAI Summer Soccer camps. We also
have our Goal-keeping specialist camp back again
for the fourth year. This year in Mayo we have five
soccer camps scheduled. As always on our soccer
camps, all of our coaches hold soccer specific coaching
qualifications from the Football Association of
Ireland or an equivalent soccer governing body.
Remember, all of our Summer Soccer camps are open
to both boys and girls The Programme; This years
FAI Summer Soccer camps are designed to give all
participants(Boys and Girls) five football packed
days of fun, skills and games. The FAI Summer Soccer
camps shall run Monday to Friday inclusive, from
10.30am to 3pm with breaks for light lunch and refreshments.
The specialist goal-keeping camp shall take place
on Saturday and Sunday Venues and dates; July 17-21;
Milebush Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo July 24-28; Killala
FC, Killala, Co. Mayo August 7-11; Swinford United
FC, McEvaddy Park, Swinford Co. Mayo How to Register;
Bookings on www.fai.ie or by telephone at 1890-653-653
(1890-OLE-OLE) LMC
Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome Inn
Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday 18th July at 9:00 and
Tuesday 25th July at 9:00. All committee members
are asked to attend. PRO News: Any club with items
worth mentioning can send their information to Kenneth
Gannon on mayofootballhead@eircom.net. |
| 10/07/06 |
|
Oliver Kelleher U.18 League: Will
commence on Saturday 19th August and will be ran
on Saturday evenings during August/September, moving
to Saturday mornings/afternoons or Sunday mornings
when the evenings closes in. Teams will be put into
four groups of four and the group qualifiers will
qualify for the knockout stages of the Helen Johnson
Memorial Cup, currently held by Castlebar Celtic.
Development Squads for International Trials:
The following players from the Mayo Schoolboys/Girls
and Youths AFL have been selected to attend National
Under 14 team and Regional Emerging Talent Training
and Trials on the following dates. Wednesday July
12 and Wednesday July 19 ; Training at Milebush
Park Omni-Grass in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. All players
should report to the ground no later than 4.45pm.
Players should bring astro-turf boots, shin pads,
full training gear, and water. Training shall run
from 5pm -6.30pm. Saturday July 22; National Under
14 Team Trial at Manulla Soccer Club, Co. Mayo.
All players shall be informed of details at previous
training sessions.
MAYO SCHOOLBOYS/GIRLS AND YOUTHS ASSOCIATION
FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Danny Kirby (Castlebar Celtic);
Damian Kedian, Keith Hyland, Paul Lawless, Brendan
Walshe (all Knock/Kiltimagh Utd); Chris Reddington,
Paul Convey, Jack McDonnell (all Swinford); Cillian
O’Connor (Ballyheane); Ryan Connolly (Ballyglass);
Patrick McGreal (Manulla); Adrian Leonard (Kilmurray).
U.15 International Trials For Boys Born in 1991
Trial will take place on Saturday 22nd July at Manulla’s
ground. Two training sessions will be held before
the trials on the following dates. Wednesday 12th
July at Milebush Park from 6:30 to 8:00pm. Wednesday
19th July at Milebush park from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.
Players should be equipped with training gear, boots
(astroturf), shin pads and water. The following
is a list of players from Mayo that are asked to
attend sessions and trials. Player Ian Durkan Manulla
Andy Carroll Manulla Enda McGahan Manulla Danny
McNicholas Castlebar Celtic Aiden Walsh Castlebar
Celtic Danny Fallon Westport United Ross Kenny Ballina
Town Ronan Murray Erris United Mickey Markwick Bangor
Hibs Dylan Webb Kiltimagh / Knock United Ciaran
Charlton Kiltimagh / Knock United David Cawley Ballina
Town Niall Sheridan Ballyglass.
FAI Summer Soccer Camps 2006: Again this
year in the North-West we have a great selection
of venues for our FAI Summer Soccer camps. We also
have our Goal-keeping specialist camp back again
for the fourth year. This year in Mayo we have five
soccer camps scheduled. As always on our soccer
camps, all of our coaches hold soccer specific coaching
qualifications from the Football Association of
Ireland or an equivalent soccer governing body.
Remember, all of our Summer Soccer camps are open
to both boys and girls The Programme; This years
FAI Summer Soccer camps are designed to give all
participants(Boys and Girls) five football packed
days of fun, skills and games. The FAI Summer Soccer
camps shall run Monday to Friday inclusive, from
10.30am to 3pm with breaks for light lunch and refreshments.
The specialist goal-keeping camp shall take place
on Saturday and Sunday Venues and dates; July 10-14;
Claremorris FC, Concannon Park, Claremorris, Co.Mayo
July 15-16; Goalkeeping Camp, Milebush Park, Castlebar,
Co. Mayo July 17-21; Milebush Park, Castlebar, Co.
Mayo July 24-28; Killala FC, Killala, Co. Mayo August
7-11; Swinford United FC, McEvaddy Park, Swinford
Co. Mayo How to Register; Bookings on www.fai.ie
or by telephone at 1890-653-653 (1890-OLE-OLE)
LMC Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Thursday 13th July at 9:00
and Tuesday 18th July at 8:00. All committee members
are asked to attend. PRO News: Any club with items
worth mentioning can send their information to Kenneth
Gannon on mayofootballhead@eircom.net. |
| 29/05/06 |
|
County Development Officer Announced:
The Football Association of Ireland in conjunction
with Mayo County Council is delighted to announce
the appointment of Paul Byrne as the new County
Development Officer. Paul Byrne is manager of this
year’s Mayo Kennedy Cup squad and has been involved
with the Mayo Schoolboys/Girls and Youths AFL Academy
since 2001. Paul was a notable player for Urlar
United and coached children’s soccer at Urlar United
and Kiltimagh/Knock United. The Republic of Ireland
Manager Stephen Staunton, at Ballinrobe Races, will
perform the official launch of the Co. Development
Officer next Tuesday evening. The CEO of the FAI
John Delaney, the Manager of Mayo Co Council Mr.
Des Mahon, and the Chairman of Mayo County Council
Mr. Henry Kenny and other dignitaries will accompany
him. The LMC of the MSGYAFL would like to wish Paul
Byrne the very best of luck in his new venture
Congrats: To the Sacred Heart School on winning
the national final in the girls U.14 secondary schools
soccer competition after defeating Buncrana 5-0
in the final and to Bohola National School on winning
the Ribena National Schools 5 A Side National Final.
Also to Joe Lawless, former Mayo Schoolboys player
on getting capped for the Republic of Ireland V
Northern Ireland at Bellurgan United FC, Dundalk
on Saturday.
Important Dates: The FCS Connacht U.16 Cup
Final between St Francis of Athlone and Castlebar
Celtic will take place in Athlone, tomorrow evening
at 7:00 while the FCS Connacht U.18 Cup Final match
between Castlebar Celtic and Renmore United will
take place in Milebush Park, Castlebar on Friday
evening at 7:00. The League is asking the clubs
to support Castlebar Celtic in their endeavours
this week.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon on
mayofootballhead@eircom.net. |
| 22/05/06 |
|
Visit of Noel King to Mayo:
Noel King, F.A.I. Women’s Football Unit Manager
and Senior Women’s International Manager will visit
Mayo over the weekend of 26th – 28th May to discuss
the promotion and development of girls/women’s football.
All individuals interested in the promotion of Girls
/ Women’s football are welcome to attend a meeting
with Noel on Friday 26th May in Milebush Park at
8:00 pm. This will be followed by a questions and
answers session with Noel. Tea will be served afterwards.
On Saturday 27th from 10:30-1:00, there will be
a coaching workshop with the Mayo U.15 Girls Development
Squad in Milebush ran by Noel King. All are welcome.
Congrats: To the Sacred Heart School, Westport
on reaching the final of the National Girls Colleges
Soccer competition.
Important Dates: The Helen Johnson Memorial
Cup Final for the U.18 League Title between Castlebar
Celtic and Erris United will take place in Milebush
Park on Saturday Evening at 6:30 in what promises
to be a great game of football and an evening’s
worth entertainment. On Wednesday 31st May, the
U.16 Cup Final between Castlebar Celtic and Westport
United will take place in Milebush Park at 6:30
and this will prove to be an intriguing clash between
the two clubs.
LMC Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday night, May 23rd
at 8:30. All committee members are asked to attend.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon on
mayofootballhead@eircom.net |
| 15/05/06 |
|
Visit of Noel King to Mayo: Noel
King, F.A.I. Women’s Development Officer and Senior
Women’s International Manager will visit Mayo over
the weekend of 26th – 28th May to discuss the promotion
and development of girls/women’s football. All individuals
interested in the promotion of Girls / Women’s football
are welcome to attend a meeting with Noel on Friday
26th May in Milebush Park at 8:00 pm.
FCS Connacht Underage Cup Finals: FCS Connacht
Youths (U.18) Cup Final Thursday 18th May – 7:00
pm Kick Off – Milebush Park, Castlebar. Castlebar
Celtic V Renmore FCS Connacht U.16 Cup Final Sunday
21st May 3:00 pm Kick Off – Athlone Venue St Francis
(Athlone) V Castlebar Celtic This is an opportunity
for Mayo underage football supporters to come out
and support Mayo soccer and the LMC of the MSGYAFL
would like to wish Castlebar Celtic the very best
of luck in both finals.
Danone International U.11 Blitz: Took place
in Milebush Park, Castlebar last Saturday in glorious
weather conditions and the standard of football
played was pretty high. Ballina Town won the Mayo
area, defeating Castlebar Celtic 3-0 in the final
and now goes through to play in the Connacht Finals
in Sligo. The League would like to thank Mick Walsh
and Jimmy Blake for refereeing, to Jeremy Dee for
providing wonderful facilities on the day, to the
clubs for taking part and to the organisers of the
tournament.
Results in Full: Round 1. Killala 3-0 Castlebar
Town Kiltimagh/Knock United 3-0 Swinford Quarter
Final. Claremorris 4-1 Killala Kilmurray 0-7 Ballina
Town Ballinrobe Town 1-4 Westport United Castlebar
Celtic 3-2 Kiltimagh/Knock United Semi Final. Castlebar
Celtic 2-2 Westport United (AET) Castlebar Celtic
won 5-4 on penalties Claremorris 0-3 Ballina Town
Final. Castlebar Celtic 0-3 Ballina Town
SFAI AGM: Will take place in the Tower Hotel,
Waterford on Saturday morning at 12:00. All clubs
are welcome to attend.
Mayo Footballing Census: As part of Mayo
Local Football Partnership aims for 2006 it is proposed
to develop an updated "census" of all registered
players / coaches / referees along with an accurate
account of facilities available within the county.
To this end the Mayo Local Football Partnership
are sending each club a Questionnaire to gather
the information. It is vitally important that all
clubs respond with the information on or before
19th May. It will only take a short meeting of the
relevant people in each club to secure the information,
and should take no longer than 30 minutes to complete.
The Mayo Local Football Partnership are equally
trying to determine any specific needs of clubs,
and would ask the clubs to make a short comment
in relation to any matter that the Partnership can
be of assistance to each club in the future (do
not include any areas that are the responsibility
of each footballing authority). The full support
of all clubs in this matter is essential to the
success of the Partnership going forward.
LMC Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday night, May 23rd
at 8:30. All committee members are asked to attend.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon on
mayofootballhead@eircom.net. |
| 02/05/06 |
|
Mayo Footballing Census: As
part of Mayo Local Football Partnership aims for
2006 it is proposed to develop an updated "census"
of all registered players / coaches / referees along
with an accurate account of facilities available
within the county. To this end the Mayo Local Football
Partnership are sending each club a Questionnaire
to gather the information. It is vitally important
that all clubs respond with the information on or
before 19th May. It will only take a short meeting
of the relevant people in each club to secure the
information, and should take no longer than 30 minutes
to complete. The Mayo Local Football Partnership
are equally trying to determine any specific needs
of clubs, and would ask the clubs to make a short
comment in relation to any matter that the Partnership
can be of assistance to each club in the future
(do not include any areas that are the responsibility
of each footballing authority). The full support
of all clubs in this matter is essential to the
success of the Partnership going forward.
International Caps: David Joyce got called
up for the Republic of Ireland U.16 squad to play
in the Gradisca Europa Tournament in Austria from
April 25th to April 30th 2006. The Irish squad is
in Group B against Croatia in Kotshach-Mauthen,
Austria on the 25th, Serbia Montenegro in Arnoldstein
on the 26th and Latvia in Hermangor on the 27th
April. The Irish were knocked out at the group stage
on goal difference after beating Latvia 1-0 and
being defeated by Croatia and Serbia Montenegro.
MSGYAFL Member Comes of Age: Congratulations
to the PRO of the MSGYAFL League, Kenneth Gannon
on celebrating his 30th birthday. His party was
celebrated in The Quays bar on Saturday night with
family and close friends with a great barbecue and
disco by DJ Ron Rosco. Kenneth is also a former
Fixtures Secretary of the League from 2000-2005
and finally got his plum job in 2005.
Pepsi/FAI Summer Soccer Camps Job Vacancies:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified
soccer coaches to work on the 2006 PEPSI/FAI Summer
Soccer Camps in the Sligo/Leitrim/Mayo region. Pepsi/FAI
Camps shall run at twelve venues over the months
of July and August. Candidates must; Hold a minimum
of Kick Start One Coach Education Certificate or
equivalent soccer coaching qualification Have a
minimum of two years experience working with children
aged 7-15, in soccer coaching Have one letter of
reference for your suitability to work with children
Have one letter of reference for your ability to
coach soccer to children All applications with full
C.V should be sent to Niall Harrison, Mullaghmore
Road, Cliffoney Co. Sligo on or before Friday May
5, 2006.
LMC Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday night, May 9th at
8:30. All committee members are asked to attend.
Clubs With More Than One Team per League: Clubs
will be given their first two games to identify
their A and B/C panel of players. The League must
then be advised of the designated squad of each
team. Players will then be allowed to transfer up
but they cannot transfer down. Clubs must note that
cards will be monitored after the third game and
if the rule is in breach, the match will be awarded
to the oppostition.
Snippets: The LMC of the MSGYAFL has issued
the following guidelines for all clubs for the coming
season. All clubs must adhere to these notes. 1.
All home teams must text in result to result line
within an hour of match finishing result number
is 087 0548106. We do not want to go down the road
of issuing fines for non compliance, but in the
interest of keeping tables updated please ensure
that all your managers know the number. 2. All registration
and affiliation fees must be paid before the season
kicks off. 3. The registration process has been
streamlined this year making it easier to check
cards be aware that a check will be made on cards
have all players registered. A fine of €15 per unregistered
player will be levied. Repeat offences could see
teams losing points. 4. All referee's cards should
be filled in with capital letters. Ineligible cards
will attract a €50 fine. 5. Under 12 Girls is now
a seven a side league. Small sided goals must be
used. Play will be across full size pitch A goalkeepers
only area at each side will be marked with an area
one meter either side of goal posts extending to
8 metres. A size 4 ball to be used at all times.
There will be two halves of 20 minutes duration
with a five minute break. Seven players from a panel
of ten may be used. All players must participate.
A full list of all rules will be in the soon to
be issued Information booklet. 6. It is hoped that
the website will be up and running in the next week
or so. The website will only be as good as the information
it is given please ensure home managers ring in
result to result line 087 0548106. 7. The Under
11 season will kick off with a knockout tournament
for the Danone Cup over two weekends in May. The
two finalists in this tournament will represent
Mayo in the Connaught Tournament. More details will
be given nearer the dates. 8. The Under 10 Blitz
series will begin with a competition in Milebush
provisionally booked for 24th June, again more details
nearer date.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon on
mayofootballhead@eircom.net. |
| 23/04/06 |
|
AGM of the Mayo Schoolboys/Girls
and Youths AFL: Recently took place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel in Castlebar. The meeting was opened with
a minute’s silence for the late Mary Walsh, Vice
Chairperson of the League, who passed away last
July. The Chairman of the League, Tom Mullins, welcomed
John Durkan from the Mayo League, Damien McGrath
from the Mayo branch of the ISRS and to Martin O’Hanlon,
Acting Hon Secretary of the SFAI. In his address,
Tom Mullins described 2005 as the most successful
year to date in terms of international caps, seven
Mayo boys and girls were capped for their country,
an international captain and at lest three more
players being assessed and it was a tribute to the
work of the Academy. On of the highlights from the
Academy was the U.13’s trip to Carrington where
they beat Manchester United Academy 7-2 and a visit
to the City of Manchester ground where the players
were introduced at half time at the Manchester City
V Portsmouth game before 46,000 people. Congratulations
were extended to all winners of all competitions.
Also the clubs were commended for developing the
game and the success of teams in external competitions
have forced the League into a backlog of domestic
fixtures. Many thanks were expressed to the referees
for their dedication and their job does not get
any easier and the clubs were asked to treat the
match officials with respect. The Academy was thanked
for their work, to the coaches, Pat Naughton, Pat
Gavin, Paul Fielding, Brendan Kenny, Paul Byrne,
Liam Loftus and Peter McDonnell, who give so much
of their time for the development of the boys and
girls and organise trips for games. Also, gratitude
was expressed to Michael Rowland who manages the
Mayo U.16/U.18 squads, to Niall Harrison, RDO for
the FAI for advice and presentations and to the
following clubs for making their facilities available;
Snugboro United, Killala, Ballyheane and Manulla.
The MAFL was thanked for their co-operation over
the last year with their facilities made available
to the League and they were wished the best of luck
in the development plans of extra facilities at
the county headquarters at Milebush Park and they
were accorded full co-operation from the MSGYAFL
for the new venture. A special word of thanks was
given to Dave Breen for taking on the fixtures along
with his already onerous task as Secretary, given
that there were 142 teams last year to partake in
the League programme at boys and girls and thanks
to the clubs for assisting Dave in making the task
smoother. To other important members of the League,
Pat O’Connor, Brian Johnson and Kenneth Gannon for
their input for running the League so professionally.
Three new members were formally welcomed onto the
LMC, Michale Fox of Ballyheane, John Moran of Westport
and Christy Rowland, Glenhest. A special word of
thanks was given to the former Chairman and Coordinator
of the League, Jeremy Dee for his commitment and
dedication of the League and the very best of luck
to him in his new role as Chairperson of the Mayo
Ladies League. A word of thanks was given to the
sponsors of the MSGYAFL; Chadwick’s, Castlebar,
AIB, Lynch’s Breaffy House Hotel, Al Murretto’s
Italian Restaurant, Castlebar, Ballyhaunis Credit
Union, Welcome Inn Hotel, Castlebar, O’Brien’s Trophy
Centre, Claremorris, Blackfort Machinery, Castlebar,
Oliver Kelleher Trophies, Castlebar, Gerry Kenny
Sports, Ballina, Umbro, Joyce and Sons Contractors,
Westport and Tim Hastings and Sons LTD, Westport.
It was reminded to the clubs that participation
was paramount, winning was secondary and enjoyment
was everything. The address was wrapped up with
a tribute to Mary Walsh RIP: To a person who made
herself available to all types of sport in Mayo,
from Community Games secretary to Chairperson of
Women’s League to Vice Chair of the Mayo Schoolboys/Girls
and Youth League and the Development Officer of
Mayo Girls Football. When we look back on your achievements
we wonder how you were able to give so much of your
time to sport in the community plus your time with
family and work. You were the mother of all girls
in sport, totally committed committee member. You
were always there when called upon to help out,
whether it was at a gate collection, making tea
and organising coaching sessions for your club,
county or Community Games. We thank you for your
time spent with us and also the memories. In your
own words “Aragh someone has to do it and isn’t
great to be able to do it?” From all of us thank
you Mary RIP. In his Secretary’s Report, Dave Breen
opened with a tribute to Mary Walsh and was described
as just not a League Officer but a friend to all
and would be sadly missed not just in football but
in all sports. Also tributes were paid to Jeremy
Dee for the colossal amount of work that was put
into the League and that he was thanked for his
help. The website was beset with some teething problems
over the last year and that a backup system will
be put into place to help improve the website and
that all information will be up to date. Despite
the growing popularity of small sided games, there
was an element of concern of U.10s and U.11s football
being taken too seriously by the clubs and that
these games should be simply fun and enjoyable experiences
for the kids. The external competitions, with new
formats has made it difficult to fix in domestic
games over the winter months, compounded by the
success of the Mayo clubs. Congratulations were
extended to all the winners over the past year and
to the clubs that have done exceptionally well in
external competitions. The League will be seeking
guidance from the clubs as to when the U.18 League
will commence for the new season. The work at the
Academies was continuing under the guidance of Head
Coach, Paul Fielding and there is also the exciting
prospect of the FAI Emerging Talent Programme that
will be coming on stream in August. The Local Soccer
Partnership Committee was launched by CEO of the
FAI, John Delaney and FAI Technical Director, Packie
Bonner in January. The committee is made up of representatives
of all the governing bodies of Mayo football, including
members of the MSGYAFL. The Mayo Sports Partnership
is also represented and it is hoped that the schools
and local public representatives will join the body.
The mission is to promote and face the challenges
that exist within the game at county level in a
unified and harmonious comportment. One of the goals
is increased participation in all levels of the
game. Some of the clubs have reached saturation
point and are not able to increase numbers due to
lack of coaches or facilities. There are some junior
clubs with no underage structure and the MSGYAFL,
alongside the Local Soccer Partnership will be tackling
that issue during the year. The numbers of registered
players continue to increase and the signs looks
towards further increases in registration and participation
within the game. The Mayo branch of the ISRS was
thanked for their help and cooperation over the
last year. The clubs are encouraged to members to
take up refereeing, be it full or associate status,
where they can retain club status. It is the intention
of the League to punish heavily on abuse towards
referees. There are a shortage of referees and the
League cannot afford to lose anymore officials.
Clubs were reminded on the penalties for playing
overage players as the League received rumours,
but the League cannot act on such unless accompanied
by official evidence of the alleged offence. The
Secretary looks forward to working with the clubs
on a positive basis and that clubs were welcome
to attend the LMC meetings if there was a problem
that they would like to discuss. The delegates were
reminded that the League is ran on a voluntary basis
with the members trying to hold down a full time
job. There are several vacancies on the LMC and
if anyone was interested in making a contribution
to the League, they were advised to contact any
LMC member. In his Treasurer’s report, Brian Johnson
outlined to the clubs that the last five years have
seen the League progressing beyond expectations
and the challenge was to prepare the finances to
meet the new, greater challenges that exist within
the League, which is one of the most professionally
ran in the country. In his Registrar’s report, Pat
O’Connor outlined the explosion of numbers participating
in underage football in Mayo. In 1994, only 994
children registered, the figure nearly doubled to
1,691 in 1996. The figure remained pretty dormant
with 1,646 registerd in 1999. In the last six years,
that figure climbed to an all time high of 3,291
registered kids, making it the fastest growing team
sport in the county at underage level for active
playing members. The motions from Ballina Town regarding
that U.12 boys league consist of a Premier Division
with 11 a Side football and the lower divisions
played on a small sided pitch at 7 a Side level
was referred to an EGM. The Girls U.12 League to
be played at 7 a Side on a small sided pitch was
passed. The U.13 League proposal that it would not
be ran in 2006 was referred to the next delegates
meeting. The timing of the U.16 League being reviewed
with the possibility of it being in tandem with
the School year was being looked at. Kilmurray FC
motion on underage blitzes/tournaments hosted by
clubs affiliated to the MSGYAFL should adhere to
the guidelines drawn up by the MSGYAFL regarding
players and substitutes, pitch size and markings,
size of ball, entry fee per team, referees qualifications
and that member(s) of the MSGYAFL would visit these
blitzes to see that these guidelines were being
adhered to. Christy Rowland and Michael Fox produced
a document with the same points from the MSGYAFL
and the motion was adopted. Dave Breen was returned
as Secretary of the MSGYAFL by Marion Casby, Kiltimagh/Knock
United and Gerry Sweeney, Bangor Hibs. In his speech
to the delegates, the Acting Hon Secretary of the
SFAI, Martin O’Hanlon thanked the MSGYAFL for inviting
him to the AGM in Castlebar and he commended the
League for the ways it professionally runs its business
and pointed out the professionalism of Brian Johnson
who is also a member of the SFAI Executive. He paid
tribute to the work at the Academy and praised the
teams that travel to the Kennedy Cup for their conduct
and for the ways they play football which was a
joy to watch and attracted the attention of different
scouts and that the work that has been done is an
example to other leagues across the country. He
went on to wish the LMC the very best for the coming
year. Damien McGrath, Secretary of the Mayo Branch
of the ISRS addressed the meeting and asked clubs
that as there was a shortage of the men in black,
that they would go back to their committees and
try to get whistlers out to referee matches and
ease up the dearth of referees within the county.
MSGYAFL On Tour: Two teams from the Mayo
Schoolboys/Girls and Youths AFL have been on tour
to Britain of late. On the 8th-11th April, the Mayo
U.14 side visited Doncaster under the Head Coach,
Paul Fielding and played a number of games against
local academy sides. Meanwhile, the Mayo U.13 Kennedy
Cup squad, led by Paul Fielding, travelled to Wrexham
last week to play against some of the established
academy sides of North West England and North Wales
and by all accounts the kids enjoyed their experience
and the local sides were very impressed with the
work that is done at the Mayo Academy. The Mayo
U.14 Girls will be travelling to Cork on Friday
for the Bishopstown Tournament that will be held
on Saturday and Sunday. International Caps: David
Joyce got called up for the Republic of Ireland
U.16 squad to play in the Gradisca Europa Tournament
in Austria from April 25th to April 30th 2006. The
Irish squad is in Group B against Croatia in Kotshach-Mauthen,
Austria on the 25th, Serbia Montenegro in Arnoldstein
on the 26th and Latvia in Hermangor on the 27th.
If the Irish qualify, they will be playing their
semi final game in either Kotshach-Mauthen or Ajdovscina
in Slovenia on the 28th. The TPPO will take place
in Nova-Gorica in Slovenia and the Final will take
place in Gradisca d’Isonzo, Italy on Sunday 30th.
Pepsi/FAI Summer Soccer Camps Job Vacancies:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified
soccer coaches to work on the 2006 PEPSI/FAI Summer
Soccer Camps in the Sligo/Leitrim/Mayo region. Pepsi/FAI
Camps shall run at twelve venues over the months
of July and August. Candidates must; Hold a minimum
of Kick Start One Coach Education Certificate or
equivalent soccer coaching qualification Have a
minimum of two years experience working with children
aged 7-15, in soccer coaching Have one letter of
reference for your suitability to work with children
Have one letter of reference for your ability to
coach soccer to children All applications with full
C.V should be sent to Niall Harrison, Mullaghmore
Road, Cliffoney Co. Sligo on or before Friday May
5, 2006.
LMC Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday night, April 25th
at 8:30. All committee members are asked to attend.
Clubs With More Than One Team per League: Clubs
will be given their first two games to identify
their A and B/C panel of players. The League must
then be advised of the designated squad of each
team. Players will then be allowed to transfer up
but they cannot transfer down. Clubs must note that
cards will be monitored after the third game and
if the rule is in breach, the match will be awarded
to the oppostition.
Snippets: The LMC of the MSGYAFL has issued
the following guidelines for all clubs for the coming
season. All clubs must adhere to these notes. 1.
All home teams must text in result to result line
within an hour of match finishing result number
is 087 0548106. We do not want to go down the road
of issuing fines for non compliance, but in the
interest of keeping tables updated please ensure
that all your managers know the number. 2. All registration
and affiliation fees must be paid before the season
kicks off. 3. The registration process has been
streamlined this year making it easier to check
cards be aware that a check will be made on cards
have all players registered. A fine of €15 per unregistered
player will be levied. Repeat offences could see
teams losing points. 4. All referee's cards should
be filled in with capital letters. Ineligible cards
will attract a €50 fine. 5. Under 12 Girls is now
a seven a side league. Small sided goals must be
used. Play will be across full size pitch A goalkeepers
only area at each side will be marked with an area
one meter either side of goal posts extending to
8 metres. A size 4 ball to be used at all times.
There will be two halves of 20 minutes duration
with a five minute break. Seven players from a panel
of ten may be used. All players must participate.
A full list of all rules will be in the soon to
be issued Information booklet. 6. It is hoped that
the website will be up and running in the next week
or so. The website will only be as good as the information
it is given please ensure home managers ring in
result to result line 087 0548106. 7. The Under
11 season will kick off with a knockout tournament
for the Danone Cup over two weekends in May. The
two finalists in this tournament will represent
Mayo in the Connaught Tournament. More details will
be given nearer the dates. 8. The Under 10 Blitz
series will begin with a competition in Milebush
provisionally booked for 24th June, again more details
nearer date.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon on
mayofootballhead@eircom.net |
| 09/04/06 |
|
Western U.18 Cup Semi Final:
Mayo travelled to Ballinasloe on Saturday to take
on Roscommon in the semi final of the Western Cup.
There was a mix up in communication as the Mayo
side were under the impression that it was a 2:00
kick off, while Roscommon were informed that it
was a 3:00 start. The atmosphere was electric, literally,
as there was forked lightning from a passing shower
during the first half, one of a few rain and hail
showers that fell on the banks of the River Suck
during the game. Getting to the football, both sides
could not find the deadlock, with Ivan Barrett coming
close and Jonathan Griffin hitting the post while
Shane Nallen pulled off one superb stop. Mayo started
the second half strongly and were soon in the lead
through Ivan Barrett. That was shortly doubled by
Cian Gilmore and Mayo were on the ascendancy. David
Lowther had a brilliant volleyed strike that thundered
off the post and Ivan Barrett volleyed wide. Mayo
soon began to tire and Roscommon came at Mayo to
net two late goals, the equaliser came at the last
kick of normal time, leaving it 2-2. In extra time,
the best chance for Mayo fell to Ivan Barrett as
he was 1v1 with the keeper, but the keeper won out
in that duel. In the penalty shootout, Mayo were
unlucky to lose 5-4 after sudden death. Jonathan
Griffin’s effort was saved but Ivan Barrett, Liam
Foy, Shane Nallen and Sean Bradley all netted. Unfortunately,
the lightning did not strike in Mayo’s favour on
the day but the players can hold their heads up
high.
FAI Women’s U.14, U.16, U.18, Junior, Intermediate
& Senior National Cups 2006: These competitions
have now come under the remit of the FAI Domestic
Football Department. The Participation Forms for
the respective cups have been forwarded to all club
secretaries on our records. If your club wishes
to enter any of these competitions but have not
received the participation forms, you can obtain
forms from your league, provincial coordinator or
direct from the FAI Domestic Football Department.
All forms must be completed and returned to the
FAI Domestic Football Department by close of business
on Friday 14th April 2006. Please note there will
not be an entrance fee for these National Competitions.
For further information, please contact Niamh O’Farrell
in the FAI Domestic Football Department on 01-7037510.
Congratulations: Are being extended to the
following; To the Kiltimagh/Knock United U.14 team
in defeating Cherry Orchard 1-0 in the quarter final
of the SFAI Goodson Cup. Dylan Webb got the all-important
winner. It is the first time that a Mayo side have
reached the semi final of the Goodson Cup and the
Knock based club have a home tie against Crumlin
United. In the FCS Connacht U.16 Cup, Castlebar
Celtic travelled to Drom against a very good Salthill
Devon outfit and performed marvelously to defeat
their Galway opponents 4-3 after extra time. In
the Statoil FAI Junior Cup, Castlebar Celtic defeated
Clonmel Town 1-0 to set up a semi final date with
Athenry, a great achievement for the County Town
club and that all involved in Mayo football will
go out and get behind Celtic to keep the Statoil
FAI Junior Cup in County Mayo. Commiserations to
Charlestown Athletic U.12s who were defeated 3-0
in the FCS Connacht Shield Final by Barna FC, but
they did their area proud in reaching that far and
they had a marvellous season.
International Caps: It has been a very busy
week for Mayo underage soccer stars in getting caps
for their country. David Joyce played for Vinny
Butler’s Republic of Ireland U.16s as they drew
1-1 away to Belgium in the KRC Stadium, Mechelin
on Thursday evening last. On the ladies front, Eilish
Nevin took part in Sue Ronan’s Republic of Ireland
U.19 team as they drew with the Dutch counterparts
1-1 in Richmond Park, Dublin last Tuesday. Two days
later, in another 1-1 draw with Holland at the same
level in the AUL Complex, Dublin, Aoife Herbert
played her part in that game. Both girls put in
serious performances and both have been named by
Sue Ronan in the squad to face Switzerland away.
The LMC of the Mayo Schoolboys/Girls and Youths
AFL would like to congratulate all those players.
LMC Meeting: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel, Castlebar on Thursday night, April 13th
at 8:30. All committee members are asked to attend.
Clubs With More Than One Team per League: Clubs
will be given their first two games to identify
their A and B/C panel of players. The League must
then be advised of the designated squad of each
team. Players will then be allowed to transfer up
but they cannot transfer down. Clubs must note that
cards will be monitored after the third game and
if the rule is in breach, the match will be awarded
to the oppostition.
David Joyce Called Up Again: After recently
starring in Israel, David Joyce is currently in
the Irish U.16 squad that is currently in Belgium.
Congrats to David. Also, on a similar note, commisserations
to Castlebar Celtic in their unfortunate penalty
defeat against Wembley Rovers from Limerick in the
FAI U.17 Cup Semi Final. The Celtic boys did their
county very proud indeed.
Results: The secretary, Dave Breen requests
that all results would be text in to the results
line, 087-0548106. He is getting a fairly good response
to this and could you please pass on to managers
again as it saves ringing round looking for results.
In the case of external competitions, all home clubs
and teams travelling outside the county must text
in their results. Any club that fails to follow
the directive will be issued with a notice of an
immediate €25 fine.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon on
mayofootballhead@eircom.net. |
| 13/03/06 |
|
Mayo Sports Partnership Update:
To All Mayo Schoolboys/Girls and Youths Association
Football League Clubs!
Sports Partnership Grant Scheme 2006: This
scheme aims to encourage new ideas for participation
amongst target groups of the population (i.e.: Young
people, women, people with disabilities, disadvantaged,
travelling communities, ethnic minorities etc).
This year we will also be providing assistance towards
accredited coaching and training courses. For further
information please refer to this weeks Public Notices
or contact the Partnership on 094 9047543
Buntús Programme: The Sports Partnership
Primary Schools Buntús Play & Multi-Sport programme
is now up and running in 66 schools, with another
25 schools to receive training in April/May 06.
Twenty 1st phase schools are to receive training
in Buntús Soccer, which is an extension to the programme
in May 2006. Any national school, which have not
registered for this programme, may do so by contacting
the Sports Partnership.
Child Protection in Sport Awareness workshops:
The next workshop is scheduled for the 3rd and 4th
of May 2006, in the Mayo Education Centre, Castlebar.
If you have a group or organisation that would like
to receive this four-hour training, please contact
the partnership for more details.
Club P.R.O. Media Training: Mayo Sports Partnership
in association with C.R.C Radio Castlebar, will
host a four-hour workshop over two nights, Wednesday
15th & 22nd March 2006 at 7:30pm in Club P.R.O.
Media Training. This workshop will take place
in the Adult Education Centre offices, Cavendish
House, Castlebar. Participants will be brought through
the role of a P.R.O., legal aspects, print media,
electronic media, good communications, radio media
and interviews. Places are available by contacting
the Partnership.
S.A.Q (Speed, Agility and Quickness), Foundation
level course (North Mayo): Mr Jim Kielty (S.A.Q.
Ireland) will facilitate an accredited course in
S.A.Q on Friday 31st March 2006 in Kiltane GAA hall.
This six-hour (4pm-10pm) course aims to bring sports
coaches through the first three steps of the programme.
By the end of this workshop you will be able to
design a simple programme for your team. Please
contact the office for an application form on 094
9047543.
MSGYAFL AGM: Will take place in the Welcome
Inn Hotel on Tuesday night, 21st March at 8:00.
All clubs are advised to send two delegates to this
meeting.
Soccer Coach Education Course: The Football
Association of Ireland are holding a Kick Start
1 Coach Education Course at Milebush Park, Castlebar
on Friday and Saturday March 24th and 25th. On Friday
the course shall run from 7pm-10pm and on Saturday
from 10am-4pm. Participants must attend all modules
of the course in order to qualify for certification.
This course is designed to, assist beginner coaches,
parents, teachers introduce young children (6-9)
to fundamental warm up activities, basic activities
and fun games in a safe, structured and stimulating
environment. Course fee is €45. Kick Start 1 coaches
will receive an FAI Kick Start 1 certificate of
attendance as part of the National Coaching Development
Programme.
Congrats: To Kilmurray on winning the U.16
League Division One North, to Claremorris on winning
the U.16 League Division One South and to Ballinrobe
Town in winning the U.16 League Division Two title.
Also to Ballina Town on winning the Blackfort Machinery
Girls U.16 League and to Ballinrobe Town on being
victorious in the Blackfort Machinery Girls U.16
Cup Final. Also to David Joyce on getting another
call up with the Republic of Ireland U.16s for their
match against Northern Ireland in Armagh and to
David Cawley on playing with the Irish U.15s in
their match against Slovenia and finally to Castlebar
Celtic on reaching the quarter final of the Statoil
FAI Junior Cup after their fantastic 4-1 win over
Neilstown Rangers.
Westport United Youths Presentation Night:
Took place in the Dome Suite of the Castlecourt
Hotel, Westport on Sunday evening last. The compere
for the night was the ever popular Frank Gillivan,
who performed his task so diligently as usual. Frank
opened the night by welcoming the guests which were
Tim Hastings of Tim Hastings LTD, An Cathaoirleach
of Westport Town Council, Cllr Brendan Mulroy, Leas
Cathaoirleach of Westport Town Council, Cllr Martin
Keane, Tom Mullins, Chairman of the MSGYAFL, players
and management of Westport United, Statoil FAI Junior
Cup Champions 2005 and Tom Tarmey, Chairman of Westport
United. The underage players were given jackets
sponsored by Tim Hastings LTD and Volkswagen LTD,
and Frank Gillivan thanked Tim Hastings for his
kind donation. The jackets were formally presented
to Tom Tarmey by Tim Hastings. Frank Gillivan used
the occasion to ask parents to get involved and
help out with the underage managers and teams and
also congratulated all the young players. In his
speech, Tom Tarmey outlined the history of the club
and told the kids that their parents and grand parents
would be very proud of them. He encouraged people
moving to Westport to allow their kids to sign up
for Westport United and was delighted to see new
faces amongst the young players. He went on to congratulate
all the players and encouraged parental help with
the teams. The Chairman of the MSGYAFL, Tom Mullins
also spoke and paid particular tribute to Danny
Fallon for his performances for the Mayo Kennedy
Cup team and travelling to England last year to
different academies. Tom Mullins hoped that Danny
Fallon will soon receive an underage cap for his
country.
The following awards were presented: Special Awards
for Dedication to Soccer: Avril Kilkelly and Grace
Shields (U.12) Outstanding Achievement Award: Danny
Fallon (Mayo Kennedy Cup Squad 2005). Presented
by Tom Mullins, Chairman of the MSGYAFL. Team Awards:
Under 12A (AIB U.12 League Premier Champions) Player
of the Year-Austin Gibbons Player’s Player of the
Year-Colm Geraghty Top Scorer-Jamie Fallon Under
12B Player of the Year-Darren Campion Player’s Player
of the Year-Tomas Groden Top Scorer-John Hastings
Under 13 Player of the Year-Colin McDonagh Player’s
Player of the Year-Shane Geraghty Top Scorer-John
Joyce Under 14A (FCS Connacht U.14 Cup Semi Finalists)
Player of the Year-Austin O’Malley Player’s Player
of the Year-Stephen Gaughan Top Scorer-Ciaran Quinn
Under 14B (Dalton Inn Hotel U.14 League Div. 2 South
Champions) Player of the Year-John Gill Player’s
Player of the Year-Timothy Horgan Top Scorer-Ciaran
Rocliffe Under 15 Player of the Year-Conal Joyce
Player’s Player of the Year-Michael Gibbons Top
Scorer-Michael O’Toole Under 16 (Statoil Mayo Cup
Finalists) Player of the Year-Lee Keegan Player’s
Player of the Year-Thomas McGing Top Scorer-Damien
Keane
FAI Summer Soccer Camps 2006: Yes, it is
getting to that time of year again…..FAI Summer
Soccer Camps. Again this year in the North-West
we have a great selection of venues for our FAI
Summer Soccer camps. We also have our Goal-keeping
specialist camp back again for the fourth year.
This year in Mayo we have five soccer camps scheduled.
As always on our soccer camps, all of our coaches
hold soccer specific coaching qualifications from
the Football Association of Ireland or an equivalent
soccer governing body. Remember, all of our Summer
Soccer camps are open to both boys and girls The
Programme: This years FAI Summer Soccer camps are
designed to give all participants (Boys and Girls)
five football packed days of fun, skills and games.
The FAI Summer Soccer camps shall run Monday to
Friday inclusive, from 10:30am to 3pm with breaks
for light lunch and refreshments. The specialist
goalkeeping camp shall take place on Saturday and
Sunday. Venues and dates: July 10-14th: Claremorris
FC, Concannon Park, Claremorris, Co.Mayo July 17-21st:
Milebush Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo July 24-28th:
Killala FC, Killala, Co. Mayo August 7-11th: Swinford
United FC, McEvaddy Park, Swinford Co. Mayo The
specialist goalkeeping camp shall be held at Milebush
Park, Castlebar on Saturday and Sunday July 15th
and 16th Further Information: Entry forms shall
be available from local soccer clubs in early March.
For any further information call Niall Harrison,
FAI Regional Development Officer at 087-2499506
Questionnaire: The LMC have circulated a
questionnaire to the clubs during the week on the
future direction of our leagues. It is a five point
discussion document that clubs are asked to take
back to their managers, coaches and committee members
for consultation and following the consultation
process of the text, it is expected that the clubs’
views and recommendations are returned by email
to mayoyouths@eircom.net no later than Sunday 12th
March.
LMC Meeting: Of the MSGYAFL will take place
in the Welcome Inn Hotel on Tuesday night, 14th
March at 8:30. All LMC members are requested to
attend.
Club Trials: The League is delighted that
several players have been invited to several clubs
in the United Kingdom. To ensure that proper procedures
are being adhered to, the relevant clubs are advised
to contact the Secretary of the MSGYAFL, David Breen
on 087-9906429 or in his absence, Tom Mullins, Chairman
of the MSGYAFL before that the player leaves the
jurisdiction.
Small Sided Goalposts: Anyone interested
in obtaining small sided goalposts at a cost of
€178 can do so by contacting the FAI on 01-7037500.
The FAI can advise you on what are the officially
recognised goalposts.
Results: The secretary, Dave Breen requests
that all results would be text in to the results
line, 087-0548106. He is getting a fairly good response
to this and could you please pass on to managers
again as it saves ringing round looking for results.
In the case of external competitions, all home clubs
and teams travelling outside the county must text
in their results. Any club that fails to follow
the directive will be issued with a notice of an
immediate €25 fine.
PRO News: Any club with items worth mentioning
can send their information to Kenneth Gannon on
mayofootballhead@eircom.net. |
| 27/02/06 |
|
Soccer Coach Education Course:
At the time of writing, there has been no application
by clubs to partake in this course. Clubs are advised
to inform Niall Harrison of their participation
during the coming week or risk that there will be
no course held in the county until August, and it
is an opportunity that clubs can ill afford to lose,
so please, please, get those entries in. The more
kick start one coaches there are in your club, the
more it will help to develop football and the youth
of your community. The Football Association of Ireland
are holding a Kick Start 1 Coach Education Course
at Milebush Park, Castlebar on Friday and Saturday
March 24th and 25th. On Friday the course shall
run from 7pm-10pm and on Saturday from 10am-4pm.
Participants must attend all modules of the course
in order to qualify for certification. This course
is designed to, assist beginner coaches, parents,
teachers introduce young children (6-9) to fundamental
warm up activities, basic activities and fun games
in a safe, structured and stimulating environment.
Course fee is €45. Kick Start 1 coaches will receive
an FAI Kick Start 1 certificate of attendance as
part of the National Coaching Development Programme.
Cup Games: This Saturday afternoon will be
the focus point of our domestic game. In the U.16
Cup semi finals, Ballinrobe Town will entertain
Castlebar Celtic and Westport United takes on Urlar
United. Both games are fixed for 2:00 and both promise
to be exciting affairs. The game of the day goes
to the Blackfort Machinery Girls U.16 Cup Final
between Ballinrobe Town and Ballina Town in Milebush
Park, Castlebar and it promises to be a cracking
game of football and kick off is at 2:00. We would
like to encourage the public to come out and support
these teams that are playing on Saturday afternoon.
Congrats: To Kiltimagh/Knock United on advancing
to the Quarter Finals of the Goodson Cup following
their superb 4-0 win over Navan outfit, Parkvilla.
Congratulations is also being extended to Charlestown
Ath on their fine performance on reaching the FCS
Connacht U.12 Shield Final. Also congrats to the
following at the Western People Sports Awards on
Friday night: Claire Egan, Eilish Nevin, John O’Hara,
Westport United FC and Chris Barrett, all recipients
with soccer connections. Also congrats to Eilish
Nevin on making the shortlist of Young Ladies Footballer
of the Year at the Eircom FAI International Awards
on Sunday Night.
FAI Summer Soccer Camps 2006: Yes, it is
getting to that time of year again…..FAI Summer
Soccer Camps. Again this year in the North-West
we have a great selection of venues for our FAI
Summer Soccer camps. We also have our Goal-keeping
specialist camp back again for the fourth year.
This year in Mayo we have five soccer camps scheduled.
As always on our soccer camps, all of our coaches
hold soccer specific coaching qualifications from
the Football Association of Ireland or an equivalent
soccer governing body. Remember, all of our Summer
Soccer camps are open to both boys and girls The
Programme: This years FAI Summer Soccer camps are
designed to give all participants (Boys and Girls)
five football packed days of fun, skills and games.
The FAI Summer Soccer camps shall run Monday to
Friday inclusive, from 10:30am to 3pm with breaks
for light lunch and refreshments. The specialist
goalkeeping camp shall take place on Saturday and
Sunday. Venues and dates: July 10-14th: Claremorris
FC, Concannon Park, Claremorris, Co.Mayo July 17-21st:
Milebush Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo July 24-28th:
Killala FC, Killala, Co. Mayo August 7-11th: Swinford
United FC, McEvaddy Park, Swinford Co. Mayo The
specialist goalkeeping camp shall be held at Milebush
Park, Castlebar on Saturday and Sunday July 15th
and 16th Further Information: Entry forms shall
be available from local soccer clubs in early March.
For any further information call Niall Harrison,
FAI Regional Development Officer at 087-2499506
Questionnaire: The LMC have circulated a
questionnaire to the clubs during the week on the
future direction of our leagues. It is a five point
discussion document that clubs are asked to take
back to their managers, coaches and committee members
for consultation and following the consultation
process of the text, it is expected that the clubs’
views and recommendations are returned by email
to mayoyouths@eircom.net no later than Sunday 12th
March.
LMC Meeting: Of the MSGYAFL will take place
in the Welcome Inn Hotel on Tuesday night, 28th
February at 8:30. All LMC members are requested
to attend.
Club Trials: The League is delighted that
several players have been invited to several clubs
in the United Kingdom. To ensure that proper procedures
are being adhered to, the relevant clubs are advised
to contact the Secretary of the MSGYAFL, David Breen
on 087-9906429 or in his absence, Tom Mullins, Chairman
of the MSGYAFL before that the player leaves the
jurisdiction.
Small Sided Goalposts: Anyone interested
in obtaining small sided goalposts at a cost of
€178 can do so by contacting the FAI on 01-7037500.
The FAI can advise you on what are the officially
recognised goalposts.
Results: The secretary, Dave Breen requests
that all results would be text in to the results
line, 087-0548106. He is getting a fairly good response
to this and could you please pass on to managers
again as it saves ringing round looking for results.
In the case of external competitions, all home clubs
and teams travelling outside the county must text
in their results. Any club that fails to follow
the directive will be issued with a notice of an
immediate €25 fine. |
| 13/02/06 |
|
SFAI Cups: Congrats goes to
Kiltimagh/Knock United and to their under 14 team
that defeated Villa from Waterford recently in the
Goodson Cup on a fine scoreline of 1-0 and are now
in the last 16 of the competition. Also playing
recently and did very well but unfortunate not to
have gone any further were Claremorris in the Norton
Cup. They were defeated 1-0 at home by Newbridge
Town while also in the Norton Cup, Kiltimagh/Knock
United put in a brave performance as they went down
2-0 to top Dublin nursery outfit, Home Farm in Whitehall.
In the Barry Cup, Castlebar Celtic travelled to
Dublin to take on the south side club Lourdes Celtic.
Celtic put in a marvellous display and at the very
end were extremely unlucky to have gone out on a
3-2 scoreline.
Important Dates For Your Diary: The MSGYAFL
Presentation Night has been set for Friday 24th
February. The AGM of the MSGYAFL is set for Thursday
23rd March and all motions/nominations must be submitted
in writing to Dave Breen, Secretary, Mayo Schoolboys/Girls
and Youths AFL, 52 Castlehill Park, Castlebar, no
later than Thursday March 2nd. Details on times
and locations will be given in due course. LMC Meeting:
Of the MSGYAFL will take place in the Welcome Inn
Hotel on Tuesday night, 14th February at 8:30. All
LMC members are requested to attend.
Club Trials: The League is delighted that
several players have been invited to several clubs
in the United Kingdom. To ensure that proper procedures
are being adhered to, the relevant clubs are advised
to contact the Secretary of the MSGYAFL, David Breen
on 087-9906429 or in his absence, Tom Mullins, Chairman
of the MSGYAFL before that the player leaves the
jurisdiction.
Small Sided Goalposts: Anyone interested
in obtaining small sided goalposts at a cost of
€178 can do so by contacting the FAI on 01-7037500.
The FAI can advise you on what are the officially
recognised goalposts.
Results: The secretary, Dave Breen requests
that all results would be text in to the results
line, 087-0548106. He is getting a fairly good response
to this and could you please pass on to managers
again as it saves ringing round looking for results.
In the case of external competitions, all home clubs
and teams travelling outside the county must text
in their results. Any club that fails to follow
the directive will be issued with a notice of an
immediate €25 fine. |
| 05/02/06 |
|
Important Dates For Your Diary:
The MSGYAFL Presentation Night has been set
for Friday 24th February. The AGM of the MSGYAFL
is set for Thursday 23rd March and all motions/nominations
must be submitted in writing to Dave Breen, Secretary,
Mayo Schoolboys/Girls and Youths AFL, 52 Castlehill
Park, Castlebar, no later than Thursday March 2nd.
Details on times and locations will be given in
due course.
LMC Meeting: Of the MSGYAFL will take place
in the Welcome Inn Hotel on Tuesday night, 14th
February at 8:30. All LMC members are requested
to attend.
Trophy Coordinator: Michael Fox has been
appointed as Trophy Coordinator for the MSGYAFL.
Michael Fox can be contacted on 094-9030186 or 086-8064464
and his email address is foxmichael@eircom.net.
As preparations are now being made for the Annual
Presentation Night, the League has asked clubs to
return all cups and shields to Michael Fox on or
before February 14th for stocktaking purposes. All
clubs that have trophies are asked to comply with
this directive. Clubs are asked to advise Michael
Fox the number of medals they need for their squad
before the presentation night.
Club Trials: The League is delighted that
several players have been invited to several clubs
in the United Kingdom. To ensure that proper procedures
are being adhered to, the relevant clubs are advised
to contact the Secretary of the MSGYAFL, David Breen
on 087-9906429 or in his absence, Tom Mullins, Chairman
of the MSGYAFL before that the player leaves the
jurisdiction.
Small Sided Goalposts: Anyone interested
in obtaining small sided goalposts at a cost of
€178 can do so by contacting the FAI on 01-7037500.
The FAI can advise you on what are the officially
recognised goalposts.
Results: The secretary, Dave Breen requests
that all results would be text in to the results
line, 087-0548106. He is getting a fairly good response
to this and could you please pass on to managers
again as it saves ringing round looking for results.
In the case of external competitions, all home clubs
and teams travelling outside the county must text
in their results. Any club that fails to follow
the directive will be issued with a notice of an
immediate €25 fine.
Get Well Soon: To popular Castlebar photographer,
Michael Donnelly, who is recovering from illness.
We would wish him a speedy recovery and welcome
him back into our games, taking quality photos for
the media. |
| 30/01/06 |
|
Quigley Cup Draw: Holders,
Swinford, have received a bye into the quarter final
in the most prestigious knockout competition in
Mayo underage football. The other big ties sees
2003 winners, Manulla taking on local rivals Ballyglass,
FAI Youth Cup Round of Sixteen side, Bangor Hibs
entertain Claremorris and the winners of 2002-03,
Erris United taking on the 2000-01 and 2001-02 champions,
Castlebar Celtic. Full draw is below with all ties
to be completed on weekend 4th/5th February 2006.
Ballyglass v Manulla Ballyvarry BB v Kiltimagh /
Knock Utd Achill Rovers v Killala Bangor Hibs v
Claremorris Castlebar Celtic B v Glenhest Kilmurry
v Ballyheane Erris Utd v Castlebar Celtic A Swinford
Bye
Ballina Town Pitch Vandalism: The LMC of
the MSGYAFL would like to express their condemnation
to the vandalism that occurred in Belleek Park on
Friday night. The damage to the pitch is not only
vandalism against Ballina Town but also vandalism
against the footballing and social development of
all the youths in the Ballina community. The gardai
in Ballina are investigating and anybody with any
information on what happened can contact them on
096-20560.
LMC Meeting: Of the MSGYAFL will take place
in the Welcome Inn Hotel on Tuesday night, 31st
January at 8:30. All LMC members are requested to
attend. Trophy Coordinator: Michael Fox has been
appointed as Trophy Coordinator for the MSGYAFL.
Michael Fox can be contacted on 094-9030186 or 086-8064464
and his email address is foxmichael@eircom.net.
As preparations are now being made for the Annual
Presentation Night, the League has asked clubs to
return all cups and shields to Michael Fox on or
before February 14th for stocktaking purposes. All
clubs that have trophies are asked to comply with
this directive. Clubs are asked to advise Michael
Fox the number of medals they need for their squad
before the presentation night.
Club Trials: The League is delighted that
several players have been invited to several clubs
in the United Kingdom. To ensure that proper procedures
are being adhered to, the relevant clubs are advised
to contact the Secretary of the MSGYAFL, David Breen
on 087-9906429 or in his absence, Tom Mullins, Chairman
of the MSGYAFL before that the player leaves the
jurisdiction.
Small Sided Goalposts: Anyone interested
in obtaining small sided goalposts at a cost of
€178 can do so by contacting the FAI on 01-7037500.
The FAI can advise you on what are the officially
recognised goalposts.
Results: The secretary, Dave Breen requests
that all results would be text in to the results
line, 087-0548106. He is getting a fairly good response
to this and could you please pass on to managers
again as it saves ringing round looking for results.
In the case of external competitions, all home clubs
and teams travelling outside the county must text
in their results. Any club that fails to follow
the directive will be issued with a notice of an
immediate €25 fine. |
| 23/01/06 |
|
European Champions Academy Coaches
Visit Mayo: The coaches from Liverpool FC Academy
visited Mayo on the 5th-6th January, coaching in
Milebush and Killala. Along with the coaches was
Jim Waldron, Irish Head Scout. The coaching in Milebush
on the 6th January was done with the Kennedy Cup
sides for this year and last season under the guidance
of Paul Fielding, Brendan Kenny, Liam Loftus and
David Hamill. In Killala, the U.12 and U.14 girls
was under the wing of Peter McDonnell and both days
proved to be enjoyable and informative. The LMC
Executive would like to thank Gareth, Mike and Steve
for their input in their time here in Mayo and Liverpool
FC Academy is always welcome to Castlebar and County
Mayo.
New Committee Members Welcomed: The LMC of
the MSGYAFL have been boosted by the appointments
of two new members, Christy Rowland and John Moran,
both of whom were welcomed onto the committee by
the Chairman of the MSGYAFL, Tom Mullins. Christy
is a brother of Michael Rowland, the Development
Officer of the League and Christy initiated underage
football at Glenhest Rovers in 2002, turning the
club into a successful outfit within two years.
John Moran has plenty of underage experience with
Westport United since 1997, particularly coaching
teams and guided the Westport United U.14 team to
the Goodson Cup quarter final, where they were defeated
2-0 after extra time against Monaghan United in
1998. John is also a very able administrator, having
served as secretary of the club and was recently
appointed as vice chairman of Westport United.
Trophy Coordinator: Michael Fox has been
appointed as Trophy Coordinator for the MSGYAFL.
Michael Fox can be contacted on 094-9030186 or 086-8064464
and his email address is foxmichael@eircom.net.
As preparations are now being made for the Annual
Presentation Night, the League has asked clubs to
return all cups and shields to Michael Fox on or
before February 14th for stocktaking purposes. All
clubs that have trophies are asked to comply with
this directive. Clubs are asked to advise Michael
Fox the number of medals they need for their squad
before the presentation night.
Club Trials: The League is delighted that
several players have been invited to several clubs
in the United Kingdom. To ensure that proper procedures
are being adhered to, the relevant clubs are advised
to contact the Secretary of the MSGYAFL, David Breen
on 087-9906429 or in his absence, Tom Mullins, Chairman
of the MSGYAFL before that the player leaves the
jurisdiction.
Small Sided Goalposts: Anyone interested
in obtaining small sided goalposts at a cost of
€178 can do so by contacting the FAI on 01-7037500.
The FAI can advise you on what are the officially
recognised goalposts.
Results: The secretary, Dave Breen requests
that all results would be text in to the results
line, 087-0548106. He is getting a fairly good response
to this and could you please pass on to managers
again as it saves ringing round looking for results.
In the case of external competitions, all home clubs
and teams travelling outside the county must text
in their results. Any club that fails to follow
the directive will be issued with a notice of an
immediate €25 fine. |
| 09/01/06 |
|
Mayo U.18 2-0 Sligo/Leitrim U.18:
Mayo got their Snickers/FAI Youths Inter League
competition back on track against Sligo/Leitrim
on Milebush on Saturday. Following their unlucky
1-0 defeat away to Inishowen, Mayo knew that a win
would keep their interest in the competition alive
and the chances came in the first half, mainly through
Mickey Sweeney. At the other end, Gary McNicholas
kept Mayo in the game with some good goalkeeping.
The second half saw Mayo making their breakthrough,
when Ger O’Boyle produced a left foot rocket into
the top corner. Minutes later, his brother, Ronan
O’Boyle produced a lovely sidefoot to make it 2-0.
David Lowther was inspirational in the middle of
midfield and the result means that Mayo needs to
beat Donegal in their final group game.
International Caps: David Cawley came on
as sub in the 3-1 defeat against Holland in Zeist
and started in the 1-0 defeat against the same opponents.
Ronan Murray was sub in the 1-0 defeat against Holland
in Zeist. Congratulations is being extended to both
players.
FAI Senior Cup: Congratulations is being
extended to Simon Webb, formerly of Ballyhaunis
FC, who won the Carlsberg FAI Cup with Drogheda
United. In the WFAI Cup Final, Dundalk City emerged
triumphant and former Kiltimagh/Knock United ladies
Ailish and Tara Nevin were part of the team. Ailish
Nevin is shortlisted for the Eircom Womens U.19
Player of the Year. Congratulations to all.
Gaynor Cup Trials: Will take place in Milebush
Park on 4th January. This is open to girls at U.14,
U.16 and U.18 Level. U.14 girls are asked to report,
togged on the pitch for 11:30 and the U.16-U.18
girls are asked to do so likewise at 1:45. It is
very important that every club gets their players
there for the trials. If anyone knows of any exceptional
talent who is not directly involved with a club
please contact Niall Harrison, Pat O'Connor or Dave
Breen with details. The Mayo U.16 manager, Peter
McDonnell, will be in attendance that day to check
out talent for the forthcoming Mayo U.16 Squad.
Club Trials: The League is delighted that
several players have been invited to several clubs
in the United Kingdom. To ensure that proper procedures
are being adhered to, the relevant clubs are advised
to contact the Secretary of the MSGYAFL, David Breen
on 087-9906429 or in his absence, Tom Mullins, Chairman
of the MSGYAFL before that the player leaves the
jurisdiction.
Small Sided Goalposts: Anyone interested
in obtaining small sided goalposts at a cost of
€178 can do so by contacting the FAI on 01-7037500.
The FAI can advise you on what are the officially
recognised goalposts.
Cup Draws: The SFAI and FAI Youths Open Draws
were made recently. More details will be posted
later. Results: The secretary, Dave Breen requests
that all results would be text in to the results
line, 087-0548106. He is getting a fairly good response
to this and could you please pass on to managers
again as it saves ringing round looking for results.
In the case of external competitions, all home clubs
and teams travelling outside the county must text
in their results. Any club that fails to follow
the directive will be issued with a notice of an
immediate €25 fine.
Seasons Greetings: The LMC of the MSGYAFL
would like to wish all our clubs, players, referees,
sponsors, media, supporters, MAFL, fellow leagues
across the country, CSFA, SFAI and FAI Youths A
happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
