FUNdamentals (U8) and Schools linking with Clubs Physical Literacy from school to club

1. FUNdamentals (U8) and Schools linking with ClubsPhysical Literacy from school to club Lisa McCrickard Ben McGuckin

2. Aim:To help coaches plan and implement quality School Club Link Objectives: By the end of this session, you will be able to: • Understand school club links • Have the knowledge of how to set up a successful SCL • Understand the benefits for all involved • Importance of club coaching and games structure within a club • Link between Gaelic Start and SCL

3. Who Are WE ? Ben Mc Guckin Claire Devlin Ronan Devlin Ruairi Convery Simon Gillespie Teresa Mc Girr Conor Daly Conor Mc Goldrick Eoghan Gribbin Kelly Mc Rory Matt Mc Nulty Roisin Keenan Magdhlin Mc Alinden Joe Mc Mahon Michelle Heagney Ryan Daly Sinead O Neill Stephen Beattie Ciaran Murtagh Conor O Toole Fionntan O Dowd Garreth Thornton Gavin Phillips Lisa Mc Crickard Macartan Mc Kenna Janette Mc Manus Owen Mooney Aoife Lennon Karol Mc Quade Kathy Crangle Stephen Quinn Maria Donnelly

4. Primary Sports Programme • Our main programme objectives: • Develop the generic physical literacy skills of our youngest • pupils through participation in enjoyable sports activities. • Help raise pupils’ confidence & self-esteem, their motivation • to learn and their achievements in other curricular areas, • particularly literacy and numeracy. • Raise the confidence of, and provide support to, primary • teachers in delivering P.E.

5. Our Background Liatroim Fontenoys Glen, Maghera Ben mc guckin Lisa MC Crickard

6. Definition of school/club links A school club link gives young people the opportunity to participate in worthwhile sporting / physical activities beyond the school day and in activities that can continue throughout their lives. (Department of Culture Media and Sport and Department for Education and Skills)

7. Why do we need school/club links? • To increase the number of young people playing in GAA • To provide a clear pathway to enable young people the chance to continue their GAA participation • To develop sustainable relationships between schools and local clubs

8. How do Young People benefit? • Providing healthy lifelong participation • Extending their learning to practice and to try new skills to progress in their sport • Increasing confidence, self esteem, social skills and teamwork. • Provide the opportunity for children to pursue sport in their own time and after leaving school • Gaining access to high quality training (coaches and facilities) • Raising awareness of how to join and regularly participate in community clubs, as players, coaches and volunteers • Enabling lifelong participation, make new friends, and develop skills

9. How do clubs Benefits? • Enhancing potential to recruit new members, e.g. increased numbers and membership of young people • Supporting the development of young people beyond the school • Providing the opportunity for young people to develop both as players and as volunteers within the club, including coaching/ leadership and officiating • Sharing facilities and resources • Improving access to more training and resources • Increasing their profile in the community

10. How do schools benefits? • Supporting development for all students beyond school in a variety of activities to participate in • Sharing facilities and resources • Enabling club coaches to pass on expertise to children in the school • More ideas for teachers, by working with quality clubs and coaches • Healthier, fitter pupils • More skilful, able pupils with higher standards displayed in lessons & teams • Raising the schools profile in the community

11. Developing School Club Links • Arrange meeting with principal to discuss potential SCL • Get club personal to take coaching sessions after school • Set up message board in school to show what takes place in club • Donate money to school (equip,jerseys) • Availability of club facilities (school play etc) How can we develop School Club Links

12. Arrange meeting with principal to discuss potential School Club Link

13. Training will continue In the Club Hall on Saturday Today was so Much FUN !!

14. Set up message board in school to show what takes place in club

15. Gaelic Start

16. What is Gaelic Start? • Framework for Coaching Under 6 – Under 8 • Provides Coaches with a Yearly Plan • Provides In-service for Club Coaches • Over 300 cards have been design to accommodate all aspects of coaching Under 6 – Under 8’s • The cards are user friendly and can be used be anyone

17. Bad Practice

18. 2 Laps

20. An Introduction to Games What are these players saying or thinking? ‘I wonder will the ball ever come up again’? When is the ball coming up? ‘I don’t think so’

21. 0 Touches Bored 0 Touches Bored- ZZZZ 24 Touches 10 Touches 2 Goals 5 Points 20 Touches 6 Points 1 Touch 1 Lost Ball

22. Stations

25. Games

29. Skills

32. Comhairle Uladh 2006 Club Coaching & Games Structure Club Coordinator Equipment Coordinator Children’s Officer Administrator Junior Head Coach Senior Head Coach Under 14 Head Coach Senior Team Manager (U.21’s) Under 12 Head Coach Under 18 Head Coach Under 10 Head Coach Under 16 Head Coach School/Club Liaison Officer Coaching Coordinator Head Coach Under 8 Head Coach Parent Helper

33. Conclusion • Provided the framework around how to set up school club links • Raising the profile of the club within your community • Understand the importance of club coaching structure • How ‘Gaelic Start’ fits in with developing club links