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Summary for 2007/2008 Nursery Key events:
We had a fabulous 2007/2008 with four majors highlight that come to mind:
- the famous Family Christmas Party
- 90 kids from D15 playing in the U7 hurling blitz
- Minister Brian Lenihan and Barry Cahill cutting the tape for our charity walk ended up as a run and raised ?2,200 for Barnardos
- Finally we ended the season with 400 children from age 4 to 12 playing in our mini league.
What a year! I look forward to seeing all those friendly faces back in Russell Park in September and also look forward to meeting many new faces.
Keith Moran,
Nursery Co-ordinater.
St Brigids GAA Club is located in Russell Park off the Navan Road providing its members with Ireland's finest All Weather Pitch. The club welcomes new members from the Castleknock and Blanchardstown area.
We try and ensure that everything runs smoothly and efficiently for all members.
St. Brigid's Nursery runs from January until December. Its principal aim is to introduce children of school going age to Gaelic Games.
Objectives of the Nursery
To encourage boys and girls to participate in playing football and hurling in a structured and fun environment by:
- Introducing the child to the skills of hurling and football
- Preparing the child to participate at competitive or recreational level as a player
- Producing players who have a basic command of all fundamental playing skills.
- Developing the balance, co-ordination and footwork of the players
Ethos of the Nursery
The ethos of the Nursery is "skills with fun". In order to ensure that this ethos becomes a reality the following guidelines are applied to the hurling and football sessions:
- Groups are divided by age, but in order to ensure that children are comfortable within groups, skill level are taken into account when dividing groups.
- Boys and Girls born 2004 in the Yellow Group
- Boys and Girls born 2003 in the Green Group
- Boys and Girls born 2002 in the Blue Group
Parents of children MUST be present at all times to support their children during the training session.
- Children with special needs are included and, where possible, guidance sought from the parents on appropriate activities and helpers appointed specifically to help these children
- Each session consists of:
- A warm-up
- Skill development practices
- A games (e.g. bull dog, duck duck goose etc)
- A cool-down encouraging children to slowly recover from exercise and to calm down where necessary!
Annual Subscriptions
Subscriptions are paid annually in advance in January for the calendar year. Member?s subscriptions cover insurance costs. Children are not insured to participate unless their subscriptions are fully paid. The club is managed and operated on a voluntary basis by the members. Monies received are utilised to fund the following:
- Lighting costs and general maintenance of the all-weather pitch
- Maintenance of grass pitches
- Development of new dressing rooms and club facilities
- The purchasing of various types of equipment needed to run a GAA club including footballs, sliotars, hurleys, helmets, cones, portable goals, bibs, first aid kits. Equipment is also provided to children for the duration of a training session if required.
- Referees fees
As mentioned above part of the funding is used for the development on the club. The final phase of the current development plan in the club will see the upgrading of the existing community facilities to include new changing rooms, offices, meeting rooms, kitchen, new club shop and function rooms which will cater for all community activities. The explosive population growth in Dublin 15 together with the lack of other community, sports and recreational facilities in the Blanchardstown & Castleknock area make this development an immediate priority. As Michael O Muircheartaigh stated "the essence of progress is that it never ceases and in hindsight additional sporting facilities are always seen as an extraordinary beneficial investment in youth".
Benefits of Membership:
- The opportunity for your child to train and play Gaelic football & hurling in a very friendly and safe environment.
- Get to experience the excitement of playing on a unique state of the art all-weather pitch (only one of its kind in Ireland) and 3 grass pitches.
- Access to the club hall, which also includes 2 ball courts to play games such as handball, squash, racquetball and badminton.
- Use of the club hall for birthday parties and other special occasions for a small charge
- The opportunity to get involved in operation of the club and have a vote at club AGM.
- To enlist to purchase tickets for County Games subject to the club draw
Key dates for the year
| September |
Friday 5-Start back of nursery at 6.15 |
| October |
Friendly gaelic matches against local Dublin 15 clubs |
| November |
Friendly hurling matches against local Dublin 15 clubs |
| December |
Sun 7 December Family Christmas Party in Club house from 2.30 till 5.00 |
| January |
January-Annual Subscriptions due by 31 January |
| February |
Friendly gaelic matches against local Dublin 15 clubs |
| March |
Friendly hurling matches against local Dublin 15 clubs |
| April |
Hurling Blitz Sunday 26 |
| May |
Friday 23 Charity ½ mile walk/run |
| June |
Week 8th-13th June Football mini leagues |
| July |
Week 20-24 July VHI Cul Camp Monday till Friday 10.00 till 2.30 |
| August |
Week 17-21 August Summer Camp Monday till Friday 10.00 till 2.30
Week 24-28 August Summer Camp Monday till Friday 10.00 till 2.30 |
The Easter and summer camps are held in Russell park from 10.00 till 2.30 each day. Each day the children will play a mix of football, hurling and other fun activates both indoor and on the pitches. These camps suit children of all different levels where the main emphasis is on "skills with fun". At the end of each camp children will receive free goodie such a St Brigids branded gear.
Mini-leagues in football will be held over a number of weeknights in a designated week in June. All children from the nursery are invited to play in this tournament where all teams play a "final" on the Saturday. A "hurling day" is held where skills challenges are provided and mini-games played.
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