As I’m sure many of you are aware Coiste Chontae Dhoíre will be hosting the All – Ireland Féile Peile na nOg in 2010.
The Féile Peile na nOg is a national festival of football for boys and girls under 14 years of age and is based on the GAA club unit. It is sponsored by Coca-Cola Bottlers (Ire) Ltd. since 1971. This is the longest running sponsorship in the GAA or of any other sporting event in this country or even in Europe.
Each year some 25,000 boys and girls take part in this festival in all 32 counties. London and Warwickshire also participate. When the preliminary competition is completed in each county, the winning club then travels to the host county (Derry) where they are hosted by families and engage the host club in football games. Since 1971 over 1 million boys and girls have participated in this great festival.
Féile Peile na nOg is a national movement with the primary objective of facilitating and enabling the personal, social and cultural development of young people. It also emphasises cultural and community activities, leadership and training through sport. It is recognised by the GAA as a major festival of great importance for the promotion of football among the youth of our country. Féile Peile na nOg places great emphasis and importance on proper participation, presentation, punctuality and sportsmanship. It reaches through the nation involving the whole community - clubs, schools, social and cultural groups, bands, civic and religious authorities and families. It helps to bond communities, forge friendships, provide educational opportunities and unearth new leaders.
The Derry county board, ladies football county board and the Féile organising committee are all keen to get as many girls playing football from Derry at the Féile Peile na nOg as possible. Currently we feel there are girls within the County who would like to take part in ladies football but who aren’t for whatever reason.
We are planning an Under 13 girls football development day on Saturday 3rd October in Owenbeg. We would like to invite any girls who aren’t currently playing for a team to come and take part at the development day which will involve some coaching and a blitz.
If clubs can register if they will have a team at the blitz that would be great. If any club has maybe 9 or 10 girls who would like to participate in Féile Peile na nOg but obviously don’t have enough to make a full team, register the girls who would like to participate and we can look at amalgamating teams for Féile.
This is a great opportunity to get more girls involved in ladies football, as already highlighted one of the main objectives of Féile is to forge long lasting friendships, lets everyone get behind it and make it an experience the girls will never forget.
The Féile Peile na nOg is a national festival of football for boys and girls under 14 years of age and is based on the GAA club unit. It is sponsored by Coca-Cola Bottlers (Ire) Ltd. since 1971. This is the longest running sponsorship in the GAA or of any other sporting event in this country or even in Europe.
Each year some 25,000 boys and girls take part in this festival in all 32 counties. London and Warwickshire also participate. When the preliminary competition is completed in each county, the winning club then travels to the host county (Derry) where they are hosted by families and engage the host club in football games. Since 1971 over 1 million boys and girls have participated in this great festival.
Féile Peile na nOg is a national movement with the primary objective of facilitating and enabling the personal, social and cultural development of young people. It also emphasises cultural and community activities, leadership and training through sport. It is recognised by the GAA as a major festival of great importance for the promotion of football among the youth of our country. Féile Peile na nOg places great emphasis and importance on proper participation, presentation, punctuality and sportsmanship. It reaches through the nation involving the whole community - clubs, schools, social and cultural groups, bands, civic and religious authorities and families. It helps to bond communities, forge friendships, provide educational opportunities and unearth new leaders.
The Derry county board, ladies football county board and the Féile organising committee are all keen to get as many girls playing football from Derry at the Féile Peile na nOg as possible. Currently we feel there are girls within the County who would like to take part in ladies football but who aren’t for whatever reason.
We are planning an Under 13 girls football development day on Saturday 3rd October in Owenbeg. We would like to invite any girls who aren’t currently playing for a team to come and take part at the development day which will involve some coaching and a blitz.
If clubs can register if they will have a team at the blitz that would be great. If any club has maybe 9 or 10 girls who would like to participate in Féile Peile na nOg but obviously don’t have enough to make a full team, register the girls who would like to participate and we can look at amalgamating teams for Féile.
This is a great opportunity to get more girls involved in ladies football, as already highlighted one of the main objectives of Féile is to forge long lasting friendships, lets everyone get behind it and make it an experience the girls will never forget.
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