Please find the revised Go Games Fixtures and 7 aside competitions for May 2009.
Under 8 Football – Friday 15th May Owenbeg 7pm start
The Under 8’s footballers will get underway on Friday 15th May in Owenbeg. Under 8 football is 7 aside and all P.4 children are eligible to play. Can clubs please register how many teams they would like to enter with me via email or phone. The closing date is Monday 11th May.
Saturday 16th May – Lynco Under 12 Go Games Club Football Blitz’s (Clubs need to rearrange date)
Can the host club of each of the following blitz please contact the clubs due to visit them to rearrange the blitz as many of the Under 12’s will be taking part in the Ulster Feile. If the clubs aren’t dual clubs I would suggest rearranging them for Sunday 17th May:
Ballerin
Drum
Magilligan
Ardmore
Castledawson
Ballymaguigan
Ogramore
Greenlough
LoupDrumsurn
Desertmartin
Foreglen
Glack
Lissan
CraigbaneClaudy
Banagher
Steelstown
Slaughtmanus
Sean Dolans
Doire Colmcille
Doire Trasna
Ballinascreen
Ballinderry
Bellaghy
ColeraineFaughanvale
Limavady
Glenullin
Kilrea
Swatragh
GlenDungiven
Lavey
Slaughtneil
Newbridge
Magherafelt
Sunday 17th May – Lynco Under 12 and under 10 Go Games Club Hurling Blitz’s
Can the host club of each of the following blitz please contact the clubs due to visit them to arrange their Go Games blitz for Under 10’s and 12’s?
Banagher
Kevin Lynch's
Slaughtneil
Lavey
Swatragh
Ballinascreen
Coleraine
Na Magha
Guest Club
Saturday 23rd May – Lynco Under 10 Go Games Football Owenbeg 10.30am
Instead of playing Round 2 on the 23rd May we will put the club based fixtures proposed to Round 6 (19/07/09) and play the postponed Owenbeg blitz on Saturday 23rd May at Owenbeg instead. If you couldn’t attend the first time around and you can now make sure and let me know how many teams you will have.
Saturday 23rd May – Club Derry Under 16’s 7 aside Football Competition 4pm start
For the past two years Derry have held a 7’s competition for Under 14, Under 15 (Óg Sport – 20th June this year) and Under 16 football.
We have already had our Under 14 Football this year on Easter Tuesday (14th April). Glen won the A section, Lavey won the B section and Lissan won the C section.
For the Under 16’s this year we will have three sections A, B and C you can enter as many panels of 10 players as you wish. Please register you teams with me before Monday 18th April and let me know what section they are entering. Hopefully the slightly later start will help lads who have part time jobs etc.
Saturday 30th May – Lynco Under 12 Go Games Football Round 3:Can the host club of each of the following blitz please contact the clubs to make sure everyone is taking part and do fixtures for the day to run smoothly. Please check where you are from the main fixture list
The final Lynco Under 8 Go Games football blitz took place in Owenbeg on Sunday 5th September. 600 children took part in blustery conditions but everyone had a good time and the displays of skill on show were excellent.
Thanks to all the young players for taking part throughout the year, their coaches for spending so much time with the players developing them at training and during the games and to the mummy's and daddy's for being a taxi service and laundrette throughout the year!
This morning 44 teams / 400 players took part in the final Lynco Under 12 Go Games football blitz of the year. The under 12's will now be gearing up for Under 13 competition which is run over the month of September.
On Friday night the County's Under 8 footballers all gathered together in Owenbeg to take part in the Lynco Go Games Blitz. 78 teams, approx 750 players took part in a total of 118 games in glorious conditions.
Tonight in a sunny Owenbeg 56 teams took part in their first Outdoor Go Games blitz of the year. The standard of football on show from the 550 players was excellent, all the players and their coaches keep up the good work!
On Sunday 2nd May the Lynco Go Games football blitz's got under way in Derry with the Under 10's getting the ball rolling. Over 600 players took part in a damp Owenbeg in a great morning of football. Thanks to all the teams for taking part
On Saturday the 24th April Derry had our first Go Games blitz in Owenbeg. Over 400 children from 13 clubs (9 Derry) took part in blitzes for under 8, under 10 and under 12 hurlers. Many thanks to all the parents and coaches who helped to make the day a huge success. The standard of hurling was very high and the benefits of the indoor hurling programmes was plain to see as the lads were able to hit the ground running on Saturday. A special mention must go to the Roe Valley O’Cahans who took part in their first ever hurling blitz. They entered 2 teams at under- 8 level and 1 at under- 10 (Pictured Above).
On Sunday the 30th August we ran our final Lynco Go Games Under 10 Football blitz at Owenbeg. The blitz was very well attended, there were some excellent displays of football throughout the day. Thanks to all the coaches we I dealt with at Under 10 level this year, it was a pleasure working with you all.
On Friday 21st August we held our final Lynco Under 12 Go Games Blitz at Owenbeg. This completed our Under 12 outdoor games programme for 2009. The Under 12's got 8 rounds of Under 12 football this year. I would like to say thanks to all the club coaches who gave up their time to work with these young players. I know from seeing the talent up in Owenbeg that the futures going to be bright!
On Friday night over 300 children attended their second Lynco Go Games Hurling Festival in Owenbeg. These are proving extremely successful and the level of participation has been excellent!
ching events so far this season already and we are entering an extremely busy time of year. This year we will use the Teamer service to update coaches what's going on by sending them text messages. It is also of critical importance that when we send out an email it goes to the intended people.
