Club Derry Development Squads in Action this Weekend

Club Derry Under 15 Football Development Squad

Training will take place for the Under 15 Football Development Squad on Saturday 6th June at Bellaghy (Drumanee Pitch) at 9.30am sharp. All players are to bring their water bottles and any ticket money they may have. All players listed should attend. If anyone has any problems please contact Sean McGuiness on 07711883665.
Name
Club
Ciaran McCloskey - Claudy
Dan England - Ardmore
Paul Burns - Ballinascreen
Gareth McKinless - Ballinderry
Ryan Bell - Ballinderry
Jerome Downey - Ballymaguigan
Tiernan McCloskey - Banagher
Declan Brown - Bellaghy
Dominic McFaul - Bellaghy
Karl O'Neill - Bellaghy
Kieran McPeake - Bellaghy
Peter Cassidy - Bellaghy
Ryan Moore - Craigbane
Emmett McBride - Doire Colmcille
Conor O'Reilly - Drum
Daryl Mullan - Drumsurn
Conor Murphy - Dungiven
Shane Feeney - Foreglen
Ciaran McFaul - Glen
Conor Carville - Glen
Conor Gallagher - Glen
Ryan McDonald - Glen
Ryan Duggan - Glen
Neil McNicholl - Glenullin
Enda Mullan - Glenullin
Niall Gorman - Kilrea
Odhran Rafferty - Kilrea
Dessie loughrey - Limavady
Ciaran Moore - Magherafelt
Fintan Kerr - Magherafelt
Matthew Higgins - Magherafelt
Osisin Moran - Magherafelt
Shane Heavron - Magherafelt
Jack McConomy - Slaughtmanus
Jarlaith Canning - Slaughtmanus
Gerard Bradley - Slaughtneil
Padraig Cassidy - Slaughtneil
Conor McAtamney - Swatragh
James Kearney - Swatragh
Martin McKeague - Swatragh

Club Derry Under 16 Hurling Development Squad
Training will take part for the Under 16 Hurling Development Squad on Saturday 6th June at Slaughtneil at 9.45am sharp. All players are to bring their water bottles and any ticket money they may have. If anyone has any problems please contact Michael Glover on 07751838264

Club Derry Under 16 Football Development Squad
Training for the Under 16 Football Development Squad will take place in Limavady Recreation centre at 11.00am sharp. All players listed must attend.
Name
Club
Eoghan Dooher - Ardmore
Christopher Henry - Ballymaguigan
Shane Farren - Banagher
Niall O'Kane - Claudy
Ruairi Moore - Craigbane
Adrian Trainor - Desertmartin
Martin Breen - Desertmartin
Cathair Friel - Drumsurn
Martin McCloskey - Dungiven
Brian Og McGilligan - Dungiven
Sean McNicholl - Dungiven
Kieran McIntrye - Glack
Michael Warnock - Glen
Emmett Bradley - Glen
Odhran Glass - Glen
Gavin Tallon - Glen
Jack Kielt - Kilrea
Dermot Morrow - Kilrea
Dermot McWilliams - Kilrea
Joe Morgan - Kilrea
Caolin McGinley - Loup
Thomas McVey - Loup
Anthony O'Neill - Loup
Fergal Duffin - Magherafelt
Antone M c Elhone - Magherafelt
Niall Higgins - Magherafelt
Nathan Rocks - Newbridge
Peter McGrogan - Newbridge
Ciaron McLarnon - Newbridge
Paddy McGuigan - Newbridge
Damian Barr - Slaughtmanus
Pearse McGrath - Slaughtneil
Brian Scallon - Steelstown

All players will do a fitness test, they will be given a strength and conditioning course and a Derry Senior player will come down to chat to all players. If any players have any problems please contact Martin Boyle on 07734679678

Oak Leaf School of Excellence

This week we have advertsied our first Oak Leaf School of Excellence to be held in Owenbeg on Saturday 6th June at 2pm. The hope is that players who would like to gain that little extra bit of coaching can do so. Each session will have a key focus. I am delighted that Tony Scullion will lead the first ever Oak Leaf School of Excellence and it's pretty obvious his session will concentrate on Tackling (wouldn't be much point bringing Tony into do shooting! Can't mind ever seeing him score, I'm sure Tony will correct me).

The Oak Leaf School of Excellence is only for Under 14's, if a player is still Under 12 he is too young. The sessions are free of charge, however people have to register with me via email at chris.collins.gm.derry@gaa.ie

The maximum we will take will be close to 100. I expect places to go on this pretty sharp so please make sure and register early to avoid disappointment.

Depending on the success of the first session we would hope to have at least four more School's of Excellence before the end of the summer and vary the locations.

I.N.T.O. Primary School 7's

The camogie and boys football I.N.T.O. seven's took part in Glen on Thursday 21st May. The competition as always was very well attended.

Matt Trolan presents the INTO sevens trophy to winning captain Shannon McGilion from St Marys Primary Draperstown.

Matt Trolan presents the INTO sevens trophy to winning captain Jack Doherty from St Marys Glenview

Year 9 Vocational Schools Football Coaching Day

The Year 9's enjoyed a coaching day today in Owenbeg. Seven vocational schools attended with close to 150 pupils taking part. The day had coaching in the morning and games in the afternoon. Tony Scullion, Derry Legend was coaching defensive play, Richard Ferris, Derry minor manager concentrated on tackling, Paul Rouse former Tyrone player coached attacking play, Gary Mallon, Armagh senior coach focused on Kicking skills and Diarmuid Scullion, Bellaghy coach was running the lads through conditioned games. Paul Callaghan, Former Donegal Goalkeeping coach took the 8 GK's for a two hour session.

By 12 noon the players had built up quite an appetite, after digging into the sandwiches the schools rounded an excellent day off with games against each other.

The schools that took part were St. Mary's Limavady, St. Patrick's Dungiven, St. Joseph's Derry, St. Patrick's and St. Brigid's Claudy, St. Colm's Draperstown, St. Mary's Clady and Dominican College Portstewart.

Thanks to all the teachers and pupils who took part and a particular word of thanks to the coaches who kindly agreed to spend the day coaching the lads.

Derry Under 17's

The following players are to arrive at Ogra Colmcille on Saturday 30th May time 11.00am.
Derry U17s V Armagh U17s. All players are asked to bring their own Derry shorts and socks.If a player listed below can’t make it for whatever reason they should contact Brian Smith 07918703912 or Declan Toner 07746434520

Anthnoy Mc Gurk
Aron Devlin
Cahir Mullan
Charles Gilmore
Ciaran Devlin
Ciaran Ferris
Conor Kearns
Daniel Mc Kindless
Gavin Kelly
Karl Mc Keague
Kevin Scullion
Martin Burke
Martin Devlin
Martin Mc Closkey
Nial Mc Keever
Orrie Mc Peake
Philip Mc Cusker
Tony Martin
Ciarán Young
Joe Bradley
Owen Doherty
Cathal Deery
Tieran Rafferty
Phillip Love
Roddy O Kane
Emmett Mc Daid
Sean Og Mc Groggan
Kevin Farren
Canice Rocks
Fintan Bell
Ryan Ferris
Benny Quigg

Buncrana Here We Come!

On Saturday 16th May, the Club Derry Under 16 Football Development squad travelled to Cloghan in Monaghan for their first Ulster blitz of the year. They were paired in an extremely tough group with Down, Cavan, Fermanagh and Tyrone.
The squad was missing a few first team players due to exams however throughout the day they showed their strength in depth and came out winners of their group. They will now go to Buncrana on the 22nd August to face Monaghan in the semi finals and hopefully progress.

Derry's Results:

Derry 1-05 vs Down 0-02
Derry Scorers: Niall Higgins 1-00, Adrian Trainor 0-02, Cathair Friel 0-02, Emmett Bradley 0-01

Derry 2-07 vs Cavan 1-03
Derry Scorers: Adrian Trainor 2-01, Emmett Bradley 0-03, Cathair Friel 0-01, Nathan Rocks 0-01, Michael Warnock 0-01

Derry 2-07 vs Fermanagh 0-04
Derry Scorers: Niall Higgins 2-01, Ruairi Moore 0-02, Emmett Bradley 0-02, Dermot McWilliams 0-01, Michael Warock 0-01

Derry 1-02 vs Tyrone 1-04
Derry Scorers: Emmett Bradley 1-01, Cathair Friel 0-01

Well done to everyone involved and a particular thank you to all the players who were under pressure with exams

Speaking the Lingo

Shauna McCallion organised a recent hurling tournament for Na Magha's Feeder Schools in The Shantallow Community Centre.

The schools taking part were Bunscoil Colmcille and Gaeliscoil Eadain Mhor. Over 40 pupils, girls and boys took part. The hall was split into four so that children were playing the whole time they were there.

Children and officials were encouraged to speak only in Irish the whole time to each other and those hepling. Both children and teachers thought the day was a great success and are looking forward to the next one.

Derry City Primary School Blitz's Continue

Sean Dolans Feeder schools blitz day:

St Johns, Rosemount, Holychild and Gaescoil took part in a Gaelic games fun blitz on Wednesday 13th May 2009 with approx 120 children participating.

Steelstown Feeder schools blitz day:

Steelstown, Hollybush, St Brigids and St Pauls took part in the same event on Friday 15th May 2009 with approx 80 children participating.

The games consisted of teams of five with one solo, one bounce and handpass only. The games were four mins long meaning eveybody there was involved in lots of matches. Ashleen Kealey organised the events.

Lynco Go Games

The Lynco Under 12 Go Games football blitz held at Owenbeg on Saturday 2nd May was a huge success. Approx 700 children took part in a great day of football. The Under 8's are out on Friday night at Owenbeg. There are 600 players due to attend Owenbeg to take part in a total of 126 games.

I have attached a few photographs from the Under 12 blitz a few weeks back:

Beach Gaelic @ Magilligan ??

We all play a bit of 5 aside football from time to time just for the craic of it. It's a good enough way to get a bit of exercise and it loosen's the legs inbetween training. The GAA are pushing for more recreational games in the same mould as 5 aside soccer, fella's coming together for a game. No league, no winners or losers (even though we always keep the score, Brian Muldoon's the score keeper for the Drummullan games, he's doesn't do much else in fairness :-)

Well what about applying the same principle to a bit of Beach Gaelic. Here's the idea. Set up a series of pitch's with the plastic posts at Magilligan beach on one Saturday of every month during the summer.

Players can register a 5 aside team with me. The players can be still playing club football or could have retired, it's not really club based any group of players can make a team, they could be past housemates in student digs in Belfast or a team of brothers etc.

If I knew teams that were coming I could do up groups and ensure teams get three or four 20 minute games. Every player could pay a couple of pound, someone could do a barbecue and the entrance fee would get everyone a hotdog or burger!

Just an idea, what do you think?

Check out the video:
http://www.beachgaelic.com/new/home.asp?menuid=1