by posted 05/18/2012
 





You can found out all about the Irish Governments 'The Gathering' Initiative which is due to take place throughout 2013 on the Official website http://www.thegatheringireland.com/Home.aspx


What is 'The Gathering'???

It’s about asking anyone who has Irish blood, a link to Ireland, or even just a love of our country – to join us for a series of amazing and diverse events throughout 2013.

They will range from clan gatherings where people will discover their roots, to rugby clubs inviting foreign teams to their sevens tournament, and groups of international business colleagues conferencing in Ireland.

Those amazing events will be created by you, your neighbour, your work colleague or your sports team. They will be organised by individuals, groups, business colleagues and clubs within the community who will reach out to their worldwide networks. For those organising the events, there will be lots of information, help and support available on this website over the coming months.

The Gathering is a powerful grass-roots movement. By reconnecting with our global community, it will be like completing an electrical circuit. Energy will flow and our community will light up and sparkle with its own vitality.

Let’s light up 2013 with an unprecedented celebration of Ireland’s global community, and our past, present and future.

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by Simon Gillespie posted 05/17/2012
 

The Finals of the 2013 CYC may be played in Croke Park

The below letter came in from the CYC Steering Committee, we are asking all our members to send us your thoughts and comments regarding the possibilty of having CYC in Ireland in 2013 and what kind of attendance would be possible. Please click here to vote in the Online Poll.

Recently the CYC Steering Committe was invited to present the CYC story to other International Units (Asia, Australia, Europe, UK).  We also had the honor of presenting to both the outgoing GAA President and the Incoming along with the management committee of the GAA.

As a result of the presentation to management we were requested to consider scheduling the CYC in Ireland for 2013.  The Tournament would be a part of the Irish Goverment's initiative "The Gathering" which invites the Irish Diaspora to Ireland during 2013.  What a great way to celebrate the CYC ten year anniversary!!

Teams will be given the opportunity to attend games in Croke Park (The home of the GAA).  Free game tickets will be available for all traveling families.  In addition we may be able to play our finals in Croke park.  This would be a once in a lifetime experience for our Kids!

The CYC Steering Committee recognizes the additional expense for travelling families and has received assurances from the GAA that every effort will be made to subsidize the teams travelling.  Irish goverment grants and company sponsorships should be available to help offset some of the additional travel costs.

We would like to get an estimate of how many teams would be interested in traveling to Ireland for 2013.  So please would every club point a person to provide me a response by 3:00pm on May 21st, 2012.  I apologize for the short notice but this is the time frame we were handed to get all response back to the CYC committee.  We would also enjoy hearing all your comments and concerns on having CYC in Ireland for 2013.

So would the point person from each club please get in touch with ASAP @ 

by posted 05/17/2012
 

by posted 05/16/2012
 
Recently the CYC Steering Committe was invited to present the CYC story to other International Units (Asia, Australia, Europe, UK).  We also had the honor of presenting to both the outgoing GAA President and the Incoming along with the management committee of the GAA.

As a result of the presentation to management we were requested to consider scheduling the CYC in Ireland for 2013.  The Tournament would be a part of the Irish Goverment's initiative "The Gathering" which invites the Irish Diaspora to Ireland during 2013.  What a great way to celebrate the CYC ten year anniversary!!

Teams will be given the opportunity to attend games in Croke Park (The home of the GAA).  Free game tickets will be available for all traveling families.  In addition we may be able to play our finals in Croke park.  This would be a once in a lifetime experience for our Kids!

The CYC Steering Committee recognizes the additional expense for travelling families and has received assurances from the GAA that every effort will be made to subsidize the teams travelling.  Irish goverment grants and company sponsorships should be available to help offset some of the additional travel costs.

We would like to get an estimate of how many teams would be interested in traveling to Ireland for 2013.  So please would every club point a person to provide me a response by 3:00pm on May 21st, 2012.  I apologize for the short notice but this is the time frame we were handed to get all response back to the CYC committee.  We would also enjoy hearing all your comments and concerns on having CYC in Ireland for 2013.

So would the point person from each club please get in touch with ASAP @  john.mccarthy@lendlease.com

by Simon Gillespie posted 05/15/2012
 

Condolences go out to Roger and Maureen Slattery and family on the passing away of his father in law Thomas Moore from Ballylongford, Co. Kerry.  The wake is Monday from 7 to 9pm and Tuesday from 3-5 and 7-9pm at Wyman-Fisher Funeral Home, 100 Franklin Ave, Pearl River, NY.  Funeral Mass wed at 10am at St Margaret's R.C. Church, Pearl River, NY.  Best wishes to the Roger and Maureen and family from everyone at St Raymonds.   

 

by Simon Gillespie posted 05/15/2012
 

All,

 

Just a reminder that the 2nd G4G’s blitz of 2012 is scheduled for this Sunday May 20th  in Frank Golden Park Queens. If you could please let me know ASAP of a rough idea of players you will have that would be great so then we can get a schedule and times out to everyone prior to Sunday. Also please note that we will try to keep the same coaches/color tee-shirts/teams as the last blitz as much as possible so please advise the girls to find their coach/color tee-shirt from the Rockland blitz.

 

NOTE:  there will not be any scores kept.

 

Thank you,

 

Emer Quinlan

Secretary

by Simon Gillespie posted 05/15/2012
 

Ryan O'Neill from Rangers takes on Francis Cole of St Barnabas /Celtics in the U16 Clash

WEEKEND RESULTS MAY 12-13

Please note that all results are unofficial until referee reports are handed in.

A DIVISION:

U10 ST. BARNABAS (D) VS. ST. PATS (D)
U12 ST. BARNABAS (W) VS. ST. PATS (L)
U14 ST. BARNABAS/CELTICS (W) VS. ST. PATS (L)

U10 SHANNON GAELS (W) VS. RANGERS (L)
U12 RANGERS (W) VS. SHANNON GAELS (L)
U14 RANGERS (W) VS. SHANNON GAELS (L)

U10 SETANTA/WEST PUT (W) VS. BKLYN SHAMROCKS (FORFEIT)
U12 BROOKLYN SHAMROCKS (W) VS. SETANTA/WEST PUT (L)
U14 BROOKLYN SHAMROCKS (W) VS. SETANTA/WEST PUT (L)

U10 ROCKLAND (W) VS. CELTICS (W)
U12 ROCKLAND  VS. CELTICS - PENDING REF REPORT
U14 ROCKLAND  VS. ST. RAYS/ST. JOES – PENDING REF REPORT

B DIVISION:

U10 SHANNON GAELS (W) VS. ST. RAYMONDS (L)

U10 NEW HAVEN (W) VS. LONG ISLAND GAELS (FORFEIT)
U12 NEW HAVEN (W) VS. LONG ISLAND GAELS (FORFEIT)
U14 NEW HAVEN (W) VS. LONG ISLAND GAELS (FORFEIT)

U10 ROCKLAND (W) VS. ST. JOES (L)
U12 ROCKLAND (W) VS. ST. JOES (FORFEIT)
U14 ROCKLAND (W) VS. ST. BRENDAN’S (FORFEIT)

U16 & U18

U16 ST. RAY'S/ST. JOE'S (D) VS. NEW HAVEN/SHANNON GAELS (D)
U18 NEW HAVEN (W) VS. ST. RAYS/ST. BRENDANS (L)
U16 ROCKLAND (W) VS. ST. PATS (L)
U16 ST. BARNABAS/CELTICS (W) VS.. RANGERS (L)
U18 ST. BARNABAS (W) VS. RANGERS (L)

by Simon Gillespie posted 05/10/2012
 
Last Sunday over 70 boys and girls participated in the first round of the New York Minor Board Underage Hurling League. This followed on from a very succesful coaching session with Connacht Hurling Director Damien Coleman.

The first round of the league saw New York South compete against New Haven / Shannon Gaels here are the results

U-8New York South/St Bridget (D) vs U-8 New Haven/Shannon Gaels(D)

U10 New York South/St Bridget( W) vsU10 Shannon Gaels/New Haven (L)

U12 New York South(W) vs U12 Shannon Gaels (L)

U14 New York South (D) vs U14 Shannon Gaels(D)

You can check out some of the pictures from the weekend hurling games in the gallery section....

by Simon Gillespie posted 05/09/2012
 


Last Saturday NYGAA hosted their first ever Coaching and Games Development Conference in Gaelic Park as part of the weekends events to coincide with the New York game against Sligo. The event was a fantastic success with over 60 coaches and the feile team benefiting

Presenting on the day was NYGAA's own Mickey Coleman current New York Senior Football Coach who did a presentation on Conditioned Games for Youth Players using the NY Feile Team.

John Tobin Connacht Council Provincial Games Director gave a presentation on the Important Role of the Coaching Officer in a club.

Will Harris founder of Riverdale Strength and Fitness presented on the importance on strength and conditioning work for any athlete to build preformance and prevent injury.

Pat Daly GAA Games Director stressed the importance of coaching to the power of 10 using a games based approach to training.

Damien Coleman Connacht Hurling Director presented on Fundamental Hurling training and how to develop movement skills in our youngest players.

Videos of the day are available on the New York GAA Youtube Channel NYGAATV and the presentations are available in the coaching articles section of the New York GAA Coaching and Games Website www.nyyouthgaa.com

by Simon Gillespie posted 05/08/2012
 
You can check out the pictures of all the events over the weekend including our referee course, coaching and games development conference,Underage Hurling, behind the scene Match shots, in our gallery section here

Many thanks to Jerry Hess , Rockland GAA and Sligo GAA for some of the photos...

posted 05/08/2012
 

UNOFFICIAL WEEKEND RESULTS 5/6/12

U16 ST BARNABAS/CELTICS (W) V ST PATS (L)

U16 ROCKLAND (L) VS ST RAYS/JOES (W)

U18 ROCKLAND VS ST RAYS/JOES (NO RESULT)

U16 AND U18 RANGERS VS SHANNON GAELS/NEW HAVEN POSTPONED

posted 05/03/2012
 


Don't miss our Coaching and Games Development Conference this Saturday at 10 o'clock in Gaelic Park.. Please register with beforehand ... Speakers include John Tobin, Pat Daly, Damien Coleman, Will Harris and New York GAA's own Mickey Coleman ....

posted 05/01/2012
 

WEEKEND RESULTS APRIL 28-29

Please note that all results are unofficial until referee reports are handed in.

A DIVISION:

U10 RANGERS (W) VS. SETANTA/WEST PUT (L)
U12 RANGERS (W) VS. SETANTA/WEST PUT (L)
U14 RANGERS (W) VS. SETANTA/WEST PUT (L)

U10 ROCKLAND (W) VS. BKLYN SHAMROCKS (L)
U12 ROCKLAND (W) VS. BKLYN SHAMROCKS (L)
U14 ROCKLAND (W) VS. BKLYN SHAMROCKS (L)

U10 SHANNON GAELS (W) VS. ST. PATS (L)
U12 SHANNON GAELS (W) VS. ST. PATS (L)
U14 SHANNON GAELS (W) VS. ST. PATS (L)

U10 CELTICS VS. ST. BARNABAS - DRAW
U12 ST. BARNABAS (W) VS. CELTICS (L)
U14 ST. RAY/ST. JOE (W) VS. ST. BARNABAS/CELTICS (L)

B DIVISION:
U10 NEW HAVEN (W) VS. SHANNON GAELS (L)
U10 ST. BRENDAN'S (L) VS. ST. JOE'S (W)-
U12 ST. BRENDAN'S (W) VS. ST. JOE'S (L)

U10 ROCKLAND (W) VS. ST. RAYMOND'S (L)
U12 ROCKLAND (W) VS. ST. RAYMOND'S (L)

U16 & U18
U16 ROCKLAND (W) VS. NEW HAVEN/SHANNON GAELS (L)
U18 ROCKLAND (W) VS. NEW HAVEN (L)

U16 ST. PAT'S VS. RANGERS - POSTPONED

U16 ST. RAY'S/ST. JOE'S (W) VS. ST. BARNABAS/CELTICS (L)
U18 ST. BARNABAS (W) VS. ST. RAY'S/ST. BRENDANS (L)

posted 05/01/2012
 

New York Youth GAA caught up with Current New York Senior Football Captain Ronan Mc Ginley. Ronan is currently in his second year involvement with the New York Senior Footballers and is also managing the Fermanagh Senior Ladies Team.

Here is some facts about this years Captain...

Name:
Ronan Mc Ginley

Club:
Cavan NY (New York) Errigal Ciaran (Tyrone)  

Favorite Movie:
Inception

Favorite Food:
Steak and Eggs

Favorite Pastimes:
Golf and Swimming

Childhood Sporting Hero:
Peter Canavan -  (Tyrone Gaelic Football legend & like Ronan current Fermanagh manager!)

Achievements in Gaelic Football: 
1 x County U14 Feile Championship 1999
1 x All Ireland Schools Vocational Champion 2002
2x Tyrone U21 'A' Championship 2002,2003
1x Tyrone Senior Football Championship 2006
1 x Tyrone Division 1 League 2010
1x New York Joe Joe Cassidy 7 a side Tournament 2011

Advice for young players:
Work hard on playing your own game,
Don't give up, if at first you don't succeed keep trying and working on your game 

by Simon Gillespie posted 04/26/2012
 

Yeats County take on Big Apple in Championship Opener:

 

The All Ireland Senior Football Championship begins less than ten days from now with the contest between Sligo and New York in the opening round of the Connacht Championship. This year will mark New York's 13th year in the Senior Football Championship and hopes are high in the Big Apple that this year could be the year the Exiles claim their first ever Championship win.

 

Sligo will be this years opponents and will make the long journey to Gaelic Park in the Bronx next Sunday to take on the Exiles in what promises to be a packed stadium for the occasion. Sligo last travelled to New York in 2007 where they recorded a facile win over the Exiles, however they also hold the unwanted record of being the only team to lose an FBD Final stateside when they were defeated by the New Yorkers in 2004. The Yeatsmen will look to their twin attacking threats of Adrian Marren and Mark Breheny to provide the scores and have looked impressive throughout the league campaign recording wins over Roscommon, Offaly, Tipperary and Wexford. The return of Eamon O'Hara from injury promises to boost Sligo's chances in this encounter.

 

New York will have it all to do if they are to record a famous win in Gaelic Park. The team is captained by Tyrone native, Errigal Ciaran's own Ronan McGinley and contains a mixture of seasoned campaigners in the New York colours, new additions to the squad and a host of Irish American players looking to represent their native county. Under the tutelage of Connie Molloy and Mickey Coleman (a former All Ireland Winner himself with Tyrone) the team have worked hard throughout the winter months and will be sure to rattle the 2007 Connacht Champions.

 

The match will be preceded by a game featuring the New York U14 Feile All Stars due to travel to Offaly /Laois in June who will take on a Delco Gaels select from Philadelphia.

posted 04/24/2012
 
WEEKEND RESULTS APRIL 21-22

Please note that all results are unofficial until referee reports are handed in.

A DIVISION
U10 ST. BARNABAS (W) VS. SETANTA/WEST PUT (L)
U12 ST. BARNABAS (W) VS. SETANTA/WEST PUT (L)
U14 ST. BARNABAS (W) VS. SETANTA/WEST PUT (L)

U10 SHANNON GAELS (W) VS. BROOKLYN SHAMROCKS (L)
U12 SHANNON GAELS (W) VS. BROOKLYN SHAMROCKS (L)
U14 SHANNON GAELS (W) VS. BROOKLYN SHAMROCKS (L)

U10 ROCKLAND (W) VS. ST. PAT'S (L)
U12 ROCKLAND (W) VS. ST. PAT'S (L)
U14 ROCKLAND (W) VS. ST. PAT'S (L)

U10 RANGERS (W) VS. CELTICS (L)
U12 RANGERS (W) VS. CELTICS (L)
U14 RANGERS VS. ST. RAY'S/ST. JOE'S (POSTPONED)

B DIVISION
U10 ST. RAYMOND'S (W) VS. ST. BRENDAN'S (L)
U12 ST. BRENDAN'S (W) VS. ST. RAYMOND'S

U10 ROCKLAND (W) VS. LONG ISLAND GAELS (L)
U12 LONG ISLAND GAELS (W) VS. ROCKLAND (L)
U14 ROCKLAND (W) VS. LONG ISLAND GAELS (L)

U10 NEW HAVEN (W) VS. ST. JOE'S (L)
U12 NEW HAVEN (W) VS. ST. JOE'S (L)
U14 NEW HAVEN VS. ST. BRENDAN'S (POSTPONED)

U16 & U18
U16 ST. RAY'S/ST. JOE'S (W) VS. ST. PAT'S (L)
U16 ROCKLAND (W) VS. RANGERS (L)
U18 ROCKLAND (W) VS. RANGERS (L)

U16 ST. BARNABAS/CELTICS (W) VS. NEW HAVEN/SHANNON GAELS (L)
U18 ST. BARNABAS (W) VS. NEW HAVEN (L)

posted 04/19/2012
 

Saturday

 

Ryan Louge.    Paddys field. 

 

Danny McKenna.  FGP

 

Steve Cassells.   Rockland

 

Conor Hogan.    De Witt Clinton

 

Chris Sheridan.    Pelham

 

E Ryan, K Kelly.   New Haven

 

Sunday

 

Peter McCormack.   Paddys Field 3 games ,no Gaelic Pk

 

Danny McKenna.   New Haven

posted 04/17/2012
 

Some of the participants at Sundays G4G blitz in Rockland

Last Sunday 350 girls participated in the first New York Gaelic 4 Girls blitz touranment of the year. Girls from the age of 5 - 18 were divided up into teams of different colors with teams comprised of girls from all over the New York Clubs and several girls who travelled from Philadelphia to play in the tournament. The games went on from 10 to 3 o clock on Sunday and was followed by two Senior Ladies Games in which Na Fianna defeated Kerry/Donegal and Cavan narrowly defeated Rockland. A great time was had by all with many thanks due to the Rockland Club and the Gaelic 4 Girls committee for putting on such a massive event which included a burger and hot dog concession stand and speeches from the local Congress woman.

The next Gaelic 4 Girls tournament will take place in Frank Golden Park Queens on May 20th at 10 o'clock.

You can see photos from the day here . Thanks to Vince Tyer, Mike Glynn , Kate Coffey and especially to Claire Mc Ginn for all the photos.

posted 04/15/2012
 
On behalf of the 2012 Feile management team I want to thank all forty five players that participated in training sessions since March 1st , everyone put in a great effort to improve their skills and all that were watching today were impressed by the high standard of play. Unfortunately we can only put twenty four players on the panel that travels to Ireland for this years competition and that was a very difficult task.To the players listed below I congratulate you and we expect that you will represent New York in a manner that will make us all proud. To those that didn’t make it, We thank you for all your time and effort, We hope that you continue working on your game and see you and the rest of this seasons blitz’s. Here is the 2012 Feile panel, Training starts at 6.30pm this Tuesday @ Rockland GAA Fields:

Etta Hanlon,
Kristen Dean,
Tessa Mackey,
Molly McGovern,
Kelly Yorke,
Bridget Duggan,
Aoife McGirl,
Katie O’Neill,
Caitlyn Tyer,
Niamh Bowden,
Elizabeth Myers,
Margaret Brady,
Kelly Plunkett,
Kelly Mc Kenna
Maggie Murray,
Finola Ryan,
Lea Phelan,
Claire Phelan,
Ciara O'Neill,
Corin Geogehegan,
Tara Smyth,
Niamh Fitzpatrick
Christina Tracey
Cyrene Nicholas

We want at least one parent of each player to be at training tuesday night for a half hour meeting @ 8pm (immediately after training), for trip requirements and information.

Sincerely
Joe Mc Girl

posted 04/10/2012
 

Hello All,

Sunday April 15th marks the first Gaelic 4 Girls Blitz of the year and it is very important that it is succesful for the program to continue to grow. Using our new games format may be confusing for coaches and players if they are not properly informed what is required of them and they do not adhere to the below schedule of events. There will be representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs up on the day to mark the occasion. The first round of the New York Ladies Championship is due to start in Rockland @ 3pm so it is very important we are done in time. All games will be 7 a side.

Here is the program of events and requirements from each coach.

Schedule of Events

9AM - Setting up of concession stands, registration and schedule stand. ALL U8 and U10 Coaches from ALL participating clubs asked to be present at the field for set up of fields.

930AM - Attendance call of all U8 and U10 players , U8 & U10 Coaches meeting and assigning to teams colours.

945AM - TShirt Hand out to players and Coaches

10AM - U8 and U10 Games begin

1130AM - Attendance call of all U12 and U14 players , U12 & U14 Coaches meeting and assigning to teams colours.  TShirt Hand out to players and Coaches

1145AM - Speeches from representatives from DFA

12AM - Start of U12 / U14 Games.

1PM - Attendance call of all U16 and U18 players , U16 & U18 Coaches meeting and assigning to teams colours.  TShirt Hand out to players and Coaches

115PM - Start of U16/U18 games

230PM. Field Clean Up.

3PM - Start of NY Ladies Games

 

Coaches Requirements for Sunday
Please arrive at least an hour before your first scheduled game for registration and team assigning.
Coaches are required to stay with their assigned team for the duration of the day. Please consult the timetable for games schedule. 

Club Requirements
Clubs are asked to bring as many volunteers as possible for field set up, helping with concessions stands , garbage pick up and for umpiring and linesperson
Clubs are asked to bring 4/6 young referees for the games to gain experience and community service hours.

If you have any questions about the days events please do not hesistate to contact me on 9145738761

Looking forward to seeing you all on sunday

Thanks,
--

Simon Gillespie
New York GAA Games Development Officer

posted 04/10/2012
 

WEEKEND RESULTS APRIL 7TH

Please note that all results are unofficial until referee reports are handed in.
A DIVISION:

U10 CELTICS (W) VS SETANTA/WESTPUT (L)
U12 CELTICS (W) VS SETANTA/WESTPUT (L)
U14 ST RAYS/JOES (W) VS SETANTA/WESTPUT (L)

U10 BROOKLYN (W) VS ST BARNABAS (L)
U12 BROOKLYN (W) VS ST BARNABAS (L)
U14 BROOKLYN (L) VS ST BARNBAS/CELTIC (W)

U10 SHANNON GAELS (W) VS ROCKLAND (L)
U12 SHANNON GAELS (L) VS ROCKLAND (W)
U14 SHANNON GAELS (L) VS ROCKLAND (W)

U10 ST PATS (L) VS RANGERS (W)
U12 ST PATS (W) VS RANGERS (L)
U14 ST PATS (L) VS RANGERS (W)

B DIVISION:

U10 NEW HAVEN (W) VS ST RAYS (L)
U12 NEW HAVEN (W) VS ST RAYS (L)
U14 NEW HAVEN VS ROCKLAND *CANCELLED*

U10, 12, 14 LONG ISLAND VS ST BRENDANS *CANCELLED*
U10 ST JOES (W) VS SHANNON GAELS (L)

by Simon Gillespie posted 04/05/2012
 
NYGAA are proud to announce their first ever Coaching Conference that will take place in the newly refurbished Gaelic Park on Saturday May 5th starting at 10 am.

The conference is being organised in conjunction with Connacht Council GAA with its aim to better equip coaches at child, youth and adult level. The conference will cover several aspects of Coach Education ranging from Fundamentals Training to coaching Development Squads players and the role of the Coaching Officer in clubs.

This years speakers will include

Pat Daly - GAA Director of Games
Pat is the National Director of Coaching and Games Development with the GAA from the Tallow Club in County Waterford. Over his tenure as Director of Games Pat has overseen the implementation of the Cul Camps program and the Go Games Model which has dramatically increased the number of young players playing and staying within the GAA. Pat will deliver a presentation on developing a Games Based Approach to training, focusing on the benefits of small sided games as a coaching tool rather than traditional drills based training sessions.

John Tobin - Provincial Games Manager with Connacht Council GAA
From the Tuam Stars Club in County Galway John Tobin has won Minor and U21 All Irelands with Galway as a player and has managed Galway and Roscommon Senior Football teams. John is the current Provincial Games Manager with Connacht GAA and will deliver a presentation on the Role of the Club Coaching Officer in the GAA and the benefits such a position has given to clubs in Ireland.

Damien Coleman - Connacht Hurling Director
From the Portumna Club in county Galway Damien has represented his Club and County at all levels winning an All Ireland U21 in 1993 and Railway Cup in '94/ Damien is the current chairman of the Portumna Hurling Club. Damien will deliver a presentation on developing practical Fundamental Hurling Skills for new hurlers.

Kevin Walsh - Sligo Senior Football Manager
Kevin has been the manager of the Sligo Football team since 2008 guiding the team from Division 4 to 2 and has also worked as a selector for the Connacht Provincial Squad and the Galway Ladies Footballers. As a player Kevin won 3 All Stars and 2 All Ireland Football Finals with Galway in 1998 and 2001. Kevin's presentation will be on coaching development squad and elite players taking players from Club to County level.

Will Harris - Founder and Owner of Riverdale Strength & Fitness
Will is a certified Crossfit Coach who has played American Football at Varsity and Collegiate level . Will has worked as a Strength and Condition Coach for 9 years in which time he has coached Rugby, Basketball and American Football teams and has also worked with Olympic Level athletes and movie stars such as Channing Tatum on a 1-to-1 basis. Will has also delivered sessions with the New York Senior and Minor Footballers over the past 2 years. He will deliver a presentation on incorporating strength and conditioning initiatives into training sessions.

The course is open to players of all age groups, coaches and parents,

If you require more information on our conference check out www.nyyouthgaa.com

To register for the conference please email NYGAA Games Development Officer Simon Gillespie @ or contact 9142378930

by posted 04/03/2012
 

St Barnabas will be hosting the Kenneth Fahey Under 8 Tournament

Saturday June 30th

Any Team looking to Participate please get in touch with

Mike Brosnan 646-599-2395 or
Colm Kelly      914-473-8362 or

posted 04/02/2012
 

3/31 RESULTS

 

U10    ST PATS 3-1 vs CELTICS 2-1

U12    ST PATS 0-5 vs CELTICS 5-3

U14    ST PATS 1-4 vs ST RAYS/JOES 1-11

 

U10    RANGERS 1-1 vs BROOKLYN 0-2

U12    RANGERS 2-7 vs BROOKLYN 0-3

U14    RANGERS 2-7 vs BROOKLYN 1-1

 

U10  S GAELS 4-3 vs SETANTA 0-3

U12  S GAELS 0-5 vs SETANTA 2-2

U14  S GAELS 2-5 vs SETANTA 1-6

 

U10    ROCKLAND 1-8 vs ST BARNABAS 1-0

U12    ROCKLAND 1-4 vs ST BARNABAS 0-3

U14    ROCKLAND 5-3 vs ST BARN/CELTICS 4-9

 

U10B  S GAELS 1-0 vs LI GAELS 2-2

U14B  LI GAELS 0-0 vs NEW HAVEN 5-8

 

U10B  ROCK 3-3 vs ST BREN 0-1

U12B  ROCK 2-2 vs ST BREN 2-4

U14B  ROCK 4-13 vs ST BREN 1-1

 

U10    ST JOES 4-2 vs ST RAYS 0-1

U12    ST JOES 5-4 vs ST RAYS 0-3

 

*ALL SCHEDULED GAMES WERE PLAYED THIS PAST WEEKEND, HOWEVER KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE RESULTS ARE UNOFFICIAL UNTIL ALL REFEREE REPORTS ARE HANDED IN AS REQUESTED BY THE MINOR BOARD.

posted 03/26/2012
 
Last Saturday up to 20,000 people attended the first ever Mc Lean ave parade the New York GAA was well represented by members from Gaelic 4 Girls and the New York Minor Board , you can see some pictures in the gallery section of the website,

by Pat Guerin posted 03/21/2012
 
We have added PDF version of the referee report and Team line-out sheets to the Documents page as these tend to be easier to print out.

posted 03/15/2012
 

Anthony Begley is the full time Strength and Conditioning Coach with Derry GAA and has been a fantastic asset to their county board,

in our documents section you can see the full list of presentations which include

Physical Fitness for Under 8's
Physical Fitness for Under 14's and 16's
Warm up for ACL injury prevention print
Workshop on Nutrition and Hydration for senior teams

You can email Anthony for some advice on  

posted 03/15/2012
 


Colm Egan the Chicago Development Officer recently held a Hurling Coaching Clinic in Indianapolis , click the link above to see this excellent presentation on developing hurling skills in players

posted 03/15/2012
 

As we enter our ninth year of the most popular Gaelic Games tournament in North America, the CYC Steering Committee recognizes the tournament’s significant growth since the inaugural event in 2004.  This growth has caused us to take a strategic look at the tournament and acknowledge the need for additional resources.  As a result we would like to establish a Development Committee and are looking for highly networked individuals with the necessary professional skill set including but not limited to legal, marketing, communications, graphic design, sales, finance, public relations and technology.  This may be an opportunity to contribute time to further enhance the kids’ annual experience.

If you are interested in being part of this International opportunity please contact Liam Hegarty at and forward a brief resume of your experience by March 31, 2012.  Our goal is to have the committee established by June 15, 2012 with 6-10 members.
 

Yours in Sport,
Liam Hegarty
CYC Steering Committee

posted 03/12/2012
 
You can view the Spring Season Schedule for the NYMB in our NYMB Schedule section

posted 03/12/2012
 

Rangers players benefitting from new training drills

Last Sunday the Rangers NY ran a coaching clinic for their U8 - U18 coaches in Gaelic. 12 coaches were in attendance and great fun was had by all as new drills, games fundamentals and the basics of Strength and Conditioning coaching.

So far this year the following clubs and teams have had GDO Coaching Sessions

Rangers Coaching Course
St Raymonds : U8, U10, U12, u14
Celtics : U6, U8
New Haven: U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, u18
Shannon Gaels: Girls U8, U6, Boys U10, Coaching Course
Long Island Gaels: U8, U10 , U12
Rockland : U8 Girls, U10 Girls, Senior Ladies, Coaching Course 
St Brigids: U8, U10, U12

If your club are interested in a GDO coaching session please contact Simon @ 9145738761

posted 03/05/2012
 

hurlog from Eoin Fitzgerald on Vimeo.

by Simon Gillespie posted 02/22/2012
 
Hi Guys,

You can use the registration system to contact your club members, officials and parents using Email and Text.

Team managers can also use the system to contact parents for their own individual teams, 

To set up your own team roster

1. Email your roster list of players to the GDO

2. Enter your assigned password into the administrator section of the site

3. In the lookup members section click the 'directory listing' section and click "Send Email and Text"  and then click "Find Members"

Send your message to the parents of players

Using our new site can save clubs Hundreds of Dollars on calling post services, using the service is free for all members of the Gaelic 4 Girls and New York Minor Board Team Clubs.

If you have any questions on the system please contact me @

posted 02/21/2012
 

Celtics U6's an U8's take part in Coaching Session

Last Saturday U8's from Raymonds, U10 girls from Rockland and U6/8s took part in GDO coaching sessions 63 kids and and 14 coaches took part in the sessions and a great time was had by all.

If your club would like a GDO coaching session please contact or 9145738761.

Each coach in the NYMB and G4G program is asked to have at least one Coaching session with the GDO this year . Each club in the NYMB MUST have at least 2 Coaching Sessions prior to CYC

posted 02/14/2012
 
Gaelic 4 Girls 2012 Training/Event Schedule
U-13 & U-14 ONLY             Revised 02/06/12                                      
Hello Parents & Coaches,(ALL CLUBS)
The Gaelic 4 Girls U-14 season is only four weeks away and I wanted to inform you of our schedule so you can put these important dates on your calendar:
In preparation for our blitzes, CYC and Feile we have scheduled four weeks of indoor training at two locations for your convenience, Clinton High School-Bronx and the Dominical college-Blauvelt:
Can all clubs with players interested in participating let us know via e-mail

Clinton High School: 
Thursday March    1st      7pm-8.30pm     Tuesday March    6th     7pm-8.30pm    
Thursday March   8th      7pm-8.30pm     Tuesday March 13th      7pm-8.30pm    
Thursday March 15th      7pm-8.30pm     Tuesday March 20th       7pm-8.30pm    
 Thursday March 22nd    7pm-8.30pm     Tuesday March 27th       7pm-8.30pm  
Thursday March 29th     7pm-8.30pm     

Dominican College- Blauvelt (Hennessy ctr):
Thursday March    1st      5pm-6.30pm     Tuesday March    6th     5pm-6.30pm    
Thursday March   8th      5pm-6.30pm     Tuesday March 13th      5pm-6.30pm    
Thursday March 15th      5pm-6.30pm     Tuesday March 20th      5pm-6.30pm    
 Thursday March 22nd    5pm-6.30pm     Tuesday March 27th      5pm-6.30pm    
Thursday March 29th      5pm-6.30pm  
 
Directions
From Orange County: Palisades Interstate Parkway (traveling south) to Exit 6E. At the second traffic light, turn left on to Western Highway.
From New York City: Take the George Washington Bridge to the Palisades Interstate Parkway. Exit at 6E. At the second traffic light, turn left onto Western Highway.From Westchester County: Take the Tappan Zee Bridge to the New York State Thruway to Exit 12. Take Route 303 south. At Orangeburg Road turn right, and then at the fi rst traffic light turn right on to Western Highway.From New Jersey: Take the Garden State Parkway North to the New York State Thruway South to Exit 12. Take Route 303 south. At Orangeburg Road turn right, and then at the first traffic light turn right on to Western Highway.


START OF OUTDOOR SEASON; 2012 Blitz Schedule
Saturday  April 7th              10am U14 Feile Tryout– (Gaelic PK)
Sunday April 15th               10 am U8 – U18 & Feile Tryout  –(Rockland)
Sunday May 20th                10am U8 – U18 – (Shannon Gaels)
Saturday  June 23rd            10am U8 –U18 – (Gaelic PK)
Sunday July 15^th                   10am U8-U18 – (Shannon Gaels)
Saturday September 9^th     10 am U8-U18 – (Gaelic PK)
Sunday October 14^th           10 am U8-U18 – (Rockland)

FEILE :
This year Feile will take place in County Laois on June 22th thru June 24th:
All kids interested in trying out for Feile are expected to participate in the training sessions at either location mentioned above starting on March 1st, a panel of 24 players will be selected after the Blitz on April 15th and training will start for these players the following Tuesday night.


CYC: This year CYC will take place in Chicago July 26^th-29^th

Yours in Sport
Joe Mc Girl
Gaelic 4 Girls Development Officer/ Feile Manager-2012

posted 02/14/2012
 
As per discussed at the County Board meeting last Wednesday Night, this year’s Training for U-14’s will start on March 1st.

This is in preparation for this year’s Blitzes, Feile and CYC.

THIS YEARS TRAINING AND FEILE TEAM SELECTION WILL BE STRICTLY FOR U -13’s & U-14’s Kids at U-12 and younger should contact their respective coaches for training schedule.

Joe Mc Girl
Feile Manager 2012
Development Officer G4G

by PRO posted 01/17/2012
 

The 2012 CYC Tournament will be held in Chicago at Gaelic Park in Oak Forest, IL

The 9^th annual Continental Youth Championships will be held in Chicago from Thursday, July 26 to Sunday, July 29, 2012. Please check back regularly for more information.

   http://www.cycgaa.org/

 http://chicagogaelicpark.org/ 

posted 10/03/2011
 

The Connacht Council website provides a tremendous resource for Coaches especially for development squads and senior teams

Check out the link here for more info...

posted 08/09/2011
 
Well done to all the New York Teams who competed over the weekend winning 19 out of the 30 titles available in Boston turning Canton into Gaelic Park on Sunday! A big congratulations also to the local and national CYC steering Committee for organising the largest and most succesful CYC to date!

2011 CYC Final Results
Competition	Opponent	Score	Opponent	Score
U16 Football Premier	New York	2-16	NACB	1-7
U16 Hurling Premier	New York	1-03	NACB	1-22
U18 Ladies Premier	NACB	2-19	New York	2-18
U18 Football Premier	Lancashire	2-8	New York	0-13
u8 Hurling	Rockland	2-0	NY Hurling	2-02
u8 camogie	Rockland	3-0	St Brigid	1-0
u8 girls	Rockland Hibernians	5-06	Boston	1-01
u8A boys	Rockland Hibernians	7-05	Shannon Gaels	0-01
u8B boys	NY Celtics	5-03	Bos St. Brendans	0-01
u10 Camogie	Boston	2-0	Rockland	0-0
u10 girls	Shannon Gaels	0-02	Rockland Hibernians	6-02
u10 hurling	Boston	5-01	New York Hurling	3-02
u10A boys	Rockland Hibernians	4-5	Shannon Gaels	2-06
u10B boys	Chicago	2-01	NY Rangers	1-03
u12 Camogie	San Fran	3-0	Boston	2-0
u12 girls	Rockland Hibernians	5-02	St Brigids	0-02
u12 hurling	St Jarlath	0-02	San Fran	5-1
u12A boys	Rockland Hibernians	2-06	St Barnaas	0-04
u12B boys	New Haven	1-01	NY Rangers	2-07
u14 Camogie	St Brigids	Forfeit	San Fran
u14 girls	Rockland Hibernians	1-08	St. Brigids	2-03
u14 hurling	San Fran	0-08	NY Hurling	4-3
u14A boys	San Fran	0-03	Delco Gaels	4-15
u14B boys	St. Barnabas	0-04	St Pats	6-06
u16 girls	Boston	5-3	St Brigids	5-6
u16 hurling	St Jarlath	3-7	NY Hurling	0-1
u16A boys	St. Barnabas	1-7	Rockland	0-7
u16B boys	St Raymonds	2-4	NY Rangers	4-8
u18 girls	St Brigids	2-07	Boston	0-7
u18A boys	Rockland	4-5	San Fran	2-9
u18B boys	NY Rangers	2-6	St. Barnabas	3-02