GAA Training Courses:

See the relevant courses for your County below.

Bookings can be made by contacting your local Community Development Administrator (CDA) :-

cda.hertfordshire@gaa.ie
cda.lancashire@gaa.ie
cda.london@gaa.e
cda.scotland@gaa.ie
cda.warwickshire.gaa.ie

 

Hertfordshire Training Dates 2020:

22nd January 2020 Safeguarding & Protecting Children Workshop St Joseph’s Parish Centre, Luton 7.00-10.15 pm – £10 pp

22nd January 2020 Safeguarding & Protecting Children Workshop Old Ignatian Football Club, Enfield 7.00-10.15 pm – £10 pp

25th January 2020 Coaching Youth Workshop with former GAA All Star – Ronan Clarke St Joseph’s Parish Centre, Luton 12pm – 4.00 pm – £10 pp

1st February 2020 Coaching Children Workshop with former Ulster GAA Star – Owen Mooney 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm – £10 pp

15th February 2020 Emergency First Aid St Joseph’s Parish Centre, Luton 9.00 am – 4.30 pm – £10 pp

29th February 2020 Dual Foundation Course St Joseph’s Parish Centre, Luton 9.00 am – 5.30 pm – £10 pp

 

 

Lancashire Training Dates 2020:

Tuesday 21st January  – Safeguarding & Child Protection Course – 6.30pm start time. Venue: St Kentigerns Social Club, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 7DW.

Saturday 1st February  – GAA Foundation Coaching Course –  1pm start time. Venue: Stretford Sports Village, Manchester, M32 0XA.
Monday 3rd February – GAA Pitch Side First Aid Course –  6.30pm start time. Venue: St Kentigerns Social Club, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 7DW.
Tuesday 25th February  – Safeguarding & Child Protection Course – 6.30pm start time. Venue: Greenbank Sports Academy, Greenbank Lane, Liverpool, L17 1AG.

 

 

London GAA 2020 Spring:

We are running two courses this January on the following dates:

24th January: Safeguarding and Protecting of Children

Time: 7pm to 10pm.

25th January: Football and Hurling Foundation Award

Time: 11 am- 4 pm.

Both course’s are held in McGovern Park, Ruislip HA46QX.

Please note: Anyone who is involved or wants to get involved in the coaching of children in the GAA must complete both courses.

In the interest in fairness we will allocate 4 places to each club. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

The deadline for admission’s is Monday the 20th of January at 6 o clock.

All Admissions must go to Gavin –  cda.london@gaa.ie.

Primary School Coaching Returns- Spring 2020:

Our School Coaching Programme continues this term and places will be given at first come first served basis providing it comply’s with our target year group etc.

This term we will target the Year 5 age group with our schools blitz being held on Thursday 2nd of April in Tir Chonail Gaels, Greenford (UBZ 0NZ).  We will also have a Year 4 blitz on the 21st of May.

We are also running our ‘After School Clubs’ and if you are interested in starting or continuing with an After School Club please contact me. Again places are limited and these will be given on a first come first served basis.

We will be introducing the chance for schools to take up Hurling as an alternative and this will be free of charge. This can be either Curriculum Coaching or an After School Club and to any year of your choosing.

For more info contact Gavin- Cda.london@gaa.ie.

Secondary School Coaching- Spring 2020:

Our School Coaching Programme continues this term and places will be given at first come first served basis providing it comply’s with our target year group etc.

This term we will target the Year 9/ 10 age group with our schools blitz being held on Wednesday 1st of April in Tir Chonail Gaels, Greenford (UBZ 0NZ).

For those schools that have taken up the coaching themselves I assure you any assistance we can provide we will.

I look forward to hearing from you and thank you for your continued support with our coaching program. I look forward to seeing you at our blitz’ throughout the year.

Contact Gavin- cda.london@gaa.ie for more info.

 

 

Warwickshire Training Dates 2020:

Saturday 18th January  – Cost Foundation Coaching Course,  9.30 am to 1.30 pm, St Benedict’s School, Duffield Rd, Darley Abbey, Derby DE22 1JD  – FREE
Saturday 1st February  – Sports First Aid with Defib training, 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, Warwickshire GAA, Catherine De Barnes, B92 0DB – £20 pp, Max 12 delegates

Level 1 Football Course – (must have completed Football Foundation prior to attending Level 1) – @ Warwickshire GAA, Catherine De Barnes, B92 0DB – FREE
Friday 7th February  – 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Saturday 8th February  – 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Sunday 9th February  – 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Friday 21st February  – 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Saturday 22nd February  – 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Wednesday 12th February  – Safeguarding, 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm, Warwickshire GAA, Catherine De Barnes, B92 0DB – £20 pp

Wednesday 11th March – Safeguarding, 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm Warwickshire GAA, Catherine De Barnes, B92 0DB – £20 pp
Saturday 14th March – Foundation Dual/Football, 9.30 am to 1.30 pm, Warwickshire GAA, Catherine De Barnes, B92 0DB – FREE

TBC  – Young Whistlers Warwickshire GAA, Catherine De Barnes, B92 0DB – FREE

TBC – Referees, Warwickshire GAA, Catherine De Barnes, B92 0DB – FREE

Friday 17th April to Sunday 19th April – Round Towers Visit TBC – Warwickshire GAA

TBC –  U12s Trip to Ireland

5th to 7th June – U14s Feile na n Gael, Dublin, Kildare, Meath
13th June, A U14s All Britain, Warwickshire GAA, Catherine De Barnes, B92 0DB
26th to 28th June – 14s Feile Peile na nOg, Donegal, Derry, Tyrone

Note: u15s and U17s All Britain dates to be between May and June – Dates are TBC at Provincial’s Convention

 

 

Scotland Training Dates 2020:

Thursday January 16th  – Hurling foundation course, 6.30-9.30pm at Avenue End Primary School, 260 Mossvale, Glasgow, G33 5NY

 

 

Skills Development: 

Various Skills Development YouTube tutorials, along with useful Learning Guides are available on the GAA’s website which can be viewed via this link.
(Care some courses may not be relevant to Britain e.g. Safeguarding – check with GDM.Britain@gaa.ie if unsure)

 

The GAA Player Pathway : https://learning.gaa.ie/playerpathway

The GAA Player Pathway identifies the different Stages and Phases of development our players progress through. The capacities that players should develop to move along the pathway at the optimal rate have been identified according to the Total Playing Performance (TPP) Model.

The Total Playing Performance Model:

 

To learn more about the Total Playing Performance Model click here.