A meeting of coaches , mentors and helpers in youth teams will take place at 7.30pm in the club room . All above parties are asked to attend , Kevin Brady will chair the meeting .
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Archive for December, 2007
This years dinner held at The Elk saw chairman Gerard Weir praise the youth of the club for their commitment and achievements over the past year . The club may not have won any silverware but many of our players have seen success at county level with Cathy Carey winning at All Ireland Camogie and the players from St Ergnat’s under14 who helped St Benedict’s win an Ulster Colleges Championship for the first time in the schools history.
Our senior men and ladies preformed well narrowly missing out on championship success this season . The minor team who had worked hard all year with a dedicated panel and good attendance at training were denied a well deserved victory in the championship . The youth of the club are gaining in confidence from under 16 down to under 12 level and with our future development programme which will kick of in 2008 should see our U8/U10 gain the fundamental skills to equip them for the future . Our players have shown pride , hunger and respect when wearing our colours , the club is growing in numbers and there is a positive spirit which will carry us through to success in 2008 .
The chairman then wished everyone a safe , happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year before handing over to Sean Laverty for this years player awards.
Senior player of the year went to Ryan Boyd presented to him by team manager Michael Hughes
Senior Ladies player of the year went to Cathy Carey presented to her by Shelly Mc Coy , Cathy also won an All Ireland B Minor Camogie medal for Antrim in Newry .
Minor Player for 2007 went to Ciaran kelly and this was presented Ian Carey .
Hugh Carey received Reserve player of the year for 2007 presented to him by Benny Devlin.
Most improved Senior player of 2007 went to Ryan Doyle .
Laura Mc Cann received recognition for most improved U16 player of 2007 presented to her by Cathy Carey.
Emer Kelly received Under 16 girl of the year 2007 and this was presented by Cathy Carey.
Under 16 boys player of the year was presented by team manager Patrick Lennard to Seamus Redmond .
Raymond Graffin received a presentation from chairman Gerard Weir in recognition to his 37 years in the GAA and his contribution to refereeing . In his acceptance speech Raymond commented how Gaelic games have changed and asked for more parents and new comer’s to get involved especially with under age training , show them your support and don’t sit watching when coaches need assistance , adding that as a referee it was disappointing not to have a sideline at all matches which supports decision making and the game .
There will be a meeting to discuss the coming season and youth developement all parents are invited to attend . Those interested in coaching , mentoring and assisting this year should attend to discuss this years structure for the under 8 to minor level . The meeting will be held in the clubrooms @ 19.30 on Wednesday 19th Dec.
Comhairle Programme for club officers & PROs:
Date: Monday, 2nd February 2008
Venue: Comfort Inn, Antrim
Further details will be issued nearer the time
Fourth Annual Coaching and Games Development Conference, organised by Comhairle Uladh, will take place on Saturday 19th January 2008 in the Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown.
The calendar is onsale from Millquater price £6 each . It contains pictures taken throughout the year of the teams from under 8 to senior . Further outlets will be announced later as we would like to give the children the chance to purchase them first . Please try to have the correct change if possible.
Available now at
Roisin McCoy at the hairdressers.
The Tumbledown Bar .
If you require one please leave your details on our contact form as we have only a few remaining .
Fine Tuning The Female Athelete ( Camogie and Football ) will take place 7th January 7:15 - 9pm at a venue yet to be confirmed . This is a free course open to coaches from under 16 to senoir level.
The venue is Casement tomorrow night . This is a promotion / relegation match , come along and show your support for the lads at this decisive match.
We are producing this year for the first time a calendar containing photos of all the teams from under 8’s to senior , as we cannot anticipate demand there will be a limited supply available . Watch this space for availability and outlets to purchase it from but they will certainly be available from the school midweek.
The St. Ergnats annual Family Fun day took place last weekend and with good weather persisting for the course of the day, an enjoyable time was had by young and old. Juvenile teams from the surrounding area took part in football tournaments at various age groups, whilst off the pitch entertainment included bouncy castles and face painting.
As usual the day concluded with the annual challenge match between the over 40’s and members of the current coaching staff. The Over 40’s were coached by James Scullion and the Coaches steered by Enda Lagan. Line ups were a little changed from last year as some players still hadn’t overcome that particular ordeal.
Straight from the throw-in the Over 40’s attacked and were up by a Harry Tohill point and goals by Sam McCoy and Bruce Kelly before the coaches had realised it was game on. The coaches were not passing the half way line thanks to the strong midfield pairing of Brendan and Bruce Kelly whose high work rate led to a string of points by Darren McCormick, Eamon McQuade (2) and Sean Boardman. The coaches had to respond and following some positional switches eventually got some scores on the board through Joey McCann, Sean Laverty and Ian Carey. Despite some good defensive work by Brendan Prenter, Colm Scullion and Oliver McCoy the coaches fell further behind to goals from Sean Boardman and Darren McCormick. Joey McCann responded for the coaches just before the half time whistle with a goal following a good move involving Neil Duffin, Louis Doyle, Dessie Taggart and Stephen McGreevy.
The second half started just like the first with immediate pressure for the Over 40’s side and only some stout defending from Sean O’Neill, and Patrick Kelly and two superb saves from keeper Stephen Murray kept the Over 40’s from racing further ahead. There was nothing the keeper could do minutes later when Curly O’Neill combined with Darren McCormick to put through Adrian McCloskey for a goal. Then followed the best move of the match following a catch at full back by Pat Magee, the Over 40’s swept up field and a string of passes from Benny Devlin, Michael McCoy and the Kelly brothers led to Darren McCormick flicking the ball on to the eternal Raymond Graffin who gave the keeper no chance from 20 metres. From the kick out Harry Tohill combined with Sam McCoy who found Sean Boardman unmarked for his second goal of the day. It could have been a hat-trick for Sean moments later but he blazed well wide when it seemed easier to score.
Jim Murray put Joey McCann through for a score for the coaches and Phelim Devlin added to that moments later with a goal following good work by Sean O’Neill and Brendan Prenter. The Over 40’s however showed no reduction in energy levels as they finished strongly with points from Darren McCormick, Sean Laverty and that man Graffin again. Oliver McCoy responded just before the final whistle with two well taken but consolation goals as keeper Noel Boyd was left isolated somewhat by his defence. The final score in a very entertaining game was Over 40s 7-10 the coaches 6-1.
