• Swim across the River Bann at Hunters , Brecart
• Cycle from Brecart to the Desmense
• Run in the Desmense

Also in the Desmense will be a Mini Marathon for the kids ,face painting and a bouncy castle to keep the children entertained . There will also be entertainment in a 300 seater Marquee with refreshments and entertainment . The event starts at 2pm on Sunday and will conclude with a Disco til’ late .

Please sponsor the Triathletes and support your club .

Moneyglass Cul Camp and Saffron Og was  enjoyed by 89 children this year , who enjoyed the good weather conditions unlike last year and had visits from County players such as Paddy Cunningham throughout the week .

Boys and girls enjoyed the drills and games set up by their coaching team lead by Kevin Brady , Ciara Mc Coy ( All Ireland Ladies 2009) , Ryan Mc Greevy , Niall Boyd and Brendan Marron .

Children asked Paddy when did you start the  Shuffle ?

The Saffron Og were coached by Ulster Council coaches and again enjoyed the tasks and games set by the coaches . Many friendships have been made and hopefully will bring them back to the field.

The coaching team for 2010 lead by Kevin Brady , a special thanks to Bridie Scullin who has been always in the background in the club but keeps us all in order and up to date . An enormous amount of work goes into the preparation of the Camps and thanks to Bridie and Michelle O Donnel for their patients and help.

Following on from the success of the Saffron Ogs and the Cul Camps within the county, Antrim have decided to attempt to “raise the bar” for our teenagers. Antrim are running several coaching camps for teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17. These camps will be intensive 3 day events organized and coached by full-time coaching staff from both Antrim and Ulster GAA. They will include a variety of elements for Skill Development (e.g attacking play, decision making) and Player Education (e.g nutrition, core stability). There will be guest appearances from county hurling and football stars. The camps are open to all club and development squad players within the relevant age groups. The cost is £15 per person. This includes a unique Under Armour ‘Campa Saffron’ t-shirt. Please see the Campa Saffron schedule below: 

For further information please contact the Antrim Coaching & Games Department, 88-104 Andersontown Road, Belfast. Tel: 02890610318 or download an application form from www.antrim.gaa.ie.

]]> http://www.moneyglassgac.com/2010/08/10/campa-saffron-16-17yr-olds/feed/ http://www.moneyglassgac.com/2010/08/02/senior-reserve-minor-win/ http://www.moneyglassgac.com/2010/08/02/senior-reserve-minor-win/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:20:24 +0000 smcg http://www.moneyglassgac.com/?p=1496 A good week for football at Moneyglass with Senior , Reserve and Minor all winning their home games , the senior team continued their winning run of games this week by defeating Portglenone on Wednesday night . The senior’s did not make things easy for themselves with alot of short passing around the midfield and getting no distance but hard work and grit provided the final result they needed to keep themselves up in division 1 , the final score was 0-12 vs 1-7  . Sunday mornings  fixture at home for the Reserve was at 12.30 , the match itself was a fast passed battle with Lamh Dhearg taking advantage of every point they could but Moneyglass was the fittest and better team on the day but left it until the last ten minutes to seal the win with three late points , the final score  1-9 vs 2-4 . Thursday at Moneyglass was the replay between Sarsfields and the minor team at 7.30pm . There was descent support for both sides on the evening which started of with Sarsfields score two points in quick succession . Sarsfields continued to travel the lenght of the pitch at a fast pace matched by the Moneyglass minor players but we ended the first half down by two points . In the second half Moneyglass showed that they were the fitter side as Sarsfields had burnt themselves out in the first half and could not reply to the Moneyglass as we scored two goals the first from Niall Brogan followed by a second from Niall boyd this along with two point from play by Ryan Mc Greevy ensured that our lads left the field with a well deserved win , the final score 2-12 vs 0-13 , they play again on Tuesday night against Aldergrove venue TBC.  Friday evening football training sessions has resumed for the u/6/8/10 at the pitch and all weekday training has resumed after our break . The Cul Camp this year will be taken again by Kevin Brady from the 9th - 13th August and the Saffron Og camp will be running in parallel .

Fixtures Group A

Sunday 1st August 12pm              Creggan vs Moneyglass

Friday  6th August 6.45pm         Moneyglass vs Glenravel

Tuesday 10th August 6.45pm    Ballymena vs Moneyglass

Top two from each group go into a draw for the Cup; all others into a draw for the Shield.

Sunday 15th August 12pm - Quarter Finals Sunday 22nd August 12pm - Semi Finals Sunday 29th August - Finals

Rules of the U12 post league competitions for Cup and Shield:

(Change to original which was sent out proposing 13 aside ) now 15 players each side BUT :

In the event of either competing team not having 15 players available, the match can still go ahead for full points if: * both teams have at least 13 players at the start of the match * both teams use the same number of players * if more players arrive during the match time, both teams can, with the agreement of the referee, put on equal numbers of players without using up any of their quota of substitutes.

Goals set from 13m line to 13m line

20 Mins each half

Full rules ( including 45’s )

Rectangle marked (by sand) around each goal - Square ball rule

Penalty kick 10m from goal – stepped by referee.

2 touch format will be used.

Additional notes not included in original proposal:

* Official SW referees will officiate.

* Team sheets with full names DOB’s and numbers to be submitted to referee prior to throw in.

* Substitution slips to be filled in and handed to referee at time of substitution.

* More than 5 subs can be used ONLY if both teams AND the referee agrees prior to throw in.