Dundrum GFC notes
- 27th Feb 2005
By
Marc Mac Siomoin [marc_mac_siomoin@yahoo.co.uk]
Dundrum GFC Notes
* All Senior and Reserve players should
have their registration forms completed
and membership paid no later than 7.30pm
on Friday the 4th of March. Failure
to do so will mean that players will
be ineligible to play in the up coming
Senior friendlies.
* Senior training has been coming on
well since November and the team will
face their first opposition against
Carryduff at home this Sunday. Arrangements
for the match will be made available
to the players on Friday night. As usual
training will take place on the field
this Wednesday night at 7.30pm and at
the same time and venue on Friday night.
* The Reserves played their first challenge
game of the year against Aughlisnafin
on Sunday afternoon. In what was a total
team effort the home side ran out comfortable
winners. The final score: Dundrum II's
4-12 Aughlisnafin 1-04. There were some
notable performances in the game. Colm
Morgan was inspirational at centre half
back and managed to score his first
point in a decade. Kieran Byrne also
looked dangerous as he helped himself
to two goals and three points from play.
Dundrum: D.Campbell, M.Rooney, D.McGrattan,
S.McGrattan, J.McKibben, C.Morgan (0-01),
P.Byrne, M.Fitzsimons (0-02), J.Hurley
(1-00), G.Graham (1-00), P.Doran, C.Venney
(0-03), J.Forsythe, K.Byrne (2-03),
C.McShane (0-01). Subs: T.Connolly,
J.Kennedy, D.Rodgers,
M.Melville (0-02).
* The Minors made it two wins out of
two in their section of the league.
The final score: Dundrum 4-13 Bredagh
1-05. See match report.
* U-16 training starts at 7.30pm sharp
on Tuesday the 8th of March in Dundrum.
All prospective U-16 and U-14 players
who wish to play are asked to be present
for registration and an introduction
session followed by training. This year
the team is playing under the Ballykinlar
name and will be managed by John Boden,
Mark Fitzsimons, Cormac Venney and Donal
Smith.
* Congratulations to Senior team coach
John Morgan on being appointed to the
Down Minor team management setup for
the incoming year.
* U-12 training continues on Friday
nights in the Parochial Hall starting
at 6.30pm.
* With the clubs radical new coaching
structure now in it's first year there
has been a real drive to get the club's
coaches qualified. Last week in Ardglass
a number of members completed their
Foundation Level Coaching course. This
means that at all levels from U-12 through
to Minor, Dundrum has coaches qualified
from Foundation to Level One. Adding
on to this is the fact that most of
the coaches have Child Protection and
First Aid qualifications.
The previous day five delegates from
the club attended the inaugaral Down
Coaching Conference in the Burrendale
Hotel which turned out to be a huge
success. Colm Morgan (Minors), Mark
Fitzsimons (U-16's), Cormac Venney (U-16's),
John McShane (Senior team manager/Down
U-16 Development Squad) and John Morgan
(Down Minor team management/Senior team
coach) were all in attendance.
