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Saul Notes - Feb 5th 2006

Saul GAC Notes - February 5th

 

• Seniors
  • As the senior squad continue their build for the new season, all players are reminded to keep to the programme (check the website daily - www.saul-gac.com), complete the player comments & contact form and pay membership before the next group session on February 26th

• Senior Ladies Training
  • The senior ladies team took to the field on Thursday and Monday night for their first training sessions in preparation for their league debut in the county junior league. The girls were put through fitness sessions under the guidance of Frank Holland who takes the reins as manager for the season. Good Luck to Frank and the dedicated ladies. Training will continue on Monday nights at 7pm (bring your boots and water bottles!). All current and new players welcomed.
     

• Minors
  • The minor team had a disappointing first outing in the league with defeat against Bright at Killough on Sunday past. In the early stages, the young squad battled against the non-appearance of at least 6 'starters' and an increasingly coherent home outfit to turn in a promising first half and went into the break only 3 points down. However the loss of a further starter in defense at the end of the half meant that the second half was going to be an even bigger challenge and that turned out to be too big as the blue and gold shipped goals in the second half. Despite the loss there were quite a few positives for the Saul manager Gary Laverty to take away. Conor Shields had an outstanding game for Saul, strong in winning possession and driving the team forward on numerous occasions with driven accurate play. Callum Laverty, Brian Gaffney and Chris Mullen also grafted hard right to the end and there were encouraging performances from the younger players Danny Curran, Thomas McGuiness and Jude McLaughlin to give note that although beaten first time round, a strong attendance at training (Friday night @ 6.30pm at Dunleath Park) and the reintroduction of some of those missing on Sunday will allow this team to get the results their dedication deserves.
    
     
• U12/U14 Ladies Training
   
  • The  U12 and  U14 girls teams begin training  this Sunday at 12.30pm. Bring your boots and water bottles and besides the coaching session there'll be a chance to register if you missed the session a few weeks back. All memberships are also now due. A new jersey sponsor for the teams plus some friendly pre-season fixtures will be announced shortly.
    
     
• U12/U14 Registration
  • Next up on the player registration schedule, its the turn of the U12 and U14 boys teams this Sunday (Feb 12th) at 12.15pm. All current and new players are welcomed there and parents are especially welcomed. Tea/coffee will be provided.
    
     
• Mentors Meeting
   
  • Next meeting for all club managers and coaches in this Tuesday (Feb 7th) at 7.30pm in the clubrooms. A lot of important work needs to be continued as all the teams start preparation for the season ahead.
    
     
• Scor
  • The clubs representatives in Scor Sinsear helped entertain a large crowd in Saul hall on Sunday night in the East Down semi-finals and had a very successful evening. The club had successes in all categories entered progressing to the East Down final in the Ballad Group (Gareth McGreevy, Angela McGreevy, Sinead Magorrian, Louise Hamill, Catherine McGrath), Recitation (Gareth McGreevy), Solo Singing (Carol Deegan), Instrumental Music (Danny McGreevy, Gareth McGreevy, Angela McGreevy, Sarah Clark, John Savage) and Ceili Dancing (Carol Deegan, Niamh McPolin, Ciara Morgan, Joanne Carson, Olivia Kennedy, Fiona O'Prey, Evonne McDonald, Emma Traynor). Best wishes and support to all our representatives in the East Down final on Sunday 19th February in Dundrum (6.30pm start).
    
     
• Courses
  • In a busy weekend for the club coaches, there were a number courses/conferences attended. The county conference was held on Saturday past at St Malachys Castlewellan with the prime focus being the launch of the Go-Games concept which will change the way that we organise our games for U-8's, U-10's and U-12's to focus on key skills, dominant and non-dominant hand/foot usage and most importantly full participation for all our kids. Also, last weekend a SAQ training course was attended in Killyleagh which will drive the standard way that all our teams will warm-up and prepare for our training sessions and games. Further courses upcoming in February include Innovative training (Wed, Feb 15th), First Aid (Tues, Feb 21st) and Goalkeeping coaching (Weds, Feb 22nd) and current and new coaches active in the club will be in attendance.