• Seniors

  • The senior squad had a second get-together to plan for the new season. The players are now following personal fitness programmes with fitness tests planned for January 31st (Tues) at 7.30pm in Saul Hall. All players are asked to access the senior player section on the club website (www.saul-gac.com) for the schedules and to complete the contact forms and assessments asap. Any problems contact Paul Craig on 07740344753).
     

• Minor Training & Match

  • The minors and U16 training commenced on Sunday with a large turnout of players eagerly looking forward to the season start on February 5th. Under the guidance of Conor O'Neill, Gary Laverty and Paul Fitzsimons the squads took a tough session in their stride showing little sign of rustiness from the winter break The only negative from the session was the absence of a few slow starters who we hope to see in the weeks ahead. Training and a probable friendly match with Downpatrick will take place this Sunday with all players asked to meet at Saul at 11.30am

• Scor

  • Final preparations are in place for the clubs attempts on the cultural titles on offer from the 2006 Scor competitions which get underway on Feb 4th/5th. Phil Stratton as usual is fine tuning the club's representatives but would still welcome any additional volunteers to help out.
     

• Membership

  • 2006 club membership is now due and can be paid at the clubrooms, at the registration sessions or to team management.
     

• U12/U14 Ladies Registration

  • All U12 and U14 girls wishing to represent the club in the 2006 leagues are asked to attend a registration session at the clubrooms this Sunday (Jan 29th) at 1pm sharp. All parents are also welcomed. Tea, Coffee will be available. Besides registration and membership, the team management will outline the plans for the club and especially the teams (training etc) for 2006. Any questions? contact Irene Fitzsimons on 028 4484 1898.
     

• Senior Ladies Registration

  • Continuing the growth of ladies football in Saul, all players wishing to represent the club in a proposed entry in the county junior league this year are asked to attend a registration meeting at the clubrooms also this Sunday at 2pm.
     

• Scoreboard and Park

  • The club grounds committee has been working feverishly over the winter to improve and maintain the playing surface at St  Patrick's Park. Thanks to their ongoing work we have one of the best playing surfaces in the county.  The club has also purchased a new "state of the art" digital scoreboard which is hoped to be in action for the start of the leagues..
     

• Fundraising initiative

  • The club is due to launch a major new fundraising initiative in the near future to aid the ongoing development of our facilities and further improve our function to provide gaelic games to the community - keep an eye on the club website (www.saul-gac.com) and on this column for more news.
     

• Mentors/Coaches Meeting

  • All interested club mentors and coaches are invited to a meeting in the Saul clubrooms tonight (Tuesday) at 7.30pm. This will be a critical first session in an important year for the club at underage and senior level. If you feel you can offer any assistance to the development and organisation of our teams this season please attend and get involved.
     

• Down coaching conference

  • The county coaching conference takes place on Saturday 4th February in St Malachy's High School Castlewellan.  The conference runs from 9:30 to 5:00pm and launches the new GO GAMES initiative and will also address issues relating to the further development of our games in Down. All club coaches are asked to attend the day attend along with representatives from our 2 primary schools in Saul and Ballycruttle who will receive O'Neills vouchers for the purchase of GO GAMES equipment.

Saul GAC Notes - January 15th 2006

Seniors - the senior team had their first get together of 2006 with a very successful initial meeting. Following a good response from the players the team are looking forward to the 2006 campaign. All players intending to play senior or reserve football this year must complete the player contact form on website before the follow up meeting on Tuesday (Jan 17th) at 7.30pm. Contact Paul Craig or email info@saul-gac.com if you have any problems with this.

Underage Team Management - all management (& interested additional) of club underage teams for 2006 are invited to a meeting next Tuesday (January 24th) at 7.30pm at the clubrooms.

Registration and Training times:

Note the following dates and times for registration (membership & plans for the season) for all teams (current and new players) for the 2006 leagues:
 

• Minors & U-16 players on Sunday (Jan 22nd) at 11.30am including a training session (League starts Feb 5th)
   
• U12/U14 Girls - Registration day on Jan 29th for players (current and new) plus parents at 1pm at the clubrooms.
• U12/U14 Boys - Registration - Sunday February 5th - 1pm
   
• Under 10s (Boys and Girls) - Sunday February 12th @ 1pm
   

Ladies team - with the successes of the U12 and U14 girls teams in their first season, the club are intending to participate in ladies football at junior level this season. Can all interested players (15 years and upwards) register that interest with Catherine McGrath or by email to info@saul-gac.com. Keep an eye on this space and the website for  details of  registration/training over the next few weeks.