GAA Easter Activities

Message from Trim GAA:

Join Meath Coaching and Games for our GAA 'Easter Expo' - a schedule of coaching sessions for all ages. Week 1: 30th March – 1st April Week 2: 6th April – 8th April.     

The content will be available on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week over the Easter holidays. We will kick off activities with a one off, fun filled live coaching session on 'Microsoft Teams' ... but everyone in the family is welcome to join in. 

Follow the link for signing up - https://bit.ly/3d0eZp0 

Each morning all Go Games players (age 5 – 11) can access a special coaching video from our Games Promotion Officers with a specific football and hurling skill as well as developing movement skills which they can take to practicing in their own space. Each afternoon there will be a live athletic development workshop for 13 – 17 year olds where players can get individual instruction and feedback from our highly qualified and experienced coaches over 'Microsoft Teams'. This, along with ‘Wall Ball’ activities to develop skills, should give Youth Players the best chance to be “Ready to Play” when we get back to the pitches. 

Follow the link for signing up - https://bit.ly/2Pkdee9 The content will be available through all major social media platforms but registration is required for our live sessions and must be done through parents/guardians email addresses. More information on each event will follow throughout this week on social media. 

Jenny Rispin Games Development Administrator Dunganny Centre of Excellence, Trim, Co. Meath T:087-7811215 

E:jenny.rispin.gda.meath@gaa.ie

GAA v Clonard

The football team put up another terrific display against the team from Clonard today. The improvement in skills is already showing, and we had some fabulous scores, tough defending and brilliant passages of play. 

Training Thursday and Friday.

 Our match next week is away to Mulhussey. Please let Ms. Keane know asap if you are available that day to give lifts to some of our players. 

Many thanks! 

GAA

Well done to our football team who started the year with an excellent display today!

Kiltale came out as winners, but the children in 3rd-6th class played with fierce determination and brilliant skill. The defending was excellent and well done to Ella, Oscar and Adam on their fantastic scores too!

Training at big break on Thursday and Friday (wear PE tracksuit these days), match v Clonard next Tuesday. 

REMEMBER YOUR GUM SHIELD! 

Homework Club and Football Training

*Homework Club will resume this year on 16th September!*

It will be made available for students from 1^st-6^th Class, Monday to Wednesday.

It will take place with Ms. Keane in her classroom from 3pm-4pm. Children must be collected at the school gate promptly at 4pm.

Homework Club will cost €5 per day. A sign-up sheet will go around each morning in school for the club that day.

Students are encouraged to bring a light snack and drink to have before they start their work.

N.B.: The final responsibility for checking the students’ homework rests with the parents.

*Football Training*

Football training will be every Thursday and Friday during big break and matches will be played on Tuesdays, beginning on the 10th of September. A consent slip and note will be sent home on Monday.

GAA v Mount Hanover

Last Thursday, the football team had their final match of the season in Trim GAA against Mount Hanover.

Best. Game. Ever. 

St. Patrick's had two teams, one for the first half and one for the second. We opened the game with several unanswered points. Mount Hanover came back into the game eventually and at half time there was nothing between the teams. St. Patrick's kept the momentum going in the second half, and when the final whistle blew, there was only a point in favour of Mount Hanover separating us. 

While players were disappointed to have lost in the end, the standard of play and quality of shots taken showed the unbelievable improvements our team has made since the start of the year. 

It was nearly impossible to select a player of the match, as every single player got stuck in, used their new skills and never gave up. However, Conor O'Donnell and Eleanor Watson both played their best matches to date against Mount Hanover. It was great to see the increased confidence the two of them had on the pitch last Thursday.

 I want to say a special well done to our other 3rd Class players, Oscar, Max, Gavin and Hugo, and Hannah and Maxism, who have only begun playing this year in school! Congratulations to the older and more experienced players in 4th, 5th and 6th who helped everyone to improve and led the way on the pitch.

The best thing for every player on the team to do now is to keep practicing your new skills and developing them!

Final training session tomorrow (Tuesday) 2-3pm. 

GAA v Rathfeigh

Our first home game of the year saw St. Patrick's take on Rathfeigh. There was a huge amount of skilled defending and hard work by everyone on the pitch. 

Players of the match were Holly Brady and Matthew Watson. Both of these players played in goals and outfield. The two of them made great saves, had accurate kickouts, and made a noticeable contribution to outfield play when they swapped positions with their teammates. Holly and Matthew are great leaders on the pitch! 

Training Tuesday next week and match against Dunsany on Thursday in Trim GAA. 

GAA v Culmullen

The football team traveled to Culmullen school yesterday for a match. Conditions were tough with strong winds and heavy rainfall. There were some great passages of play and St. Patrick's battled hard until the end. We were unlucky in front of goals, but it was a great chance to work on shooting under pressure and will stand to us next Thursday when we take on Rathfeigh at home. 

Player of the match for the girls was Meghan Lennon, who showed great leadership on the pitch, never gave up or let the head drop and worked hard no matter what position she was in. 

For the boys, the player of the match was Ben Watson. Ben scored an unbelievable goal towards the end of the game. He was calling for the ball, supporting his teammates and running into great positions!

Well done to all of the players! Training Tuesday 2-3pm and match on Thursday at 1.30pm. 

DON'T FORGET GUM SHIELDS! 

GAA v Clonard

Today the team traveled to Clonard where the girls and boys had a game each. These were the first games of the season, and with only two training sessions under our belt it was going to be tough. 

The girls battled hard and never gave up. They were unlucky to lose by only a kick of the ball. Some of the older players on our team selected Elizabeth Cooper as the player of the match, because she fought hard for every ball, kept everyone's spirits high and made a tremendous effort for the whole match. Great job, Elizabeth! 

I couldn't believe the standard of football over at the boys' match. A huge effort was made by all players to try the skills they've been practicing. A noticeable feature throughout the game was the support play-players helping their teammates, calling for the ball and running off each other. Player of the match was Max Cooper. This was his first match, and he performed like someone who was playing all of his life! A very honest player, with a strong work ethic! Super work, Max!

Training next week on TUESDAY 2-3pm, match on THURSDAY. 

Don't forget gear and gumshields!

GAA News

Football training tomorrow at 2-3pm. Children to be collected at 3pm. 

Match on Thursday against Clonard, leaving school at 1.15 and back at 3pm. 

GAA games and training sessions will both take place during school time this year. 

Revised fixtures:

Week 1- September 13th

Clonard vs St Patrick's Trim (AWAY)

Week 2- September 18th/20th 

Culmullen vs St Patrick's Trim (AWAY)

Week 3- September 25th/27th 

St Patrick's Trim vs Rathfeigh

Week 4 - October 2nd/4th 

St Patrick's Trim vs Dunsany

Week 5 -October 9th/11th 

St Patrick's Trim vs Mount Hanover

Every TUESDAY AND THURSDAY the children will need to bring in shorts, socks, boots, gum shield and water. The school has a set of jerseys kindly sponsored by Trim G.A.A. for our games. 

GAA News

GAA training will begin TOMORROW (Thursday) and games to start next Tuesday! Please return permission slips to Ms. Keane as soon as possible...apologies again for the late notice! 

The Meath Ladies are in the TG4 All-Ireland Football Final on September 16th in Croke Park. There is a meet and greet in Dunganny on September 7th. There might be some future All-Ireland Champions on our school team who would like to meet the girls! 

GAA v Clonard

Yesterday's GAA match against Clonad was an absolute nail biter and was the game of the season for our school team! When Meghan scored an unbelievable top corner goal with the last kick of the ball we were sure we had a victory at last...but unfortunately Clonard had a point to spare when the final whistle went. 

Top class scores came from many players on the pitch, including Ella Thompson, who only began playing this year! It goes to show how skilful players can become after a few weeks of training and practice. 

Player of the match was nearly impossible to decide. However, Adam Douglas gave 100% effort from start to finish. I lost track of how many interceptions he made during the game in the backs and he was involved in a lot of moves getting the ball down to our eager forwards. Well done Adam! 

St. Patrick's V Moylagh

The football team faced their toughest opponents to date...Moylagh! They were in the division above us last year and got to the semi-final, and they all were experienced 6th footballers who play with their club too. However, not once did our team give up! The work rate was huge and it was a great opportunity to put skills into practice. Tough games like today are better than any training session, and playing against stronger teams give us the chance to learn and to improve! Well done to all of the players. 

Player of the match today is Patrycja. She had a lot of work to do when she was in goals, and made some super saves. When she came outfield she got stuck in from the start and was involved in a lot of play bringing the ball up the field. Super work! 

GAA Match

Don't forget gear tomorrow if you're on the GAA team...especially GUM SHIELDS!!! 

Kick off is at 1pm in Trim GAA, and we will be back before home time. 

St. Patrick's V Dunsany

The game today had to be relocated last minute to our school grounds as the Trim GAA pitches were shut! Luckily, the last minute change of venue didn't distract our team from the job at hand, and a super display was put up against Dunsany! The improvement in skills from the beginning of training was unbelievable! From Ella's kickouts to Adam's tackling to Beth's runs for the ball, it was a superb performance by all! 

It was too hard to choose just one player of the match, so today there are two...Elizabeth for her hat trick of scores and Sam for his goalkeeping skills and outfield play! 

Training on Thursday 3-4pm.

Remaining Fixtures:

Week 3 Tuesday 17^th April

St. Patrick’s V Moylagh

(home game)

Week 4 Tuesday 24^th April

Carrickleck V St. Patrick’s

CANCELLED (Carrickleck have pulled out of the competition)

Week 5 Tuesday 1^st May

Clonard V St. Patrick’s NS

(away game)

GAA Match

Well done to the football team who played their first match of the season against Mulhussey NS. The improvement in the players since we began training is unbelievable! Here is the team modelling the new jerseys which Trim GAA kindly provided for us...

Player of the match was Meghan Lennon. She showed huge determination and never gave up fighting for the ball. She was also very encouraging to her team mates and showed excellent sportsmanship.