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Club Notes, 8th April 2021 |
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I mentioned last week that we had shoots of positive news from HQ. This appears to be backed up with statements at county. Dublin GAA, Dublin Ladies Gaelic and the Dublin Camogie association have all put out their messages on returning to play. In addition, Dublin GAA have clarified the position on CCC 2 games (that's U13 to U16). Full statement here. I'd describe this as a a cautious return. We're not going to just deal with trying to keep pods small, and community transmission levels low, but all of the associations have mentioned how returning to play after such a long break can lead to injury. So, a considered return to play is in the offing.
And despite the lack of activity, plenty to talk about this week!
if you want something included in the club notes, all you have to do is drop me a mail at pro@stvincentsgaa.ie.
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Return to Play: What we currently know
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OK. Admit it, you didn't follow any of the links above and you still want the highlights. Here's what we know:
1. Intercounty teams can begin collective, full-contact, training on April 19th.
2. Underage can begin collective training on April 26th. This will be restricted to pods of 15.
3. All of this remains contingent on covid-19 statistics. It could change if trends change.
4. Actual scheduling of games will be announced at a future date. Nothing has been announced on this front yet.
5. No date has been set for the return of Adult club collective training.
As mentioned above, one of the considerations around return to play is the effect of the long break on players. Luckily, the GAA has you covered here too. Mentors are encouraged to check out the "Be Ready to Play" resources over on learning.gaa.ie.
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Important Safety Notice - PNU1
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Yesterday, one of the posts that holds the ball-stop nets behind the goals on PNU1 snapped. Investigations as to the cause of this are ongoing; we don't know if this was rot, a structural problem or fatigue but we're glad that the pitch was closed when this happened. A falling pole could cause serious injury. Folks, we ask you to remain off PNU1. We have requested an inspection of the remaining 3 poles in case they could suffer a similar fate. We all know the club is closed, and nobody should be on PNU1, but this is a matter of serious safety.
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There was no lotto this week. We never do a lotto of a bank holiday. But you know that by now, right?
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It's Membership Renewal Time
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I know we've mentioned about subscriptions being due, but with a potential return to play, players and parents are asked to renew their subscriptions. This becomes important because all players must be registered with each relevant body, for which the club has to pay registration fees/contribution to the injury fund and games fees. You can renew your membership at this link.
Thank you to all who have renewed to date.
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Love Camogie? Love working with people? Maybe this is the job for you?
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The Dublin Camogie County board are looking for a Player Welfare & Inclusion Co-ordinator to join as a full time member of staff. This sounds like a great job with the ability to influence future policy, and liaise with sporting bodies and government at national level. Full details over at the Camogie Website. Deadline for entering is 14th April 2021.
Our take: There's been lots of studies in the past how men and women differ when they approach a job listing. Men who have a 80% overlap have a tendency to think "This is the job for me" and go for it. Women have a tendency to see the 20% gap and think "Someone else will be a better fit". Here's what we think: If you read the Camogie job listing and think "I'd love to do that job" then apply. If you speak to a seasoned employer, they'll say "I'll take attitude over experience". So, ignore that part of their shopping list you don't have and just go for it!
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How about Camogie Reffing then?
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The Dublin Camogie County board are also running "First Whistle" referee training for people who'd like to referee Camogie Go Games and Blitzes. Its open to anyone over 15. Details here.
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Reminder on our Coaching Webinar
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A reminder that our next coaching webinar will take place Tomorrow 8th April at 8pm,(this could be tonight if you are reading this on Thursday morning!) and will be given by our own GPO, Emma Byrne.
Aside from being a GPO, Emma runs a performance monitoring company, Byrne Performance along with her sister Louise. Byrne Performance have produced over 100 skills videos for the GAA, and have done stats analysis for many clubs and one (very successful) inter-county hurling team.
The talk will take place on Thursday 8th April at 8pm, via Google Meet. Pre-registration is essential to receive the webinar details. Registration can be done here
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NUIG and Trinity Study on the effect of Restrictions on Teenagers
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NUIG and Trinity have started a study called "ADAPT" which is a study on "how Adolescents Deal with and Adjust to Pandemic resTrictions" (Their capitalisation, not mine!). They have asked us to encourage adolescents take part.
Full details are over on the dedicated website. They would like to hear from boys and girls in the 12-18 age bracket, and it will take part of a couple of surveys, a number of months apart. Parental consent is of course necessary. Parents: There's dedicated information for you on the site too. This looks like a useful study, and we're well poised to help. Let's do it folks.
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April GAA Newsletter out now
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The GAA produce a high quality monthly newsletter which is packed full of articles that would appeal to a wide range of GAA folk. It's not just aimed at players and mentors, but also deals with long-term strategy, highlights results of their research, as well as information on upcoming initiatives. You'll find items as diverse as handball and agronomy in here. Trust me. It's worth a look. You'll find it over on the GAA Website.
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Use your weekly shopping to raise cash for Vins
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A reminder about the LIDL promotion, which runs to April 11th.
Main Sponsor of Ladies Gaelic, Lidl are running a campaign where each time you shop with them, you can gain points which can ultimately lead to a cash donation for the club.
The process is pretty straightforward:
1. Download/open the Lidl Plus app and follow the prompts
2. Select Naomh Uinsionn as the club you want to support
3. Spend over €30 in store and scan your Lidl Plus card to earn a stamp (over €60 = 2 stamps, over €90 = 3 stamps, etc.)
4. Collect 6 stamps and submit your completed stamp card by Sunday, April 11th (users can submit multiple completed stamp cards)
Full details over on Lidl's website.
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This newsletter is sent to over 1000 recipients and is a great way to inform members of club happenings. If you want anything included in the newsletter, drop a mail to pro@stvincentsgaa.ie. Comments and feedback are welcome too.
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I've been known to listen to the odd podcast. Whilst Diarmo's and Eamo's have already been given a plug, I was quite impressed by last week's Documentary on One, with the Episode "A silver lining". Made in 2012, it was a report from Stockholm Gaels, Gaelic football's Swedish Champions, set up by a former Vins man Philip O'Connor. We hear he left GAA for Basketball at underage, but re-kindled his love for the game in Sweden. The whole episode is worth a listen. You'll find it here.
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