Munster U18 Girls 2019

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Schools and clubs are invited to nominate players to trial for the Munster U18 Girls squad 2019 by emailing each player’s name, position, school and/or club to munsteru18girls@gmail.com. The deadline for nominations is Friday 15th February. Only players born in 2002 or 2003 are eligible to trial.

In previous years, this trial process has been made more difficult for coaches and management due to the volume of players involved. To ensure each girl gets a fair trial and has the best opportunity to be seen we would strongly encourage you to please only send players whom you believe have the potential to represent Munster.

A form has been sent to schools and clubs which must be completed by each nominated player’s parent/guardian. This form must be brought to the first trial in order for the player to be allowed take part. Parents/guardians of nominated players can get this form emailed directly to them by contacting munsteru18girls@gmail.com.

Information about the first trial will be made available shortly.

If you have any queries please contact the above email address.

Development Information Evening

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A further meeting to progress the Munster Development Plan will take place on Monday 4th February 2019 in the Firgrove Hotel Mitchelstown at 7:30pm.

Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is the beginning, staying together is progress and working together is success.” As Ford recognised, the coming together of people is the foundation stone of success. At Munster Hockey, we want to lay a new foundation stone, we want to bring some people together to build a new kind of success. Are you interested in being part of defining this beginning and shaping its growth?

We want to develop our organisation and the sport of hockey in Munster. To do this we are bringing together a group of people that want to contribute their thinking, their experience, their voice and their action to the development of Munster Hockey. The purpose will be to design and implement a 5 year plan that, in this first iteration, will focus on the playing and coaching areas. If you want to get involved, it will mean participating in the design process and taking ownership of elements of the implementation. We want this to be a community initiative with communal effort. If you can give a little bit of time to this consistently over a period, do let us know.

The first gathering, which will explain the methodology, the process and the commitment, will take place on Monday January 21st in the Firgrove Hotel Mitchelstown at 7.30 pm. If you want to be part of it, let us know by contacting John Dennis as follows:

Email:mudslide2@gmail.com

Mobile: 0872540567

This is not a selection process, this is a call to action. You don’t need to be “suitably qualified”, although a love of hockey and a desire to see our sport grow in our province will be a big help!

European Hockey Federation Youth Leadership Festival

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Attn: All Club Secretaries, and others

Calling all those aged 18-30 involved in hockey!

The European Hockey Federation is holding a Youth Leadership Festival from 13-17 August 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium.

Please see the attached flyers.

Hockey Ireland are running a competition for the two places open to Ireland.

The prize includes entry to the Youth Leadership Festival, flights, accommodation, food and some tickets to the European Championships in Antwerp!

(Accommodation will be in dormitories with other Youth Leaders from around Europe.).

Entries should be in the form of a video highlighting the applicant’s engagement with hockey.

We are looking for young leaders in Hockey…….maybe you are running or started something hockey-related in your school or club……mobilised a team of people to deliver an event……. maybe you have a great idea that you want to make happen? We’d love to hear and see your story!!!

Those chosen will be representing hockey in Ireland at this festival. This is a fabulous opportunity to spend some time with young, hockey-mad enthusiasts, have fun, learn from each other and see some great hockey!

Closing date for entries: 15 January 2019

to: nationalchildrensofficer@hockey.ie

EHF Youth Leadership Festival 2019.pdf

Coach Education Resource

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The following is a link for a Coach Education website, which has useful resources for those coaching in youth sport: www.icoachkids.eu.

There is a range of resources available. While some may appear to involve a lot of work, the advantage of such courses is that they can be done at a time that suits the participant.

And obviously the better educated a coach is, the more likely they will enjoy their coaching and have success in keeping underage players happy in sport and maximizing their potential.

Umpiring Course In Limerick

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MHUA will be running an umpire course in Limerick on Monday 14th and Monday 28th January in Crescent School. The course starts each evening at 7.30pm until 10.30pm.

The course is in two sections: Monday 14th January on the rules of hockey with a rules test at end. Monday 28th January on umpiring and umpiring techniques.

To register for the course email: munsterumpiresawardcourse@gmail.com

The cost of the course is €40 per person (payable by cash or cheque). The course is available to 16 year olds and over.

European Hockey Federation Youth Leadership Festival 13-19 Aug

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Calling all those involved in hockey aged 18-30!

The European Hockey Federation is holding a Youth Leadership Festival from 13-17 August 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium.

Please see flyer = EHF Youth Leadership Festival 2019.pdf

Hockey Ireland is running a competition for the two places open to Ireland.

The prize includes entry to the Youth Leadership Festival, flights, accommodation, food and some tickets to the European Championships in Antwerp!

(Accommodation will be in dormitories with other Youth Leaders from around Europe.).

Entries should be in the form of a video highlighting the applicant’s engagement with hockey.

We are looking for young leaders in Hockey…….maybe you are running or started something hockey-related in your school or club……mobilised a team of people to deliver an event…….

maybe you have a great idea that you want to make happen? We’d love to hear and see your story!!!

Those chosen will be representing hockey in Ireland at this festival. This is a fabulous opportunity to spend some time with young, hockey-mad enthusiasts, have fun, learn from each other and see some great hockey!

Closing date for entries: 15 January 2019 to: nationalchildrensofficer@hockey.ie

Branch Vacancies

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                                              One Men’s Registrar and two Registrars for the Ladies

Branch Competitions will not begin, unless these positions are filled by the 8th. September 2018

We appreciate that people are starting back on their club training and we hope that you will discuss this situation so that we can all look forward to a great season of hockey in Munster.

For anyone expressing an interest, a job description can be had from Alan Wolfe, Chair of the Competitions Committee.

Munster U18 Girls Squad Announced

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The management team is pleased to announce that the following players have been selected for the Munster U18 Girls squad for the 2018 Interpros. The management would like to thank all players who have been involved in the squad and their parents for their commitment to the programme.

Munster U18 Girls 2018

1. Abi O’Mahony (Scoil Mhuire/Cork C of I)

2. Anna Horan (Crescent College Comprehensive/Catholic Institute)

3. Aoife Hickey (Crescent College Comprehensive/Catholic Institute)

4. Emily Kavanagh (Ursuline Thurles/Kilkenny HC)

5. Emily O’Hara (Midleton College/Cork C of I)

6. Emma O’Sullivan (Regina Mundi/Ashton HC)

7. Enya O’Donoghue (Mount Mercy/Cork Harlequins)

8. Isabel Janssen Cahill (GK, St Angela’s/Ashton HC)

9. Jane Murphy (Mount Mercy/Cork Harlequins)

10. Laurna McHugh (GK, Midleton College/Cork C of I)

11. Leah Clery (Crescent College Comprehensive/Catholic Institute)

12. Nikki Barry (Scoil Mhuire/Ashton HC)

13. Rebecca Foley (Laurel Hill Secondary)

14. Rebecca Kingston (Bandon Grammar/Cork C of I)

15. Robyn Leahy (Crescent College Comprehensive/Catholic Institute)

16. Sarah Murphy (Mount Mercy/Cork Harlequins)

17. Sophie Clein (Crescent College Comprehensive/Catholic Institute)

18. Zara Bowles (Midleton College)

Reserves:Amy O’Leary (GK, Villiers/Limerick HC)Eimear Lane (Crescent College Comprehensive/Catholic Institute)Laura Bermingham (Scoil Mhuire/Cork C of I)

Munster u16 Boys

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The U16 Management team today announced a panel of 22 for the boy’s U16 Munster squad. This panel will train over theSsummer until the final tournament squad for this year’s Interpro’s is named in August. Manager John Geary said, “Following our successful weekend training camp in Bandon, we’ve managed to reduce the numbers from 30 players down to 22. We’d like to thank all those players who were unsuccessful for their participation over the last couple of months in helping us reach this stage.”

The ‘Summer’ squad is as follows

1. Angus Seigne – Bandon

2. Bailey Stuart – Midleton

3. Ben Duffy – Midleton

4. Ben Ryan – Midleton

5. Bryan Smyth – Limerick

6. Callum McCourt – Bandon

7. Christian Oggel – Limerick

8. Cian Dorgan – Cork CofI

9. David Ryan – Midleton

10. Harry Forsey – Bandon

11. Ian Perrott – Bandon

12. Johnathon Spillane – Midleton

13. Karl Smyth – Bandon

14. Louis McVitty – Bandon

15. Malachy Shute – Waterford

16. Mark Collins – Bandon

17. Max Clein – Limerick

18. Paul Curtin – Midleton

19. Richard Daly – Midleton

20. Rory Treacy – Waterford

21. Sean Bateman – Cork CofI

22. Tiarnan Gaffney – Catholic Institute

Next session will be on in Garryduff on Sat, 7th July.

Munster U18 Girls Extended Panel Announced

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The Munster U18 girls management team has named an extended panel of 24 players for the next phase of the programme.

Munster U18 Girls 2018

1.Abi O’Mahony (Scoil Mhuire)

2.Amy O’Leary (GK, Villiers)

3.Anna Horan (Crescent College Comprehensive)

4.Aoibhinn Fanning (Ursulines Thurles)

5.Aoife Hickey (Crescent College Comprehensive)

6.Becky Foley (Laurel Hill Secondary)

7.Eimear Lane (Crescent College Comprehensive)

8.Emily Kavanagh (Ursulines Thurles)

9.Emily O’Hara (Midleton College)

10.Emma O’Sullivan (Regina Mundi)

11.Enya O’Donoghue (Mount Mercy)

12.Georgia Keane (Crescent College Comprehensive)

13.Isabel Janssen Cahill (GK, St Angela’s)

14.Jade Lawless (Bruce College)

15.Jane Murphy (Mount Mercy)

16.Laura Bermingham (Scoil Mhuire)

17.Laurna McHugh (GK, Midleton College)

18.Leah Clery (Crescent College Comprehensive)

19.Nikki Barry (Scoil Mhuire)

20.Rebecca Kingston (Bandon Grammar)

21.Robyn Leahy (Crescent College Comprehensive)

22.Sarah Murphy (Mount Mercy)

23.Sophie Clein (Crescent College Comprehensive)

24.Zara Bowles (Midleton College)

Manager: Michelle Nagle

Coach: Darren Wilkinson

Assistant Coach: Glenn Healy

GK Coach: Steven Scanlan

S&C Coach: Ronan McMahon