Cool Beans to Sponsor Munster Hockey

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We are delighted to welcome Cool Beans to the Munster Hockey family as a sponsor. Munster Hockey player and Cool Beans employee Peter was down at the Munster Regional Session this evening to announce the sponsorship and to give the girls involved free samples. The beans are a healthy and easy to make pre or post session/match meal. They are high in protein and fibre and really low in calories and fat. They come in 3 flavours: Tomato, Smokey and Chilli.

Cool Beans is a new small Irish company and we are delighted to be the first organisation they are sponsoring!! Cool Beans can be bought in all SuperValu shops in the Food Academy section (also available in some Spars, Eurospars, Centras and Londis)

Please give them a follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. If they get enough follows the girls stand to win prizes!!!

http://www.coolbeans.ie

Irish Olympic Squad Named

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David Harte – Olympian
Conor Harte – Olympian
John Jermyn – Olympian

We could not be prouder of the three lads from Munster that have made the Irish squad for Rio 2016.

An incredible achievement for all of them.

We could not look for better role models. Massive congratulations.

The squad in full is:

Jonny Bell, Lisnagarvey, Defender
Chris Cargo, Racing, Midfield
Peter Caruth, Annadale, Forward
Mitch Darling, Rotterdam, Forward
Paul Gleghorne, Lisnagarvey, Defender
Kyle Good, Monkstown, Forward
Ronan Gormley, Krefeld, Defender
David Harte (Captain), Kampong, Goalkeeper
Conor Harte, Racing, Defender
John Jackson, Reading, Defender
John Jermyn, Cork C of I, Midfield
Eugene Magee, Banbridge, Midfield
Shane O’Donoghue, Dragons, Midfield
Alan Sothern, Pembroke, Forward
Kirk Shimmins, Pembroke, Midfield
Michael Watt, Lisnagarvey, Forward

Travelling Reserves:
Tim Cockram, Lisnagarvey, Forward
Michael Robson, Annadale, Midfield
David Fitzgerald, Monkstown, Goalkeeper

Bring on the Olympics!!

Dutch show class in Cork

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The Irish men completed a two game series against world number 2 The Netherlands this week in the Mardyke Sports Grounds in UCC. The men were coming straight off the back of a six team tournament in Valencia, Spain. Close to 3,000 supporters turned up for the two games to see the Green Machine in action in Munster for the first time in nearly 10 years.

The Dutch showed why they are Gold Medal contenders in Rio winning both games by 5 goal margins (7-2 & 5-0). The Irish men never gave up throughout despite obvious signs of fatigue leading to a number of unforced errors.

Irish coach Craig Fulton will pick his final 16 (and 2 reserves) for Rio on the 11th of July. There are 3 Munster men in contention for places – David Harte, Conor Harte and John Jermyn. Best of luck to all three players and indeed all other players involved.

Thank you to all the volunteers that made this event such a great success. We now look forward to the Eurohockey Championships to be held in Cork. After that all eyes will be on Rio.

Liaison Officers Required for the U18 Championships

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Cork is hosting the Eurohockey U18 Championships from the 24th of July to the 30th of July. This is the largest tournament Munster has ever hosted and we need help from the Munster Hockey Community to make sure it is a success.

In particular we need liaison officers who can help the travelling teams from around Europe. This is someone that can introduce themselves to the team and be the other end of the phone should they require help with anything while they are in Cork.

If you are able to help in any way please contact Mary Walsh at: walshmary901@gmail.com

Ireland to Face Netherlands in Cork

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Ireland welcome the world number two, The Netherlands, to Cork next week for two friendlies in the lead up to Rio 2016. Ireland will be coming off the back of a grueling 5 game tournament in Valencia therefore almost matching the games to days ratio they are likely to have in Rio. The squad currently has 3 Munster players involved in John Jermyn, Conor Harte and David Harte. With only 18 places on the plane to Rio (2 as reserves) it is all to play for during the Cork series.

This is a once in a lifetime chance to see two of the best teams in the world go head to head in Munster. Tickets are available on the gate or from hockey.ie (€15 adults / €5 kids).

Coaching Course in Cork – Developing Performance Players

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Hockey Ireland are delighted to announce a 2 day coaching course based on Developing Performance Players in conjunction with the European U18 Championships in Cork on the 23rd and 24th July

The course will be facilitated by former Irish men’s coach and High Performance Director David Passmore with contributions from other performance including those coaches working with international teams at the tournament. The course is aimed at coaches of developing players at interprovincial, club and school levels interested in best serving athletes with an ambition to play at the highest level possible. Content will include key coaching strategies and methodology around best developing younger players technically, tactically and physically.

The course will involve a number of on pitch and classroom workshops on Saturday 23rd, followed by attendance and analysis at matches during the first day of the European Championships on Sunday 24th.

The course costs €90 pp and includes lunch and dinner on Saturday 23rd and lunch on Sunday 24th. Entry to the European U18 championships on Sunday 24th is also included.

Accommodation (room only) is available for an additional €30 in UCC student residences.

There are a limited number of places available for the course. To register your interest, please email phil.oakley@hockey.ie with details of your current coaching position(s) and your coaching experience. Please indicate if you require accommodation.

Ivy Dennis – President Hockey Ireland

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Congratulations to Ivy Dennis who was elected as President of Hockey Ireland at the AGM last weekend. We wish here all the best for her term in Office.

Ireland v Netherlands Tickets

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Tickets for the Irish test matches against The Netherlands on the 4th and 6th of July can be purchased HERE. It will be a great opportunity to see some top quality hockey in Munster.

Munster Mini Olympics

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We are all aware of the fundraising drive behind the Irish men at this stage and we in Munster Hockey want to do our part…but we need everyone’s help. On the 28th of May we will be hosting a Mini Olympic Hockey Tournament in Garryduff for all Munster players aged 16 and over to participate in. This will be a fun blitz for men and women of all abilities to take part in. Teams will be assigned as per the countries that have qualified for the Olympics. Everyone is welcome to play.

Here’s how its going to work (subject to minor adjustment):
– €20 entry fee from each player goes to the Irish men’s Rio fund;
– Everyone will be assigned a Country in the Olympics;
– 1/3 pitches games;
– 7 a side games of 15-20 minutes;
– No keepers or kicking backs (scoring area marked off);
– 5 group games before quarters, semis and final.

This is a great opportunity to support the Green Machine, get to meet other players in Munster and get a buzz going for the upcoming Olympics. We will also arrange a social night to top the day off – details to be announced closer to the time.

This event will only go ahead if we get sufficient numbers so please sign up fast. The closing date is the 21st of May so register fast to avoid disappointment. If you have any questions just contact grahamcatchpole@gmail.com

Click here to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cPd_v5ZP2HGR416g4F-aYsPUkRZYm9WvJph9Js57KXQ/viewform?c=0&w=1

AGM Message

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The Branch would like to express its thanks to all those that traveled to attend the AGM last night. We had 34 voters in attendance together with many others – we even needed to pull out more seats. The debates were largely positive and there were some great examples of the work that people are putting into their clubs throughout the province.

We do have a number of vacancies for the season ahead including Vice President, Designated Person, Head of Coaching & Development and 3 vacancies on the Competitions Committee. As mentioned last night, we particularly need people on the Competitions Committee for next season to start on time.

We also have 2 big events coming up this Summer. We have the Dutch men coming to Cork to play the Irish men on the 4th and 6th of July. We also have the U18 Europeans coming to Cork and will need upward of 50 volunteers to help run this tournament smoothly. The 13 people on the Branch cannot do this on their own. Please get in touch if you can help in any shape or form.

We would again like to thank everyone for their hard work this past season and we look forward to a busy Summer ahead followed closely by the 2016/17 season.