Coach Education
January - March 2012

JANUARY 2012

Athletics Assistant Coach Award
14th - 15th January 2012
8.30 am -5.30 pm
Glasgow Club Scotstoun,
Athletics Development, 0141 287 4725

Badminton -UKCC Level 2
21st, 22nd January & 11th February and 31st March,
9 -5 pm
National Badminton Centre, Scotstoun & Cockburn Centre
Badminton Development, 0141 287 5971

Football Level 1 Early Touches
23rd - 30th January
6.30 - 9.30 pm
Springburn Academy

Rugby Union UKCC Level 1
27th, 28th and 29th January
West of Scotland Rugby Club
Ruby Development, 287 3654

Badminton -Level 1 Advanced
29th January 2012,
9 am -5 pm
Cockburn Centre
Badminton Development, 0141 287 5971

Safeguarding and Protecting Children
Monday 30th January 2012,
6.30 pm -9.30 pm,
Glasgow Green,
Club, Coach and Volunteering Team, 0141 287 3884
Football Development, 287 3689

Netball -Get Started Course
23rd and 30th January 2012,
4 -6 pm
Kelvin Hall,
Netball Development, 0141 287 3616

FEBRUARY 2012

Tennis Level 1 Coaching Assistant Course
4th & 5th February & 4th March
9 - 5 pm
David Lloyd, Glasgow West End
Tennis Scotland, 0131 444 1984

Table Tennis -UKCC Level 1
4th & 18th February
9 am - 5 pm
Drumchapel High School
Racket Sports, 0141 287 5508

Safeguarding and Protecting Children
8th February 2012
6.30pm-9.30pm
Kelvin Hall,
Club, Coach and Volunteering Team, 0141 287 3884

Badminton Basics
18th February 2012
10 am -4 pm
Glasgow Club Gorbals
Badminton Development, 0141 287 5971

Basketball Getting Started Course
25th February 2012
9 am -5 pm
Notre Dame HS,
Basketball Development, 0141 287 5630


Athletics Leaders Award
25th February 2012
8.30 am -5.30 pm
Glasgow Club Scotstoun
Athletics Development, 0141 287 4725

A Guide to Mentoring Sports Coaches
Wednesday 11th February
6.30pm-9.30pm
Glasgow Green,
Club, Coach and Volunteering Team, 0141 287 3884

Badminton -UKCC Level 1
28th February & 10th and 24th March 2012
9 am -5 pm
National Badminton Centre, Scotstoun
Badminton Development, 0141 287 5971

MARCH 2012

In Safe Hands
Monday 5th March 2012
6.30pm-9.30pm
Glasgow Green
Club, Coach and Volunteering Team, 0141 287 3884

Emergency First Aid at Work
Sunday 18th March 2012
9am -5pm
Glasgow Green
Club, Coach and Volunteering Team, 0141 287 3884

Football Level 2 Coaching Young Footballers
25th & 31st March
10 am - 4 pm
Bannerman High School
Football Development, 287 3689


Table Tennis -Introduction to UKCC
31st March 2012
10 am -4 pm
Drumchapel High School
Racket Sports, 0141 287 5508

Swimming -National Pool Lifeguard Qualification
18th, 15th March and 1st April
9 - 5 pm
Scotstoun Stadium 
 

For more information on Glasgow Life Coach Education Courses please contact 0142 287 3884 or go online at www.glasgowlife.org.uk

If you are interested in any of these courses then please email tirconaillharps@aol.com and a booking form will be sent out.

The club are pleased to announce that under the Glasgow Sports Council Club Grant Scheme the club has been awarded £400 towards the development of the club.

Everyone involved within Tir Conaill Harps GAC would like to thank the Club Grant Scheme for acknowledging the club and their efforts towards sustaining and improving our development.

The club are currently in the process of beginning pre- season training. We are hoping to organise matches for the teams within the club, Hurling/ Camogie and Gaelic Football. If there are any teams that would like to play a challenge match against Tir Conaill Harps please contact info@tirconaill.org.

Under 8 and Under 10’s training will be taking place at St Fillans Primary School on a Thursday from 6- 8pm, and on a Wednesday at St Mungo’s from 7- 8pm (starting 1st february). The club are currently promoting themselves in various schools throughout Glasgow in partnership with the GAA. It is hoped this partnership will help the development of the club for years to come.

Women’s Camogie training is also taking place at Glasgow Green, Sunday’s from 1:30pm.

The club is also sending coaches to the Ulster GAA Conference, being held in Cookstown, Northern Ireland, at the end of January. This is an essential conference for clubs to attend as it helps build social contacts as well as giving coach’s an insight into new coaching techniques and coaching methods.

The club will be holding the annual dinner dance at The Crowne Plaza, Glasgow, on Saturday 19th May. We still need volunteers to help with the organisation of this night so any sort of help would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested in booking a table then please email tirconaillharps@aol.com

Further information regarding ticket prices etc will follow.
 

Club Achievement Awards 2011

Club members and parents are invited to submit nominations for  any of the achievement awards.  You are asked to submit a short paragraph in support of your chosen candidate. Your support must reflect what the person done in the year 2011 only.


John Porter Award

This award is made to the club volunteer of the year for 2011.  We are seeking nominations of club members who have went beyond the call of duty over the past twelve months and have sacrificed their time, expertise and effort to shape the club we have now.  We are especially inviting nominations for members whose effort was for the benefit of the entire club.  This would epitomise the man that John was.  In his time with the club he was chairman, coach, treasurer, sponsor and volunteer driver. 

Young Person of the Year

No club can be sustained without its youth. The old cliché that young people are our future could not be closer to the truth when it comes to Tir Conaill Harps. This is not only on the field of play.  We have many young people over the years who have volunteered to coach, help out at functions, fundraise or attend meetings. In more recent times they set up their own youth group. This award is for a twelve to eighteen year old who best personifies volunteerism.  This could be volunteering at underage training, helping organise an event or being committed to their team by giving up their time to attend training and matches.

Coach of the Year

In many ways good players are born to be good. This is not taking away the effort that many have made to perfect their skills and reach a high standard, but coaches are different.  You are not born into being a good coach.  We can look back on many great games in our short history and of vital scores in games, but remembering who managed or coached the team might not spring to mind as easy.  We now feel it’s time to put that right by recognising the voluntary effort of our coaches and managers.  This award is not only for those who bring home silverware, although achievement on the field of play should not be minimised. We also want  to recognise  coaches who put a lot of work into a team, which has in turn shown significant improvement or it may indeed be the way they conduct a training sessions.  We can all relate to stories of parents who have commented on the feeling of high self esteem and confidence coming from their children as a result of being involved in the club and more importantly because of the influence of their coach.  

Email www.tirconaill.org if you would like to nominate someone.

AS PER LAST YEAR IRISH SOCIETIES CHRISTMAS HOOLEY HAS BEEN ARRANGED:

WEDNESDAY 14TH DECEMBER
ADMIRAL BAR WATERLOO STREET

... TICKETS: £5
DOORS: 7.30 - LATE
FEATURING: The Wakes and the Amadans,Irish Minstrels C.C.E., St. James The Great C.C.E., Ceoltóirí Conradh Na Gaeilge, Quigleys Point
Following on from last year’s great night in The Admiral this will be a joint Christmas celebration involving a number of the Irish Cultural Institutions within Glasgow.

All proceeds of the night will go towards the 'Irish Centre Development Fund'

Over 18s only. If you want tickets please get in touch asap.

There will be a primary school Gaelic football blitz at Toryglen on Tuesday 6th December from 10am- 12. The schools invloved are schools we are looking to recruit players from and schools we send coaches into, so anyone that is free and willing to help promote the club at this event please get in touch.

The club will be holding the annual dinner dance at The Crowne Plaza, Glasgow, on Saturday 19th May.

We still need volunteers to help with the organisation of this night so any sort of help would be greatly appreciated.

If you are interested in booking a table then please email tirconaillharps@co.uk

Further information regarding ticket prices etc will follow.

The Ulster Coaching Conference will be held in Cookstown, Tyrone, on Saturday 28th January at 9am. The club are inviting anyone interested to email tirconaillharps@aol.co.uk

We need names ASAP to get travel/accommodation booked.

Tir Conaill Harps is asking any interested teams to get in contact regarding potential tournaments, any age groups, both male and female. With the season not beginning to until into the new year, the club want to continue playing games to keep team's together and bonding.

Any information or interest, please email tirconaillharps@aol.co.uk