Unleashing 'The Blue Wave' A Strategy for Dublin GAA - Croke Park

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A STRATEGY FOR DUBLIN GAA 2011-2017 These objectives will be achieved through the realisation of the following Supporting Actions: THEME 5 SUPPORTING ACTIONS OWNERSHIP MILESTONES DESIRED OUTCOME SA1 Player Welfare: Set up Player Welfare Group. DCC Committee established Quarter 1 2012 Guidelines for combining Club/School/Inter-county Activity. SA2 Monitor training regime and potential burnout. DCC Initiate programme to review activity in light of Player Welfare Guidelines Quarter 3 2012 – Quarter 4 2017 Report on Implementation on Guidelines with ongoing review and burnout/injury reporting. SA3 Establish Career Advice Programme. DCC Develop programme to advise on personal development and career opportunities Quarter 1 2013 Ensure all players are prepared to meet a challenging job environment. SA4 Management Selection: Establish Criteria for appointment of Inter-County/Development Squad Mentors/Managers. DCC Job descriptions Quarter 1 2013 Agreed management selection criteria and management charter in place by 2013. 55
UNLEASHING “THE BLUE WAVE” theme 6: ENSURE THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE FACILITIES For Dublin GAA to grow and sustain the targeted increase in the numbers playing our games it will be necessary for the County Committee to adopt a more proactive and effective approach to the development of infrastructure facilities. The relatively high cost of land in Dublin over the last two decades and the lack of investment in stadia facilities in Dublin in the era prior to the development of Parnell Park in the early 1990s has led to a significant infrastructure gap at both club and county level in the capital. The current economic conditions represent both an opportunity and challenge in meeting this gap. A long-term investment commitment is required by all stakeholders to leverage the current opportunities. While many Dublin clubs have made significant investment in existing facilities in recent years, the economic downturn has made it increasingly challenging for clubs to finance, develop and maintain existing facilities let alone develop new facilities to cater for targeted growth in team numbers. Our analysis has shown that many clubs are very dependent on local authority pitches, which cannot always provide the utilisation necessary to meet their fixture commitments. The demands placed on club facilities, by the vibrant level of activity in football, hurling, ladies football and camogie, generally serves to exacerbate this infrastructure gap. At Inter-county level the lack of appropriate facilities is now acute. The development of Parnell Park in the early 90s provided Dublin with a home venue but it is clear that the current capacity restriction on Parnell Park to below 10,000 spectators and its tight confines, renders it insufficient to meet the needs of successful Dublin inter county teams. The infrastructure deficit also extends to a lack of training academy and centres of excellence suitable to adequately cater for development squads at all age groups up to senior level in all codes that match the on-field ambitions of Dublin intercounty teams. The traditional match weekend arrangement for Saturday and Sunday games cannot provide an adequate games programme for clubs players as it seeks to cater for the overlapping demands of both the dual and inter-county player within the constraints of an already strained infrastructure platform. In order to secure greater usage from existing and new facilities, the Strategic Committee proposes that the traditional playing weekend should be extended to include Friday night matches to cater for club players. This initiative will require the provision of more floodlit and all-weather pitches in each of the ten local regional development areas. Through the implementation and delivery on each of the key strategic actions identified below, the DCC has set out the following performance targets for the years 2012 to 2017. The following are the key strategic objectives under this theme: 1. Develop two centres of excellence, one on the Northside and one on the Southside of the county, on a phased basis. 2. Provide sufficient number of cluster facilities with floodlight and all weather capacity to provide for current and targeted increased games requirements in all codes and to allow for the extension of club fixtures to Friday nights. 3. Develop a stadium to bridge the gap between the capacity of Parnell Park and the 82,300 capacity of Croke Park to meet the needs of Dublin and its population. 4. Optimise the use of all existing GAA facilities in Dublin, including second and third level colleges, to support our Games Programme. 56
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