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What is a GPO? Many people will be aware their child learns to play Gaelic football in their early years in school. The local clubs employ a Games Promotion Officer (part funded by the GAA) for the schools in their designated geographical areas. This allows the schools to avail of a free resource to encourage and coach children to play GAA, whether they are members of the club or not. TSSS GPO Team TSSGFC have been very fortunate in the GPO’s they have worked with and are extremely lucky to have Kevin O’Donovan in the role for the past seven years - unlucky for some, not us Kevin! He works extensively with our schools, academies and camps on top of supporting the club’s own mentors and players. At this point more than half of our Juvenile members, boys and girls, will have come through Kevin’s guidance, he has been fundamental to the rise in popularity within these age groups. Aside from his knowledge and ability to develop skills among our players, he is also very approachable and happy to talk to parents whose children are interested in becoming involved in Gaelic football. This time last year, Kate Timmons started with us as GPO for D8 and D12. Kate is based in Dolphin Park Academy each Sat from 11:30 - 12:30 and has brought a wealth of skill, knowledge and fun to the kids. Happy 1st TSS Anniversary Kate! Role of GPO Below is a summary list to highlight the extent of Kevin and Kate’s involvement and impact in the club: School & Juvenile Coaching Activities: Four days a week in schools during school term Organises blitz’s/festivals for all schools to come together in the community Organising after-school clubs and initiatives Assisting in coaching of primary school teams Providing coaching support on match days and training of GAA teams in Schools Tutor transition year students in foundation level coaching Tutor team coaches in foundation level coaching Attend primary and secondary school matches. These activities extend to over 800 children each week. Club Coaching Activities: Coaching and supporting of juvenile teams Oversee TSS Academys on Saturday morning which is attended by over 400 children Attend juvenile club matches Set-up and coordinate Summer & Easter camps Set-up and coordinate the annual minileagues. So as you can appreciate it’s a pretty busy role. Our GPOs are always the first to defer their success to all the parents and mentors who volunteer to make what they do possible. The club is its members and the more the parents get involved, the more the children enjoy it. TSS FOR LIFE | 12
Hi All Here’s an update on progress made throughout this year as TSS Games Promotion officer. ACADEMY Our TSS Boys and Girls Academy is held in Bushy Park every Saturday morning at 10.00am to 12.00am. Our recruitment drive for our 4 to 7 year olds remains our priority and the goals are simple – enjoyment, participation and basic skills. Feel free to drop by next Saturday and check out the fun!!! A number of people continue to provide invaluable support to me every Saturday morning at the Academy with Frank Deasy, Roisin McGarry and Liz Upton working alongside me doing trojan work. As the number of boys and girls taking part increases, we aim to keep them with their own age group for example our 2017 group are looked after by Cormac Neill, Aoibheann Coffey and Sean Clancy with other parents providing mentoring assistance in the academy on a weekly basis. The youngest players in the Academy group are our 2018/2019 children. We are focused on recruitment of new players whilst also coaching and developing the children’s GAA Skills for the future. As an extension of our academy, we have two squads for Boys and Girls made up of U/7 (2016) players. These teams are run by Colin Dunlevy and Keith Matthews. We are training every Saturday morning and planning to roll them out for next years U8s Team. We organised a few friendly matches throughout the year that went down a treat with children and parents alike. Although we are at an early stage with this team, they have great potential and if they are anything like the current U8s team they have a very bright future! TSS FOR LIFE | 13 A S A C L U B W E H A V E G R E A T N U M B E R S A T J U V E N I L E L E V E L A N D O U R S E A R C H F O R N E W P L A Y E R S A N D M E N T O R S N E V E R C E A S E S . I W O U L D E N C O U R A G E A N Y B O D Y W H O H A S A N I N T E R E S T I N H E L P I N G O U T T O P L E A S E C O N T A C T M E . EASTER & SUMMER CAMPS The TSS Easter/Summer camps continue to thrive with over 250 children participating in the Kellogg’s Camp in August. It was a phenomenal success. I would like to thank all the coaches who did a great job and a special mention to Frank Deasy, Sean McKiernan, Kate Timmons and Brian Kelly, along with the Teachers from the local schools that made the camp a very enjoyable one. SCHOOLS Our strong club/school links continue to be one of our key assets. We are very lucky to have such a strong relationship with all the schools in our catchment area. The principals and teachers help us greatly in promoting our games and our club at every opportunity with the boys and girls from TSS representing the club very well in this years Cuman na Mbunscoil competition. A key part of my role as GPO is to continue to build on these already well-established relationships, visiting the schools on a daily basis providing coaching at all age groups and encouraging them to join us in TSS. I W O U L D L I K E T O T A K E T H I S O P P O R T U N I T Y T O T H A N K E V E R Y O N E I N T H E C L U B F O R T H E I R C O N T I N U E D S U P P O R T A N D A L S O A V E R Y B I G T H A N K Y O U T O T H E P R I N C I P A L S A N D T E A C H E R S I N T H E L O C A L S C H O O L S . Kevin KEVIN O'DONOVAN GAMES PROMOTION OFFICER TEMPLEOGUE SYNGE STREET GAA CLUB KEVIN.ODONOVAN.GPO.DUBLIN@GAA.IE O86-1677748 HAVE FUN!
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