Kiltubrid GAA Club Notes 26/03/2018

Dunnes Bar/Swan Bar League Fixtures – The league starts back this Saturday (31st) when our division two team begin their quest for promotion away to Drumreilly at 6:30 and our Division 4 team are at home to Ballinaglera at 12 on Sunday. Our under 13 play Gortletteragh on Monday evening at 6:30 in Gortletteragh pitch. Please show support for all teams this weekend.
Allianz NFL Predictions Competition – The Results are in for the Kiltubrid GAA NFL Predictions Competition. After 7 Rounds and over 600 participants, it was Liam O’Brien who came out on top winning €200 with Stephen McKeon taking second place winning €100. Christopher Crowley won Round 7 after the intervention of the Tie-Breaker winning €50. Big thank you to all those who bought and sold slips to make this fundraiser a great success for Kiltubrid GAA
Cake Sale – Kiltubrid GAA will be holding an Easter Bake Sale on Sunday 1st April 2018 – after the 9.30am Mass in Rantogue and also after the 11.30am Mass in Drumcong. We would kindly ask if anyone had any spare time this week, to get their baking tins out and donate to the Bake Sale.  All goods, no matter how big or small will be greatly appreciated and can be dropped into Cardiff’s from Saturday evening.  We appreciate and thank you for your support.  Looking forward to seeing all the delicious treats and wish you all a Happy Easter.

Congrats – Congrats to two of our young club players Dylan Esterbrook and Barry McWeeney who played volleyball for Ireland recently.

Condolences – Condolences to the McCormack family and our own club player Brendan McCormack on the death of his aunt on Sunday morning. May she Rest In Peace.

County team – Well done to the county team who finished off their league campaign with a hard-fought win over Wicklow on Sunday. Next up is the big game in New York in May.

Leitrim GAA Coaching Workshop – Leitrim Coaching and Games are running another workshop following on from the very successful series so far. The theme of this workshop is “Anaerobic and Aerobic Conditioning through Small Sided games”.  This workshop will be run by Cathal Cregg, recently appointed Connaught GAA Provincial Games Manager.
Cathal holds a Masters in Exercise Physiology and for the past 5 years has held the post of Head Strength and Conditioning with Connaught GAA. Cathal has played at the highest Levels and has been a member of the Roscommon Senior squad since 2006 and represented Ireland during the 2014 International rules series in Australia. Cathal is currently conducting a PhD on the Effects of Small Sided Game on Aerobic Performance. This workshop is a must for coaches wanting to improve Physical Fitness using games. It will take place in the Leitrim GAA Centre of Excellence on Thursday 29th of March from 7pm – 8.30pm. Cost is €10 per person.

Membership – Any players or supporters that want membership can you please pay it in the coming days to Eoin Meehan.

Happy Easter –We at the club would like to wish a Healthy and Happy Easter to all our supporters and friends wherever you may be celebrating it.