Sanctions – Insurance now Required 

GAA players who are travelling to the U.S.A. or Canada for the summer must receive a sanction to allow them play on a temporary basis with clubs in these areas. A decision of Ard Chomhairle recently made it compulsory for all players to obtain insurance cover from the GAA before a sanction to the U.S.A. or Canada can be granted. 

This insurance cover costs €40 and sanctions will no longer be processed going forward unless this insurance has been purchased, and receipt of purchase is submitted with a sanction application. 

Therefore, players who wish to receive a sanction to the U.S.A. or Canada (or a weekend authorisation in the case of New York) will need to purchase this sanction insurance at www.gaa.ie/sanctioninsurance where the €40 fee can be paid by Laser, Visa or Mastercard. 

After completion the player will receive a receipt by email. If the sanction request is submitted by post, this receipt must be printed out and attached to the request; alternatively if the sanction is submitted by email this receipt must accompany the sanction form. 

Where an individual is not in a position to register online, postal or money orders to the value of €40 can be attached to postal requests. 

Requests for sanctions should be sent to sanctions@gaa.ie, by fax to 01-8658650 or by post to Stephen Browne, Croke Park, Dublin 3. 

26-Mar-12 by Leitrim GAA

Master Class Series of Workshops April 2012

NB:  Change of Date and Time

Sports Psychology Enhancing Performance through Creative Coaching in Sport

from tonight Monday 26th March to Monday 2nd. April 2012

Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership are hosting a series of three MasterClass Workshops for Coaches and Athletes in March/April.

The three workshops will each focus on a different topic including Performance through Creative Coaching , Strength & Conditioning and Nutrition in Sport, and will be presented by top specialists in their fields including Ger Hussey, Des Ryan and Sharon Madigan. See below for more details

1. â€Å“Enhancing Performance through Creative Coaching in Sport.â€Â

Gerry Hussey â€â€œ Top Irish Performance Psychologist.

Date; Monday 2nd of April at 7.30pm in Sligo Park Hotel.

Venue; Sligo Park Hotel. Cost €5 

Gerry will get down to the â€Å“nitty gritty ways of how and whatâ€Â helping coaches and athletes develop psychology systems and techniques in many areas, including building self-esteem, self-belief and relaxation techniques – preparing the mind to reach its potential in competition. Gerry has been Performance Psychologist with the Irish Boxing team for the last 9 years, Munster Rugby for 4 years, David Gillick among other top class athletes, the Irish Rowing and Sailing teams and various County GAA Football teams including Sligo in 2012. 

2. â€Å“The latest in Strength and Conditioning Coachingâ€Â (Theory&Practical)

Des Ryan â€â€œ Fitness Education Manager.

Date; Wednesday 11th April 2012. Time; 7.30-9.30pm.

Venue; Sligo Park Hotel. Cost €5 

You will come away from this workshop understanding what exercises are appropriate at each stage of development from youth to adulthood, how to screen athletes, help them move correctly and the latest in strength, mobility and to help athletes move properly thus making a huge difference to performance. Des is the Fitness Education Manager for the I.R.F.U. and has presented many conferences including the International Rugby board and the GAA’s national coaching development conference. Des was head fitness advisor Connacht rugby from 2000 to 2008. 

3. â€Å“Nutrition that makes all the difference in Sportâ€Â

Sharon Madigan â€â€œ Performance Nutritionist.

Date; Friday 27th April 2012. Time; 7.30-9.30pm.

Venue; Sligo Park Hotel. Cost €5 

Sharon will highlight the vast difference dietary habits can make on performance. What and when to eat and drink for athletes to achieve their best. Sharon lectures Sports Nutrition and Health at DCU and is responsible for the delivery of nutrition services for elite Irish Athletes across a range of sports including those preparing for the London Olympics. She has also been responsible for the provision of Nutrition to the Ulster Rugby Academy, Senior Ulster Rugby team, County GAA football teams of Down, Donegal, Derry and Dublin hurling team

http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/2012/03/master-class-series-of-workshops-marchapril-2012 

For further details please contact:

Esther Mooney, Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership, VEC Offices, Riverside, Sligo.

Tel; 071-9161511

Email; esther@sligosportandrecreation.ie

26-Mar-12 by Padraig MacDhorcai Oifigeach Oiliuna

1st Prize – 5,000 Euro – Peter Carty, Garrison, Co Fermanagh

2nd Prize – 2,000 Euro – Ciaran McSharry, Dublin

3rd Prize – 1,000 Euro – Edward Gilmartin, Rossinver

4th Prize – 500 Euro – Joe Flynn Junior, Carrick on Shannon

5th Prize – B&B for 2 with evening dinner in the Sliabh Russell Hotel – Colm McKiernan, Aughavas

6th Prize – Weekend break for 2 in any McNiffe Group Hotel – Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher GAA Club.

Special thanks to TP and Eileen Cox who hosted the draw, our valued sponsors, our many ticket sellers and of course the Leitrim Supporters who once again came up trumps in supporting our annual fundraiser.

24-Mar-12 by Colette Fox – PRO