GAA Coaching Conference - 4th Dec Croke Park

The theme of this years GAA coaching conference is Coaching Children -Building a Platform for Lifelong Involvement in Gaelic Games’

Venue: Croke Park
Date: Saturday, December 4th 2010
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm

The GAA Games Development Conference is the largest Conference of its kind, in 2009 attracting over 600 delegates from throughout Ireland, Europe and North America.

This is the 8th annual GAA Games Development Conference, and the 5th to be held in Croke Park stadium. This years Conference will take place on Saturday December 4th. This years event is sponsored for the 3rd year running by Lucozade Sport.

The 2010 Conference will be a combination of Key Note and Parallel Break Out sessions with special demonstrations of Hurling, Gaelic football, Rounders and Handball activities for children taking place throughout the stadium.

Saturday, December 4th 9.30am – 4.30pm

A mixture of Key Note and Parallel sessions. For the full programme click here.

Speakers include:

•Paudie Butler, GAA Hurling Development Coordinator
•Mickey Whelan, Coach Dublin Senior Football Team
•Professor Niall Moyna, Dublin City University
•Catriona Cosgrave, Lecturer, Primary School Physical Education, Marino Institute of Education
•Peter Gunning, Journalist and Principal Scartleigh Primary School, Co Cork
•Edward Coughlan, Liverpool John Moores University, Trainer Mayo Senior Football team
•Des Ryan, Fitness Education Manager, IRFU
•Brian Ryan, Games Development Manager, Kilkenny
•Pat Culhane, Hurling Development Administrator, Limerick
Practical Coaching Demonstrations will be conducted throughout the stadium by:

•Damien Coleman, Hurling Development Coordinator, Connacht and former Galway Hurler
•Caroline Murray, Camogie Regional Development Officer, and Galway Senior Camogie player
•William Harman, Ladies Gaelic Football Regional Development Officer and former Kerry Footballer
•Tony Healy, All Ireland Handball Champion and US Open of Handball Champion 2008
•Enda Timoney, Handball Coaching Tutor
The Conference is organised in association with our sister Associations, Cumann Peil Gael na mBan, Cumann Camógaíochta na Gael, Cumann Liathróid Láimhe na hÉireann and Comhairle Cluicí Corr.

The cost of attending the GAA Games Development Conference 2010 is €50.

This price includes:

•GAA Coaching Bag and Folder
•Copies of all GAA Conference Presentations Post Event
•Lunch and Refreshments throughout the day
•GAA Fun Do Resource Pack in either Hurling or Gaelic football

To download the Conference booking form, click on the link below

Booking Form

For more information on the Conference

email gamesdevelopment@gaa.ie or telephone 01-8363222