SKGAA Newsletter 25/7/18

A chairde,

It was an extremely busy week just passed between homecomings, Super 8s, county representatives and even another piece of silverware collected by our second U14 Football Girls team who won the shield on Sunday beating Mountbellew Moylough. Congrats to all involved. Best of luck to Laura Kelly and Emma Madden who will play in the All Ireland U16 Ladies Football Final tonight in Tipperary. The girls will be hoping to add to their U14 title which they claimed last year. Best wishes also to Sinead Madden, Emma's mother who is a mentor with the team. All the information and much more below:

Book Launch

Our very own Paul McGinley has written a History of Salthill and has invited all our members to the launch of this fantastic piece of work on Thursday the 26th of July in the Galway Bay Hotel at 7pm.

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Ar an bPáirc

On the Field

Adult Football

Senior:

The seniors' match with Corofin was postponed last week. The lads will play Cellbridge of Kildare at 7pm this Saturday in the Prairie in a challenge.

Congrats to Ruairi, Evan, Sean and the Galway seniors who recorded a another win over Kildare in the Super 8s at the weekend, qualifying for the All Ireland semi finals for the first time since 2001. Next up is Monaghan on Saturday week at 6pm in Pearce Stadium with top spot in the group still up for grabs.

Sean Armstrong with SKGAA U16 footballers Sorcha and Ava after the game in Newbridge.

Minor

The minors are continuing their build up to the championship with two trainings a week and challenege matches each weekend. Last weekend we played Dublin opposition in the Prairie and this weekend we will play Ennistymon of County Clare in the Prairie at 3.15pm on Saturday.

Best of luck to Eoghan, Cathal, Aidan and the Galway minors who play Clare in the All Ireland Quater Final this Sunday.

Juvenile Football

The SKGAA Summer Football Camp will be taking place from Monday 6th to Friday 10th August (including Bank Holiday Monday).

VENUE: Arus Bóthar na Trá.

TIMES: 9:30am to 1:30pm.

AGES: 6 to 14 year old boys and girls (must be a member of a GAA club).

COST: €50 per child / €10 per day (€80 for 2 children from the same family).

CONTACT: James in Arus office on 091 527333 / 087 1635814 to book.

Places limited, so book early to avoid disappointment.

Some great results on the pitch in past week or two well done to all players and coaches.

Juv Football are organising a Group pass for galway v Monaghan super 8s game tickets 5 e contact your manager to order.

U10s training has been going very well with great numbers. We are going to break for a couple of weeks and return early August.

U11 play a novelty challenge game this Sunday in Priarie at 530 v a u12 team from LA called Cougars GfC

We are hoping to give the Americans a big Galway welcome so anyone who is around and wants to drop by next Sunday 29th 5-7 please do

U11/12 summer academy continues every Sat in Priarie 9-1030 great numbers training

U13B league – match away vs Corofin on Tue 31st.

U13 A footballers played St Michael’s last Friday, losing 2-08 to 2-06. They lead for most of the game, eventually going down to a last minute goal. This was a good display and not for the first time this year, teamwork, discipline and determination were all to be admired. Best wishes to our goalkeeper, James Kelly, who suffered a broken finger right at the end of this game.

U15's won 8-13 to 3-5 vs St James' in our final league match yesterday. Five wins from 5 means a league final at end of August vs Moycullen.

Adult Hurling

Minor:

Best of luck to Donal O'Shea and the Galway minor hurlers who play Dublin in the All Ireland semi final in Croke Park this weekend.

Juvenile Hurling

The August Hurling/Camogie Academy will run from Tues 21 August to Friday 24 August, 10am-2pm, for boys and girls born 2005 to 2011.

Registration is now open via Eventbrite, with payment on the morning of the camp. Registration is essential for all players to allow us to organise sufficient coaches. REgistration closes at 8pm on Friday 17 August.

Click here to register:

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/salthill-knocknacarra-summer-hurlingcamogie-academy-tickets-48183111985

If the link doesn't work, just copy and paste the link please.

U6/U8 Hurling

U6/8 No training until mid August. Possibility of blitz v Craughwell this Sunday. Please see text for details.

U10 Hurling

No u10 training for next 2 weeks.

U12s Hurling

U12s taking a break from training until mid-Aug.

U13 Hurling

Well done to the U13 Hurlers . We played Tommie Larkins last Wednesday in the County Semi Final. We had a brilliant win . Well done to all the team and Management.

We will meet Killimor in the final in August. (TBC).

U15 Hurling.

The U15 hurlers will be training after the Races.

Camogie

U10s On break for a few weeks.

U13s

Next match is at home against Oranmore on Thursday next. Venue tbc.

U16s

U16 camogie challenge v Cois Farraige in Cappagh tomorrow Thursday at 7pm.

Junior

Juniors played a useful challenge against Sylane on Monday night in the Prairie, winning by 2-19 to 0-7.

SKGAA’s 6 ladies who represented Galway in Munster U17 Camogie Blitz v Cork and Tipperary. L to R Fiona Kelly, Aoibhe McGinley, Ava Conlon, Ailbhe O'Grady Corcoran, Mary Murray and Sarah Keane.

Ladies Football

County News – Delighted to welcome our own Saoirse Flynn and the victorious All Ireland Minor Ladies Champions to the Árus on their homecoming tour of the county on Sunday.

u14 – U14 Girls Div 4 Team won the Shield final last Sunday in Skehanna. The whole panel put in a fantastic performance to overcome Mountbellew Moylough on a scoreline of 4-11 to 5-4. Silverware thoroughly deserved!! U14 Girls taking a break now until mid August when we return for the championship.

U16

Best of luck to Emma and Laura in the u16 All Ireland this evening 7.30 Wed 25th. Well done girls on another fantastic year so far!

Coaching Corner

The August Hurling/Camogie Academy will run from Tues 21 August to Friday 24 August, 10am-2pm, for boys and girls born 2005 to 2011.