As part of the club’s ongoing development of ladies football within the club, the next step will be to become affiliated with the Ladies Gaelic Football association. As part of this process we will be holding a meeting tomorrow evening (Tueday, May 12) in Tacu at 9pm to elect officers for the Ladies committee/club. All are welcome.
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Yesterday was an important one in the history of Robe Rockets, the new wing of our club that caters exclusively for under ten footballers. As you know from this story HERE, Grace Bradley won the recent competition to design a logo for the Rockets. And part of her prize was to collaborate with a graphic designer to produce the final version of the logo. That collaboration between Grace and Luke from MW Design (more HERE) took place yesterday. With Grace’s guidance, and Luke’s excellent design skills, we are very happy with the logo produced – it’s lively, colourful, vibrant and young. And, most of all, it’s still a secret, and will remain so until the launch in the next few weeks, of which more anon. Here are Grace’s thoughts as the logo was being prepared, and further below are some photos. Also included are Luke, the designer; Grace’s father Michael; and Melissa and Denise from MW Design. [audio:http://ballinrobegaaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Grace1.mp3] A special word of thanks to MW Design, who could not have been more hospitable and professional yesterday. Stand by for news of the launch soon: Grace has been given carte blanche (well, within reason) to come up with ideas for the event.
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The Robe Rockets U10 Boys are having their first match of the season this Saturday 9th May at 9:45am in Flanagan Park, Ballinrobe versus Claremorris. The lads have been working on their skills since January and are very eager to get playing. Please come along and support, these games always provide great entertainment.
U10s open season versus Claremorris this Saturday Read More »
CANCELLED – bad weather promised so we are not going to take a chance – it will be rescheduled soon. This Saturday, May 2nd, is Boys’ Debut Day, a very special day for our club. Our U6s and U8s boys will play Claremorris at 11am in Flanagan Park. This is a family day – in the past we have had parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, sisters, brothers, almost everyone, up there to cheer the debutantes onto the pitch. The club likes to make this an important day as it will mark the first time these players will wear the maroon and yellow of Ballinrobe. We hope it will be the start of a long, enjoyable and successful relationship. This section of the club is run by the newly-formed Robe Rockets section of the club, which has been done great work over the last few months. More on Robe Rockets HERE Bring the cameras. Capture the memories. Wear club gear. And, never forget, bring gum shields (that’s just for the players, by the way). The girls will have their very own Girls’ Debut Day soon. Here’s how we have done Debut Days in the past.
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Cash for Clubs (more HERE)is an initiative that does exactly what it says on the tin: it gives cash to clubs like ours. We need 300 cards to be guaranteed €250 – and that will also get us entered into the big draw where there is €10,000 worth of prizes. We currently have about 210 cards. The closing date is May 10th. One last push gets us over the line so all support would be welcome. Cards can be given to John Culhane or Kevin Gilrane. If you have a card on the dashboard of the car, or in your wallet, please get it to John or Kevin asap. Or if you can get registered in the next few days, please do. All the details you need are HERE (same link as above).
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As a result of a meeting on 15.4.15 of the Bord na nÓg Executive, a number of changes were made to the fixture schedule. Please see the fixtures below which highlight the next two games for U-18`s, U-16`s and U-14`s. Minor Round 7 – 24/04/2015 Ballinrobe V The Neale Time: 7 00 PM , Venue: Ballinrobe Referee: Kevin Connelly Round 8 – 01/05/15 Knockmore V Ballinrobe Time: 7 00 PM , Venue: St. Joseph’s Park Referee: Vincent Neary Under 16 Round 5 – 21/04/2015 Carras V Ballinrobe Time: 7 00 PM , Venue: Garrymore Referee: Mark Tuffy Round 6 – 28/04/2015 Ballinrobe V Bohola Moy Davitts Time: 7 00 PM , Venue: Ballinrobe Referee: Martin Kennedy Under 14 Round 5 – 23/04/2015 Ballinrobe V Kiltimagh Time: 7 00 PM , Venue: Ballinrobe Referee: John E Burke Round 7 – 14/05/2015 Charlestown Sarsfields V Ballinrobe Time: 7 00 PM , Venue: Fr. O’Hara Park Referee: TBC
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Dave Conway, secretary andf the Robe Rockets, circulated a newsletter to parents of all Rockets members during the week – the contents are below. Dear Parent/Guardian, Hope you are all enjoying the lovely weather during the Easter Holidays. Just a quick mail to update you on some changes for Robe Rockets. Robe Rockets is going from strength to strength, it is a positive sign for the future of our club and our recent participation in the St Patrick’s Day parade earned us “an Honourable Mention award". COLLECTION / DROP OFF We have on average 88 children from age 5 to 10 years attending training on a weekly basis. With this in mind and to ensure the safety of all children attending we are making changes in relation to the dropping off and collection of children for training with immediate effect from this Saturday 11th April 2015. All children MUST BE; – dropped off by a Parent/Adult to the designated area outside the dressing rooms to register attendance. – Collected by a Parent/Adult from the designated area outside the dressing rooms from their Coach after training. PLEASE NOTE NO CHILD will be allowed to enter OR exit the pitch from other than the designated area. We actively encourage your cooperation with this matter and to promote this rule with your child/children ahead of training this weekend. This will be enforced strictly; NO EXCEPTIONS and all other exits will be off limits. TRAINING TIMES All training will start at 9.30am. The end times have been staggered to avoid congestion at collection time. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN FINISHING TIMES FOR TRAINING: – U6 and U8 Girls and Boys training time will finish at 10.30am – U10 Girls and Boys training will NOW finish at 10.40am COACHES CONTACT DETAILS List of Coaches and contact number for your records: – U6 Boys David Conway 086 8598144; Alan Flannery 087 9636486; Donal McCormack 087 6611137 – U8 Boys Padraic Delaney 086 2205478; Colm Jennings 087 991 3684 – U10 Boys Des May 087 6899444; John Gilrane 087 6996135 – U8 Girls Pat Gallagher; Elaine Macken; Declan O Loughlin 087 2063863 – U10 Girls Mick Bradley 087 2654807; Aidrienne Gleeson 086 1260136 MOUTH GUARDS Please ensure that your son/daughter brings their mouth guard to all training sessions, this is compulsory. CODE OF CONDUCT Code of Conduct for players and Parents/Guardians. This will follow in separate email. LADIES OFFICER Emma Jennings has been appointed ladies officer and will lead moves to establish a ladies football club in Ballinrobe. She will work closely with the club executive over the coming months to explore the best ways of setting up the club. CLUB DESIGNATED OFFICER Alan Flannery is the Club Designated Person; he is responsible for dealing with any concerns about the protection of children in the Club. This is part of child protection within our club. Thanks in advance for your co-operation this will ensure the continued enjoyment and safety of our Robe Rockets. Yours in Football Declan O’Loughlin David Conway Chairman Secretary Robe Rockets Robe Rockets
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Emma Jennings, a former footballer with Ballinrobe, and also a former club treasurer, has been appointed the club’s ladies football officer. Emma will lead moves to establish a ladies football club in Ballinrobe. She will work closely with the club executive over the coming months to explore the best ways of setting up the club. Girls up to the age of 12 are currently training in Flanagan Park every Saturday morning at 9.30am. New players are always welcome.
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Declan O’Loughlin told tonight’s Executive Committee meeting that Robe Rockets will kick off again this Saturday after the Easter break. The session will take place at 9.30am in Flanagan Park. Declan said that 93 players attended the last session – the average attendance has been 88 to date. He mentioned the excellent parental involvement.
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After a hectic few months (see HERE for all recent activity), the Robe Rockets take a well-earned Easter break this Saturday (April 4). It’s all systems go on the following Saturday, April 11. It’s 9.30am on Flanagan Park for everyone. As always, the times for all concerned are available HERE. Last Saturday there was a surprise bit of fun at the pre-Easter session with every young player getting an Easter egg. Keep working on the skills over Easter, folks, and see you again on April 11th.
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