ROBE ROCKETS

Merry Christmas

We wish wish all our Players, Coaches, Club Officers,Volunteers, Members and Supporters a Wonderful Christmas. Thank you for your support throughout the year and good health and happiness for 2018.  

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Pot Luck Draw

  How do you fancy winning a first prize of €1,500 just after Christmas??? We have prizes totaling €3,100 on offer. All you need to do is take a chance and play “Pot Luck”.  How to play? All you do is pick a ticket from the Seller’s envelope, pay the amount on that ticket which could be between €0.01 to €20 after all its Pot Luck. Your ticket is then entered in the Draw on 20th January 2018.  Why we are fundraising? We are fundraising to ensure the development of the Club. We are a growing club with significant numbers at underage level and we need to plan for the future.  So please support us and get your Pot Luck tickets. Where to buy? Pot Luck tickets are on sale from Club Officers, Players, Bord na nóg, Ladies and Robe Rocket Officers. For more information contact Declan Corcoran, Chairman 0876441362 or John Gilrane, Secretary 0876996135.

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Robe Rocket and U13/U16 Presentation

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets A wonderful afternoon was had by all our Robe Rockets, U13 and U16 Boys Teams at our Presentation afternoon on Sunday 26th November in Ballinrobe Community School.  Lee Keegan was our Guest of Honour. Lee presented our Robe Rocket U6 Boys and Girls, U8 Boys and Girls and U10 Boys with Certificates of Achievement and Club Beanie hat. Lee Keegan pictured with our U6 Boys and Girls Robe Rockets 2017 and their Coaches  U8 Boys and Girls Robe Rockets 2017, their Coaches and Lee Keegan  Lee Keegan pictured with our Robe Rocket U10 Boys 2017 and their Coaches Lee took time to answer some of our Robe Rockets questions under the careful watch of Stephen Rochford, Mayo Manager.      Lee presented our U13’s with their medals for the winning the South Mayo A and County Division 2 League. Our U16’s also received their medals for winning the South Mayo B and County E Championship. Once again congratulation to both the U13 and U16 Teams and their Coaches on their success in 2017.   Lee Keegan pictured with our U13 South Mayo A and County Division 2 League Winners  2017 and their Coaches Our U16 South Mayo B and County E Championship 2017 Winners and their Coaches Special thanks to Lee Keegan who presented all teams with their awards and took time to take photos and sign jerseys afterwards. A true Gentleman!!  A  special thanks to all who helped on the day and thank you to Anthony O’Toole, Proactive Security and Electrical, Ballinrobe, Declan Burke, Ryders Pharmacy and Donal McCormack, DMC Design for their kind sponsorship of prizes for our raffle.  Well done to all our underage players on another great year. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication throughout 2017. A big thank you to our very dedicated underage Coaches.  We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and we look forward to see you all back in 2018.  If you would like a copy of your child’s photo with Lee Keegan please email ballinroberoberockets@gmail.com

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U10 Boys Winter Pella Play offs

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets It’s all to play for this Friday 10th November in the Lakeside following the conclusion of the round robin matches and we now have the pairings for the play offs to determine who goes into the Cup and Plate Semi Finals in a weeks’ time. Good luck to all. If your son cannot attend on any day please text Des (087 6899444) so that we can arrange a substitute if necessary. Gum shields mandatory Pella U10 Round Robin Table  

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U10 Boys Winter Pella League

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets Our U10 Boys Autumn Pella League on Friday 20th October in the Lakeside Sports and Fitness Centre. There is a charge of €10 to cover the 6-week court rental payable on arrival on Friday 20th.  Please consult team sheet and schedule to determine what time your son will be playing each week. Each team has been assigned a coach to nurture team identity and encourage a consistent coaching message week on week. Player drop off and collection: Players please arrive 10 minutes before kick-off time. After the match players will be ready to be collected 40 minutes later. Players are not allowed upstairs to viewing area without a Parent, no exception. We would be grateful for your cooperation with this matter. Games must start and finish on time to facilitate the four games in the allotted two hours. Therefore, having dropped your son 10 minutes before scheduled kick-off, he will be ready for pick-up 40 minutes later. If your son cannot attend on any day please text Des (087 6899444) so that we can arrange a substitute if necessary. Runners and gum shields mandatory. Pella Teams Please contact Des (087 6899444) ASAP if: – your son is included in a team but does not wish to play in the league or – your son has not been included in the teams shown but wishes to play Schedule Rules Gum shields & runners must be worn. Scoring: 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 point for losing by three or less points. In the event of a tie, final placings will be determined by total goals scored. 5-aside or 4-a-side games – to be agreed between coaches before each game. If 4-a-side, substitutions made regularly to ensure all players play an equal length of time. If any team has less than 4 players a temporary substitution from another team will be made if possible. This may not always be possible so please make every effort to attend each week – your team needs you. Matches will be 12 minutes a side with a two-minute half time break. Gaelic football rules apply for pick-up, hand-pass, movement with the ball, etc. A player is allowed two solos or a solo and a hop before they must pass or shoot. A player may score with a kick for three points or a hand-pass for one point. A player must be in the opposition’s half to score. The ball may hit the side wall without penalty. If an attacking player hits the ball against the end wall, the defending team gains possession and re-starts the game from under their goal. Before the re-start no attacking, player is allowed inside the blue semi-circle zone. If a defending player hits the ball off the end wall, the attacking team gains possession at Centre court. When a free is called the defending player must step back 5 paces from the free taker. A defender may block a player or attempt to strike the ball from his hands but no tackling allowed – i.e. no grabbing, pushing or striking an opposing player to any degree. A player guilty of persistent fouling or dangerous play will be sin binned for 3 minutes. Venue: Lakeside Sports & Fitness Club, Station Road, Ballinrobe. Players should arrive 10 minutes before the kick-off time for their match indicated on the schedule above. Please make every effort to be early to allow us organise the teams and ensure the players do not lose any playing time.    

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Robe Rockets Autumn Training 2017

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets All outside training for our Robe Rockets has now stopped for the 2017 season.  Autumn Schedule U6’s in Lakeside 9.15am to 10.15am (Saturday 21st October is last session of 2017) U8’s 5 week Pella League starting Saturday 21st October to Saturday 18th November in Lakeside (Schedule) U10 Boys 6 week Pella League starting Friday 20th October to Friday 24th November in Lakeside (Schedule)

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Busy weekend for Robe Rockets

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets Robe Rockets had a busy weekend with the U8’s away to Claremorris on Friday and our U6’s and U10’s away to Castlebar Mitchels today. Don’t forget to have the running shoes ready for tomorrows Family Fun Run. Registration at 1pm LSD Motors, Ballyglass rd. Our U8’s away to Claremorris     Our U10’s and their Coaches from earlier in the season Our U6’s first away match Sean O’Loughlin, U6 Coach presenting medals to our U6 Rockets who played their first match in Club colours today    

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Cul Camp 2017

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets Thanks a million to Paddy Durcan and Danny Kirby who popped into Cul Camp on Wednesday. The kids had plenty of questions for Paddy and Danny who kindly signed jerseys/shorts, socks, gloves and boots.  We have over 260 kids attending this week and fingers crossed for good weather for the rest of the week. Best of luck to Paddy, Danny and the Mayo Team and Management on Saturday #MayoGAA Our U11/12/13/14’s U9 and u10’s Our youngest Cul Camp participants Ballinrobe Cul Camp 2017   Our 268 Cul Camp participants with their Coaches, Paddy Durcan and Danny Kirby Please check out more photos on  https://www.facebook.com/BallinrobeGAAFanPage/

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U6 Robe Rockets Debut Day

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets Congratulations to our U6 Robe Rockets 2017 who played their first match in club colours today against Castlebar Mitchels. We are very proud of the great skills on show today and hope all players and Parents enjoyed the matches and had lots of fun. Today marks the beginning of what will hopefully be a rewarding and exciting journey in the club colours for all our young players. Just a few thank you’s on behalf of Robe Rockets… A massive thank you to the Castlebar Mitchels who travelled to the Lough for Debut day, our U6 Rockets Coaches, all who organised and helped us today on the pitch, in the shop and with traffic. A special thanks to Danny McHugh of Supermacs Ballinrobe for his generosity on the day with Pizza’s and vouchers. We really appreciated everyone’s help and support.  A few photos of future stars   U6 Robe Rockets 2017 For more photos and videos check out https://www.facebook.com/BallinrobeGAAFanPage/    

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Ballinrobe GAA Club Cul Camp

Summer can only mean one thing…. it’s time for the Ballinrobe GAA Club Cul Camp which takes place from July 17th-21st from 10am-2.30pm daily. COST Child 1 €60 – Child 2 €50 – Child 3/4/5 €40 Always a fun week where children learn skills and play Gaelic games under the supervision of qualified coaches. Hopefully we might have some surprise guests too!! Each Child will receive free GAA gear and Backpack. Book your place online. For enquires contact Martin O Connor on 087-9221412

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