ROBE ROCKETS

Boys U10 Pella Spring League 2017

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets Our Robe Rockets training kicks off with the start of the Boys U10 Pella League on Friday 17th February in the Lakeside Sports and Fitness Centre. There is a charge of €12 to cover the 6 week court rental payable on arrival on Friday 17th.  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 and go to the Racquetball court .  After the match players will be ready to be collected 40 minutes later from the Racquetball court.. Players are not allowed upstairs to viewing area without a Parent, no exception. We would be grateful for your cooperation with this matter. Games have to start and finish on time to facilitate the four games in the allotted two hours. 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

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Robe Rocket Coaches 2017

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets U6 Boys and Girls: Donal McCormack 087 6611137; Sean O’Loughlin; Sean Grimes, Niall Heaney U8 Boys and Girls:  David Conway 086 8598144; Colm Jennings 087 991 3684; Andy Walsh; Padraic Delaney; Karen Cusack; Pat Gallagher; Marie O’Haire U10 Boys Des May 087 6899444; Padraic Delaney 086 2205478; Barry Langan, Owen Roe O’Neill, Kevin Tuffy, Oliver Heneghan, Declan Burke, Declan O’Connor, Kieran Mahon

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Robe Rockets Committee 2017

Robe Rockets Committee 2017 Chairperson – David Conway, 086 859 8144 Secretary – Donal McCormack 087 661 1137 PRO – Annette Conway Committee: Colm Jennings, Padraic Delaney, Des May and Andy Walsh Rockets caters for girls and boys at U6 and U8 and U10 boys We develop and promote Gaelic games at the core of Irish identity and culture. We are dedicated to ensuring that our family of games, and the values we live, enrich the lives of our members, families and the communities we serve. We are committed to active lifelong participation for all and to providing the best facilities. We reach out to and include all members of our society. We promote individual development and well-being and strive to enable all our members achieve their full potential in their chosen roles.

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Registration night – February 10

Ballinrobe GAA Club is holding a Registration Night embracing all age groups in the Community School on Friday, February 10, from 7 to 10pm. This registration night is for players in robe rockets, bord na nog, u21, senior and Ladies teams and also for all our much valued non playing supporters of the club. Please attend on the night.

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Under-age team appointments for 2017 are announced

Ballinrobe Bord na nOg has announced the following football management teams for 2017: U12 – Kevin Gilrane, Mike Jennings, Sean Flannelly, Johnny Coyne; U14 – Alan Flannery, Pat Kennedy, Adrian Flannery; U16 – Tom Carney, John Fitzpatrick; U18 – Peter Staunton, Kevin Murphy, David Colleran. Other names may be added later. The U12s will resume activities with a Pella League in February. U14s and U16s will begin training on the astro-turf pitch. Tributes were paid to Declan O’Loughlin who has retired as chairperson of the Robe Rockets.

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SOS We need your help for pitch clean up on Saturday

  Dear Club Members, This coming Saturday, 14th January, Ballinrobe GAA is club is getting together to get our facilities ready for another busy calendar. With the great numbers we now possess it is essential that the clubs facilities are provided in the best possible condition. What is going to happen this weekend, is that on Saturday morning at 10.00am, all club members, mentors, players and parents are being asked to be at Flanagan Park at 10.00am whereby everyone is to get together and carry out a general tidy up around the pitch and surrounding areas including the dressing rooms, stores, kitchen area and bathrooms. The equipment cages will also be tidied up, with some being moved out and each teams equipment and gear being sorted out in advance of the year commencing. So please make an effort to come out this Saturday at 10.00am and help start the year off on the right foot, all are welcome so bring any help you can find along the way.

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Christmas Wishes

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets On behalf of us all in Robe Rockets we would like to sincerely thank the Parents, Coaches, Sponsors,Committee members, volunteers and most importantly our Robe Rocket players for their efforts and support throughout the year. We wish all those who graduate from Robe Rockets to our U10 Ladies and U12’s ,Bord Na nÓg all the best as they continue with their footballing careers in the Club. We would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. We know Santa will be good to all our Robe Rockets and look forward to a year full of fun and football in 2017.

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Robe Rockets U6 and U8 Presentation

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets Congratulations to our U6 and U8 Robe Rockets who had their end of season presentation on Saturday 3rd December. Stephen Rochford, Mayo Manager was our Guest of honour for the afternoon and was greeted on arrival with cheers and chants of “Stephen, Stephen”. Our U6 and U8 Robe Rockets were presented with a Certificate of Achievement from Stephen and after the Team photo each player received a Selection box. Robe Rockets would like to thank Stephen Rochford for kindly accepting our invitation and to Ballinrobe Community School for allowing us to host the event in the hall. We would like to thank all those who helped with the U6 and U8 Robe Rockets in 2016, from Coach’s to Sponsors to Parents  to Committee members, to the washing of the bibs and jerseys and to all for encouraging these young players to come and enjoy Gaelic Football in our Club. U6 Robe Rockets 2016 pictured with Stephen Rochford, Mayo Manager and Donal Mc Cormack, U6 Coach U8 Robe Rockets 2016 A few photos from the day Click here for all photos from the day               

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€50 reward for our club – AIB/GAA Home Insurance Offer

From AIB, who are main GAA sponsors nationally. AIB/GAA Home Insurance Offer We want to take this opportunity to explain how customers nominate their Club for the €50 reward. How customers nominate their GAA club for €50 Reward After purchasing their new policy, the customer must complete the ‘Reward my Club’ form online atwww.aib.ie/gaainsurance. On the form the customer nominates their GAA club They will also need to submit their policy number Payments to clubs will be made after the policy has been in place for 3 months and payments will begin in March 2017. Customers should nominate their club as soon as possible after purchase, as despite best intentions the longer people wait to nominate their club the less likely they will be to actually do it. As soon as customers have their policy number they can complete the form – you don’t need to wait until the Policy has been in place 3 months. Ladies GAA Clubs/ Ladies Camogie Clubs There have also been some queries with regard to Ladies GAA Football clubs and Ladies Camogie clubs and whether we can extend our GAA Club Home insurance offer to include them.  Unfortunately we do not have a formal partnership with the LGFA and as a result we cannot include ladies football clubs into this offer

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Christmas Market 2nd & 3rd December

Check out the Ballinrobe LGFA stand at the Ballinrobe Christmas Market this Friday and Saturday! We have a pop up photo booth with loads of props and surprises, come along and get a funny picture; we also will have plenty of info on our plans for the 2017 season so there are plenty of reasons to call down to our stall 😋 Hope to see you all there! Get sharing and tagging anyone you think may be interested! Would any parent/guardian pls give an hour to help. Text mary 0872347438 when u can help either fri (4-8) or sat (11am-4pm). Girls pls wear hoody or training top if possible). Thanks v much ! Should b fun !        

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