Our U12’s played in Croke Park as part of the Littlewoods Ireland Go Games and Connacht GAA. during the Easter mid term. An enjoyable day was had by all Players, Coaches and Parents. Please check out the GAA Go Games twitter feedhttps://twitter.com/GoGamesGAA/status/1118141160860602369 that showcases a very sweet goal for the Robe. Well done boys!!
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A reminder that Club Membership is due before Sunday 31st March for new or renewing Members. Please contact any Club Officer before this date if you have any questions. Membership forms can be found on https://ballinrobegaaclub.com/contact-us/downloads/
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It’s been a busy start to the 2019 Season both on and off the pitch. All Teams are now back and most are in action in the first rounds of their respective leagues with the Go Games starting for the younger Club players in mid-April. Club registration will close on 31st March 2019. 50:50 Club Draw Our Club 50:50 Draw is now on line and can be played by using the following link https://ballinrobegaaclub.com/club5050/ and pay with either a credit card or payal account. Our 50 50 Draw this provides us with a weekly source of income to help with the running costs of our growing Club. Presentation to outgoing 50 50 Committee In January a presentation was held to thank our outgoing 50:50 Committee for their commitment and loyal service for over 20 years to the Club’s 50:50 Draw and previous Club lotto. Many thanks Martin Murphy, Seamus Macken, Dermot Keane, John Farragher, Mike Coyne and Michael Keane. Pella Goals Pella goals have been installed at the Astro pitch in the Town Park in February and have been fully utilized by our U10 and U12 Boys and Ladies Teams at the start of the season. Money raised from the shop at the U10/U12 Street League back in October contributed towards the costs. Well done to all involved. National Club Draw The National Club Draw took place in Croke Park in March. Unfortunately there were no Club winners however all money raised has gone a long way to help us at the start of the Season with football, bibs and markers. Many thanks to all those who purchased National Club Draw tickets for the full list of winners please see https://www.gaa.ie/news/2019-national-club-draw-winners/ Operation Transformation Walk Well done to all who participated in the weekly transformations walks at the start of the year and a special mention to Declan O’Loughlin who lead out on this successful initiative. Level 1 Coaching Award Congratulations to our Club Coaches who completed their Level 1 Football Coaching award this month and continue our vision of ensuring highest standard of Coaching is available to all Players. U13 and U14 Presentation Our 2018 winning U13 South A Mayo Blitz and U14 South Mayo A Championship Teams were presented with their medals by Matthew Burke, Connacht Rugby and former Club Player at a recent presentation. U16 South Mayo Team Congrats to Adam Flannery Gillan Jennings and Gary Mellott-Connolly from our Under 16 team part of the victorious South Mayo team All Ireland Winners Congratulations to Evan O Brien and Liam Burke who were victorious in the All Ireland Fresher Final with NUIG. Robe Rockets Our Robe Rockets represented the Club at the St Patrick Day parade and won €500 from Supervalu after Helen O’Shea tagged our photo from the parade. Well done Rockets. Congrats to our U10 Boys who participated in the Spring Pella which took place on the Astro pitch in February. The Shield and Martin Flannery Cup were presented to the winning Teams last Friday by Adrian Flannery. U10 Spring Pella Winners of Martin Flannery Cup U10 Spring Pella Shield Winners U16 Ladies Our U16 Ladies were victorious in their first League match at this grade since 2006 this week. Club Officers 2019 Following our Club AGM in December 2018 the following Club Officers have been appointed for 2019. Patron: Fr Michael Gormley President: Billy Horan Chairman: Declan Corcoran Vice Chairman: John Flannelly Secretary: Annette Conway Asst. Secretary: John Gilrane Treasurer: Gerry Donnelly Asst. Treasurer: Paul Mc Elarney Social Media Officer: Patrick Donnellan County Board Delegate: Donal Mc Cormack Player Rep: Stephen Burke Child Protection Officer: Tom Carney Coaching Officer: Colm Jennings Pitch Officer: Davey Walsh Irish Language and Culture Officer: Liam Horan Robe Rockets Chairman: David Conway Bord Na nOg Chairman: Kevin Gilrane Bord Na nOg Secretary: Irene Langan Ladies Club Officer: Siobhan O’Malley ASAP Officer: Padraic Costello South Board Delegates: Billy Horan / Johnny Buckley Health & Safety Officer: John Sweeney Insurance Officer: Gerry O’Malley Croke Park here we come Lastly exciting times ahead for our U12 Boys who have been selected to play in this year’s Connacht Go Games in Croke Park on Tuesday 16th April.
Our Final Club Registration Night will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7pm in the Maple Youth Centre. Thanks for all your continued support, hope to see you there.
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2019 Club Registration Night is Friday 8th Feb at 7pm at St. Josephs primary school.
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January 2019 will see Ballinrobe GAA in the second year of our healthy club project. As part of this project we aim to get us all a little more active in 2019. In conjunction with @Ballinrobesportshub this program will start on the Saturday 12th January @11am with a walk in “the green”. We will be holding two walks per week after that for five weeks. Walking is a fantastic way to keep active and maintain a healthy heart as it is fun, flexible and free. We had a great turnout last year and these walks are not limited to club members so please spread the word, the more the merrier!
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Attention for all our Players in second level, the Mayo Career Fair 2019 takes place in GMIT Mayo on Saturday 12th January from 11am to 3pm. This event is for Senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students and their families. The Mayo Career Fair aims to give key information to students on their options available to them upon completing their second level. Admission to the event is free of charge. The event will feature over 40 stands from Third level and Post Leaving Certificate Colleges, Apprenticeship providers, employers and career service providers. It is being organised in an innovative joint venture between South Mayo Gaa; the Mayo Local Community Development Committee Education and Train Work Group and the Mayo, Sligo Leitrim Education and training board. Sli Nua Careers.
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Our Robe Rocket U8 and U10’s are now half way through their Pella Winter League 🏐🚀🏐. Its all to play for this Friday for our U10’s as they play the last match in Pool stage to see who makes the Cup and Shield Semi Finals. Well done to all involved Pella Games Ltd.#starsofthefuture #thewinterwontstopus U10 Boys Pella Winter Teams 2018 U8 Girls and Boys Pella Winter Teams 2018
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Our U10 Boys Pella starts on Friday 19th October in the Lakeside Sports and Fitness Centre. Please consult team sheet and schedule to determine what time your son will be playing each week as times will change each week. Each team has been assigned a coach to help to develop players confidence, skills and encourage Team spirit each week. Time: Pella Games will start at 6.30pm with last match at 8pm. Each Game will last 30 mins so please arrive 10 mins before your match. Price: €10 for the 5 weeks payable on Friday 19th October. Please note there will be NO Match on Friday 26th October. Player drop off and collection: Games must start and finish on time to facilitate the four games in the allotted two hours. Players please arrive 10 minutes before throw in time. After the match players will be ready to be collected 40 minutes later. Changes to viewing area: Please note due to changes in the layout of the Lakeside Gym upstairs the viewing of matches will be restricted as there is a very limited viewing area and NO Children are allowed upstairs. You can still view the matches in the hall. We thank you for your cooperation with this matter. If your son cannot attend, please text David on 0868598144 so that we can arrange a substitute if necessary. Please bring water and Gum shield U10 Pella Teams Match Times
Our U8 Girls and Boys Pella starts on Saturday 20th October in the Lakeside Sports and Fitness Centre. Please consult team sheet and schedule to determine what time your daughter or son will be playing each week as times will change each week. Each team has been assigned a coach to help to develop players confidence, skills and encourage Team spirit each week. Time: Pella Games will start at 9am and finish by 11am. Each Game will last 30 mins so please arrive 10 mins before your match. Price: €12 for the 6 weeks payable on Saturday 20th October. Player drop off and collection: Games must start and finish on time to facilitate the four games in the allotted two hours. Players please arrive 10 minutes before throw in time. After the match players will be ready to be collected 40 minutes later. Changes to viewing area: Please note due to changes in the layout of the Lakeside Gym upstairs the viewing of matches will be restricted as there is a very limited viewing area and NO Children are now allowed upstairs. You can still view the matches in the hall. We thank you for your cooperation with this matter. If your daughter or son cannot attend, please text Colm on 0879913684 so that we can arrange a substitute if necessary. Please bring water and Gum shield Pella Teams Match Times
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