Update from Ladies Gaelic Football Association

A Cháirde,

I hope you and all your families are well and doing ok in these unprecedented times.

With the suspension of all activity at club, inter-county and educational levels until March 29^th, which no doubt will be extended on the advice of the HSE and government in the coming days, we have had to look at all activities which were ongoing since January and some planned to take place over the coming weeks.

The Management Committee through conference calls have made the decisions below:

Competition Updates                                                                               

Lidl National Leagues                    Cancelled for 2020

Teams of the League                     Cancelled for 2020

HEC O’Connor Cup                         Cancelled for 2020

PPS Competitions                           Cancelled for 2020

U14s Competition                          Cancelled for 2020

Inter- Provincials                             Cancelled for 2020

Féile na nÓg                                     Cancelled for 2020

Féile Skills                                         Cancelled for 2020

U16s Competition                           Possibility of Provincial action depending on when activities resume

U18s Competition                           Possibility of Provincial action depending on when activities resume

TG4 Championship                          Will be reviewed on an ongoing basis in line with government guidelines

Development Updates

Event                                                                                                                                                      

Gaelic4Girls Programme                                           Postponed until activity resumes

One Good Club/LGFA Talk Project                          Postponed  until activity resumes

Connacht Coach The Teenager                                21^st March – Postponed

Referee Tutor Training                                              29^th  March – Postponed until end of September

Coach The Keeper Workshops                                 29^th March – Postponed until later in the year

Gaelic4Teens Coaching Day 2                                  4^th – 5^th April – Postponed until activity resumes

Gaelic4Girls Coach Education &                              6^th – 17^th April – Suspension until Gaelic4Girls programme recommences

Coordinators days

U10 Go-Games Activity Day                                     10^th April – Cancelled

Inclusion Workshop Pilot                                          16^th April – Reschedule for later in year with pilot clubs

Coaching Level 2                                                         18^th – 19^th April – Postponed until activity resumes

GYW Referee Academy Session 4                           21^st – 22^nd April – Will be conducted via online webinar or video presentation

Club2Gether Day 3                                                    25^th April – Will be conducted via online modules on webinar

National Gaelic4Teens Day                                      26^th April – Postponed

National Inter-Firms Blitz Day                                  16^th May – Cancelled for 2020

National Referee Day                                                14^th June – To be reviewed

As you can see through our website in the past week we have made every effort to keep our members engaged through the following:

•             Player Skills Videos online for people to practice at home

•             50 question online rules refresher

•             Player interviews

•             The LGFA Show  – development focused

Over the coming weeks we will be adding more online activity and training that may be of assistance to you all.

If there is anything in particular you feel might assist you and others please feel free to let us know.

In the meantime keep safe, adhere to the guidelines , stay in touch with your members and plan for the day that we will be back on the playing fields.

 

Kind regards,