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Speaker Images Anthony Daly Pat O’Shea Jim McGuinness Sonia O’Sullivan Noel Connors Cathal Cregg Seamus Kelly John Considine Kevin Reilly Liberty Insurance Conference Information Putting Youth into Perspective Train The closest railway station is Drumcondra at the intersection The Liberty Insurance GAA Games Development Conference of Drumcondra Road (N1) and Clonliffe Road, a 5 minute contains an exciting line up with added subject variety walk from the stadium. This station is served by Arrow specifically targeting Coaches within an applied lifelong trains. The closest DART stations are Connolly and Clontarf. learning context. This Conference will focus on the needs Connolly Station is a 15-20 minute walk and Clontarf Station and issues facing coaches of youth players (age 13 – 18). a 20-25 minute walk to the stadium. The closest LUAS and Intercity Rail stop is also at Connolly Station. The following delegate centred improvements have been made based on a comprehensive delegate survey, which was Bus completed after last year’s Conference: From the city centre to Drumcondra Road – No 3, 11, 11a, 16, 16a, and 41. From the city centre to Ballybough Road / • 2 day event format in Ireland’s top Sports stadium Clonliffe Road – No 123. • Increased Conference programme variety • Internationally recognised Games Development experts Parking from UK and Australia As entry to the Conference is only through the Hogan • Opportunity to meet top GAA supplier companies Stand, the only parking available is in the Davin (Canal) End • Opportunity to network with GAA coaches from all 32 Car Park. This is located off the North Circular Road and Counties and 7 different countries (US, Poland, France, accessed via St Margaret Avenue (first left after Gills Pub Belgium, England, Scotland, and Holland) on the corner with Russell Street). Pedestrian access is from • Improved catering facilities: specially built catering the car park onto Jones’s Road for the main entrance to the village in the Cusack stand Hogan Stand. • Improved delegate packs including Folder, Bag, Pen, Access to Conference presentations online For more on directions to Croke Park, visit: http://www. crokepark.ie/page/directions.html Conference Fee Conference Registration Process: The cost of attending the Liberty Insurance GAA Games Development Conference is €50. How to book your place? To book a place to attend the GAA Games Development This price includes: Conference, please fill out the attached conference booking form, attach payment by cheque/postal order and post it to • GAA Coaching Bag and Folder the following address: • Personalized Conference Delegate Badge • Copies of all GAA Conference Presentations Post Event GAA Games Development Conference, • Lunch and Refreshments throughout the day Croke Park, Dublin 3 Directions to Croke Park Upon receipt of an application, a letter of receipt plus a conference delegate badge will be issued to you by the GAA Croke Park is situated in the north Dublin neighbourhood Conference event team. of Drumcondra and is bordered by Jones’s Road to the west, Clonliffe Road to the north, St. James Avenue to the east and On-Line the Royal Canal to the south. In 2014, over 50% of conference delegates booked on-line. In addition to a mail option delegates can book a place to Car attend the GAA Games Development Conference through Delegates driving from the City Centre, follow the signs for the GAA Website - www.gaa.ie the N1 North onto Dorset Street and Drumcondra Road. Turn right at ‘The Big Tree’ onto North Circular Road. Pass All on-line bookings are processed by credit card and are through two sets of traffic lights. Turn left at St Margaret’s subject to processing fee as outlined. Upon receipt of an Avenue (first left after Gills Pub) to access car parking. application on-line, a letter of receipt plus a conference ticket will be issued to you by the GAA Conference event If travelling from the Airport / North, follow directions for team. the city centre. Just before the railway overpass at the end of Drumcondra Road Lower, turn left onto Clonliffe Road. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right onto Jones Road. Pass by the stadium on your left and at the traffic lights turn left onto North Circular Road. Turn left at St Margaret’s Avenue (first left after turning off Jones Road) to access car parking Official Coaching Partner to the GAA Liberty Insurance GAA Games Development Conference In conjuction with Camogie, Handball, Ladies Gaelic Football and Rounders Venue: Croke Park Dates: 9-10th January 2015 Theme: Putting Youth into Perspective In Association with Presidential Welcome Is cúis mhór áthais dom fáilte playing numbers at this stage our players with education educating and coaching young croíúil a chur romhaibh go léir through the introduction of on nutrition and wellbeing people in such a fair and even go Páirc an Chrócaigh inniu the Under 17 development taking a major role in the manner, thus encouraging ar an ócáid speisialta seo do squads in 2014 and through development of the young youth to see all the benefits of gach éinne a bhfuil suim acu i our involvement in the Lenovo player. I highly commend the sport. GAA Handball is proud gcursaí oiliúna. Skills Hubs. GAA for having the great to be part of this and by our initiative in running these actions we will continue with As Uachtarán Cumann Key to the sustained events with top class speakers the emphasis of Putting Youth Lúthchleas Gael it gives me involvement of teenagers who are willing to share their into Perspective. great pleasure to welcome you in Gaelic games is the knowledge and experience with all to Croke Park for this year’s relationship that develops us every year. Liam De Róiste GAA Games Development between players and their Uachtarán, Cumann Conference. coaches. Very often coaches Let’s look forward to another Liathróid Láimhe have a role to play that extends great year of Gaelic Games in Our Games Development beyond the simple training 2015. structures are aligned to of players in the skills of their With the Liberty Insurance provide opportunities for code, they also become friends, Eibhlín Uí Leathlóbhair Games Development players as Child, Youth or confidants and role models to Uachtarán An Cumann Conference being entitled Adult participants; the last these impressionable youths. Camógaíochta ‘Putting Youth into three years have seen us This is a role that must be Perspective’. Comhairle progress through the first cycle acknowledged and lauded. Cluiche Corr na hÉireann, CLG of Conferences in a hugely Is mor onóir dom, ar son CLG are pleased to once again be successful manner. This year’s I am sure that, as always, Liathroid Laimhe, fáilte a chur involved in the Conference. event will allow us to build on this will be a very useful rómhaibh go léir anseo inniu. GAA Rounders has been our success so far, and further and educational day full of making great strides in recent strengthen our links with our discussion and debate and It is an honour for me, on years with our teenage players. sister Associations within the I very much look forward to behalf of GAA Handball, to Youth domain. contributing the knowledge welcome you to the 2015 GAA Rounders has a lot to and experience gained from National Liberty Insurance offer, with opportunities to play I would like to thank all of the Ladies Gaelic Football as well Games Development Coaching an inclusive game, accessible guest speakers who will present as learning from the wider Conference, and to thank you to persons of all ages and on a range of important topics Gaelic games family. for the time, effort, knowledge abilities. which will shape, challenge and and expertise you bring. Your drive the future development Pat Quill willingness to help, advise and GAA Rounders is delighted of our games. The range of President, encourage the coaches greatly to be here at the Liberty speaker backgrounds is broad Ladies Gaelic Football Association assists with their efforts in the Insurance Games Development – coaches, teachers, current development and expansion of Conference to aide in our and former players – and I our games, including handball. youth development and their look forward to hearing some Is mór an onóir dom fáilte a continued involvement in of these valued opinions and chuir romhaibh go léir atá i Over the past 12 months sport. perspectives. Iáthair ag an Comhdháil Cluichí handball has continued agus Traenáil CLG 2015. to spread and grow, with Joe Donoghue, I would also like to thank the particular emphasis on President, Liberty Insurance, our sponsors Gach bliain bailíonnn muid go introducing the game into Comhairle Cluiche Corr for their support, both of our léir le chéile chun ár gcuid taithí both schools and GAA clubs. na hÉireann, CLG Championships and our Games agus eolas a roinnt, ionas gur The fact that handball, a non- Development Conference. féidir linn ár gcluichí Gaelacha contact sport, can be played by Newstalk as media partner also a feabhsú. Táim ag tnúth go both girls and boys, provides provide invaluable coverage of mór le comhdháil iontach eile a us with an opportunity to our events. bheidh ag díriú ar imreoirí óga introduce many young people go háirithe. to the whole range of our Finally, I would like to thank games. The confidence gained you, the delegate. Last year The Annual Liberty Insurance by individuals in their ability to over 700 delegates made the GAA Games Development play and compete in handball, journey to the Conference. Conference is an eagerly leads many of those young Your support, participation awaited event to kick start the players to play and involve and attendance is crucial in playing season for coaches and themselves in all our games.

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