Cavan GAA VHI Cúl Camps 2009

Cavan GAA VHI Cúl Camps 2009 The 2009 VHI GAA Cúl Camps was officially launched last week in Croke Park by Criostóir Ó Cuana, in his first official outing as President of GAA, Declan Moran, Director of Marketing and Business Development, VHI Healthcare, Anthony Daly current Dublin Hurling Manager and former captain of Clare senior inter-county hurling team, and Colm O'Rourke former inter-county Gaelic footballer for Meath. Also on hand to mark the launch of the fourth annual VHI GAA Cúl Camps were current players Richie Hogan (Kilkenny Senior Hurling team), Angela Walsh (Member of Cork Ladies Football Team), Sinéad Cahalane (Galway Camogie Captain) and Ross McConnell (Dublin Senior Football Team) and our own Paul Brady (National and World Handball Champion – Cavan County Footballer). These players will serve as ambassadors, visiting camps throughout the summer and will also train the lucky children selected to take part in the VHI GAA Cúl Day Out in September, giving tips to children on how to improve their game. Now in its fourth year, the VHI GAA Cúl Camps is a nationally co-ordinated programme that encourages primary school children between the ages of 5 and 13, not only to learn and develop sporting skills irrespective of sporting skills or ability but also to develop a keen sense of fair-play and personal achievement by participating in Gaelic Games, in a fun, non-competitive environment. The individual camps are managed by experienced coaches who have devised a specific programme to ensure the participating children not only learn skills but also to place an emphasis on fun and team- building activity. This year, the VHI GAA Cúl Camps are offering children the chance to train with their heroes and play in Croke Park with the introduction of the VHIGAA Cúl Day Out. The VHI GAA Cúl Camps are the only summer camp to offer children the chance to win one of 240 places to train and play with GAA greats in Croke Park on September 28th of this year. Over 83,000 children will attend the VHI GAA Cúl Camps throughout the summer – there are camps taking place in almost every GAA club around the country and in over 20 overseas GAA clubs, in the US (New York, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia), Canada (Toronto), the UK (London, Scotland, Bristol, Birmingham, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Herefordshire) and it is hoped to have a camp in Europe (Brittany, France) also. Within Cavan we aim to reach over the 2,000 mark and provide children with the best possible sporting experience for the summer months. Speaking at the launch, GAA President, Criostóir Ó Cuana, said, “The VHI GAA Cúl Camp initiative is a hugely important vehicle for us as an association presenting us and our coaches with the chance to cater for so many children through the medium of fun and games in a safe environment. The Club is at the heart of this initiative and in some instances the camps provide children with an opportunity to interact with their local clubs for the very first time. With this in mind visits made by ambassadors always adds interest and excitement to the camps and this year’s line up includes a number of top GAA personalities and players. The Association’s partnership with VHI Healthcare has helped strengthen the concept and we look forward to building on the impressive attendance figures achieved in previous years.” The 2009 Vhi GAA Cúl Camps are expected to be extremely popular therefore parents are advised to book early to ensure they get a place at the camp of their choice. This year parents will have the option to book places online through the newly revamped Vhi GAA Cúl Camps website which can be accessed through www.gaa.ie or www.vhi.ie. The website contains application forms, county-by- county details regarding camps and the dates they are taking place on, contact details regarding the individual county co-ordinators and information regarding the camps, nutrition tips and much more. As with previous years application forms and information about the VHI GAA Cúl Camps will also be available in clubs nationwide. Also pop onto our local Cavan GAA Coaching Website coaching.cavan.gaa.ie and check out all our latest in the Coaching world of Cavan GAA. Future Cavan starlets Ally & Eimear Cahill, aged 7 with Cavan’s Paul Brady at the launch of the VHI GAA Cúl Camps VHI GAA Cúl Camps provide boys and girls – between the ages of 5 and 13 – with an action-packed and fun-filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games Activities are GAME BASED with a strong emphasis is placed on skill acquisition and are organised in an age appropriate manner with a view to optimising learning, enhancing friendships, improving physical & psychological well being and promoting school and club links KEY FEATURES ABOUT VHI GAA Cúl Camps The camps are structured so that a different aspect of the game is worked on each day. The programme involves coaching specific skills of the game and the opportunity for children to put into practice what they have learned through small sided games. On the last day of the camp a "blitz" will be organised to provide each child with an introduction to competitive games. VHI Cúl Camps - are run throughout the summer from Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 2.30pm, in all 32 Counties and overseas. Cavan Venues and dates are as follows: 6th – 10th July 13th – 17th July 20th – 24th July 27th – 31st July 10th – 14th August 17th – 21st August Venues VHI SUPER Cúl Camp Mullahoran Killygarry Cornafean Ballinagh Gowna Kingspan Breffni Ballyhaise Kingscourt Crosserlough Laragh Butlersbridge Park Cootehill Maghera Bailieboro Ramor Cuchulainns Swanlinbar Belturbet Castlerahan Templeport Shannon Gaels Attendance is open to primary school children aged 5 years to 13 years. The Cavan County Co-ordinator is Nicholas Walsh and he can be contacted with any queries relating to the VHI Cúl Camps on 049-4373473 or 087-7439535. As places are limited you are advised to book to avoid disappointment. The Cost of the Camps is as follows, €65 for one Child attending, €120 for two Children attending and €165 for three children attending. Please note these children must be from the same family. For additional children after the third child it is €50 per child. If any participant wants to attend a second camp throughout the summer, they can do at an extra cost of €40. .

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