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Crossmaglen Rangers
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Crossmaglen Rangers GFC
All Ireland Club Champions
2012 Mission Statement
Our aim is to build on an already successful base, invest in the club’s future and secure sustainable funding to enable Crossmaglen Rangers to continue to lead the way in GAA club development both in terms of on-field successes and continuous improvement in facilities
Club Structure
Executive Committee
Mens Football Camogie Ladies Football Social Club
10 Teams 5 Teams 5 Teams Functions
Under 8 Primary Under 10 Weddings Under 10 Post Primary Under 12 Parties Under 12 Under 16 Under 14 Private Functions Under 14 Minor Under 16 Corporate Events Under 16 Senior Senior Hospitality Minor Under 21 ‘B’ Division Intermediate / Div 3 Senior / Div 1
WERE THE CLUB HAS COME FROM
Extract from report - Crossmaglen: Loss of Amenity: “…how does one compensate a community for decades of recreational deprivation imposed on its youth..” (Fr Liam Ryan, Professor of Sociology, St Patrick’s The club faced years of occupation and wanton destruction College, Maynooth) of our grounds during the Troubles when sustained efforts were made to drive us into extinction Progress
The club has made great progress in recent times THE FUTURE Synopsis of Proposals
350 Lux floodlighting main pitch & public area lighting £400,000 Social Club
New dressing room complex Changing £875,000 Rooms
Terracing; training pitch Main Pitch upgrade; upgrade training lights £450,000
Public toilets; car park surfacing; Training Pitch turnstiles; shop £300,000
Purchase of adjacent Council owned facility (assumed cost) Council £325,000 Pitch TOTAL £2,350,000
Club Honours
• All Ireland Club Champions (6 Titles) – 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2011
• Ulster Club Champions (10 Titles) – 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010
• Armagh Senior County Champions (40 Titles) – 1906, 1908, 1911-1913, 1923-1927, 1933, 1936-1937, 1947, 1960, 1962, 1965-1967, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1996-2008, 2010,2011,2012
• Armagh Under 21 County Champions (10 Titles) – 1977, 1979, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2006,2008, 2010
• Armagh Minor County Champions (6 titles) – 1971, 1977, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2006
13-in-a-Row County Champions 1996-2008 Personality Profile
The club has some of the highest profile GAA figures in the country
–Joe Kernan
–Oisin McConville
–Francie Bellew
–Paul Hearty
–John & Tony McEntee
–Aaron & Stephen Kernan
–Jim McConville
Personality Profile
The club continues to produce household names in Gaelic football.
–-Jamie Clake.
–-James Morgan.
–-Paul McKeown.
–-Aaron Cunningham.
–Johnny Handratty
– David McKenna.
Youth Development
•Structured and qualified coaching from Under 5 to Senior
•Underage summer training camps run by fully qualified club coaches
•All Ireland Feile-na-Gael champions 1988 & 2002
•Our first All Ireland Club title in 1997 was achieved with 10 players from the All Ireland Feile-na-Gael winning team of 1988
•Ever expanding town boundaries and ongoing local development ensures our youth policy will be secure for many years to come Survival to Revival
Despite the concerted efforts to drive us out of existence we emerged from the Troubles and set about trying to redress the years of stagnation and underinvestment.
Our objective is to make Crossmaglen Rangers GAA club a modern fit for purpose facility that will cater for the entire local community as well as provide a positive focus for the youth of our area.
We have delivered a number of very significant projects over the past 20 years and we have a proven track record in successfully delivering major programmes of development.
Our Community Responsibility
• We provide one of the only outlets for positive youth activity in the area.
• We provide a safe and healthy environment for the youth of the area to engage in constructive sporting and recreational activities that provide both health and social benefits.
• The numerous big games held at our grounds have over many, many years have attracted perhaps 1 million visitors to the town and if each visitor spent only £20 the payback for the local economy could be estimated to be in the region of £20 million.
• We play a vital role in keeping anti social behaviour to a minimum in the locality eg there is little or no graffiti or car crime in the area even though it is an area of high deprivation.
Income Deprivation Health Deprivation Employment Deprivation Multiple Deprivation Principles For Success
Our success is built on sound principles and core values
Youth Discipline Attitude
Coaching Community CLUB
Pride Commitment
Tradition Passion Summary
Crossmaglen Rangers is one of the most progressive, successful and forwarding thinking GAA clubs in Ireland
Our players are well established, high profile household names and are outstanding role models for the youth of the area
We are committed to securing the long term future of the club through sustainable funding and continuous development
Our aim is to continue the conveyor belt of success that is Crossmaglen Rangers Accreditation Plans For The Future
Continue To Develop On And Off The Field
Can We As A Club Be Part Of The Future Development Of Our Community, South Armagh , And Our Region… ?
• Are we as a GAA Club satisfied to be just that ?
• We have made a conscious decision to engage with political and community leaders to promote South Armagh What can Rangers do ?
• We have a constant flow of visitors to our club; we need to harness this interest for the good of the area. • Can we use the “ethos” of the club to attract investment to the area ? Quotes
”Crossmaglen Rangers have been “Hail Gaelic football’s greatest impeccable ambassadors for their ever club team, if there was any club, county, province and the doubt beforehand there isn’t game in general" now” Damien Barton, Irish News Colm Keys, Irish Mirror
“An abundance of skill is required ”They are a super, super team. I to win 5 All Ireland titles. The don’t think there is any answer to Rangers surpassed that level” them. It was like trying to hold Micheal O'Muircheartaigh, RTE back an avalanche” Paul Caffrey, Na Fianna Manager
”There’s just no stopping the “Crossmaglen are the best club mighty Crossmaglen Rangers" side ever” John Campbell, Belfast Telegraph Jerome Quinn, BBC
Media Exposure Raonaithe na Croise
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Coaching Officer Peter McMahon
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Club Ethos
Tim Gregory’s moto…… “The most valuable thing you can give a child is your time”
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Team Goals ‘Performance Goals’
• Achieve at least 25 scoring chances per match • Get at least 65% of breakball • Keep a clean sheet - No Goals conceded • Keep 70% possession from our bouts of play
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Its not just about football……..
Social Responsibility
Friendships Community
Respect Enjoyment Culture
Looking out for each other
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Coaching Meetings Fundraising Coaching Courses
Information Registration Workshops Underage Evenings Events
Club School Trips Links
Club Presentation Summer Nights Camp Raonaithe na Croise Crossmaglen Rangers
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U6, U8 & U10 Presentation Night “Movie Night” 2012
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Commitment
Attitude
Disciplined
Joe Kernan - Sign nailed to Changing Room Door 1996
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Former Senior Team Managers
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Not all about sunny days in Croke Park
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Junior Team League Winners
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Camogie All Ireland Junior Champions 2002
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Club Finances Guarding Player the Ethos Development Challenge s Coach Player Retention CLUB Burn-out Ahead Social Depression media suicide Ladies Junior v v Camogie Senior