Juvenile Mentors Handbook Contents
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CLG Fine Ghallainn Juvenile Mentors Handbook contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 Fingallians Juvenile Section Mission & Vision .......................................................................................... 5 Section 1 Juvenile Structure .............................................................................................................................. 6 Juvenile Meetings ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Policy Documents ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Club Subscriptions/Registration of Players ............................................................................................... 8 Club Communication .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Section 2 The Juvenile Mentor ........................................................................................................................ 9 How are mentors recruited? ........................................................................................................................... 9 The Role of the Lead Mentor .........................................................................................................................10 How should mentors communicate with their teams?.........................................................................10 Mentor Development ........................................................................................................................................10 Annual Parents Meeting ...................................................................................................................................11 Section 3 Nursery ..................................................................................................................................................12 What is the nursery? ..........................................................................................................................................12 How is it organised? ..........................................................................................................................................12 What is the Role of the nursery coach? .....................................................................................................12 2 CLG FINE GHALLAINN JUVENILE MENTORS HANDBOOK Section 4 Club Coaching Policy .....................................................................................................................14 Player Pathway ....................................................................................................................................................14 Code of Best Practice .......................................................................................................................................15 Who are the Designated Person and Childrens Officer? ...................................................................16 Complaints Procedure ......................................................................................................................................16 Team Communications, including Social Media .....................................................................................16 Section 5 Playing Games ...................................................................................................................................18 Purchase of Equipment ....................................................................................................................................19 Mobile Goals/ Goal Safety ..............................................................................................................................19 Team Jerseys........................................................................................................................................................19 Referees .................................................................................................................................................................21 Return of Match Results ................................................................................................................................. 22 Clash of Jerseys .................................................................................................................................................23 Away Trips ............................................................................................................................................................23 Club Policy on Travelling Away ....................................................................................................................23 Friendly Games / Games outside Dublin (Notification to County Boards) ..................................24 Injury Schemes ...................................................................................................................................................24 Club Policy on Team Selection .....................................................................................................................24 Section 6 Pitches and Facilities .................................................................................................................... 26 Allocation of Pitches for Training .................................................................................................................27 Playing Pitches....................................................................................................................................................28 Section 7 Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................................... 29 Appendix 1 ................................................................................................................................................................31 3 Introduction The growth in our Juvenile section over an interest and joining Fingallians. Everyone is recent years is very impressive and we wish welcome regardless of their experience playing to thank all the parents in the community sport. The more people are involved the more who have chosen to send their children to fun it is for everyone and the lighter the load. Fingallians. In addition to our players, our mentors are also extremely important to our Club. They train Most of all we wish to thank all our volunteer and coach our boys and girls, are the first point mentors, coaches and helpers who week in week of contact for parents, arrange and coordinate out continue to help, nurture and develop all our matches, wash jerseys, interact with referees and players. It is their invaluable work that is driving other officials, deal with bruises and bumps and our success and growth. watch young players grow and develop through the ranks until, as 17 year olds, they enter the adult Fingallians GAA is a club very much at the heart section of the Club. of the community in Swords & Fingal. The juvenile section of the club plays an extremely important This handbook is a compilation of all the role in promoting a healthy and active lifestyle information we think mentors will need to help through sport while developing numerous aspects them carry out their role. It is a work in progress. of young lives. The club facilitates both boys If you don’t find the answers you are looking and girls, offering the opportunity to play Gaelic for, please let us know and we will add that Football, Hurling, Camogie and Ladies Football information to our next edition. This handbook from ages 4 to 16. We now have approximately should be viewed in conjunction with Our Games - 40 juvenile teams currently playing in the club Our Code the Joint Code of Best Practice in Youth as well as 150 children in our nursery every Sport which has been agreed between the GAA, Saturday morning. We also provide many camps the Ladies Gaelic Football Association and the during the holiday periods that are available Camogie Association. to all children in the community. In addition through the role of the Games Promotion Officer, Fingallians aims to promote participation through a coaching partnership with local national schools. Fingallians is central to the community and its importance cannot be underestimated. We believe Fingallians plays a very important part of the lives of our young members. Friendships made now will endure for many years to come. Everything we do in the Fingallians Juvenile section is done on a voluntary basis by our mentors and helpers – some of whom played with Fingallians (and some still do!) and some of whom their first introduction to participation in Gaelic games was through their children showing 4 Fingallians Juvenile Section Mission & Vision The club’s mission is to promote a culture that is: F riendly, enjoyable and provides a safe environment for all our members i nspiring and empowering for our members to be successful n urturing and influences the children of today, tomorrow and the future s upportive of a one club culture and identity Club Vision: An inclusive family GAA club that through its culture helps us to perform at our best, be successful and meets the needs