19 april 2020

Club Notes April 19^th 2020

 Academy Training Initiative

St Michaels have looked around at the best ways to keep everyone involved in these challenging times and provide some motivation for fitness and skills development for children, To that end we have put together an  8 week programme of training material to be done for 10/15 minutes per day.

It is to be signed off parent / guardian  each day like homework.
At the end of each week we will have a prize selected from those who have completed it.
We have distributed the booklets, if anyone still needs one call Michael Cryan or Kevin Guckian, you can also print out a soft copy which is available to all.

We will have targeted videos also to aid the drills, all you need is a ball and a wall.
Thanks to Louise Moran and Kevin Guckian for putting the booklet together.

We are starting on Monday 20^th April for 8 weeks and hope this will provide some encouragement for outdoor fitness and skills in these unique times.

LGFA

Well done to all the girls and ladies who took part in their challenges this week! The challenge for the Junior ladies is up on facebook and on the WhatsApp group, please give it a go!

We are now in Week 3 of the Saints Ladies Club Challenges. All players from under 12 /14/16 age groups and the Junior girls are invited to do a weekly challenge and   post it to the WhatsApp groups.   At the end of the week a draw is held and the winner wins an item of club merchandise.  There are two winners each week, one in the Junior Girls Group and one in the under 12/ 14 /16 age group.  Week 1 winners were Anna Corcoran and Chloe McGuinness, week 2 winners are Laura Martin and Ciara Bruen. We encourage all to do the week 3 challenges please and either post it on the WhatsApp group or the St Michaels or St Ronans Facebook pages. Thanks girls!

Covid-19 Support
St. Michaels GAA Club are very happy to do anything we can to help people in our Community who may need assistance at this extraordinary time.
We have a team of contact leaders, assisted by a huge pool of willing volunteers, on whom you can call for support. They are:
Anthony Dowd 0872625090
Conor McLoughlin 0872313633
Kevin Guckian 0868328337
Jenny Bruen 0876811655.
If you have any questions, requests or suggestions, please get in touch.
So far we have been delighted to be able to collect and deliver groceries, collect a prescription, check and feed livestock, and even give some tech support over the phone!
Rest assured that we will do anything and everything we can to assist everyone in our community while abiding with HSE guidelines to help keep us all safe.

There is also a community support helpline in County Roscommon, Freephone 1800 200 727 and support Email is covidsupport@roscommoncoco.ie. The helpline is operational seven-days-a-week from 8:00am to 8:00pm by Roscommon County Council and 8.00pm to 8.00am by an Garda Síochána.

GAA Activity Cancelled

The cancellation of all GAA Activity has been extended until 19th April and with it, the suspension of Injury and Public Liability Insurance, which means that the club grounds and facilities must remain closed. Thanks to all our members for your  co-operation.

Covid 19

We hope that all in our Club are keeping well, we are all missing the trainings and comradery that exists in our Club when we are out on the pitch. We ask that you all follow the restrictions and guidelines in place by the Government and HSE to ensure that we all come out of this challenging time healthy and ready for action!

We would like to acknowledge all our Club Members and their families who are continuing their work as essential workers and services during this time. As a Club, we thank you for the work you do and wish you good health to continue your valued work during this pandemic.

Sympathies

The Club offers their sympathies to the Regan family Drumboylan on the death of Martina Regan, Cloonloo, to the Duignan family, Kilfaughna on the death of Rosaleen Duignan and to the family of Canon Peadar Lavin, Ballyfarnan. Our thoughts are with you all at this time, may they rest in peace.