st May 2011 in the Burrendale Hotel, Newcastle, there was another historic night for the Cumann Lutchleas Gael. Plans for the 2011 Down VHI Cul Camp supported by Club Down weere unveiled by Sean Mac Caisin, Down Youth Officer and County Cul Camp Co-Coordinator along with Conor O’Toole, Down Games’ Development Manager.
Guests for the evening were Seamus Walsh, County Chairperson, Seamus Ennis, Coaching Officer, Diarmuid Cahill, Bord na Og Chairperson, and Brian McGreevy, Club Down Chairperson.
Sean McCashin said, “We had 3300 children taking part last year over 8 weeks (Monday-Friday) in 42 Camps. This was spread out over the County from Newry to St Paul’s, Hollywood.
Age Groups
He added, “Down GAA with the support of Club Down, will once again be running nursery camps this summer. The nursery camps will be for children
[caption id="attachment_24480" align="alignright" width="400" caption="At the launch of the Down VHI Cul Camp were (L to R) Catriona Rodger, Coach, Brian McGreevy, Club Down Chairperson, Conor OâToole, Games Development Officer, Seamus Walsh, County Chairperson, , Seamus Ennis, Coaching Officer, Sean Mac Caisin, Youth Officer and County Cul Camp Cordinator, and Rachel Rice, Coach. In front are young players Luke McLaughlin, Saoirse Barbour, with James and Niall Rice."]
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who were enrolled in P1 or P2 from Sept 2010 – June 2011. The nursery camps will run from 10am – 12.30pm at a cost of £25 per child.
The Cul Camps will be run from 10am – 2.30pm daily and will be open to children who will be starting P4 from Sept 2011. The maximum age limit for the Cul Camp is 13 years. The Cul Camp will cost £35 per child.”
Aims for the children
* To learn new skills
* Make new friends
* Be part of a group
* Experience excitement / face challenges / involved in action
* Show Discipline
* To have FUN
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 organized to provide each child with an introduction to competitive games.
| Club | Club Co-Ordinator | |
| 4th – 8th July | Clan Na Banna | Ruairi Gillen |
| Portaferry | Stephen Powell | |
| Saul | Paul Fitzsimons | |
| Ballycran | Mary O’Flynn | |
| Tullylish | Naill O’Dowd | |
| Aghaderg/Ballyvarley | Pat McGrath | |
| Carryduff | Liam Doherty | |
| 11th – 15th July | Dromara | Gerry Burns |
| Bryansford | Paddy O’Higgins | |
| Ardglass | Paul O’Shea | |
| Ballykinlar | Darren Killen | |
| 18th – 22nd July | Ballygalget | Kieran Taggart |
| Saval | Anthony Crozier | |
| Mayobridge | Patrick Coulter | |
| Loughinisland | Conor O’Toole | |
| 25th – 29th July | Castlewellan | Ronan King |
| Darragh Cross | Marcus Miskelly | |
| Kilclief | Mary Clarke | |
| Drumgath | Martin McCaul | |
| Glenn | Ollie Conlan | |
| Liatriom | Dan Morgan | |
| Burren | Declan McAteer | |
| 1st – 5th August | Clonduff | Anita Brannigan |
| Annaclone | Marie Devlin | |
| Ballymartin | Colin Quinn | |
| Bright | Ollie Bruke | |
| St John Bosco | Maria Fox | |
| Bredagh | Bernie Deigham | |
| Teconnaught | Dominic Mulholland | |
| 8th – 12th August | St Micheal’s | Edward Mulgrew |
| Dundrum | Paddy Doran | |
| Longstone | Damien Young | |
| Ballyholland | Paddy Savage | |
| Newry Shamrock | Brian Gorman | |
| Rostrevor | Conor Daly | |
| 15th – 19th August | RGU Downpatrick | Ciaran Cunningham |
| Warrenpoint | Aisling McGivern | |
| St John’s | Ciaran Cahill | |
| Glasdrumman | Jennifer McKay | |
| Drumaness | Damien McAvoy | |
| 22nd – 26th August | St Paul’s | Fearghal Eastwood |
| Newry Mitchels | Declan Carolan | |
| Tommy McCoy |
