Spring 2015 Youth Gaelic Football Program in Riverside South
Bring out your kids – all ages welcome – to learn how to play this fast paced and exciting sport. The game draws on skills and aspects from many sports including soccer, basketball, volleyball and football. We are excited to have Angela Stevenson and Emmett Stewart, two highly qualified coaches from Ireland to run our youth program. The sport is offered in the high school Phys Ed curriculum in Gr 7 & 8 at the Ottawa Catholic School Board and is gaining more traction in the City. See this article Gaelic Football Kicks Up Interest in Riverside South that was published in the Community News. This video provides a good overview of the Gaelic Football: https://youtu.be/TEAbWrdB9XU Details Dates: Weekly on Monday evenings – May 18 to June 29 Time: 6:30-7:45pm Location: St. Francis Xavier High School – 3740 Spratt Road Cost: $85 for first child, $75...
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Spring 2015 Youth Gaelic Football Program in Kanata
The Ottawa Gaels will be offering a spring youth Gaelic Football program in Kanata. Bring out your kids – all ages welcome – to learn how to play this fast paced and exciting sport. The game draws on skills and aspects from many sports including soccer, basketball, volleyball and football. We are excited to have Angela Stevenson and Emmett Stewart, two highly qualified coaches from Ireland to run our youth program. The sport is offered in the high school Phys Ed curriculum in Gr 7 & 8 at the Ottawa Catholic School Board and is gaining more traction in the City. See this article Irish Sport Gains Foothold with Children in Ottawa that was published in the Community News. This video provides a good overview of the Gaelic Football: https://youtu.be/TEAbWrdB9XU Details Dates: Sundays April 19-May 10 Time: 8-9 am...
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Gaelic Football in Riverside South this September
The demand for Gaelic Football in Ottawa continues to grow. In addition to our September sessions scheduled in Kanata and at Pierre Elliott Trudeau School in Hull, the Ottawa Gaels will be offering fall youth Gaelic Football sessions in Riverside South. The weekly sessions are scheduled for 3 Monday nights starting September 8th at field at St. Francis Xavier High School. The program will introduce basic skills to kids who are new to the sport and refresh skills for those who have tried it before. There will be fun games and scrimmages that will help kids learn this exciting sport. The 3 week program culminates in the Mike Robinson Tournament on Saturday, September 27th. This September program presents a great opportunity for your kids to bring out their friends to give the sport a try. Please feel free to forward this webpost to anyone...
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In The News: Gaelic football kicks up interest in Riverside South
In case you missed it, recently an excellent article was featured in Ottawa Community News on the Gaels’ summer camps. “With just two days’ notice, 30 boys and girls of all ages came out to the field at St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School to play the sport, many of them for the very first time on July 8. It’s could be a important first step in the development of a youth league with teams in different communities around the city.” Click here to read the complete article. Tadalafil is a long lasting PDE5 inhibitor as found effective in treating men with erectile dysfunction while taking one or more medications for high blood pressure. canadian generic cialis Note: Please remember that this free cialis samples drug is not an easy task. You are also advised to consume Saffron M...
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Gaelic Football to Continue in September
Even though summer is winding down, there has been a lot of interest in more football for the year. The Ottawa Gaels are going to run a four week program on Thursday nights in Kanata leading up to the Mike Robinson Tournament. The program will be primarily games with a review of skills. This four week program presents a great opportunity for your kids to bring out their friends to give the sport a try. Please feel free to forward this webpost to anyone you think might be interested. The Gaels also run training sessions in Riverside South and at Pierre Elliott Trudeau School in Hull. Details Dates: September 4, 11, 18, 25 Time: 6:30-7:30 Location: Stephen Leacock PS (25 Leacock Dr) Cost: $20 for one, $35 per family Optional: Depending on interest the Gaels can run an adult session on the...
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A Memorable CYC Tournament for the Ottawa Gaels
The Ottawa Gaels are the only Canadian Gaelic Athletic Association club that has participated in all ten Continental Youth Championship (CYC) tournaments. At times it has been difficult to maintain momentum but this year was our banner year. We had 33 athletes from 19 families who traveled to New York City to help commemorate the 100th anniversary of Gaelic football in New York. Additionally, we traveled with Jerome Quinn of Jerome Quinn Media, to help capture the Ottawa Gaels experience at the CYC in this landmark year. We also were accompanied by Thomas Murphy our Ulster Council and Canadian County Board sponsored coach, who has been here in Ottawa for the last 3 months. We entered co-ed teams in the Under 8 and Under 10 C divisions. In addition we had 7 Under 12 players who played on two different...
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