Antrim Football Thread

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JimStynes

Quote from: Belfast GAA man on March 11, 2019, 01:10:01 PM
here's how many Belfast clubs have no minor football teams of their own:
St Agnes
Eire Og
St Johns
Davitts
St Teresa's
Gorts
O'Ds

and there may be more - sorry state of affairs and no doubt Casement related

That's unreal! How can these teams not get 15 players ffs.

Milltown Row2

Have these clubs got hurling at minor?
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imtommygunn

There's 5 of these clubs wouldn't field too regularly at underage (unless through amalgamations).


themac_23

Quote from: Belfast GAA man on March 11, 2019, 01:10:01 PM
here's how many Belfast clubs have no minor football teams of their own:
St Agnes
Eire Og
St Johns
Davitts
St Teresa's
Gorts
O'Ds

and there may be more - sorry state of affairs and no doubt Casement related

3 Division one clubs in that list is scary, if St Johns aren't fielding at Minor that should have alarm bells ringing, one of the biggest clubs in the county and a history of great underage Success. in fairness, its hard to blame the clubs, too many distractions now a days too, ie kids would rather sit in front of a tv screen/ computer rather than play sport, minor has always been a tough age to get players out id say now its much more difficult.

Na Glinntí Glasa

we didnt have a minor football team for a few seasons. sometimes it happens that you dont have enough for some reason.

but its a matter for the club to address and see what can be done to keep the young lads at it from the underage up
hurl like f**k boi!

Belfast GAA man

very relaxed attitude DR - its not one club in Belfast but 9! and 3 of them are Div 1 sides - alarms bells have to be ringing loudly

imtommygunn

Out of that list though there are about 5 clubs that wouldn't field very often at minor? (Unless they have changed but definitely when I was playing!)

Na Glinntí Glasa

Quote from: Belfast GAA man on March 12, 2019, 01:54:48 PM
very relaxed attitude DR - its not one club in Belfast but 9! and 3 of them are Div 1 sides - alarms bells have to be ringing loudly

its not a relaxed attitude from myself you should be addressing rather its the ones of the clubs.

If they are able to field at underage successfully then they need to be asking the hard questions of themselves as to what they are doing wrong that this is happening.

looking around to Gaelfast wont solve the problem, it will take years to really kick in - if its a success that is - and at that it wont guarantee that it will make kids stay on after U16

hurl like f**k boi!

cfclg

Quote from: Dunloy realist on March 12, 2019, 02:33:12 PM
Quote from: Belfast GAA man on March 12, 2019, 01:54:48 PM
very relaxed attitude DR - its not one club in Belfast but 9! and 3 of them are Div 1 sides - alarms bells have to be ringing loudly

its not a relaxed attitude from myself you should be addressing rather its the ones of the clubs.

If they are able to field at underage successfully then they need to be asking the hard questions of themselves as to what they are doing wrong that this is happening.

looking around to Gaelfast wont solve the problem, it will take years to really kick in - if its a success that is - and at that it wont guarantee that it will make kids stay on after U16

100% correct. The hard questions need to be asked at the highest level within the county. Kids at 16/17/18 years of age don't suddenly disappear. They move to other hobbies/interests that fit into their busy lives more easily. At minor level within Antrim, how many games will they get (in either code) versus number of training sessions? Local soccer and rugby clubs guarantee a game every Saturday. We simply aren't doing that. Kids want to play matches.

Belfast GAA man

We need a Belfast action plan focused on late teens. If we wait on Gaelfast we r waiting 10 years plus.
Picking up on an earlier post these issues are not debated enough as there seems to be an attitude that if you speak up you are just a slabber

delgany

"Kids at 16/17/18 years of age don't suddenly disappear."
I believe that one of the main contributing factors to the problem , is the exam system. Young players are faced with exams from 4th year to 7th year,non stop.They are under pressure to succeed by their parents. Football / hurling are side stepped.
We set our fixtures for these age groups at the worst time in their education.  We need to adopt a more flexible approach , winter leagues, flood light matches, blitzes, smaller sided games ,  Friday night games. The fixtures have to reflect how these young people manage their time, not the other way around.
Schools football is all tidied up by March. By not having players available , teams are unable to field , they are encouraged not to participate.
There are so many conflicting situations , county , dev sq. , schools , club. Clubs are bottom of the pile. The best way forward at that age ....is extremely difficult in urban areas .



Milltown Row2

Quote from: Belfast GAA man on March 13, 2019, 06:11:32 PM
We need a Belfast action plan focused on late teens. If we wait on Gaelfast we r waiting 10 years plus.
Picking up on an earlier post these issues are not debated enough as there seems to be an attitude that if you speak up you are just a slabber

Have you an action plan laid out? Genuine question and what actions are you putting in place at this level?

Slabbers are just people who talk about things, don't do anything and give off about other people actually trying, surely not you
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paddyjohn

Maybe it suits a few big clubs in the city for other clubs to fold, you know a few decent lads may end up down the lane or up the road..

Milltown Row2

Quote from: paddyjohn on March 13, 2019, 10:59:38 PM
Maybe it suits a few big clubs in the city for other clubs to fold, you know a few decent lads may end up down the lane or up the road..

I've said for years, there are toooooooo many clubs in Belfast. That's what needs looked at
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