Feile future under threat

[heffo]

That trip was organised aside from the Feile and was self-funded but the wider issue of teams taking the Feile far too serious is a concern.

In one Dublin club who had recent Feile success, one Juvenile manager is now being paid by a well known nightclub owner to be the clubs director of football. It's great that teams are preparing properly but this is madness.

[screenexile]

Yeah this nonsense of teams booking out hotels and not allowing young lads enjoy themselves is nonsense. Yes the football is serious but if a lad has a burger the night before a game is that really going to harm his performance a lot?

The Feile is a great competition and it's funny that our loss in the Derry final still sticks with me to this day 17 odd years later.

[Zulu]

In one Dublin club who had recent Feile success, one Juvenile manager is now being paid by a well known nightclub owner to be the clubs director of football. It's great that teams are preparing properly but this is madness.

Madness that a guy is being employed to oversee underage development?

[heffo]

In one Dublin club who had recent Feile success, one Juvenile manager is now being paid by a well known nightclub owner to be the clubs director of football. It's great that teams are preparing properly but this is madness.

Madness that a guy is being employed to oversee underage development?

Being paid unsolicited by a third party in a club which already has dozens on unpaid Juvenile mentors.

The club already have paid coaches. This guy has won an AI medal and has kids playing for the club - he shouldn't be paid, no.

[Donnellys Hollow]

Are they the same club who sent their Féile team to Carton House for a training camp?

[Zulu]

In one Dublin club who had recent Feile success, one Juvenile manager is now being paid by a well known nightclub owner to be the clubs director of football. It's great that teams are preparing properly but this is madness.

Madness that a guy is being employed to oversee underage development?

Being paid unsolicited by a third party in a club which already has dozens on unpaid Juvenile mentors.

The club already have paid coaches. This guy has won an AI medal and has kids playing for the club - he shouldn't be paid, no.

If he is doing a valuable job for the club and it isn't coming out of club coffers then what's the problem? If the man is qualified to do such a job and can help give direction to the other mentors, ensure that the work of one age group is building upon the work of another then I see no issue. If he is just getting paid because of who he is well as long as he isn't negatively impacting on the club good luck to him, it ain't costing the club a penny.

[heffo]

Are they the same club who sent their Féile team to Carton House for a training camp?

Correct

[johnneycool]

Training and prerparation aside, I think its imperative and part of the whole occasion that the players stay with the host clubs as its very much part of the joy and benefits of Feile.

[Declan]

Being paid unsolicited by a third party in a club which already has dozens on unpaid Juvenile mentors.

The club already have paid coaches. This guy has won an AI medal and has kids playing for the club - he shouldn't be paid, no.

Agreed.   

[Milltown Row2]

St Johns Belfast stayed in a hotel among other things......

[Massey-135]

Hogan Stand:

Feile future under threat
27 February 2013

The future of the renowned Feile competitions is under threat because some clubs are too competitive.

GAA officials have raised concerns on the matter as Feile heads into its 42nd year as they feel that the competition has lost its ethos.

Feile is a competition at under-14 level that covers hurling, football, camogie and girls' football and it has become an important part of the GAA's culture.

At a recent Central Council meeting plans were discussed to remove the competitive element from Feile and also to ensure that clubs of every level get a chance to participate, rather than just the best teams in respective counties.

Reports of teams staying in hotels and warm weather training in an attempt to win the national Feile competition have lead to the current discussions.

I nearly choked when I saw the "too competitive" part. Kids around the age of 12 and over love competition. Nothing wrong with it IMHO.  There's a place for competitive games and there's a place for non-competitive games.

And what's wrong with teams staying in hotels? Would you prefer them to camp in tents in a field?

Has this story appeared anywhere else other than here? http://www.hoganstand.com/Waterford/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=186574

Don't know what they are basing this on. There are no quotes in this story, no byline for anyone to have to take responsibility for it, and only the vaguest hint of where it may have emanated from. 'A recent Central Council' meeting. I would not be taking anything from hoganstand.com seriously unless I saw it backed up somewhere else and names attributed to it. That story from the Examiner about Ballymun taking their Under 14s away is from nearly 2 years ago and there doesn't appear to be any connection to the Hoganstand's 'story'.

Move along, nothing to see here...

[Rossfan]

Are they the same club who sent their Féile team to Carton House for a training camp?

Correct

Maybe it's time to start splitting some big Dublin clubs instead of the County 

[Hardy]

We've been splitting Dubs for decades.

[muppet]

Being paid unsolicited by a third party in a club which already has dozens on unpaid Juvenile mentors.

The club already have paid coaches. This guy has won an AI medal and has kids playing for the club - he shouldn't be paid, no.

Agreed.

+1

[Zulu]

Being paid unsolicited by a third party in a club which already has dozens on unpaid Juvenile mentors.

The club already have paid coaches. This guy has won an AI medal and has kids playing for the club - he shouldn't be paid, no.

Agreed.

+1

Reason?