The future of laois hurling

[clonadmad]

Kilcormac have about 8 lads on the combined schools team birr are involved aswell Tullamore ain't. Also there mangerment team is the offaly U20 manager and selectors as all these lads will be offaly U20 players for there cship. Forward thinking by offaly.

You see that in most county's,

Joined up thinking

Padraic Maher Thurles CBS coach,Thurles Sars manager,Tipperary Senior Selector

[Laois man]

You don't see that in Laois.

[clonadmad]

No problem filling Leinster Council or Centra Council Positions

But the fact that We can't get anyone to fill arguably the most important position in the county board says it all


Laois GAA Coaching Officer remains vacant
Laois GAA continue to be on the lookout for a Coaching Officer to fill the vacancy following the end of Fergal Byron's five-year term.

The role is a key position on the Laois GAA executive, one that works closely alongside Laois GAA's full-time Games Manager Mike Henchy.

Barrowhouse's Alan Langton was the only nominee for last December's county convention but his withdrawal meant that the position wasn't filled and it carried over to the January county board meeting which had to assume the status of a special convention to fill that role as well as that of PRO.

Former Laois minor football manager, Donncha Phelan from Ballyfin, had been nominated but also withdrew ahead of the meeting last week.

"This is extremely disappointing to find that we have not the personnel interested in our county to promote and work for our county in one of the most important positions on the Laois GAA management team," wrote county board secretary Niall Handy in an email to the clubs this week.

"As a result our February County Committee meeting on Monday, February 27, will now assume the status of Special Convention ... in another effort to elect a Coaching Officer

[Zooming around]

People like Pat Critchley, Tadhg Doran, Enda Murphy, Elaine Mahony, Lorcan Mahoney, David O'Brien, Mark Peters, Patrick Mullaney, Gary Moore would all do this role well and that's just from the hurling side. I presume all these have been asked.......... at least I hope they have.

[clonadmad]

People like Pat Critchley, Tadhg Doran, Enda Murphy, Elaine Mahony, Lorcan Mahoney, David O'Brien, Mark Peters, Patrick Mullaney, Gary Moore would all do this role well and that's just from the hurling side. I presume all these have been asked.......... at least I hope they have.

Excellent People every last one of them

[Laois Rising]

Perhaps establish a proper coaching committee or even better two coaching committees, one for hurling and one for football. Commit a serious portion of our surplus money from the last couple of years to these committees and with the right people there you will see results. People are more inclined to get involved when they know others-and especially good people- will be involved too. It is too much to ask one person to spearhead a role like this, especially with our county spread across hurling and football. I wouldn't blame anyone for passing over this position on the county board in its current guise. All you will get is grief, apathy and eventual disillusionment. Why would you put yourself through that.

[Giovanni]

Pardon my ignorance but what exactly is the role of the coaching officer?

[redsetanta]

Good win for St Fergals today

[Spiritof86]

Pardon my ignorance but what exactly is the role of the coaching officer?

The  Coaching Officer will encourage all club coaches to attend appropriate courses, workshops and seminars and receive coaching qualifications. The  Coaching Officer will also oversee the recruitment, appointment and development of coaches within the county , e.g. by sourcing mentors.

[Giovanni]

Thanks a million.

It does sound like it's a job for a person who can motivate people to get involved and to upskill. Not an easy job in fairness.

[clonadmad]

What is needed is what Duignan did in Offaly

Bring 6-8 liked minded people with him and have ready made Cabinet if you will

I see Castlecomer took a bit of a beating off Birr today in the Senior Schools B Semi Final After Comer beating Heywood by a Point AET in the Quarter Final,

they play the winners of Naas V Kilcormac in the Leinster B Final

while the Offaly Schools team are in the A semifinal this weekend

[Ogie]

Rumours circulating from our Football & Hurling Academy Squads that our Coaching and Games office / staff in disarray with a number of pending departures

Awful Pity to see & damaging for our County, with Offaly and all around us making great strides forwards, backwards at a rate of knots we are going.

[redsetanta]

Nothing like some good news to start the Laois Gaa day!

[clonadmad]

Laois played Westmeath in a minor trial last weekend,won well

Laois played an u20 selection from Tipperary,got a bit of a hiding

[Jd]

Minors havent played anyone yet. Might have been u16. First minor practise match is Saturday v Wicklow.