Cloone GAA Club will host the Leitrim GAA launch of the GAA
initiative “Have a Go” on Sunday Aug 3rd in the Park starting at 1 30 pm in
conjunction with their Annual Sports day. Have a Go Day in is an opportunity
for young people to sample sports that they have not played before. On the day
there will be an opportunity to play Rounders, Hurling, Camogie and of course
Gaelic football for girls and boys.
The event will be attended by Mr Ger Proctor National
Rounders Chairman, Mr Cyril Feehily Connacht Rounders Chairman and a team of
national coaches will be in attendance to demonstrate the art of the game of
rounders and provide coaching for the young people present. Coaching manuals,
rule books and playing equipment will be available on the day.
Leading exponents of
the other various games will be on hand to demonstrate the skills of the other
games and to invite the young people to take part.
The GAA have been promoting this “Have a go day“ initiative
with a view to attracting more people to the association and also providing the
opportunity to young people top sample new sports that they have not have the
opportunity to play on a regular basis.
As part of the initiative GAA clubs are asked to invite all
the families in the community to their sports grounds, make them feel welcome
and give them the opportunity to participate in the family of GAA activities,
Leitrim GAA Inclusion
and Integration officer Gerry McGovern is urging all clubs to host a” Have A Go
Day” so as to give more people the opportunity to be part of the club and give
new people the opportunity to sample the menu of GAA activities.
“Just because people don’t attend at GAA activities it does
not mean that they are not interested, it might mean that they are not invited
and maybe don’t feel welcome or that they don’t understand what is involved in
the sport. By providing an opportunity like this you are giving an invitation
to new people to come to the club, and to participate in the various
activities. It will provide the young people of the community with the
opportunity to participate in a wider range of sporting activities, get more
people involved, and provide them with a social outlet locally. It can also
lead to an increase in the playing population, and to an increase in membership
and could provide the club with additional expertise in running its many
activities.”
All GAA clubs in the County are invited to bring their
underage players along to this County launch in Cloone on Sunday, and participate
in the various sports on offer.
There will also be a range of other sports events taking
place on the day
Proceedings start at
1 30 pm and It’s an event not to be missed.