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Girls U10 Winter Pella League

After our indoor training session last week we begin our U10 Pella league this Thursday 12th October 2017 at 6:00pm in Lakeside. See below for details of the teams and the schedule.  Players should arrive 10 minutes before the kick-off time for their match indicated on the schedule above. Matches will be 12 minutes a side with a half time break. Allowing for delays, players should be available for collection 35 minutes after kick-off time.   Rules Gum shields & runners must be worn. Scoring: 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 point for losing by three or less scores. In the event of a tie, final placings will be determined by total goals scored. 5-a-side games if both teams have 5 players. 4-a-side games if one or both teams have only 4 players. If any team has less than 4 players a temporary substitution from another team will be made if possible to facilitate a 4-a-side game. This may not always be possible so please make every effort to attend each week – your team needs you. During the game a hand-passed score counts as one point and a kicked score counts as three points. Ladies Gaelic football rules apply for pick-up, hand-pass, movement with the ball, etc. A player is allowed two solos or a solo and a hop before they must pass or shoot. A player must be in the opposition’s half to score. The ball may hit the side wall without penalty. If an attacking player hits the ball against the end wall, the defending team gains possession and re-starts the game from under their goal. Before the re-start no attacking player is allowed inside the blue semi-circle zone. If a defending player hits the ball off the end wall, the attacking team gains possession at centre court. Teams must have at least one player in each half of the court at all times. If a team fails to do so, the opposing team is awarded a free from the opposition’s blue semi-circle. When a free is called the defending player must step back 5 paces from the free taker. A defender may block a player or attempt to strike the ball from her hands but no tackling allowed – i.e. no grabbing, pushing or striking an opposing player to any degree. A player guilty of persistent fouling or dangerous play will be sin binned for 3 minutes.  

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KO Nutrition sponsors Ladies U14 Jerseys

Ballinrobe GAA club are delighted to have KO Nutrition as sponsor for their under 14 ladies team. Katherine O Loughlin, of KO Nutrition is embarking on a new venture in which she hopes that she can help many players and their families. KO Nutrition is a nutrition consultancy providing advice for individuals, families and sports professionals. Katherine and the O’Loughlin family, have a long history with the club. Katherine was Club Secretary for many years in the mid 90s and the O’Loughlins have been heavily involved in the club for many years. Most recently, Declan is Bord na nOg Chairman and Katherine & Declan are delighted that both of their children are now playing in the club colours. There has been much research done recently into young girls and team sport and one study has revealed that playing team sports helps women build a strong set of life skills, like better mental well-being, dealing with pressure and self-confidence. But unfortunately, half of them drop out by the beginning of secondary school. KO Nutrition is delighted to be able to help in this small way and hope that all of these great girls stay playing football for many years to come.

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U13 County Semi-final

Our U13 boys team are in action in a county semi-final of the Under 13 Division 2 Cup in Ballinrobe this Saturday (7th October) at 12:00. They play Ardnaree with Dominic Mc Hugh refereeing. These lads had a fantastic league campaign in Division 2A and we are hoping to have great support for their home semi-final. #BallinrobeAbú

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Credit Union sponsor Ladies U12 Jerseys

Ballinrobe GAA Club are delighted to announce that thanks to Ballinrobe-Claremorris Credit Union we will have our first ever ladies U12 jerseys! After lying dormant for over ten years, Ballinrobe Ladies GAA reformed three years ago and we now have over 100 girls registered in the club. Chairperson of the Ladies club, Mary Langan thanked Ballinrobe-Claremorris Credit Union for their generous sponsorship saying that it is integral to the promotion of ladies football in the town and surrounding areas. She added “this is a great example of a community organisation helping to support young women in sport”. Many Thanks! Mary also took to the opportunity to thank the girls themselves for the enthusiasm and dedication they bring to the team and the club. Mary also thanked the coaches for all their hard work during the year.    

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U11s South Mayo league starts

Our U11s played their first league game against the Neale yesterday. They all played very well against a good Neale side. This gang will play two more games with the next game at home against Carras next Thursday. Well done to the players and their coaches and thanks to all those who came along and supported the team.

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U13s Boys vs Swinford

Well done to our U13 teams who recently finished their league campaign. This group is made up of U13 players and their players last year U12s and will form next years U14 team. We managed to field two teams, many thanks to their coaches – fielding two teams is a lot more work but helps our lads to develop into better players in the long run. Thanks also to parents for ensuring players get to training and matches.  

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Congrats to our U16’s

Our U16 team defeated Hollymount/Carramore in the South B Final this evening in Kilmaine. This is their second final win as they won the County Championship E final last month. Well done to the players and management on completing a fantastic season. Result Ballinrobe 4-11  Hollymount/Carramore 3-5   2017 Mayo U16 South Mayo B Winners Picture courtsey of Elaine O’Brien

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Busy weekend for Robe Rockets

By Annette Conway, PRO Robe Rockets Robe Rockets had a busy weekend with the U8’s away to Claremorris on Friday and our U6’s and U10’s away to Castlebar Mitchels today. Don’t forget to have the running shoes ready for tomorrows Family Fun Run. Registration at 1pm LSD Motors, Ballyglass rd. Our U8’s away to Claremorris     Our U10’s and their Coaches from earlier in the season Our U6’s first away match Sean O’Loughlin, U6 Coach presenting medals to our U6 Rockets who played their first match in Club colours today    

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Fun Run 2pm Sunday 10th Sept

The club are holding a Family Fun Run/Jog/Walk on Sunday 10th September @ 2pm. Registration will take place from 1pm at JMS motors on the Ballyglass Road on the day of the event.   We have now over 330 registered juvenile members and any monies raised will go towards the development of our underage structures within the club.  With this in mind we chose this fun run as a way of involving as many people as possible in a healthy activity while raising funds for the juvenile section of the club. It is hoped that runners and walkers of all levels will participate.  We would ask those taking part to please obey the marshals and rules of the road at all times. Could those driving to the event please park in one of the car parks in town to avoid causing hazzards along the route. The route for the event is starting at the top of the Ballyglass road, continue on past Church view estate, Carnalecka turn right, Clongowla turn right and keep on Congowla road (Bog Road) until the finish line in Abbey Street.  

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J.J. Burke Renault Sponsor our Minor Team

This year we are delighted to have J.J. Burke Renault as sponsors of our Minor team. Without the support of the local community and businesses we would not continue to develop and promote sport and in particular Gaelic football in the town. Ballinrobe GAA Club would like to thank longstanding sponsor J.J. Burke Renault for their continued support of our club. The picture below is from the jersey presentation by Joseph Burke to members of the minor team and its management.

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