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Academy Update

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Dear Parents,

Following the restart of our academy and the massive numbers that have registered, the club have decided to split the Friday academy sessions into two separate hours. The younger group which is kids born in 2011,2012,2013 will do 6-7pm every Friday and the older group of kids born in 2008,2009,2010 will do 7-8pm. The reason behind this is mainly due to health and safety reasons, but also to maximize the attention afforded to each child in developing them.

Due to the large numbers we are also overstretched on the coaching headcount. Ideally we want 1 coach for every 8 kids, so we are asking all parents ( MALE AND FEMALE) if they can spare an hour every Friday to help out. We will provide the training required to anyone who feels they may not be of any help. We are running coaching courses in October and November in conjunction with the FAI to educate people aswell. So,please get in touch with Kevin Dobbyn 087 6167700 or Miguel Ponce De Leon on 086 8590881 to discuss how you can help. If we can not get extra bodies to help out it may come down to cutting back on the age groups. The last thing we want to be doing is turning kids away from having fun and learning the skills of soccer.

Finally, due to health and safety reasons again, we are asking that any parent or other kids not helping out to please remain outside the boundary fence during the sessions. We are delighted that parents hang around to watch their kids but with the large numbers it is very unsafe to do so inside the playing area.

Any parent who wishes to discuss anything regarding the academy, please get in touch. Your opinion will be heard and appreciated.

Kind regards,

Kevin Dobbyn

Chairman

FAI National Draw Tickets

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We are now selling FAI national draw tickets for €10 each. These can be purchased from any of the following: Brendan Conway, Richard Long, Karl Conway, Michelle O Hanlon, Jeremy Rothwell, Kevin Walsh. All of these can be contacted through Facebook or contact Kevin Dobbyn 0876167700 . A huge amount of prizes on offer from cars to trips to champions league matches and many more.

Golf Classic Update

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The golf classic on Friday September 22nd is filling up fast so we urge anyone interested in getting a team together to contact the names on the ad, team of 3 for €75 which includes your dinner afterwards. Also, any businesses out there who wish to sponsor a tee box or a green please get in touch.

Ground work will progress soon

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Little update for everyone on the Suir Crescent development. Due to the weather the last 2 weeks, work has stopped as the ground is unsuitable to prepare for the drainage work but there is still a huge amount of work done to date. Fingers crossed the weather will be good to us in the coming days and the work will recommence.

Dixie derby

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A very interesting game takes place tomorrow evening in Ashgrove when the Dixie derby at u13 level takes place at 6.15. In the green corner is Mick Dixie Conway managing Mooncoin Celtic u13s against a Piltown side in claret and Blue led by Thomas Dixie Conway. Plenty of slagging and jockeying has gone on in the few weeks since the fixtures were released but all of this will be put to one side when the game kicks off. The late Tom Dixie Conway will be smiling to himself upstairs watching this one where 2 sons will try outwit each other and 2 grandsons will be trying to get one over on the other. A must see game for anyone.

Schoolboy team updates

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With the season kicking off the last week for our senior side, our schoolboy teams have been busy the last number of weeks preparing for kick off for the new season.

Our u11 squad are back with a number of weeks under the watch of Kevin Kennedy, John Hearne and Pat Walsh. They will play a number of friendlies over the next couple of weeks before they start in mid September.

The u12 and u13 squads under Derek Tebay and Mick Conway respectively are preparing nicely with 2 strong squads assembled. U12s under Derek will play Ballyduff next Wednesday in preparation for next Saturday when they kick off their league campaign away to Kilmacow.

The u13s will kick off Monday evening against Piltown in Ashgrove but travel for a friendly tomorrow to play Peaumount in Dublin with a 1pm kick off. Manager Mick Conway has been busy securing new signings during the summer and is very hopeful that his squad will do well.

Our u14 squad coached by Richard Long and Karl Conway have worked very well in pre season with a number of good performances. Confidence is high as they get ready to kick off next Saturday away to St Paul’s. A big season coming for our underage set up and with our academy returning mid September, we are in for a busy year.