Updated 29th August 2011

Kick Start 1 Course

A Kick Start Level 1 Course will take place at the clubhouse on October 22nd; 9-30a.m. to 5pm. The fee is €45. For further details contact Leo at 086-8611301.

Pre-Season Training Youths

Training for the Youths squad (players born in 1994) has commenced. New players welcome. For further details contact Kevin Daly on (087) 6674064.

Pre-season training for under age teams

Please note the following training times/trials schedules:

- Trials will be held for the under 15 DDSL team i.e. players born in 1997. Contact Ray Geoghegan at 087-2069383 or Donal at 087-2610033.

- Training/trials for players born in 1997 wishing to join NDSL team will take place on Saturdays 11am to 12-30pm. Please contact Paul Murray at 087-9184403.

- Saturday, September 3rd Training/Trials -Players born in 2002 - 10am –Contact Leo 086-8611301

- Saturday, September 3rd - Training/Trials Players born in 2001 - 11am - Contact Leo 086-8611301

- Wednesday, August 31st - Players born in 2000 6-15pm - Contact Leo 086-8611301 Girls born in 2000- contact Aidan on 087-2615552 for details of training times.

Ladies only Referees Course

If you want to take your first step to becoming a referee, book your place on the course by contacting Hilda McDermott – email: hildamcdermott@gmail.com / mobile: 086 8514087

Course Details as follows:

Date: Friday evening / Saturday / Sunday morning 2nd / 3rd / 4th September.

Venue: Oscar Traynor Centre, Santry

Cost: €65 (incl. registration to FAI and lunch on Saturday

Updated 9th August 2011

Pre-Season Training- Senior Team

Pre-season training for our senior teams continues on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7-30pm. New players are welcome. For further details please contact Liam 087-6471502 or newly-appointed manager Leo Devlin on 086 8611301.

Pre-Season Training Youths

Training for the Youths squad (players born in 1994) will commence on Tuesday 26 July at 7.30pm. New players welcome. For further details contact Kevin Daly on (087) 6674064.

Pre-season training for under age teams

Please note the following training times/trials schedules:

- Trials will be held for the under 15 DDSL team i.e. players born in 1997. Contact Ray Geoghegan at 087-2069383 or Donal at 087-2610033.

- Training/trials for players born in 1997 wishing to join NDSL team will take place on Saturdays 11am to 12-30pm. Please contact Paul Murray at 087-9184403.

- TRIALS for Boys under-14 starts ends Thursday 18th August. Players born in and just before 1998 requested. ALL WELCOME. Contact Edward Byrne on 0861015081 to confirm the exact times.

- Saturday 13th August - training/trials for players born in 2002 10am to 11am - Saturday August 13th training/trials for players born in 2001 11am to 12 noon.

- Thursday August 11th 6-15pm to 7-30pm players born in 2000. Contact last year’s managers Eddie Shaw, Joe Lynam, Stephen Smith, and Mick Haran

NOTICE

All Saturday morning Underage Coaching for 6 - 9 year olds is cancelled this Saturday the 9th January 2010 due to adverse weather conditions.

Coaching will resume Saturday the 16th January 2010 - weather permitting

 

6th June 2009

Coaching Workshop

A coaching workshop for all Kick Start 2 coaches will be held in the clubhouse on June 6th. Leo will confirm details in the next week.

May 2009

Saturday morning coaching

Parents, please remember our Saturday morning coaching resumes on Saturday, May 9th.  The final session takes place on May 16th.

October 2008

Saturday morning Coaching-Registration October 11th

Our very popular Saturday morning coaching for 6-9 year olds i.e.children born in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 will recommence on October 18th. Registration will take place on Saturday, October 11th from 2pm to 4pm in the clubhouse at Gainstown with the coaching sessions beginning on October 18th.  The coaching time schedule for the coming year will be as follows:

  • Children born in 2002: 12-1pm
  • Children born in 2001: 11-12o'clock
  • Children born in 2000: 10-11am
  • Children born in 1999: 11- 12o'clock

Parents please note that for the 9 year olds, i.e. children born in 1999, the coaching sessions will take place on grass and, therefore, children in this group will need to wear football boots and shin guards.

The fee for the year is 50 euro per child but discounts are available for families where there is more than one child registered.

September 2008

Saturday morning Coaching

Our very popular Saturday morning coaching for 6-9 year olds ie children born in 1999, 2000 , 2001 and 2002 will recommence shortly.   Full details of registration available shortly.

March 2008

Workshop for Kick Start 2 Coaches

There will be a work-shop for club coaches who have completed the Kick Start 2 programme in Gainstown next Saturday March 8th. The workshop will run from 9-30am to 4pm. Coaches are asked to bring a packed lunch.

Referees Course

There is a referee's course in Tullamore next weekend 8th March 2008 - anyone interested please contact John Stacey on 086-8218914.

Saturday Morning Coaching

We ask parents to note that Saturday morning coaching has recommenced for the second term. Please note that the ten and eleven o'clock sessions are fully booked out.

December 2007

Saturday morning coaching

We ask parents to note that coaching will recommence on Saturday January 21st.  May we wish you and your family a very happy and peaceful Christmas 2007.

Saturday morning coaching

Unfortunately our Saturday morning coaching was also a victim of the weather and we ask parents to note that coaching will recommence on Saturday January 21st.

Saturday morning coaching

Parents please note that Saturday morning coaching will finish on Saturday December 8th until the 21st January 2008.

October 2007

Saturday morning coaching

Parents please note that coaching on the all weather pitches will not take place on Saturday 27th October due to Bank Holiday weekend.

Results:

NDSL, DDSL and Midland Leagues: Please text all results to Aidan Farrell before 6pm on Sunday evenings on 087-2615552

ADSL: Please text all results to Donall O'Keeffe on 087-2610033 before 6pm on Sunday evenings.

KickStart 1

A well attended Kick Start 1 course took place last weekend 5th October in the club house.  Twenty one Coaches and Managers participated in the weekend course and all are to be congratulated on completing the task.

Saturday morning coaching

Parents please note that all sessions are now fully booked out until further notice.

Volunteers are needed to assist at all Saturday morning coaching sessions - if you are available to help for an hour on Saturday mornings please contact Liam McGovern on 087-6471502.

Registration Fees

Registration fees are now due to all Leagues. The following rates apply :

u/10 and u/11 Teams: 40 euros

u/12 to u/18: 50 euros

Seniors: 50 euros

Fees should be collected by Managers as soon as possible and forms/fees given to Aidan Farrell or Donall O'Keeffe before October 19th.  Players who are not fully registered will be ineligible to play from October 19th.

Under 10 and 11 Teams

Managers of all under ten and eleven teams please note that these teams should now train only on Saturdays or Sundays as midweek sessions are no longer available.

End of September 2007

KickStart 1

Kick Start 1 course will be held from October 5th to October 7th in the club house in Gainstown .

Saturday morning coaching

Parents please note that all sessions are now fully booked out until further notice.

Volunteers are needed to assist at all Saturday morning coaching sessions - if you are available to help for an hour on Saturday mornings please contact Liam McGovern on 087-6471502.

Under 10 and 11 Teams

Managers of all under ten and eleven teams please note that these teams should now train only on Saturdays or Sundays as midweek sessions are no longer available.

Important notices for all team managers

A meeting with club coach Leo Devlin has been arranged for Wednesday September 19th at 8pm. It is imperative that all managers attend this very important meeting.

Early September 2007

Registration for Saturday morning coaching

Parents please note that registration for our Saturday morning coaching takes place on Saturday September 15th in the clubhouse. Registrations will begin at 1pm and finish at 3pm. These sessions -and scheduled times of coaching - cater for the following age groups:

Children born in 1998: 10am to 11am

Children born in 1999: 11am to 12o'clock

Children born in 2000: 12o'clock to 1pm

Children born in 2001: 1pm to 2pm

Due to the popularity of these sessions we cannot cater for children outside of these ages and we ask parents not to bring children to registration who do not qualify within the age groups to avoid unnecessary disappointment. The fee for the coming season is 60 euros - a discount of 10 euros applies to a second child within a family.

August 2007

Coaching courses

Coaches and Managers please note the following dates for your diary:

Kick Start 1 - October 5th and 6th

Kick Start 2 - November 16th and 18th

Youth Cert - 30th December to January 2nd and 18th January to 20th January.

To book your place on these courses please contact Donal O'Keeffe.

June 2007

Underage Coaching

Saturday morning underage coaching for ages 6 to 9 on the Club's all-weather pitches has now finished for the season.  Registration for next season's sessions will take place on Saturday 15 September.  Full details will be in the local press at the end of August.  The Club wishes to thank all those parents who gave freely of their time to coach these young players.

First Aid Course

The Club has organised a first aid course to be run in the Clubhouse, Gainstown, beginning Monday 30th April.  The course, which will be delivered by a qualified tutor, will lead to a certificate being awarded to successful participants.  Beginning on 30th April the course will be run over five Monday evenings. Mullingar Athletic will subsidise the course and a nominal fee will be charged to Club members participating.  It is hoped that at least one adult involved in each team, underage and adult, would undertake the course.  For further details please contact Liam McGovern on (044) 9343762 or Aidan Farrell on (044) 9372944.

Coaches Wanted for FAI Summer Camps 2007

The FAI are currently making their arrangements for their popular summer camps and are seeking coaches.  Anybody interested in working on these camps must be 16 years of age or older and hold a minimum of Kick Start 1 coaching qualification.  Applicants will be required to attend training days leading up to the camps.  There will be opportunities to work for between 1 and 8 weeks over the July/August period.

For further details please contact David Cullen, Summer Camps Administrator, on (01) 7037500 or by e-mail to david.cullen@fai.ie

Saturday 24th March 2007

Saturday Morning Underage Coaching

Parents are reminded that the underage coaching (for ages 6 to 9 years) on the Club's all-weather facility resumes next Saturday morning, 24 March

Saturday 27th January 2007

FAI Youthcert Course

Last weekend the FAI concluded the formal part of the first youthcert coaching course to be held in Gainstown. The course is part of the integrated coaching development programme developed by the FAI in recent years and is taken by coaches who have previously successfully completed the Kickstart 1 and 2 courses. Holders of this certificate are fully qualified to coach players up to youth level. The course involved two full weekends under intensive instruction in Gainstown and will conclude with an assessment of each participant in six weeks time. The course was delivered by Noel O'Reilly, formerly assistant to Brian Kerr while underage Irish manager, assisted by Paurioc Nicholson, FAI Regional Development Officer. Twenty eight participants successfully completed the course, including four coaches from Mullingar Athletic, ie Michael Daly, Donal O'Keefe, Dominic McLaughlin and Richie Fagan.

Schoolboys Referees Course - Next Saturday 13 January 2007

This course will be held in Gainstown on Saturday 13 January, commencing at 2pm.  The course will only take approx three hours for associate level and will qualify participants to referee schoolboys and schoolgirls football.  Participants will initially undertake refereeing at small sided game (ie 7 or 9 a-side) with progression to full eleven-a-side schoolboys and schoolgirls.  With 20 underage clubs fielding each weekend it is essential that there is a sufficient supply of referees available to officiate at matches in Gainstown.  Without referees there can be no football for these young players. To that end the Club is seeking names of persons, male or female, who would be interested in schoolboy refereeing.

Please contact Aidan Farrell at 044 9372944 as soon as possible if you are interested in participating.

Parents are advised that the Saturday Morning Underage Coaching (for Under 6's to Under 9's) resumes on Saturday, 13 January

YouthCert Coaching Course

Last weekend 25th/26th November, we hosted a YouthCert coaching course in Gainstown. This course follows on from the successful completion of Kicstart 1 and 2 coaching course. With participants drawn from across the country the course was led by Noel O'Reilly, National Co-Ordinator. The course takes place over three weekends. Four coaches from Mullingar Athletic took part, ie Michael Daly, Dominic McLaughlin, Donal O'Keefe and Richie Fagan.

Schoolboys Referees Course

It has not been possible to date (29th November 2006) to reschedule the associate referees course as the tutor was ill.  It is planned to run it within a week or so. The course will only take approx three hours for associate level. This course will qualify participants to referee schoolboys and schoolgirls football. Participants will initially undertake refereeing at small sided game (ie 7 or 9 a-side) with progression to full eleven-a-side schoolboys and schoolgirls. With 20 underage clubs fielding each weekend it is essential that there is a sufficient supply of referees available to officiate at matches in Gainstown. Without referees there can be no football for these young players. To that end the Club is seeking names of persons, male or female, who would be interested in schoolboy refereeing. Please contact Aidan Farrell at 044 9372944 as soon as possible if you are interested in participating.

Schoolboys Referees Course

Unfortunately the associate referees course scheduled for last Saturday 18th November had to be cancelled as the tutor was ill. It is planned to run it within a week or so. The course will only take approx three hours for associate level. This course will qualify participants to referee schoolboys and schoolgirls football. Participants will initially undertake refereeing at small sided game (ie 7 or 9 a-side) with progression to full eleven-a-side schoolboys and schoolgirls. With 20 underage clubs fielding each weekend it is essential that there is a sufficient supply of referees available to officiate at matches in Gainstown. Without referees there can be no football for these young players. To that end the Club is seeking names of persons, male or female, who would be interested in schoolboy refereeing. Please contact Aidan Farrell at 044 9372944 as soon as possible if you are interested in participating.

FAI Introductory Goalkeeping Coaching Course


The FAI will conduct an introductory goalkeeping coaching course in Gainstown on Saturday 10 June. For further details please contact Liam McGovern on 43762 or (087) 6471502.

FAI Kickstart 1 Course


The FAI will also conduct a further Kickstart 1 course in Gainstown on Friday evening, 16 June, and Saturday 17 June. It is important that all coaches within the Club undertake the Kickstart 1 and 2 courses at the earliest opportunity. For further details please contact Donal O'Keefe on (044) 64510.
     

Saturday Morning Coaching:

On Saturday mornings the club provide coaching for children from six year old to nine year old.

10am - 11am (9 year old)

11am - 12pm (8 year old)

12pm - 1pm (7 year old)

1pm - 2pm (6 year old)

These one-hour coaching sessions take place on the all-weather synthetic grass surface. The coaching season commences in late September and runs until May the following year. Children only require runners and a warm tracksuit to take part.

Coaching Education:

The club are actively involved in education for coaches in conjunction with 'The Football Association Of Ireland'. Coaching courses that have been developed to F.I.F.A. standards, are delivered by the FAI Coaching department. The club are always looking to recruit persons who are interested in pursuing Football coaching qualifications.

Summer Coaching Camps:

For the past ten years the club has been involved with the FAI in running their very successful summer soccer camp in Mullingar. This camp normally takes place during the second week in July and has always been extremely well attended over the years. Application forms will soon be available for this year's camp.



 

Mullingar Athletic AFC

County Westmeath, Ireland
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