CRAUGHWELL U N IT E D BLACK AND BLUE The Craughwell United FC Newsletter Issue 16 September 2015 Free New season, new facilities, let s go! FAI Chief Executive John Delaney and County Mayor Peter Roche officially opened our new pitch with plenty of help from our younger players. Following three years of planning and dreaming, Saturday 22 August 2015 turned out to be a milestone day for Craughwell United FC. In attendance on the big day were - FAI Chief Executive John Delaney, County Mayor Peter Roche, past and present club officers along with players and parents celebrated the official opening of our new pitch at Coleman Park. Mr Delaney and Cllr Roche complemented our club and volunteers for all the effort and wished us every success in the future. We can now prepare for the 2015/16 season with two full size pitches, two small pitches and two sets of dressing rooms to cope with twenty club teams in league and cup competitions. For the latest news, photos, fixtures and results log onto www.craughwellunitedfc.com
Chairmans Address Before we lash full steam into the new season, I want to reflect a little on the achievements of the year gone by. In competition, we did not match our record haul of the 2013/4 season but as always, our teams were extremely competitive at all levels. Highlights were the U16 boys winning the Galway FA Championship League and the U18 boys winning the Connacht Shield in Strandhill. In facility developments, we were proud to open our new pitch recently at Coleman Park in the esteemed presence of FAI Chief Executive John Delaney and County Mayor Peter Roche. I must mention the people that contributed to a great day: to our sponsors for the pitch signage, to Mike Dolan in Beattys Loughrea for materials, to our Village Butcher Michael Walsh for his tasty burgers and hot dogs, to Jody Connolly for the ice cream machine, drinks and snacks, to Colga FC for the marquee, to Ann Moran for the photography (excellently featured in this newsletter), to Mary Feeney and her GRD team who maintain the entire facility to a high standard and to our own committee and club volunteers who constructed, directed, cooked, cleaned, refereed, managed and finally partied until the early hours. A special thanks has to go to Tom Cunningham for bringing it all together on the day. We must express gratitude to managers stepping down for their positive contributions last season, namely Nigel Garman, Willie O Connor, Mickey Gallagher and John Sullivan. We hope they stay involved in other areas within the club. We welcome all the new managers and coaches on board for this season along with our new Facilities Manager John Woods and Child Welfare Officer Anne Marie Flanagan. Following our Summer AGM we created two new sub-committees to focus on vital aspects within our club. The Girls Football Committee of John Woods, John Sullivan and Tom Cunningham will try to increase the profile and development of our female players. The Fundraising Committee of Bill Doran, Michael Walsh and John Sullivan will help channel much needed funds into the club for ongoing facilities development. Finally, with the new season already in progress, I wish our players the best of luck in all competitions. Please respect your fellow players, managers and officials; represent your club with determination but most of all, enjoy your football. Aidan Collins Chairman, Craughwell United FC 2
Players enjoying our Summer Camp held at the astro pitch and at Coleman Park in August. CUFC Executive Committee for the 2015-2016 season CRAUGHWELL U N IT E D Chairman Aidan Collins 086 8072423 Assistant Chairman Mickey Gallagher 087 9802655 Secretary Anthony Gilligan 087 2467230 Assistant Secretary vacant Treasurer Aubrey Mulveen 085 8713704 Assistant Treasurer John Cheevers 087 6979978 Public Relations Officer Tom Cunningham 083 4041284 Facilities Officer John Woods 086 8565094 Child Welfare Officer Anne Marie Flanagan 085 1174211 Sub-Committees Fundraising Committee: Bill Doran 086 8059897 John Sullivan 087 7978934 Michael Walsh 085 8836286 Girl's Football Committee: John Woods 086 8565094 John Sullivan 087 7978934 Tom Cunningham 083 4041284 WEEKLY 5050 CASH DRAW Please support our 50/50 Cash Draw every Saturday Night 2 envelopes on sale in Craughwell outlets 3
Celebration Day Saturday 22 August 2015 4
Craughwell Cup 5-a-side and Club Challenge Matches (photography courtesy of Ann Moran) 5
Celebration Day Saturday 22 August 2015 A big crowd turned out for the much anticipated Legends v Managers match on our new pitch at Coleman Park. Played in balmy conditions, the Legends went two up with goals from Peter Cloonan and Audie Clarke but the Managers nicked one back before half time through Tommy Donoghue. In the second half, Donoghue levelled the match after Mike Lyons was harshly penalised for what looked like a fair tackle inside the box. However, the Legends had time to find a controversial winner through Bomber Maloney as keeper Aubrey Mulveen appeared to have been impeded when coming to catch the ball. Stand out performances for the legends from Audie Clarke, Mickey Gallagher and evergreen keeper Garvan McDaid who made some fantastic saves. For the Managers, Michael Walsh, Charlie Duggan and Dave McFadden gave as good as they got. Great fun and plenty of skill from both sides kept the supporters happy. 6
Craughwell Legends 3 v Craughwell Managers 2 (photography courtesy of Ann Moran) 7
Celebration Day Saturday 22 August 2015 (photography courtesy of Ann Moran) Free Legend poster prints available from Anthony Gilligan The Craughwell Legends who defeated the Managers 3-2 Back row - Kevin John Gilligan, Joe Greene, Frankie Stewart, Brendan Courtney, Peter Clarke, Kevin Morrissey, Mike Lyons, Mike Gilligan, Kenneth Maloney, Peter Cloonan. Front row - Tony Rabbitte, Mike Rabbitte, Audie Clarke, Mike Connolly, Anthony Gilligan, Brendan Callanan, Garvan McDaid, Mickey Gallagher, Jody Connolly, Damien Gilligan. 8 The Craughwell United and Colga FC U13 teams who played a challenge match in the Celebration Day programme
CRAUGHWELL U N IT E D Free Manager poster prints available from Tom Cunningham The Craughwell Managers team who went down fighting Back row - Mark Faherty, Aubrey Mulveen, Karl Zimmerer, Tommy Donoghue, Paul Tierney, Dave McFadden, Vinny Callaghan, Declan Craven, Charlie Duggan, Anthony Phillips. Front row - Ger Fahy, Mike McCartin, John Sullivan, Vince Boyle, Murray McCartney, Bill Doran, Michael Walsh, Sean Keaveney. The Galway WFC Ladies pictured with our U17 boys and U16/18 girls before their pre-season friendly on Friday 21 August 9
CRAUGHWELL Celebration Day Saturday 22 August 2015 (photography courtesy of Ann Moran) U N IT E D Craughwell U13 v Colga FC challenge 10
CRAUGHWELL CRAUGHWELL U N IT E D U N IT E D Craughwell Juniors v Kinvara United B challenge 11
Celebration Day Saturday 22 August 2015 (photography courtesy of Ann Moran) 12
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CRAUGHWELL U N IT E D Craughwell United FC League Information Galway FA Underage Soccer - Important Local Competition rules CR 36.1 - Games will be played at the 9-a-side format in the U12 age group competition, the offside rule will apply. CR 36.2 - A maximum of 16 players may be named on the match card for the U12 age group games, all players named on the match card are entitled to be used as part of the roll on roll off substitution system. CR 36.3 - A maximum of 18 players may be named on the referees match card for any 11-a-side game, all players named on the match card are entitled to be used as part of the roll on roll off substitution system. CR 36.4 - Girls can play on boys teams at all age groups and can also play one year below the girls nominal age group, for example a girl, eligible to play U14 can play on an U13 boys team. CR 36.5 - All substitutions can only be made following notification to the match referee, it is the sole responsibility of each teams management to ensure that only the maximum number of players allowed are playing for their team at any one time in any game. U12 30 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (370 Gms) U13 30 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (370 Gms) U14 35 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (370 Gms) U15 35 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (450 Gms) U16 40 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (450 Gms) U17 45 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (450 Gms) U18 45 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (450 Gms) Junior 45 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (450 Gms) NB - The above balls are now mandatory for Connacht Cup fixtures but because many clubs already have an existing stock of footballs these can continue to be used for the Galway FA 2015/16 season. During this transition period where clubs have an opportunity to play with the new weighted size 5 at local level they must do so. Until then, the following ball sizes remain for this season - Size 3-9 and under. Girls U8 and under. Size 4 - U13, U12, U11, U10. Girls U12, U10 Size 5 - U14 and over, Girls U14 and over. referee Fees 2015/16 Season; Junior... 50.00 Under 18/17... 50.00 Under 16/15... 35.00 Under 14/13/12... 30.00 Assistant Fees; Junior/ U18... 35.00 Under 17/16/15/14/13/12... 30.00 Games called off by ref; Junior/18/17... 35.00 Under 16/15/14/13/12... 25.00 Games called by Admin/Club (under 2hrs to ko); Junior/18/17... 35.00 Under 16/15/14/13/12... 25.00 GFA Leagues Substitutes; U11 to U16 inclusive; max five substitutes from seven numbered 12-18, the match card may be used. U17,U18 & Junior; max three substitutes from seven numbered 12-18, the match card may be used. Oranmore Leagues Information Oranmore Maree FC are pleased to announce that we intend to run a non-competitive tournament for U-7, U-8, U-9 and U-10 and this year we will run a new tournament for Girls U-8 and U-10 commencing in October/ November 2015. Teams will consist of 7 players with unlimited substitutes. We note that games will be run for U-7 and U-8 every second Sunday with games for U-9 and U-10 on subsequent/other Sundays. All matches will be 10/12 minutes per half (25 min match) with a few minutes (2/3 min) at half time and 2/3 minutes at end to rotate teams. Please note that all teams are to be evenly balanced (NOT A or B teams) and all games are to be NON Competitive. Again this year we wish to implement the FIFA- FAI "Silent Side Lines" Policy and we want every Club to subscribe in full to this policy. 14
Team Training Schedule 2015/2016 Astro Pitch 5.30-6.00 6.00-6.30 6.30-7.00 7.00-7.30 7.30-8.00 8.00-8.30 8.30-9.00 9.00-9.30 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday U12 U14 U17 Athletics U13 U15 NOT AVAILABLE Athletics U12 Girls U16/U18 Girls U18 B0YS 9.00-9.30 9.30-10.00 10.00-10.30 10.30-11.00 11.00-11.30 11.30-12.00 12.00-12.30 12.30-1.00 Saturday Morning U8/U10 Girls U6/U7 U9 U10 / U14 Girls 9.30-10.00 1.00-2.00 U8 Coleman Park 5.30-6.00 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9.00-9.30 Saturday Morning 6.00-6.30 6.30-7.00 7.00-7.30 7.30-8.00 8.00-8.30 8.30-9.00 Juniors U14,U16/U18 Girls U11 U15 U14 U18 U17 U12/U13 U12/U13 Juniors 9.30-10.00 10.00-10.30 10.30-11.00 11.00-11.30 11.30-12.00 12.00-12.30 U10 / U14 Girls 9.00-9.30 12.30-1.00 9.30-10.00 1.00-2.30 U11 CUFC - Manager Information, Team Training & Match Schedules Squad Manager Tel Training Time Location Match Day Location League Day (normally) (Home matches) Start/ Finish Junior Mark Faherty 085 2140348 Monday 6.30-7.30pm Coleman Pk Saturday 2pm Coleman Park 29 Aug/27 Feb Friday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk U18 Mike Dolan 086 6013888 Wednesday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk Sunday 1pm Coleman Park 4 Oct/27 Mar Friday 8.30-9.30pm Astro U17 Ger Fahy 086 0641684 Monday 8.00-9.00pm Astro Sunday 1pm Coleman Park 30 Aug/10 Apr Thursday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk U15 Vince Boyle 087 1770025 Tuesday 8.00-9.00pm Coleman Pk Saturday 12.30pm Coleman Park 11 Sept/9 Apr Wednesday 7.30-8.30pm Astro U14 Dave McFadden 087 2756386 Monday 7.00-8.00pm Astro Saturday 12.30pm Coleman Park 19 Sept/30 Apr Wednesday 6.30-7.30pm Coleman Pk U13 Aubrey Mulveen 085 8713704 Wednesday 6.30-7.30pm Astro Saturday 10.30am Coleman Park 19 Sept/27 Feb Friday 6.00-7.30pm Coleman Pk U12 Mike McCartin 086 2201137 Monday 6.00-7.00pm Astro Saturday 10.30am Coleman Park 19 Sept/30 Apr Friday 6.00-7.30pm Coleman Pk U11 Michael Walsh 085 8836286 Tuesday 7.00-8.00pm Coleman Pk TBC Coleman Pk/ Astro? Oct/TBC Saturday 1.00-2.30pm Coleman Pk U10 Karl Zimmerer 086 8149348 Saturday 12.00-1.00pm Astro Sundays Oranmore League Oct/TBC U9 Alan Whelton 087 7663131 Saturday 11am-12pm Astro Sundays Oranmore League Oct/TBC U8 Declan Burke 087 2118830 Saturday 1.00-2.00pm Astro Sundays Oranmore League Oct/TBC U6/7 Sean Keaveney 087 9031873 Saturday 10.00-11am Astro Sundays Oranmore League October/TBC CUFC Girls - Manager Information, Team Training & Match Schedules Squad Manager Tel Training Time Location Match Day Location League Day (normally) (Home matches) Start/ Finish U18 Bill Doran 086 8059897 Monday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk Sunday 2pm Coleman Park 27 Sept/13 Mar Friday 7.30-8.30pm Astro U16 Declan Craven 087 2964224 Monday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk Sunday 2pm Coleman Park 27 Sept/13 Mar Friday 7.30-8.30pm Astro U14 John Woods 086 8565094 Monday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk Sunday 12pm Coleman Park 20 Sept/27 Mar Saturday 12pm-1pm Astro U12 Vinny Callaghan 087 2207948 Friday 6.30-7.30pm Astro Sunday 12pm Coleman Park 11 Oct/ 3 Apr U10 Declan Craven 087 2964224 Saturday 9.00-10.00am Astro Sundays Oranmore League Oct/TBC U8 Marcus Doherty 085 7419957 Saturday 9.00-10.00am Astro Sundays Oranmore League Oct/TBC All above times subject to change during season 15
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