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Getting hurling up and running in a school in a traditional non-hurling area

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  • 15-10-2016 8:42am
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    wirelessdude01
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    Just wondering are there any grants available to help with purchase of helmets, sliotars and hurls? Maybe through Croker Park of Command Na mBunscoil?


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    nice_guy80
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    what county?

    there might be. the likes of Mycro might also do you a deal.


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    Exiled1
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    A few possibilities....
    Is there a hurling club in the area?? If they have any cop on they will help.
    Be careful about hurley sizes for beginner kids, smaller and lighter sticks are best. Ditto for sliotars, size 3/4 as age appropriate.
    Cumann na mBunscoileanna have a grants programme nationwide. Your CnmB county secretary runs it and if s/he is of any use then you should be enabled. They also do a special deal on helmets.....heavily subsidised. Forget the helmet makers.
    Keep up the lines about the making the hurley an extension of your arm.... do you sleep with your hurley...... where is your favourite wall for wall ball?........ there are lots of useful triggers for boosting kids enjoyment and curiosity about the game.
    Get them playing some games against another school/club as soon as possible.
    GAA elearning website has great ideas.
    Be choosy about enlisting parents to help.....
    Very best of luck.


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    nice_guy80
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    I would start off with mini hurleys and bean balls/bean bags - available from Currans in Westmeath

    these can be used with ages 5 up to 12
    great way to teach using the strong hand at end of hurley, thumb on the shaft, catching with weaker hand, soloing, flicking
    moving forward, backwards, sideways, around obstacles

    you don't even need to use helmets

    hitting the ball with a stick is a hard skill, and starting at that point is setting up children (especially the older ones!) for failure and frustration
    the older children will also try to modify their grip to improve how hard they hit a ball, which is counter productive in the long run


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