Championship and Covid

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Well given that the latest guidelines for primary schools explicitly state that external coaches are allowed then it shouldn't be happening.

Also classes aren't meant to be mixing during school.

I wanted to do some skills at lunch with individual classes and my principal said no way.

I think the coach might also be a teacher in the school...

arctictree wrote: »

No, I was just wondering if this is allowed then maybe we should be setting up something similar in our local school for the kids.

Set it up, it will do them the world of good. All the local kids have been out playing on the green here throughout lockdown anyway. I dont have kids but I'd say its next to impossible to tell them they're not allowed play with their friends. And it's been great to see them out and enjoying themselves in current bleak times.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2021/0316/1204378-sports-training-to-resume-in-the-north-from-12-april/

Let's hope this is the start and we can have some sort of league in May

Nothing to do with the GAA. What Zi have mentioned are guidelines issued by The DES. We may think they are a load of cobblers but any school flouting them I'd leaving themselves wide open.

C.O.Y.B.I.B wrote: »

This would be my worry . I manage u13 and was looking to do some running with them and was told I could be held personally responsible if someone were to contract or claim to have contracted Covid or worse made someone else sick.
While I would be concerned from a virus perspective , once I get the OK that I am insured I'll be straight back to it .
Just not worth leaving yourself exposed .

For what it's worth , I do think they should be allowed back to non contact training once they are back in school . As a previous poster said some are out playing on the green anyway.

We have our lads doing running 2/3 times a week and online S&C once a week. We've all out plans ready to roll once we have the nod to commence. Not worth anything before then.

C.O.Y.B.I.B wrote: »

I've advised mine that running and skills would be useful to keep up during lockdown , however I can't be seen to supervise or call it training and that's the advise issued by my club.

I'm hopeful for 5th April .

Ours is all remote. We set what we wanted achieved that week and they fit it in around d their lives, their school work. The only non-negotiable is the S&C work. That happens at a certain time every week.

paul0103 wrote: »

Running and S&C 🙄...
I think anyone doing running sessions with kids under 18 needs to have a think about things. They've another 30 years of that eejitry ahead of them, let them be kids.

Asking them to run 5km 3 times a week isn't any sort of "eejitry". All being overaeen by a county S&C guy who is a member of our club. Bodyweight stuff for S&C and then the 5km is broken up into specific things that they are asked to do. Some sessions are less than 2km. It isn't just being told to go out and run 5km. We have 8 guys involved with county anyway so they all have their sessions to do anyway. Other lads see what they are doing anyway and wanted to do similar. Who are we to tell them to sit their arses on the couch because someone on boards considers it "eejitry".

I'd expect inter county to get the go ahead. Covid numbers are low enough to allow it, but not nearly low enough for club activity.

I say the players are raring to go and the supporters too, personally can't wait for it to return

Here's hoping it gets the go ahead in April, players/coaches have to be personally responsible like us all

conor05 wrote: »

I’d say it’s under consideration again after the spike in numbers.

Whatever about IC, I can’t see kids training getting the green light before May.

Yeah this new "4th wave" is a huge worry.

Adult club GAA seems as far away as ever today.

Can anyone see the GAA been told once again 'no lads not yet numbers are to high etc'

Really hope it gets the go ahead and gives us something to look forward to

PTH2009 wrote: »

Can anyone see the GAA been told once again 'no lads not yet numbers are to high etc'

Really hope it gets the go ahead and gives us something to look forward to

They havent told Ulster counties they cant train yet even though they've been given the go ahead by the UK govt for outdoor sports.

Don't see how GAA can go ahead with cases still so high tbh. As mentioned previously, theres no way of keeping them in a bubble and they all have lives and jobs to do.

thelad95 wrote: »

GAA collective training ban will still apply up north.

I think only inter county training is still barred. Clubs are allowed train.

Training is supposed to be in groups of 15 but from my experience with soccer and Gaelic games last year once training returned at all the limits were just totally ignored. The most you'd get is a self satisfied "Sure there is only 15 of us training. It's just a coincidence that there's another 15 doing the same drills on the same pitch as us hur hur hur"

manofwisdom wrote: »

RTÉ reporting there remains confidence politically that children’s sports training along with GAA inter country training will resume in April.

If so the regional NFL will commence in May.

Hope that's true

The NHL will prob stay with the same format

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1376868368704282626?s=19