Cul Camps

rebel girl 15 · 26-05-2009 03:47PM #1

Any idea how to get a job coaching in one of these? I'm Cork based and have coaching qualifications.

ontheditch · 26-05-2009 04:19PM

Go onto the vhi cul camps website and search for Cork county. The name of the county coordinator is on it. Give him a ring and see if he can help.
From my own time coaching, the money was decent enough for a 5 hour day, and it is only a half day.
Best of luck with it..

LeoB · 26-05-2009 10:42PM

If you know any G.P.Os in clubs (games promotions officers) they should also be able to help.

We have a G.P.O who runs coaching courses during the year for players over 16 and after that we award points for each coaching session the player attends. Then they are alloted a group of 6 or 8 kids they look after the week and operate from programme laid down. This works well. Contact a few club secretaries also. Good luck

myname10 · 09-04-2010 04:39PM

What qualifications do you need to have to do the cul camps and what age do you have to be ?

LeoB · 09-04-2010 06:27PM

myname10 wrote: »

What qualifications do you need to have to do the cul camps and what age do you have to be ?

Ideally you should also have done a certified G.A.A. coaching course. a little knowlege of first aid is no harm.

As a coach you need to be confident and a good communicator with a good grasp of the skills. It is vital you can get on well with kids as quite a few might be totally new to Gaelic Games and starting from scratch. In our club the kids sign in the hall and get a sticker with their name on it. They then go to their starting point and are greeted by name by their coach. This helps the kids relax and feel welcome.

Our camp is ran by our G.P.O. and he has 4 coach's with him Each coach has 2 assistants 16 years of age so its like a pyramid. This works really well for us. We also have 2 parents on duty at all times during the camp and 2 other parents organise lunch time.

I dont know if there is an age limit but our coachs are over 18 and the assistants are over 16.

rebel girl 15 · 09-04-2010 10:55PM

LeoB wrote: »

Ideally you should also have done a certified G.A.A. coaching course. a little knowlege of first aid is no harm.

As a coach you need to be confident and a good communicator with a good grasp of the skills. It is vital you can get on well with kids as quite a few might be totally new to Gaelic Games and starting from scratch. In our club the kids sign in the hall and get a sticker with their name on it. They then go to their starting point and are greeted by name by their coach. This helps the kids relax and feel welcome.

Our camp is ran by our G.P.O. and he has 4 coach's with him Each coach has 2 assistants 16 years of age so its like a pyramid. This works really well for us. We also have 2 parents on duty at all times during the camp and 2 other parents organise lunch time.

I dont know if there is an age limit but our coachs are over 18 and the assistants are over 16.

That was the same in the three camps I did last year - even at that it was hard enough to get camps because it was kept in house. There was a lack of numbers as well! It was the same set up - a coordinator who had coaches under them, then helpers, at least two per coach - the coach did the coaching, the helpers were able to step in if the kids needed to go to the toliet or got cut or something

You'd need to have some experience in coaching, at least a foundation level cert imo. Helpers do get paid as well in some clubs, if you are around 16, it would be a great way to get into the camps.

LeoB · 10-04-2010 06:15PM

Rebel girl 15 Have you kept in touch with the clubs you were with last year? I would give them a call. We had a girl about 8 years ago and she ended up getting ladies football up and running in our club. She ran our camp for 2 years but still goes to see our ladies play if she has no game of her own. Same with a lad who ran them before her. He often emails us and I suppose he is keeeping his finger in the pie in case we look for someone to come in again.

rebel girl 15 · 10-04-2010 06:32PM

LeoB wrote: »

Rebel girl 15 Have you kept in touch with the clubs you were with last year? I would give them a call. We had a girl about 8 years ago and she ended up getting ladies football up and running in our club. She ran our camp for 2 years but still goes to see our ladies play if she has no game of her own. Same with a lad who ran them before her. He often emails us and I suppose he is keeeping his finger in the pie in case we look for someone to come in again.

They said to me last year that I would be considered again for this year, they were impressed from what I heard! I'll be starting ringing around in a few weeks and see what I can get. I've met a few of the people I worked with

I'm involved in my own club coaching and doing PRO work, doing plenty at the moment! I'm refereeing as well, so I'm getting in contact with quite a few clubs!

LeoB · 10-04-2010 08:29PM

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

They said to me last year that I would be considered again for this year, they were impressed from what I heard! I'll be starting ringing around in a few weeks and see what I can get. I've met a few of the people I worked with

I'm involved in my own club coaching and doing PRO work, doing plenty at the moment! I'm refereeing as well, so I'm getting in contact with quite a few clubs!

No Easter camps in your neck of the woods? We had one and it was quite succesful. Start phoning now I wouldnt wait.

I have a full time time job but it seems we travel similar lines. I do some coaching in our club and am P.R.O this year. Was Chairman 3 years ago and it nearly drove me mad. Have a look at www.stmaursgaa.ie . Was refereeing also at Senior level but time was a huge problem and a young family who seldom saw me.........

Good luck hope you pick up some camps.

rebel girl 15 · 10-04-2010 08:50PM

LeoB wrote: »

No Easter camps in your neck of the woods? We had one and it was quite succesful. Start phoning now I wouldnt wait.

I have a full time time job but it seems we travel similar lines. I do some coaching in our club and am P.R.O this year. Was Chairman 3 years ago and it nearly drove me mad. Have a look at www.stmaursgaa.ie . Was refereeing also at Senior level but time was a huge problem and a young family who seldom saw me.........

Good luck hope you pick up some camps.

I heard about an Easter one being held last week, but I was away - no one within the club, no one to organise it, even though the Games Development Manager for the county is from our club.

We do travel similar lines! I'm a PE student, coaching under 14 and 16 football with the club, involved in the county primary camogie panel, PRO for club and division and assistant to the county PRO - pure GAA person! Refereeing camogie and ladies football, out of it at the moment though, (was refereeing juvenile boys games last year but I missed the course, so probably won't get games this year) and playing as well.

I'll get ringing soon alrite! thanks!

myname10 · 14-07-2010 02:45PM

how much do cul camp coaches get paid each week.

Coogee · 14-07-2010 03:01PM

Handy job if you could get one

rebel girl 15 · 14-07-2010 03:05PM

myname10 wrote: »

how much do cul camp coaches get paid each week.

Depends on what county you are in

myname10 · 14-07-2010 04:03PM

roughley how much do you get

rebel girl 15 · 14-07-2010 04:09PM

myname10 wrote: »

roughley how much do you get

between 250 and 300, are you coaching at one or something that you are looking for how much the coaches are paid?

LeoB · 14-07-2010 10:50PM

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

between 250 and 300, are you coaching at one or something that you are looking for how much the coaches are paid?

Thats not bad money.. Our G.P.O runs our camp and we train students over a few weeks to asssist him. He is like a team leader. We bring in 1 other adult who is a qualified coach but I am not sure how much he gets.

I met our coach assistants 2 weeks ago for a bit of a "pep" chat as to what we expect from them, code of conduct. We are quite lucky with the students we have as they are good decent 17 -18 yr olds who are all referees and have all done a minimum of 3 nights coaching various teams from U/8 to U/12.

rebel girl 15 · 14-07-2010 10:56PM

In Cork, there was a training thing on, and you had to have a foundation level course done. But tbh it is a case of who you know at the moment, lot of clubs throwing work to players who are unemployed but may not be necessarily qualified or experienced to coach which is wrong imo

rebel girl 15 · 14-07-2010 10:58PM

LeoB wrote: »

Thats not bad money.. Our G.P.O runs our camp and we train students over a few weeks to asssist him. He is like a team leader. We bring in 1 other adult who is a qualified coach but I am not sure how much he gets.

I met our coach assistants 2 weeks ago for a bit of a "pep" chat as to what we expect from them, code of conduct. We are quite lucky with the students we have as they are good decent 17 -18 yr olds who are all referees and have all done a minimum of 3 nights coaching various teams from U/8 to U/12.

In Tipp I think they get 350 but are taxed on it, and had to attend a weeks long coaching thing, Cork was 250 last year, presume its the same again this year

Bonkers14 · 17-06-2015 06:38PM

How much did Cúl Camp coaches get last year 2014?
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