Donegal GAA / Raphoe Hockey Club Skills Coaches Project
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"There are some children here who may be from the same street, the same townland, but they wouldn’t know each other because they each play a different sport which is associated with their own side of the community. They go to separate schools and they probably see each other down the town or across the street but they haven’t really spoken to each other before. So this camp, and the PEACE III project, brings children, who would otherwise be strangers, together, allowing them to get to know each other. Hopefully they’ll become friends, not just for the duration of the programme but also for a long time to come. And through their children, the parents may become friends and this could break down barriers."
Paul CallaghanRegional Development Officer, Ulster GAA
Donegal GAA / Raphoe Hockey Club Skills Coaches Project
Donegal GAA and Raphoe Hockey club have recruited three coaches for a 10-month period between June 2010 and March 2011, shared by the respective sporting bodies and managed by the Donegal GAA. These coaches have been hired to address three specific generic skills areas common to both sporting codes: speed, strength and sports psychology. The coaches work predominantly in schools and with individual GAA teams in Donegal and Raphoe Hockey club, focusing on U-18 players and spending equal time with male and female teams. Over the course of the programme, four workshops will be held with the assistance of a trained facilitator to discuss matters relating to sectarianism, racism and politics in sport, as well as religion and its role in sport.
