14.11.24
After a well deserved half term break, it’s been a real privilege to have had the chance to deliver sessions at another school in Barry – St. Helens on Tynewydd Road. The school was kind enough to offer a taster session in the week before the half term holiday and from that, 20 pupils across years 5 and 6 signed up which reflects a high level of support from the school and a willingness from the pupils to get involved with a new sport – although not for all! It’s amazing when you get chatting to kids and find out family connections to Ireland, the sport and in a twist of fate, one of the pupils at St Helens is the granddaughter of St Colmcille’s legend and former chairperson Eddie Tracy!
As for the first two weeks, the skills and effort shown have been remarkable. Not only sports skills of course, but in showing up, giving it a go and overcoming the difficulties in aquiring and mastering new skills, the kids are also showing huge amounts of resilience – a credit to themselves and the ethos at St Helens that fosters mindsets like these.
Here’s looking forward to the next 4 weeks!
Ar ôl gwyliau hanner tymor, mae wedi bod yn fraint wirioneddol cael y cyfle i gyflwyno sesiynau mewn ysgol arall yn y Barri – St. Helens ar Ffordd Tynewydd. Bu’r ysgol yn ddigon caredig i gynnig sesiwn blasu yn yr wythnos cyn gwyliau’r hanner tymor ac o hynny, ymunodd 20 o ddisgyblion ar draws blynyddoedd 5 a 6 sy’n adlewyrchu lefel uchel o gefnogaeth gan yr ysgol a pharodrwydd gan y disgyblion i gymryd rhan. gyda gem newydd – er nid i bawb! Mae’n anhygoel pan fyddwch chi’n sgwrsio â phlant a darganfod cysylltiadau teuluol ag Iwerddon, y gemac mewn tro o ffawd, mae un o ddisgyblion St Helens yn wyres i ‘legend’ St Colmcille ac yn gyn-gadeirydd – Eddie Tracy!
O ran y pythefnos cyntaf, mae’r sgiliau a’r ymdrech a ddangoswyd wedi bod yn rhyfeddol. Nid yn unig sgiliau chwaraeon wrth gwrs, ond wrth ddangos i fyny, rhoi cynnig arni a goresgyn yr anawsterau o ran caffael a meistroli sgiliau newydd, mae’r plant hefyd yn dangos llawer iawn o wydnwch – clod iddyn nhw eu hunain a’r ethos yn San Helen sy’n meithrin meddylfryd. fel y rhain.
Dyma edrych ymlaen at y 4 wythnos nesaf!
PS – Here’s the skills we work on in weeks 1 and 2 of these sessions, extra homework!
ON – Dyma’r sgiliau rydyn ni’n gweithio arnyn nhw yn wythnosau 1 a 2 o’r sesiynau hyn, gwaith cartref ychwanegol!
25.10.24
Half term report!
It’s been some 8 weeks of coaching and spreading the word about St Colmcille’s and the game we all love. A well deserved rest in order, a big shoutout to all the teachers out there as well in particular! A few statistics…
- 160 school pupils have been coached in…
- 21 hours of coaching, at…
- 3 schools (as well as our Saturday sessions)
After half term St Helens Primary in Barry will be having an after school session every Wednesday, and what a brilliant day we had on Wednesday this week where we got to speak to years 5 and 6 before having taster sessions on what was a BEAUTIFUL sunny morning in Barry!
Get in contact with us at stcolmcillesyouth@gmail.com if you think your school would be interested in some FREE (!) Gaelic football lessons in the year ahead!
15.10.24
Another thanks this week – this time to DJ Mike from Bro Radio who invited us in to talk all things GAA last Saturday! The interview was broadcast last night. You can listen again (from about 40 minutes in) by clicking the link HERE.
10.10.24
A massive thanks to The Glamorgan Star for the fantastic article by Marcus Stead regarding efforts to develop the Youth setup at schools in Barry. Click this link and turn to page 23, or read the article below!
An Autumn update!
It’s been a fantastic start to St. Colmcille’s Youth programme for 2024/25…a few brief notes, as much to test out our new website as much as it is to share our successes so far!
– Sessions delivered at High Street Primary and Ysgol Bro Morgannwg in Barry. Really well received, a lot of fun and enjoyment had by classes ranging from years 5 up to 9! Great to see the schemes being shared on the school’s social media as well.
– The first weekend sessions delivered at Sevenoaks Park in Grangetown. Only 5 to start with, but as the saying goes ‘ Build It And They Will Come!’
There’s big plans for the year ahead, so keep checking in for updates on our progress as the year goes ahead.
If any schools would be interested in getting in contact and working with us, drop us a line at stcolmcillesyouth@gmail.com
Diolch!
Newyddion yr Hydref!
Mae wedi bod yn ddechrau gwych i raglen Ieuenctid St. Colmcille ar gyfer 2024/25…ychydig o nodiadau byr, er mwyn brofi ein gwefan newydd gymaint ag ydyw i rannu ein llwyddiannau hyd yn hyn!
– Sesiynau a ddarperir yn Ysgol Gynradd y Stryd Fawr ac Ysgol Bro Morgannwg yn y Barri. Llawer o hwyl a mwynhad wedi cael gan ddosbarthiadau o flynyddoedd 5 hyd at 9! Braf gweld y cynlluniau yn cael eu rhannu ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol yr ysgolion hefyd.
– Y sesiynau penwythnos cyntaf a gyflwynwyd ym Mharc Sevenoaks yn Grangetown. Dim ond 5 i ddechrau, ond fel mae’r dywediad yn mynd ‘Build It And They Will Come!’
Mae yna gynlluniau mawr ar gyfer y flwyddyn i ddod, felly cadwch olwg am ddiweddariadau ar ein cynnydd wrth i’r flwyddyn fynd ymlaen
Os byddai gan unrhyw ysgolion ddiddordeb mewn cysylltu a gweithio gyda ni, gyrrwch linell atom ar stcolmcillesyouth@gmail.com
Diolch!
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