History of Full Time Coaching History of Full Time Coaching PersonnelPersonnel

Started 1987 Colm Bonner Scheme in WITStarted 1987 Colm Bonner Scheme in WIT Part-time in schools in WaterfordPart-time in schools in Waterford By 1990 most counties had schools By 1990 most counties had schools

coaches/GPO’scoaches/GPO’s Munster GAA funded 2 positions per Munster GAA funded 2 positions per

countycounty Primary function was to coach in Primary Primary function was to coach in Primary

and Secondary Schoolsand Secondary Schools

Review of SituationReview of Situation

Was important step at the time as we were Was important step at the time as we were losing the Primary Sectorlosing the Primary Sector

Realisation that we were only skimming the Realisation that we were only skimming the surfacesurface

Sometimes only getting to schools once per Sometimes only getting to schools once per monthmonth

Best way forward was to train clubs and Best way forward was to train clubs and schools to become self-suficientschools to become self-suficient

New Positions and StructuresNew Positions and Structures

Appointment of County Games ManagersAppointment of County Games Managers Appointment of Games Development Appointment of Games Development

Administrators in every DivisionAdministrators in every Division Appointment of Hurling Development Appointment of Hurling Development

Administrators in Limerick City and South Administrators in Limerick City and South KerryKerry

Third Level Officers in all major collegesThird Level Officers in all major colleges Part time Post Primary Schools OfficersPart time Post Primary Schools Officers

MUNSTER GAAMUNSTER GAACOACHING PERSONNELLCOACHING PERSONNELL

2Provincial Games

Managers

6County Games

Managers

6 Part Time

Post Primary DevOfficers

2Hurling Dev

Administrators

23Games Dev

Administrators

63rd Level Dev

Officers

County Games ManagersCounty Games ManagersRoles and ResponsibilitiesRoles and Responsibilities

Responsible for the implementation of GAA Responsible for the implementation of GAA Games Development Policy within a County, by Games Development Policy within a County, by developing and delivering a comprehensive developing and delivering a comprehensive County Games Development Plan on an annual County Games Development Plan on an annual basis with the assistance of the steering groups’ basis with the assistance of the steering groups’ active in the County. The outcome of this work will active in the County. The outcome of this work will be an increase in the participation rate and the be an increase in the participation rate and the standards amongst the population in the regionstandards amongst the population in the region

GDA Roles and ResponsibilitiesGDA Roles and Responsibilities

Responsible for the implementation of GAA Responsible for the implementation of GAA Games Development Policy within a region Games Development Policy within a region of a County.of a County.

Key Tasks of GDA are to organise Key Tasks of GDA are to organise and coordinateand coordinate

Regular Games Regular Games Opportunities for all agesOpportunities for all ages

Skill Development Skill Development Initiatives appropriate to Initiatives appropriate to age and ability at child, age and ability at child, youth and adult level (club youth and adult level (club and school)and school)

A programme of courses A programme of courses and workshops to suit the and workshops to suit the needs of Coaches, needs of Coaches, Referees and Referees and AdministratorsAdministrators

Support Initiatives to help Support Initiatives to help identify, recruit and train identify, recruit and train key personnel in clubs and key personnel in clubs and schoolsschools

Reasons why we have not made Reasons why we have not made better use of full time personnel up better use of full time personnel up

to nowto now

No real knowledge of their rolesNo real knowledge of their roles Afraid that full time people may take overAfraid that full time people may take over Not enough of them out thereNot enough of them out there Clubs didn’t think they needed helpClubs didn’t think they needed help Some of our staff were still only operating as Some of our staff were still only operating as

schools coachesschools coaches

Changed NowChanged Now

A person situated in every Division in the A person situated in every Division in the ProvinceProvince

Trained to deliver a service to clubs Trained to deliver a service to clubs New roles and responsibilitiesNew roles and responsibilities Reporting to full time staffReporting to full time staff

How can your club make best How can your club make best use of GDA’s ?use of GDA’s ?