Future LeadersEoghan Hanley
In partnership with
Eoghan Hanley
National Coordinator GAA Future Leaders TY
Programme
@gaafutureleader
Eoghan Hanley (National Coordinator / Connaught Region) –
Sean Kelly (North Leinster Regional Coordinator) –
Colm Hanley (Munster Regional Coordinator) –
Peter Beirne (South Leinster Regional Coordinator) –
Garrett Coyle (Ulster Regional Coordinator) –
Additional GAA Team
Seamus Woods, Chair Post Primary Schools Committee
Denis O’Boyle, Connacht
Jimmy D’Arcy, Aoife O’Brien, Ronan Flynn, Tracy
Bunyan, Croke Park
PDST Team
Ciara O'Donnell, Director,
Rachel Farrell, Fergal Lyons, Enda Carr, Cian Sweeney,
Anne Grills
What is the GAA Future Leaders Programme?
It is one of a number of Games Development Projects and Initiatives the GAA is developing that are;
• Games-Based
• Player/Youth-Centred
• Learner-Led
• Value-Laden
Course Structure:
- The GAA Future Leaders TY Programme is a cross-curricular programme.
- The programme consists of 8 Modules.
- The modules vary in length, in general they are 6 – 10 hours long.
- Each module is stand alone and individually certifiable.
- A school can choose to deliver one or more modules.
- 5 modules + GAA Super Games Centre/Blitz
=>GAA TY Future Leaders Award
GAA Future Leaders Modules-Future Leaders FMS & Coaching of Hurling/Football Module
-Future Leaders Refereeing Module
-Future Leaders Administration Module
-Future Leaders Sports Journalism Module
-Future Leaders Performance Analysis Module
-Future Leaders Nutrition Module
-Future Leaders Wellness Module
-Future Leaders Event Management Module
-Pupils will receive a GAA Certificate for each completed module.
Modules are linked to the following subjects:
- PE
- Maths
- English
- Science
- Business Studies
- Home Economics
- Wellbeing
- History
- Career Guidance
Assessment:
- Each pupil gets an online e-Portfolio to store and share documentation and assignments on learning.gaa.ie/futureleaders
- Pupils receive certification for each module when all the tasks are completed and submitted to their e-Portolio.
Competition:
- There is a competition element to the “GAA Future Leaders Programme” also.
- The winners of these competitions will be picked from the work submitted to the pupils’ e-portfolio.
Practical Application of Skills Acquired
-When the modules are completed the pupils hold an
“AGM” and form a TY Future Leaders Committee.
-They apply for various positions and jobs in
organisation.
-The Transition Year Future Leaders Committee oversees
the overall day to day running of the Super Games
Centre (SGC).
-They hold weekly meetings to decide who does what
and when to ensure the smooth running of the SGC.
Transition Year Future Leaders Committee
Super Games Centre Jobs
Team Managers Referees / Umpires / Linesmen
Nutritionists Performance Analysts
Journalists Ground Staff
Photographers Equipment Managers
Etc….
Super Games Centres are centres where:
A small-sided games format is provided for youth players
aged 12-17 years on an age related and developmental
needs basis incorporating ALL (Applied Lifelong Learning).
Basically it is sport in its purest form, where kids play our games just
for the sake of playing the game, there is minimal coaching input
involved. They are playing for fun and enjoyment.
- In 2017/18 schools participating in the Future Leaders
Programme will run 50 Super Games Centres / Blitzes.
- In 2018/19 the projected figure is approx. 300 Super
Games Centres & Blitzes.
• 2015/16 – 1 school• 2016/17 – 5 schools (Pilot Phase 1)• 2017/18 – 48 schools (Pilot Phase 2)• 2018/19 – 250 schools registered to date
- This year there are approx. 2500 pupils doing
the Programme.
- In 2018/19 there will be approx. 15,000 pupils.
- The PDST has earmarked this Programme as a
priority and the Dept. of Education inspectors
have endorsed it.
Why do the GAA Future Leaders Programme?
GAA Coach Education Mission Statement
The GAA is committed to implementing an
integrated Coach Education Programme
with a view to maximising participation,
optimising playing standards and ensuring
that Players’ needs are catered for in a
Balanced way
Wellbeing & Lifelong Learning
CULTIVATE POTENTIAL ACROSS
4 CORE DOMAINS:
COMMUNALOCCUPATIONALRECREATIONALEDUCATIONAL
Wellbeing & Lifelong Learning
DEVELOP 4 CORE LIFESKILLS:
CONCEPTUAL
OPERATIONAL
RELATIONAL
EXPLORATIONAL
‘PLAY TO STAY WeLL’Maximising Positive Energies
Fitness
Fun
Friendship
Fairness
Facilitating
Future
Focus
Benefits to the individual:
- Responsibility- Initiative- Maturity- Inclusivity - Fosters a sense of
belonging in the child - There are benefits to the
pupil, the school, to the local community, to the country as a whole.
“Understand why age-related
activities & values are key to
optimising social capital & potential”
– Pat Daly
Educational Benefits:
Throughout the Future Leaders Programme pupils enhance their;
- Physical Literacy Skills- Digital Literacy Skills- Literacy Skills- Numeracy Skills- Presentation Skills- Communication Skills
GAA Future Leaders Vision:
This Programme will future proof our
games in towns and villages countrywide
by developing capacities in young
people to empower them to take
ownership of the games and carry them
forward for the next generation.
GAA Future Leaders Vision:
- They will be the future administrators,
coaches, referees, ground staff,
performance analysts, nutritionists etc.
- They could be the reason 1000s of kids will
play our games in every corner of the country
in the years to come.
Website:www.learning.gaa.ie/futureleaders
Email:[email protected]
Twitter:@gaafutureleader#gaafutureleader
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