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CPSSL have preparations well un- derway for the Kennedy Cup compe- tition to be held at the university of Limerick in June 2008.
This is an annual national event aimed at showcasing the best un- der 13 soccer talent from across the country. The event is attended by numerous head scouts from all the best clubs, both from Ireland and England, and is regularly attended by English Premier League clubs.
Each season Clare’s showing im- proves, and in June of this year, under the management of Michael Guilfoyle and Tommy Molloy, Clare improved their seeding up to 13th in the country.
Following the appointment of Dave Kerin and Clive Slater as joint man- agers, their first move was to appoint
Avenue United coach expert Tommy Molloy and meet up with FAI Re- gional Development Officer, Denis Hynes.
Arising out of this meeting the fol- lowing detailed plan has been pro- duced, which will see Clare pushing to improve even further on last sea- son’s success.
Management –
Emerging Talent Head Coaches and Kennedy Cup Managers – Dave Kerin and Clive Slater.
FAI Regional/County Development Officer – Denis Hynes
Kennedy Cup Expert Advisor and Assistant Coach – Tommy Molloy Other Coaches/Positions – To be CLoyibebuaaterem
Programme –
August 2007 – Clubs to submit names of county standard players
02/09/07 – Weekly Trials and Train- ing commences at Lees Road 23/09/07 — Selection of panel of ap- proximately 25 plus goalkeepers. Early October 2007 — Parent and player’s evening to explain commit- ments and expectations.
October 2007 (Depending on com- pletion of league season) — Increase training to | Emerging Talent (tech- niques and skills) plus 1 Kennedy Cup (tactics) session per week. January 2008 — Panel of 20 selected. Easter 2008 — Travel to a tourna- ment (possibly abroad).
May 2008 — CPSSL organised county tournament at Lees Road 09/06/08-13/06/07 — Kennedy Cup Tournament at University of Limer- ick (Dates to be finalised).
Training and Trials All training sessions will be run in
accordance with the Emerging Talent programme and taken by David Ker- in, Denis Hynes and Clive Slater.
The panel will be divided amongst the coaches available and, when ap- propriate, rotated through the ses- sion. Clubs will be permitted to submit three or four players, born in 1994, of county standard for trials.
Clubs are required to take a respon- sible attitude before submitting play- ers for trials.
In the event that a club considers they have more than three or four players of a suitable standard, they will be permitted to advise the man- agement of this.
The trial format will be open in that we will be happy to receive comments from other managers and coaches in attendance and take these into consideration when assessing players.