This article is from page 57 of the 2011-09-06 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 57 JPG
AS THE football and hurling championships come to their exciting conclusions, September sees the wrapping up of Ireland’s largest summer camp activity – the 2011 Vhi GAA Cúl Camps. This year the Vhi GAA Cúl Camps continued to be a popular choice for primary school children with over 83,000 children taking part around the country and in GAA units in Britain, North America and New York. Hurling heroes visited camps across their respective counties passing on the skills and training techniques, with Bernard Brogan, Michael Murphy, Anthony Daly and Eoin Kelly just some of the 35 Vhi GAA Cúl Camps Ambassadors on hand to give tips, skills and training advice to the young players attending the camps.
Anthony Daly, Dublin Hurling Manager commented, “The Vhi GAA Cúl Camps are an annual event now for so many children. The unique atmosphere in the camps means children have the opportunity to learn GAA skills in a non competitive fun environment. For primary school children this is undoubtely the best way to learn and it’s great to be a part of it every year.
In total 2011 saw 1060 Vhi GAA Cúl Camps taking place across the country with coaching and mentoring provided by hundreds of GAA coaches, players and volunteers.