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THIS WEEKEND is very busy for Clare Ladies Football Development Squads at all levels.
The Under 15 development squad, under the watchful eye of coordinator Joe Downes and mentors Sharon Malone, Edel Carmody-Malone, Annmarie Callinan and Roisin Garry, will compete in their Under 15 Munster blitz in Tipperary this Saturday, where all counties will be represented. In preparation for the event, they will play their second warm-up game with Munster assigned twin-county Limerick, having won their first outing played at Éire Óg last week. Players will be contacted by text with details.
The Under 13 development squad are preparing for its own Under 13 Munster blitz on November 19. They started their preparations recently with a short and spirited blitz against a selection of the Banner Ladies Under 14’s and continue with another blitz against their twin-county Kerry Ladies this Saturday at Killimer GAA pitches, weather permitting. Kerry will be fielding three teams and there will be plenty of opportunity for top tier football experience against the Kingdom. Coordinator Alan Copley with Johnny Hayes, Eimear Considine and Aine Kelly will have taken the Under 13’s through a twelve week program by the time the interprovincial finals arrive. The trials for the 2012 Under 14 panel will commence on November 26 when the Marian Keane Under 13 Tournament will be played over four weekends.
Also on this weekend, Under 11 Coordinator Gordon Drummy with mentors Pat Keane, Tara Kelly and Liz Kelly will field their Clare hopefuls in the PJ O’Halloran Under 11 Intercounty Football Tournament being held in Kilrush. Teams from Limerick, Kerry and Tipperary will travel to the west Clare venue for what has become one of the best attended underage events on the ladies football calendar in Munster. Best of luck to all the Clare ladies footballers this weekend.