Sunday, June 3, 2012

Gothenburg GAA Newsletter May 2012

Hello all

Another edition of the Gothenburg GAA Newsletter to keep you all informed of current happenings.

Review of Round 1 Stockholm Nordic Football Championship 


There will be another in-depth match reports summary from the day bit overall it was a fantastic day for Gothenburg GAA club.The mens team recorded one loss,two wins and a draw against the much-vaunted Stockholm A team.All 16 players on the day played their part immensely and it has put Gothenburg GAA firmly back on the map.Gothenburg Ladies GAA also collected their first points ever in the Scandinavian championship when they teamed up with Tailinn and played some great football.Our newcomer  Therese even got a mention at the awards ceremony.

All in all a very successful day and in particular Mike Glennon who came all the way from Dublin to play.. thank you so much Mike.



Training Schedule May / June / August 

We have now confirmed in agreement with Gothenburg Berserkers that we will train every Tuesday night from 6.30pm to 8pm on the pitch in Kviberg( pitch 17 ) going forward.We will train once a week in June and once a week in August ( maybe twice a week coming up to tournaments) .Unless otherwise notified , this is our day of training for both men and women ( the bererskers wont be training everytime so sometimes we will have the pitch to ourselves ) 



Rd 2 Oslo June 30th /( Nordic Football Championship ) 

2nd round Mens is coming up soon and we need to know of peoples intentions for attending.Just to let you know , we already have quite a few absentees ( for work or various other reasons  - Mal,Kevin,Billy,Daniel,Eoin ).That does nt mean we cant send a team and it would be great to pick up the points for the Scandinavian championship.So who would like to travel.?Please let me know soonest.The general intention is to travel up the morning of the tournament and stay just one night in Oslo.

There is no ladies tournament in Oslo so no ladies travelling.


Ladies  events 

There has been a great upsurge in interest and attendance from the ladies and their whole season is now geared towards the Malmo tournament in August.Huge work and thanks to Mia for all her work in recruiting and driving the team.... well done.

Their schedule of tournaments are as follows 

August 4th - Talinn ( European Ladies Championship) 
August 18th - Malmo ( Scandinavian championship ) 
Sep 15th - Copenhagen ( Pan-Euro 's ) 


Sponsorship and fundraising 

As with anything , for both teams to attend such tournaments , it needs time , effort and money.We have had only one fundraising event so far this year.We need another one shortly.Can I ask that the fundraising committee get together soon and review strategies.

On sponsorship updates , we are still chasing our resident Irish pub for funds but Mia has struck a deal in principle with Lokal Bar for a generous donation towards ladies kits.Great that this may be, its still not enough.we need other people to be chasing.So lets get off our asses and get thinking...



Gothenburg GAA Social night 

I think its time for another social night/ night out to welcome both old and new members of Gothenburg GAA even perhaps before midsummer or definitely before the end of June.Any particular dates in mind so people can plan ahead.Put forward your proposed dates and venues,

One venue may be North and South American Sports Bar on Viktoriagatan in the city where I am the resident quizmaster at 7pm every Wednesday night.( come on down, its free to enter ) .I have been talking to the owners about possible sponsorship so maybe a few drinks there and a bit of finger food , they might open their wallets to us.Let me know your preferred dates and venues as I know June is a busy month for alot of people...


June 9th Minority Sports day Kviberg 

On saturday June 9th , there is a minority sports day taking place in Kviberg .Basically , we are part of a  committee that is acrtivlely promoting and looking for funding for their respective sports.The sports represented are American football,softball,landhockey,
gaelic football,netball.All these sports will be on show on this day in Kviberg for a great family day and we have been asked ( mens and ladies combined ) to play a little bit of an exhibition game for the public so they can see our game and hopefully recruit new members.its on from 2pm and promises to be a great family day out.Anout 6 a side will do so we are looking for 10-12 volunteers for that day ( saturday ) ... who 's up for it ? let me know

is mise le meas
Liam o Finn
Cathaoirleach
Gothenburg GAA

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