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Transition Year Girls SpikeBall Leaders

Award Programme

This successful and very exciting programme by the Volleyball Association of Ireland and supported by the Irish Sport Council “Women in Sport” initiative is well into its second year.
  The first year was an overwhelming success with 340 Transition Year students countrywide receiving The SpikeBall Leaders Awards Certificate for 2007 and over 3,000 Primary school students participating in the programme from a total of 20 courses delivered.
   This year we were overwhelmed by schools requesting the programme, for 25 courses we had 78 schools in total apply for this years programme.

  This programme is aimed at girls in Transition Year programmes in Post Primary school across Ireland. 
The aim of this initiative is to establish and deliver a Transition Year Girls SpikeBall Leadership Award Programme.  Transition Year girls will become leaders in introducing an adapted Volleyball game (SpikeBall) to junior pupils in their own school, local primary schools and in the local community.  This initiative will help to develop partnerships between post primary school involved and local primary school and/or clubs.

Course Delivery - 6 hour Leadership Course, including How to Coach SpikeBall, Refereeing, Administration, Health & Safety and PRO.

Student Coaching - 6 weeks (1 hour per week) in local primary schools.

Blitz - TY Students organise a Blitz for all the Primary children taking part in programme.

Monitoring - The programme is monitored by programme staff.

Certification - Students receive Transition Year Girls SpikeBall Leaders Award Certificate on full completion of course.

The 2007/08 Transition Year Girls SpikeBall Leadership Award Course has been delivered to the following schools the TY Leaders are currently out coaching in their local Primary Schools:

Course Delivery Date
School
No. of Leaders
Primary Schools
Blitz Date
1st Oct
St Pauls Secondary School, Greenhills, Co. Dublin
19
St Paul's Primary School, Bishop Galvin Primary School
22nd Jan
8th Oct
Colaiste Bride, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
20
St Aidan's National School, Bree National School
30th Jan
10th Oct
Elphin Community College, Co. Roscommon
9
Abbeycarton National School, Bellanagare National School
tbc
23rd Oct
Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, Co. Kerry
19
Presentation Primary School, Moyderwell Primary School
14th Dec
25th Oct
Presentation College, Tuam, Co. Galway
15
Presentation Primary School, St Pat's Primary School, Mercy Convent Primary School, Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha
2nd Feb
14th Nov
Presentation Secondary School, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
16
Presentation Primary School
22nd Feb
21st Nov
St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry, Co. Offaly
8
Edenderry Boys National School, Edenderry Girls National School
26th Feb
26th Nov
St Marys Secondary School, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
16
St Mary's Convent Primary School, C.B.S Boys Primary School
29th Feb
27th Nov
St Brigids College, Callan. Co. Kilkenny
20

Poulcapple National School, Dunnamaggin National School, Cuffesgrange National School, Bennets Bridge National School

1st May
10th Dec
Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
18
St Theresa's National School, St Mologa's National School
9th/15th May
14th Dec
St Mary's College, Naas, Co. Kildare
14
Rathmore National School, Ballycane National School, Caragh National School
14th Mar & 4th April
18th Dec
Holy Family Community School, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin
15
Holy Family National School
21st May
7th Jan
Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
20
Presentation Primary School, Gaelscoil Primary School, Sisters Of Charity Primary School, St Marys CBS
13th & 14th Mar
9th Jan
St Marys Secondary School, New Ross, Co. Wexford
17
Horsewood Primary School, St Joseph's Primary School
5th March
11th Jan
Gael-Cholaiste Chill Dara, The Curragh, Co. Kildare
8
Gaelscoil Chill Dara, Gaelscoil Nas Na Riogh
18th April
11th Jan
St Pauls Secondary School, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
5
St Evin's National School, St. John's National School
18th April
17th Jan
Mercy College, Woodford, Co. Galway
11
Woodford National School, Ballinakill National School, Moyglass National School, Derryober National School
14th May
24th Jan
St Josephs Secondary School, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
20
St Angela's National School, Breaffy National School, Scoil Raifteiri
15th May
7th Feb
Sacred Heart Secondary School, Westport, Co. Mayo
20
S N Cloc Padraig Naofa, Holy Trinity National School,
30th April
19th Feb
Portmarnock Community School, Co. Dublin
15
St Andrews National School, St Helen's Snr National School
28th April
21st Feb
Christ the King Secondary School, Douglas, Co. Cork
20
Eglantine NS, Christ the King Primary School
13th May
22nd Feb
Glanmire Community College, Glanmire, Co. Cork
9
St Josephs NS, New Inn National School
14th May
25th Feb
Mount St Michael Secondary School, Claremorris, Co. Mayo
18
Claremorris Boys School, Scoil Mhuire gar smal Claremorris
20th May
26th Feb
St Marks Community School, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
14
St Marks Senior Natioal School, Maolruain Senior National School
29th April
7th Mar
St Dominics High School, Sutton, Co. Dublin
17
Scoil Aine, St Eithne's
22nd May
14th Mar
Colaiste Chiarian, Leixlip, Co Kildare
9
Scoil Mhuire, Scoil Ui Dhalaigh
tbc

The following TY Girls SpikeBall Leadership Award Courses and Blitz tournaments have been completed:

School
Blitz Date
St Pauls Secondary School, Greenhills, Co. Dublin
22nd Jan
Colaiste Bride, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
30th Jan
Presentation Secondary School, Tralee, Co. Kerry
14th Dec
Presentation College, Tuam, Co. Galway
2nd Feb
Presentation Secondary School, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
22nd Feb
St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry, Co. Offaly
26th Feb
St Mary's, New Ross
05th March
St Mary's, Edenderry
10th March
Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
13th/14th Mar
St Mary's College, Naas, Co Kildare
14th Mar & 4th April
Gael-Cholaiste Chill Dara, The Curragh, Co. Kildare

18th April

St Pauls Secondary School, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
18th April
Portmarnock Community School, Co. Dublin
28th April
St Marks Community School, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
29th April
St Marys Secondary School, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
29th April
Sacred Heart Secondary School, Westport, Co. Mayo
30th April
St Brigids College, Callan. Co. Kilkenny

1st May

Loretto, Balbriggan

9th/15th May

Christ The King, Cork

13th May

Glanmire Community College, Cork

14th May

Mercy College, Woodford

14th May

St Josephs Castlebar

15th May

Mount St Michael Secondary School, Claremorris, Mayo

20th May

Holy Family CS, Rathcoole

21st May

St Dominics High School (Santa Sabina)

22nd May

 

 

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