Larne Youth Winter Indoor Mini Soccer | November 2007
Larne Youth are once again running a programme of Winter Indoor Mini Soccer at St Comgall's High School Sports Hall.
Sessions are being held on Tuesday nights for 5,6, and 7 year olds who should attend between 6 pm and 7 pm.
From Thursday 1st November 2007 Indoor Soccer will be available for 8 and 9 year olds at St Comgall's High School Sports Hall from 6 pm to 7 pm. The cost per child each night is £2.
The sessions are supervised by trained staff and are open to both boys and girls.
February 2007 Update
Easter 7-A-Side will be held on Easter Monday 9th April 2007 at Sandy Bay Larne. Age groups will be open to Under 8 through to Under 16.
Mini Soccer will start on Saturday 5th May 2007 and every Saturday until the 1st September 2007 at Sandy Bay Playing Fields from 10 am to 11.45 am. Open to boys and girls aged 5 to 16, cost is £2 per child per week. Free drinks at half-time.
Larne Youth Golf Day will be held at Cairndhu Golf Club on Sunday 1st July 2007.
Summer Soccer Camp from Monday 2nd July through to Friday 6th July at Sandy Bay Playing Fields. More details will follow....
Coaches & Managers Information
The IFA plan to develop 4 boys groups (u12 to u15) in the coming few weeks, and a 24 week coaching and development programme will start in early October at the University of Ulster at Jordanstown.
A presentation for boys club within County Antrim, giving the clubs a detailed analysis of the "Strategy for Youth Football" and how clubs can benefit will take place at the University of Ulster on Friday 8th September 2006 at 7.30 pm sharp. You should assemble in the Sports Centre reception area.
The night will be under the supervision of Mr Kenny Shiels County Antrim Performance Coach and he will talk to anyone from Larne Youth and outline an
overview of what will be happening in the coming months, eg coaching courses
to be held in the County this coming season.
This is an opportunity for all coaches and assistants at Larne Youth along with Committee members to attend this event.
Larne Youth Winter Indoor Mini Soccer
Larne Youth wish to continue their process of development and as part of this they will be holding their Indoor Mini Soccer in St Comgalls High School Sports Hall from next week.
Sessions start for 5,6, and 7 year olds on Tuesday 12th September 2006 from
6 pm to 8 pm.
8 and 9 year olds will be catered for on Thursday evenings starting on 14th
September 2006 from 6 pm to 8 pm. Sessions are open to both boys and girls
and the cost per child is £2. Coaching will be carried out in a safe and secure environment.
Larne Youth pre-season training underway at Sandy Bay
Larne Youth’s pre-season training has commenced once again at Sandy Bay Larne, and this year Larne Youth will be fielding nine teams. Training is available for children in a wide age bracket and laid out below is a list of opportunities for players to come along.
Age groups are relevant for a child born on or after the 1st of January of the respective year.
Under 16 Lisburn Junior Invitational League born in 1990: Training is on Monday nights at Sandy Bay from 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Under 15 Lisburn Junior Invitational League born in 1991: Training is on Monday and Wednesday nights at Sandy Bay from 7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Under 15 East Antrim League born in 1992: Training is on Monday and Wednesday nights at Sandy Bay from 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Under 14 East Antrim League born in 1993: Training is on Wednesday nights at Sandy Bay from 6.45 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Under 13 East Antrim League born in 1994: Training is on Monday and Wednesday nights at Sandy Bay from 6.30 p.m. to 8.15 p.m.
Under 12 East Antrim League born in 1995: Training is on Monday and Wednesday nights at Sandy Bay from 6.15 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Under 11 East Antrim League born in 1996: Training is on Monday nights at Sandy Bay from 6.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.
Under 10 Castlereagh League born in 1997: Training is on Wednesday nights at Sandy Bay from 6.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.
Indoor coaching for children aged 5,6, and 7 on a Tuesday evening and for those aged 8 and 9 on a Thursday evening will be starting in early September 2006, more information will be available through Larne Youth and in the local media nearer the time.
Larne Youth are a progressive and vibrant club and aim to give all children the best opportunity available, this is partly undertaken by our coaches and at present Larne Youth have places for coaches to become involved in the Club.
Jeffrey Hughes makes Northern Ireland Senior Debut
All at Larne Youth wish to congratulate ex-club player Jeffrey Hughes on being the first club player to wear the full Northern Ireland international jersey when he played against Uraguay in a friendly international.
Larne Youth have had club players in all the international teams, under 17, 19 and 21 plus schoolboys and amateur league select but have had to wait on that first full cap.
Jeffrey joined Larne Youth at eleven and played for five seasons. In his early years Jeffrey was a budding centre forward and got more than his fair share of goals.
After a few seasons he began to play left back but in his later years he perfected the specialist role of left wing back.
His years at Larne Youth proved to be successful, collecting a County Representative medal, Milk Cup Medal and a Lisburn League Cup medal.
He was a player who looked comfortable on the ball, was fast and had an excellent left foot.
All at Larne Youth look forward to seeing him when he returns home and know his speedy rise to dizzy heights will not change him in any way.
We would also like to pass on our congratulations and best wishes to Jeff on his selection for the Northern Ireland Under 21 team to play Romania in Urziceni on Tuesday as part of the UEFA 2007 qualifiers.
3rd Generation Sports Facilities
Local training facilities could well be improved if the joint funding application for a full size 3rd Generation Grass Sports Facility with 8 changing areas by Larne Youth and Seacourt Community Council is successful.
A consultation evening of interested parties and potential user groups was held on Wednesday 9th August and a presentation was made by consultants for the project McClure Watters, the meeting was well attended by 18 user groups including sports clubs, schools, businesses and community groups interested in using this full sized pitch for training and games.
The project if it gets the go-ahead will cost around £800,000 and will serve a variety of sports and the new facility will be based on the Mid Ulster Sports Arena at Cookstown which is currently the only 3rd Generation pitch in Northern Ireland.
We envisage that if possible we will use renewable energy through a wind
turbine to run the floodlight and other facilities. Member of the Management Committee for the project John Workman stated “being only the second of its kind in Northern Ireland the boost for Larne and the Borough, not to mention the local sports clubs and other users, is immence. It opens up the possibility to attract the top teams in their respective sports to Larne”. The process being undertaken is part of the Business Case that needs to be submitted to funders and will reflect the need for such a facility. Other parties who had indicated an interest beforehand but were unable to attend on the night will be contacted in the next couple of weeks.
