Ulster Croke Park Activity Days 2010

Ulster hosted two very successful activity days in Croke Park on Tuesday and Wednesday 6th & 7th April. In past years these activity days have been used to host Under 16 development squads from each county. However the National Coaching and Games Development Committee insisted on playing Under 12 Go Games blitzes this year, so the format for the day was changed.

All Ulster Counties were allocated 90 minutes playing time and the County Coaching Officers, Games Development Managers and coaching staff worked hard to select the squads and organise the logistics for their special day. In total, over 950 of our brightest young Gaels from all over the Province got to play on the hallowed turf.

The day was not only enjoyed by the players but also the many proud parents, who attended and who took lots of photos and video recordings for the family albums. A number of the parents were reliving their own glory days in Croke Park and hoping that this would be the first of many happy days during their child’s career.

All counties played both football and hurling and all children were also treated to a tour of the Croke Park stadium and museum.

The event was also used to give some of the provinces fine young referees the opportunity to officiate at headquarters.