Re: Proposed change to age grades at both county and club level
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:21 pm
[/quote]Plain of the Herbs wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:30 pm It beggars belief that Cappincur can claim not to have numbers at Go Games level, when Ballinamere-Durrow (to pick a club with a similar population profile) have a few teams in that age group. One is as much a suburb of Tullamore as the other.
POTH, you have mentioned Cappincur here and elsewhere recently - "County Offaly is in danger of losing balance and toppling over to the east. Cappincur, Durrow, Ballinagar, Ballycommon, Clonbullogue and Bracknagh are enjoying unprecedented success, in terms of participation. "
Cappincur is 4 miles in length with a couple of roads off the main primary. There is no primary school. They currently have 2 players on the St. Vincent's minor teams and another couple on the U15 team. One player came through to the adult team this year - The first player to come of age from St. Vincent's since a trio came through in 2020 - a grand total of 4 players in 4 seasons. An imminent descent through the ranks awaits when the lifecycle of the current team expires - as is the cyclical nature of a rural club.
Ballinamere-Durrow on the other hand is quite a substantial area - They have 2 primary schools, field at every underage level in hurling and football (including Ladies) and have 5 adult teams across both codes.
One could only wish to have the same population profile and unprecedented success in terms of participation of the other.