Club Notes - 30th March

 

Club Lotto

Our weekly lotto takes place on Monday night next. Next week's Jackpot will be €1,600. Tickets can be purchased from club sellers and by clicking on the following link - https://abbeycourtygaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/products
 

Football League

The first competitive playing action for our adult teams took place over the weekend with the Seniors going down to defeat against The Nire last Friday evening in the club grounds on a score line 0-08 to 1-09. The Intermediates were in action also and were defeated by Newtown on Saturday evening 0-09 to 2-07.
 
This weekend fixtures are as follows –
 
County Football League Division 1 Round 2
Ballinacourty A v Gaultier – Abbeyside, Friday, 1^st April, 8:00pm
 
County Football League Division 4 Round 2
Ballinacourty B v Colligan – Abbeyside, Saturday, 2^nd April, 2:00pm

Academy Update

Our under 8 boys enjoyed the spring sunshine on Saturday morning as 27 of them took to the field for a fun and active football session.  As well as ducking and diving through obstacle courses, the boys took part in fun activities aimed at developing the core skills of football and build team spirit. The juice and biscuits at the end of training were well deserved!  Our academy runs every Saturday morning and new members are always welcome.

 

Under 9 Football Blitz

Our club grounds were also busy on Saturday afternoon when our under 9 footballers welcomed Gaultier to play a football blitz.  31 young Ballinacourty footballers lined out and played four fun-filled matches against the boys from the Barony.  It was all smiles afterwards as the boys enjoyed the well-deserved refreshments.
 

Under 13 Hurling Day Out

34 of our under 13 boys travelled by coach to Kilkenny on Sunday to take in the national hurling league semi-final.  Before going to Nowlan Park they played James Stephens, who like us, are also known as “The Village”.  It was the boys’ first hurling match for a long time and gave a really good account of themselves before going on to support their clubmates Neil and Mikey as they lined out against Wexford.
 

Under 13 & Under 15 Football Championship

On Monday 28^th our under 15 division 1 team play St. Olivers in Ballinameela while our division 4 team host Affane in the Burgery. Our under 13 divison 1 team are away to Naomh Bríd on Wednesday evening while the division 4 boys take on Clashmore/Kinsalebeg at our club grounds.  Best of luck to all!
 

Intercounty

The Waterford Senior Hurlers scored a resounding victory over Wexford last Sunday in the Division 1 League semi-final with our own Neil Montgomery and Michael Kiley playing prominent roles. They now face off against Cork in the Final in Thurles this Saturday evening at 19.15 and we wish all involved the very best of luck. It would be fantastic to bring a national title back to the Deise.
 
Aaron Beresford, and Brian Looby meanwhile were part of the Waterford Senior Footballers panel last Sunday in Cavan where unfortunately they were beaten.
 

Bingo

Sunday Night Bingo continues every Sunday at 8pm.

Membership

With the new season rapidly approaching, we would like to emphasis the importance of getting your membership paid as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, please contact our membership officer Kevin Tobin on 087 9954448 to arrange payment. From a playing perspective it is compulsory that you are a member as it ensures you are included in the insurance scheme. Rates for this year are Adult €150 / Student €75, Married Couple (non-playing) €70, Single (non-playing) €50 and OAP €40. Of course, members of our 300 Club are fully covered.

Sympathy

We also offer our condolences to the Power family, especially Robert and Patrick, who played for the club, on the death of Catherine Power. Out thoughts are with all her family and friends at this difficult time.