The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Gaelic Players Association (GPA), the Camogie Association and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) are united today to announce the launch of the Lenovo GAA Skills Hubs, offering the chance for boys and girls aged between 13 to 15 years of age to learn the skills of Gaelic football, hurling and camogie from their heroes and heroines, in high quality venues across the country from June to August this summer.
Lenovo, the largest PC company in the world, have agreed a three year partnership with the GAA/GPA that will include title sponsorship of the Skills Hubs in addition to a nationwide affinity scheme for all GAA members. The Lenovo GAA Skills Hubs will give children an insight into the life of an inter-county player that will include conditioned games, skills development, mental preparation, sports nutrition and athletic development. Top GAA players including Bernard Brogan (Dublin football), Conor Lehane (Cork hurling), Deirdre Murphy (Clare camogie and Cliodhna O’Connor (Dublin ladies football) will be coaching at the Skills Hub.
Key Features:
- Specially designed initiative for teenagers 13 to 15 years old
- Coaching of key skills (shooting, blocking, tackling) from top GAA inter-county stars
- Break-out sessions on nutrition, inter county experiences, strength and conditioning games,
- Lenovo Ideapad to be won at each camp
- 26 Venues across the country
Also in attendance to launch the event were inter county players and Lenovo Skills Hub Ambassadors Bernard Brogan (Dublin), Conor Lehane (Cork), Deirdre Murphy (Clare) and Cliodhna O’Connor (Dublin)
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For more information log on to gaa.ie/lenovoskillshub
