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North Midlands Area minis
girls blitz a huge success
It all started with a conversation
between Cill Dara Minis Coordinator
Barry Kilgallen and his
North Kildare counterpart Jerry
Bradley.
Both clubs were struggling to get regular
games for their minis girls teams and
Barry suggested that a blitz involving
all teams from the North Midlands Area
might be a good idea.
The Minis Co-ordinators in the area enjoy
a really good working relationship and
regularly share ideas and experiences,
not just when they meet in person and
blitzes but also on their WhatsApp group
which CRO Joe Carbery set up some
time ago.
As soon as Barry mentioned his idea
in the group it was greeted with huge
enthusiasm and when the Minis Coordinators
went back to the coaches of
their girls teams, that enthusiasm was
echoed and amplified. “Just tell us when
and where” was the response that came
from coaches and parents.
Barry volunteered to host the blitz in Cill
Dara RFC and it was agreed to run it
under lights on a Friday night to avoid
a clash with regular minis activities. The
invitation was also extended to Tullow
RFC as Barry was aware that they were
also struggling to get games for their
girls and the invitation was gratefully
accepted.
On Friday night last, excited U-10 and
U-12 girls from Athy, Blessington, Cill
Dara, Clane, Naas, Newbridge, North
Kildare, Portarlington, Portlaoise and
Tullow arrived in huge numbers and
were greeted by members of the current
Leinster U-18 Girls squad who were all
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