Start coaching
Start with the official coaching pathway and check the club’s requirements before taking up a coaching role. Completing a course doesn’t on its own approve you to coach at Éire Óg, so talk to the club first.
Gaelic football · Boys, girls, men & ladies
Coaching & Resources
Practical guidance and official resources for Éire Óg coaches, managers and parents.
For coaches & managers
Coaching Hub
Practical resources for Éire Óg coaches and managers. Find football activities, session-planning ideas, official rules and learning opportunities for boys’ and girls’ teams.
Choose activities for your players
General categories to help you choose activities. They aren’t official age grades or eligibility rules.
- Early years
- Use short, playful activities that develop movement, confidence and enjoyment.
- Children
- Develop football skills through varied activities and small-sided games, with opportunities for everyone to take part.
- Youth
- Develop skills, teamwork and decision-making. Adapt activities to players’ experience and development.
- Adult
- Use purposeful practice, clear communication and appropriate challenge to support the team’s development.
Plan varied sessions
Find activities to practise football skills and help plan varied sessions, including the GAA15 warm-up for reducing injuries.
Check the rules for your team
Check the relevant association and county guidance for your team. GAA and LGFA rules are separate, and rules and competition arrangements can change.
Coaching girls and ladies
Find LGFA coaching resources and learning opportunities, and the LGFA’s programme for girls trying football for the first time.
Keep learning
Explore coaching courses and continuing learning through Tobar, Ulster GAA, Armagh GAA and the LGFA. Check each provider for current dates and requirements.
Keep players safe
Follow the club’s established safeguarding process. Don’t post safeguarding concerns or private information in general team messages. If a player may have a head injury, stop them playing and get medical advice.
For parents & guardians
Parent Hub
A simple guide to getting involved at Éire Óg and supporting your child’s enjoyment of Gaelic football.
Find the right team
Contact the relevant team through the club’s published contacts. Confirm training arrangements and registration requirements with the club.
Encourage, don’t pressure
Encourage enjoyment, effort and improvement. Respect teammates, coaches and officials, and help your child balance sport with rest and other activities.
Know what to bring
Check with the team about suitable clothing, equipment and what to bring. Let the team’s authorised contact know about attendance through the club’s agreed process.
Register your child
Foireann is the official registration platform. Access to the Éire Óg app or a team group doesn’t by itself confirm paid membership or player registration.
Stay up to date
Fixtures and results are on our website. Club members get team messages and the Club Diary in the Éire Óg app.
Raising a concern
Any concern about a child’s safety or welfare goes to our Children’s Officer, not to a team group. If a child is in immediate danger, call 999.
Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps
Summer camps of Gaelic games for children, run in every county. Check the Cúl Camps site for dates and venues near you.
Lend a hand
Ask the club about practical ways to help, such as organising equipment or assisting with events. Volunteering doesn’t by itself give coaching approval, membership or access to private groups.
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