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April 10th: There may not be a local U19 League next season for the current U17 teams (born 1993). If the Youths League are not running an U19 league next season, and if any of the CSL clubs want a league next season for their current U17 teams (ie born in 1993), the CSL will consider running one if it is the wish of the clubs.

Football Association of Ireland

Shane Long launches 2011 An Post FAI Summer Soccer Schools

April 6 2011
Republic of Ireland and Reading striker, Shane Long, today launched the 2011 An Post FAI Summer Soccer Schools. One week on from his Man of the Match performance against Uruguay, the Championship’s form player joined Megan Campbell, from the Irish U17 World Cup Squad, at Home Farm FC to kick off this year’s camps. The five day camps will see up to 23,000 children from all over Ireland participating at over 300 venues nationwide.

An Post FAI Summer Soccer Schools offer children from the ages of 6 to 14 a fun and healthy summer activity.  The camps provide value for money and are focused on participation rather than competition.

Beginning on the 4^th of July and running right through to the end of August, each week-long (Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 3.00pm) school is delivered by Garda vetted FAI-qualified coaches in a safe and professional environment and is overseen by our network of FAI Development Officers.

FAI STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING WORKSHOP THIS WORKSHOP GOES TOWARDS ALL FAI COACHES CONTINUED PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IS A WORKSHOP WHICH WILL SHOW COACHES HOW TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP OUR YOUNG PLAYERS OF THE FUTURE.

VENUE: CSN COLLEGE TRAMORE RD CORK THURSDAY 14^TH APRIL STARTING AT 7.00 PM AND FINISHING AT 10.00 PM

# PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TAKES THE PLACE OF THE ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED WORKSHOP ON THE FAI WEBSITE ON TUESDAY 5^TH APRIL.

COST  FOR THE WORKSHOP IS 25 EURO. If you're interested contact Finbar Wash

Walk of Dreams Safety Notices · 

• Please ensure your Club is at CIT, Cork by 2pm on Sunday. · 

• While we would like to see members attired in their club colours - please dress appropriately for changeable weather conditions. · 

• For all groups we would recommend a minimum adult to child supervisory ratio of one adult for every ten children. · 

• Please notify your members that if they become lost or separated from their group to contact a walk day steward and contact will be made with your club captain or adult supervisors on your clubs’Walk Day Registration Card. · 

• The walk is just that - a walk, it’s not a race so in the interests of all taking part we would ask you to take your time, enjoy the day and to abide with the event stewards and with the safety notices and announcements. 

• For the safety of all participants the start area is completely closed to traffic and there is a rolling road closure over the course of the walk. 

• In addition the route will be fully manned by our event day stewards.
  

March 14: We are registered for the walk on the www.johngilesfoundation.com website. I need the number of walkers from each club for health and safety reasons. Please ensure you let me know. - Finbar

March 13th: Following our recent delegate meeting we are issuing the following two options to deal with the movement of players between teams. We will require EVERY club to cast a vote for EITHER OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2 by email to no later than March 25. The option selected by the majority of clubs will then go forward as a rule change (which has to be submitted by March 31) to the AGM. The Kennedy Cup will be played at the U14 grade from next season. 

CSL Option 1 At U12, U13 and U14 grades, no player will be entitled to transfer to, or join, any other club in the season following the season in which he participated (i.e. named as a player or substitute on the matchcard) in a competitive game for a Cork Schoolboys League Inter League team or an Irish team. If there are no competitive Inter League games at the lowest competitive grade, this rule will apply to all players named on the official Cork Schoolboys League Development Panel which will be issued to all clubs by the end of each season. At all other grades (from U15 and upwards), no club can sign more than three players in the season following the season in which they participated (i.e. named as a player or substitute on the matchcard) in a competitive game for a Cork Schoolboys League Inter League team or an Irish team. Any club with more than three players in a panel from the previous season will be able to keep those players. Not withstanding this rule, a request for a change of club may be submitted to the League, however such a request will only be considered in the most exceptional circumstances. 

Option 2 In all grades (U12 and upwards), no club can sign more than three players in the season following the season in which they participated (i.e. named as a player or substitute on the matchcard) in a competitive game for a Cork Schoolboys League Inter League team or an Irish team. If there are no competitive Inter League games at the lowest competitive grade, this rule will apply to all players named on the official Cork Schoolboys League Development Panel which will be issued to all clubs by the end of each season. Any club with more than three players in a panel from the previous season will be able to keep those players. Not withstanding this rule, a request for a change of club may be submitted to the League, however such a request will only be considered in the most exceptional circumstances."

Jan 10 2011 Futsal in January for Under 11 and 12's click if you'd like to play please contact Kevin Barry

Jan 10 2011 The Minister for Social Protection, Éamon Ó Cuív TD, has announced arrangements for a new work placement initiative in the community sector which can benefit participating football clubs and leagues click

Jan 10 2011 Smallie League time again click

Upcoming fixtures are here click

Jan 10 2011 Jack Lyons has been selected on the final Cork U15 squad of 18 players.

Jan 10 2011 Can mangers come back to me with the Entrance Exam Dates and the Confirmation Dates that will involve players from our U11 and U12 teams only. Please reply no later than Jan 24. If there are any applicable dates before then please advise me immediately.

Insurance: all players in the under age club are now covered for personal accidents.

medical expenses up to €10,000 but insurance does not cover first €100 of each claim, physiotherapy costs greater than €1,000, emergency dental treatment greater than €2,000 and costs that are recoverable under any other policy.

 Further details from Finbar Walsh

December 1st: all Cork Schoolboys League games, all National Cup games and all Cork Squads training has been cancelled this weekend (December th & 5th) due to the weather conditions. Home advantage will not be lost in National Cup Games. The Inter League games fixed for Sunday - Waterford v Cork U16 and South Tipperary v Cork U12 - have also been cancelled.

Final rounds of the Cork Area National Cups are moved forward to accomodate the playing of the Munster Open Round (round before last 32) as follows: 

Cork Area final rounds in 12s, 14s and 16s will be played on November 27/28. 

Cork Area final rounds in 11s, 13s and 15s will be played on December 4/5.

 The Munster Open Rounds will be played on the weekends of December 11/12 and 18/19.

Managers for 2010/11:

Under 11 - John Lawton

Under 12 - Kevin Barry (KS2) & John O'Donovan (KS2)

Under 13 - Pat O'Leary (KS1)& Joe Desmond

Under 14 - Finbarr Desmond (KS1) & Dan Jones

Under 15 - no team this season

Under 16 - Donal Lynch, Kevin Counihan, P Harrington

Youth     - Bernard Murphy (KS1 & 2, FAI Senior Intro), Ray O'Sullivan

Change to FAI rules: RULE 36. AGE ELIGIBILITY As and from August 1, 2011, in all under-age competitions under the jurisdiction of the Association and its affiliates, age eligibility shall be calculated from January 1 of the season in which the competition finishes.

This is a big change, in effect each kid will lose a year; for example an under 12 player in 2010/11 will go straight into under 14 next season. 

National Cup: over the past two seaons we have not entered the non-premier teams in the National Cup. This year we will enter the Under 12 division 1, Under 15 division 1 and Under 16 premier teams.

Scheduling -CSL confirms: 

• Under 15s are Div 1 and will have to play on Saturdays as they will be playing every week
• the evens, Premier and Division 1 teams (Under 12's & 16's will all be playing on Sundays. 
• Our 16s are Premier and 12s are Div 1. These are playing every week and will always play on Sunday. 
• 14s play on Sunday as do 11 and 11A
• 13's play on Sunday