All the latest news and fixtures in Juvenile Hurling and Football.

Some of the children who represented Cobh GAA at the recent Scor final December 2007. Special word of thanks to Jenny O Laoinsigh for all her help and hard work.

Summer Camps 2008

VHI summer camp from Monday June 30^th to Friday July 4^th inclusive.
Quality kit supplied
Top qualified coaches
€80 fee (Reduction of 25% for club members)

Contact Jim Cronin at 4813151 for further details.

East Cork League Fixtures 2008

Under 12 Hurling League Under 12 D Hurling League Under 14 Hurling League Under 16 Hurling League

ROUND 1 12/5/08 ROUND 1 12/5/08 ROUND 1 9/4/08 ROUND 1 14/5/08

Carrignavar v Cobh Cobh2 v Sars2 Cobh v Bye Cobh v Lisgoold

ROUND 2 19/5/08 ROUND 2 19/5/08 ROUND 2 16/4/08 ROUND 2 21/4/08

Cobh v Ballinacurra Fr. O'Neill's2 v Cobh2 Castlelyons v Cobh Carrignavar v Cobh

ROUND 3 23/5/08 ROUND 3 26/5/08 ROUND 3 7/5/08 ROUND 3 28/4/08

Castlelyons v Cobh Lisgoold v Cobh2 Cobh v Watergrasshill Cobh v Midleton

ROUND 4 26/5/08 ROUND 4 2/6/08 ROUND 4 14/5/08 ROUND 4 5/5/08

Cobh v St. Catherine's Cobh2 v Killeagh / Ita's2 St. Catherine's v Cobh Killeagh / Ita's v Cobh

ROUND 5 2/6/08 ROUND 5 9/6/08 ROUND 5 21/5/08 ROUND 5 30/6/08

Bride Rovers v Cobh Cobh2 v Midleton2 Russell Rovers v Cobh Cobh v Bride Rovers

ROUND 6 6/6/08 ROUND 6 28/5/08

Cobh v Russell Rovers Cobh v Cloyne

ROUND 7 9/6/08 ROUND 7 7/6/08

Cobh v Bye Kiltha Og v Cobh

Under 12 B Football League Under 14 B Football League Under 16 B Football League

ROUND 1 31/3/08 ROUND 1 9/3/08 ROUND 1 24/3/08

Cobh v Fr. O'Neill's Russell Rovers v Cobh Killeagh/Ita's v Cobh

ROUND 2 4/4/08 ROUND 2 2/4/08 ROUND 2 31/3/08

Erin's Own v Cobh Cobh v Killeagh/Ita's Cobh v Kiltha Og

ROUND 3 7/4/08 ROUND 3 23/4/08 ROUND 3 7/4/08

Cobh v Bye Glenville v Cobh Russell Rovers v Cobh

ROUND 4 11/4/08 ROUND 4 30/4/08 ROUND 4 12/5/08

Glenville v Cobh Cobh v Carrigtwohill Cobh v Fr. O'Neill's

ROUND 5 14/4/08 ROUND 5 25/6/08 ROUND 5 20/8/08

Cobh v Kiltha Og Fr. O'Neill's v Cobh Cobh v Youghal

ROUND 6 2/7/08 ROUND 6 25/8/08

Cobh v Youghal Aghada v Cobh

ROUND 7 9/7/08 ROUND 7 31/8/08

Castlelyons v Cobh Cobh v Castlelyons

East Cork Championship Fixtures

Cobh's championship fixtures in hurling and football from under 12 to under 16 for 2008 can be found here: Championship Draws

Cobh captain Darragh Kelleher and O' Tooles capt Luke Smyth Cobh U-11 after their win in the blitz

with referee Tadhg Kelleher.

Cobh Blitz
Cobh held the U-11 and U-13 Blitz last weekend where O' Tooles from Dublin were paying a return visit after Cobh's visit to Dublin last June . Nemo Rangers also took part. In the U-11 Cobh made it a really good weekend when they had wins over Nemo and O'Tooles in the group matches to qualify for the Final. In the final Cobh again played O'Tooles winning out by 2 points in a very close match. Great performances over the three matches from Shane Collimore, Patrick Fingleton ,Dean Cronin, Kevin Hayes, Stephen Coffey Jordan Griffin and Darragh Kelleher
In the u-13 Cobh and O Tooles played a Football and Hurling match. O Tooles were much stronger in the football winning well but in the hurling Cobh turned the tables and put in a very solid performance to win by 3 goals. Overall victory betweeen the two games went to O Tooles.

Johnny Leahy Blitz 2007

The Cobh GAA club held their annual hurling blitz at Under 7 and Under 10 age groups on Saturday 1^st Sept. The weather was very kind to us and the hurling displayed by both age groups was excellent.

In the Under 7 section Cobh played a very determined Ballinacurra side in a two legged competition. Cobh were victorious in the first game winning by a scoreline of 4 goals to no score. In the second game Ballinacurra needed to win by 5 goals to claim the trophy. A lot of pressure was put on the Cobh backs throughout the game but only for some brilliant defending by Charlie Rassmusen, Aaron Dolan, Conor Kelly and Jack McCormack, Ballinacurra managed to score only one goal which saw Cobh Capt and great-grandson of the late Johnny Leahy, Díarmuid Kearney lift the Cup. Other players of note on the day were Keelin Ryan, Jamie Bates, Luke O’Callaghan, Jack O’Donovan, Shane Kidney and Christan Delaney.

Kevin Murphy picked up the player of the week trophy for his displays in both games.

Like any team game you need a panel of players. To those that haven’t been mentioned including subs when introduced contributed greatly to this victory. Well done lads.

In the Under 10 section the calibre of teams in opposition to Cobh was high. Cobh had two Captains for the day, Ciarán Leahy and Pádi Kearney both great-grandsons of Johnny Leahy. The first game saw Cobh against Cloyne in a very high tempo game which carried with it some excellent scores and skills on show. Cobh won this game on a scoreline of

5-2 to 4-2.

To stay in the competition Cloyne need to beat a strong St Catherines team which they did. St Catherines were the next test for Cobh with Cobh winning by a single point and a final meeting with Cloyne who were out for revenge for two defeats in two weeks by the Cobh outfit. Cloyne began stronger and had a 2-1 to no score lead before Cobh registered their first score. Cloyne were to hold that cushion to the final whistle and won on a scoreline of Cloyne 4-2 Cobh 1-4. It’s hard to single out players for special mention especially when this panel of twenty four players gave commitment and effort of the highest order over the three matches. The heart, fight and never give up attitude shown by all was heartening to experience, a credit to family, Club and town.

The Club would like to thank the teams of Ballinacurra, Cloyne and St Catherines for making the day a great success and providing us with exceptional hurling. The Leahy family for continued support of the Blitz. Sean Leahy for presenting trophies and medals. Milipore Ire for their sponsorship of this competition. Club members - Willie Donovan for sorting teams to compete. Those who helped out in any way during the day, the tea ladies – Pauline, Mairead, Jacinta and Martha. Leo Dempsey and John McCarthy for keeping things running smoothly outside the field.

Inside the field, Eoin Wilson and Conor McDowall our two referees – a job well done.

MC Jimmy Cronin for “the voice” on the mic. Pat Srn and Jnr for keeping an overall eye on proceedings. U7 & 10 Coaches Willie Donovan, Liam Spriggs, Liam Leahy, Denis Field, Ted Roche and Brendan Kearney. To anyone that hasn’t been mentioned thank you.

To parents and families of our players, thank you. Without your support, your kids and we as a Club would not get as much enjoyment out of our games as we do.

See Gallery for photos

Club Charter

ROLL OF THE CLUB

The primary roll of the club is to ensure that the players are encouraged to learn and play the game of hurling and football in a safe and friendly envoirnament. All players are encouraged to make friends and have fun. Membership of the club is open to everyone.

GENERAL

Mutual respect, courtesy and honesty are required of everyone in the club.
All players must be registered as members of the club on an annual basis
Players must show respect for their teammates coaches, club officials, parents and visitors
Players must respect club property and should regard have for their own and the property of others
Misbehavior and bad language is not accepted
Bullying of any kind will not be tolerated
Players act as ambassadors for the club and should behave accordingly on all occasions especially on away trips
Discrimination of any type by officials or players is not accepted

PLAYING CODE

Players must at all times by the rules of hurling and football
The reasons for playing are to improve your skill, enjoy yourself and have fun
Players must practice self disipline, respect opponents and never argue with the decision of the referee
Be committed and fair-play the ball at all time
After the match, shake hands with your opponent, thank the referee, compliment teammates and your coach
All players are to wear white shorts and green and gold socks for official matches.
Helmets with CE standard must be worn by persons aged 18 and under

Juvenile:

Johnny Leahy Blitz 2007