220 likes | 323 Views
County Fixtures Training Programme. Background. Background (5 Years Later). Media. Club the Bedrock of the Association. Committee Role/Responsibility. NATIONAL FIXTURES PLANNING COMMITTEE. Basic Conclusions. There is no perfect GAA Fixtures Programme .
E N D
Basic Conclusions There is no perfect GAA Fixtures Programme Plan – Schedule – Monitor – Analyse - Report Many Fixtures Programmes do not fulfil basic needs
Reasons for Poor Programmes National/Provincial Competitions Scarcity of Man Power Other Sporting Activities Clash Dual Player Fixtures Live Television Bye Law/Regulations Divisional Teams Lack of Referees County Managers Replays Funeral Weather CCC Weak Intransigent Club/County Officials
Reasons for Poor Programmes Unavoidable • Weather • Live Television • Funeral • Replays • National/Provincial Competitions Avoidable • Bye Law/Regulations • Other Sporting Activities • Scarcity of Man Power • Lack of Referees • Divisional Teams • County Managers • CCC Weak • Clash • Dual Player • Intransigent Club/ • County Officials
Objective Number of Games Spread of Games Percent Completion Subjective Player Satisfaction Co Board Finances Supporters Sponsors Measurement
County Planning Process Nov 2009: 1. 2010 Fixtures Plan 2. 2011 Draft and 2012 Outline 3. Present to County Committee 2010: 1. Monitor 2010 Programme 2. Analyse 2010 Programme 3. Present Report and Recommendations 4. Finalise 2011 Plan 5. Present Report to Ard Comhairle
NFPC Programme • 2010 National Fixtures Programme • Draft & Outline Programmes for 2011 & 2012 Monitor 2010 Programme Decide National Minimum Standards Oversee appointment of Co Planners Organise Training Programmes Make Recommendations Prepare Annual Report
NFPC, Provincial and County Fixture Planners Their position and functions to be put before Congress 2010, otherwise they will have no power in the planning of fixtures.
The Role of Fixtures Planners Two Provincial and two County One to be appointed as a member of the CCC
Feedback/Discussion Points • Play subsidiary Inter-County Competitions under lights during the first three weeks in January. • Should 3rd Level Colleges be permitted to play in subsidiary Inter-County Competitions? • Play the Under 21 Football Championship during the summer (similar to the Under 21 Hurling Championship). • Discontinue the Minor Championship Quarter-Finals
Feedback/Discussion Points • Commence the Minor Championships after the Leaving Certificate. • Break the link between Minor and Senior Finals at Provincial Level. • Discontinue the Intermediate Hurling Championship • Discontinue the Junior Football Championship • Discontinue the Inter-Provincial Championships
Feedback/Discussion Points • Commence the Provincial Championships in early May. • Play the Provincial Championships over and 8 week period (May window of no use to Clubs). • Commence the Championship Qualifiers in early June. • Play Tiers 2, 3 and 4 of the Senior Hurling Championship in May. • Complete the All Ireland Club Championships in the calendar year.
Feedback/Discussion Points • Curtail the number of live TV games. • Football & Hurling Qualifiers
Ní Neart go Cur le Chéile Go Raibh Maith Agaibh