THE cream of Northern Ireland’s young elite footballers have been pitting their skills against each other at the Irish FA’s County Excellence Programme festival days.![]()
Irish FA Child/Welfare Ambassador, and Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Patron, Jonny Evans took time out from his preparations for the upcoming home match against Serbia in order to launch a poster campaign that delivers a very important message to young footballers and their parents/guardians: “Use your head and check your heart.”![]()
Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington spent a day in Londonderry this week to see at first hand the fantastic work that has been taking place at grassroots level in the area.![]()
On Thursday the 17th of Febuary the Irish Football Association in conjunction with the (Belfast) Primary Schools coaches held a multi-skills event in Queens PEC.![]()
Trailblazers, Northern Irelands only Powerchair Football Club, enjoyed a successful cup competition in Firhouse Sports Complex, Dublin on Saturday 12 March.![]()
Dominican College dominated the Dale Farm 7-a-side Winter League Region 1by winning the Year 8/9 and Year 10/11 competition.![]()
Cookstown’s Ulster Sports Arena was the venue for the Stena Line Irish Sea Ferries Centres of Excellence festival day for girls recently. The girls, aged 11-14, were chosen from each of the four regional centres to participate in the festival day which serves as a way to identify the most talented players in Northern Ireland.![]()
The Irish Football Association recently embarked on a four week after schools coaching programme at St Dominic’s Grammar School on the Falls Road.![]()
TRIALS for females for the County Centres of Excellence are taking place at four venues across Northern Ireland during the month of September.![]()
GLENN Taggart feels he has one of the few dream jobs for any football fanatic - the 28-year-old is a primary schools coach working for the Irish Football Association.
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