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Following three years of planning and dreaming, Saturday 22 August 2015 turned out to be a milestone dayfor Craughwell United FC. In attendance on the big day were - FAI Chief Executive John Delaney, CountyMayor Peter Roche, past and present club officers along with players and parents celebrated the officialopening of our new pitch at Coleman Park. Mr Delaney and Cllr Roche complemented our club and volunteersfor all the effort and wished us every success in the future. We can now prepare for the 2015/16 season withtwo full size pitches, two small pitches and two sets of dressing rooms to cope with twenty club teams inleague and cup competitions.

For the latest news, photos, fixtures and results log ontowww.craughwellunitedfc.com

New season, new facilities, let’s go!Free

FAI Chief Executive John Delaney and County Mayor Peter Roche officially opened our new pitch with plenty of help from our younger players.

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Chairmans Address

Before we lash full steam into the new season, I want to reflect a little on the

achievements of the year gone by.

In competition, we did not match our record haul of the 2013/4 season but as

always, our teams were extremely competitive at all levels. Highlights were the U16

boys winning the Galway FA Championship League and the U18 boys winning the

Connacht Shield in Strandhill.

In facility developments, we were proud to open our new pitch recently at Coleman Park in the esteemed

presence of FAI Chief Executive John Delaney and County Mayor Peter Roche. I must mention the people

that contributed to a great day: to our sponsors for the pitch signage, to Mike Dolan in Beattys Loughrea

for materials, to our Village Butcher Michael Walsh for his tasty burgers and hot dogs, to Jody Connolly for

the ice cream machine, drinks and snacks, to Colga FC for the marquee, to Ann Moran for the photography

(excellently featured in this newsletter), to Mary Feeney and her GRD team who maintain the entire facility

to a high standard and to our own committee and club volunteers who constructed, directed, cooked,

cleaned, refereed, managed and finally partied until the early hours. A special thanks has to go to Tom

Cunningham for bringing it all together on the day.

We must express gratitude to managers stepping down for their positive contributions last season, namely

Nigel Garman, Willie O Connor, Mickey Gallagher and John Sullivan. We hope they stay involved in other

areas within the club. We welcome all the new managers and coaches on board for this season along with

our new Facilities Manager John Woods and Child Welfare Officer Anne Marie Flanagan.

Following our Summer AGM we created two new sub-committees to focus on vital aspects within our

club. The Girls Football Committee of John Woods, John Sullivan and Tom Cunningham will try to increase

the profile and development of our female players. The Fundraising Committee of Bill Doran, Michael

Walsh and John Sullivan will help channel much needed funds into the club for ongoing facilities

development.

Finally, with the new season already in progress, I wish our players the best of luck in all competitions.

Please respect your fellow players, managers and officials; represent your club with determination but

most of all, enjoy your football.

Aidan CollinsChairman, Craughwell United FC

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Players enjoying our Summer Camp held at the astro pitch and at Coleman Park in August.

CUFC Executive Committee for the 2015-2016 season

Chairman Aidan Collins 086 8072423Assistant Chairman Mickey Gallagher 087 9802655Secretary Anthony Gilligan 087 2467230Assistant Secretary vacantTreasurer Aubrey Mulveen 085 8713704Assistant Treasurer John Cheevers 087 6979978Public Relations Officer Tom Cunningham 083 4041284Facilities Officer John Woods 086 8565094Child Welfare Officer Anne Marie Flanagan 085 1174211

Sub-Committees

Fundraising Committee: Bill Doran 086 8059897 John Sullivan 087 7978934 Michael Walsh 085 8836286

Girl's Football Committee: John Woods 086 8565094 John Sullivan 087 7978934 Tom Cunningham 083 4041284

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Saturday 22 August 2015Celebration Day

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Craughwell Cup 5-a-side and Club Challenge Matches(photography courtesy of Ann Moran)

Saturday 22 August 2015Celebration Day

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A big crowd turned out for the much anticipated Legends v Managers match on our new pitch at Coleman Park.Played in balmy conditions, the Legends went two up with goals from Peter Cloonan and Audie Clarke but theManagers nicked one back before half time through Tommy Donoghue. In the second half, Donoghue levelled thematch after Mike Lyons was harshly penalised for what looked like a fair tackle inside the box. However, the Legendshad time to find a controversial winner through Bomber Maloney as keeper Aubrey Mulveen appeared to have beenimpeded when coming to catch the ball. Stand out performances for the legends from Audie Clarke, Mickey Gallagherand evergreen keeper Garvan McDaid who made some fantastic saves. For the Managers, Michael Walsh, CharlieDuggan and Dave McFadden gave as good as they got. Great fun and plenty of skill from both sides kept thesupporters happy.

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Craughwell Legends 3 v Craughwell Managers 2(photography courtesy of Ann Moran)

Saturday 22 August 2015Celebration Day

(photography courtesy of Ann Moran)

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The Craughwell Legends who defeated the Managers 3-2Back row - Kevin John Gilligan, Joe Greene, Frankie Stewart, Brendan Courtney, Peter Clarke,

Kevin Morrissey, Mike Lyons, Mike Gilligan, Kenneth Maloney, Peter Cloonan.Front row - Tony Rabbitte, Mike Rabbitte, Audie Clarke, Mike Connolly, Anthony Gilligan,

Brendan Callanan, Garvan McDaid, Mickey Gallagher, Jody Connolly, Damien Gilligan.

The Craughwell United and Colga FC U13 teams who played a challenge match in the Celebration Day programme

Free Legend poster

prints available from

Anthony Gilligan

(photography courtesy of Ann Moran)

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The Craughwell Managers team who went down fightingBack row - Mark Faherty, Aubrey Mulveen, Karl Zimmerer, Tommy Donoghue, Paul Tierney,

Dave McFadden, Vinny Callaghan, Declan Craven, Charlie Duggan, Anthony Phillips.Front row - Ger Fahy, Mike McCartin, John Sullivan, Vince Boyle, Murray McCartney,

Bill Doran, Michael Walsh, Sean Keaveney.

The Galway WFC Ladies pictured with our U17 boys and U16/18 girls before their pre-season friendly on Friday 21 August

Free Manager poster

prints available from

Tom Cunningham

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Craughwell U13 Boys v

Colga FC challenge

Saturday 22 August 2015Celebration Day

(photography courtesy of Ann Moran)

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Craughwell Juniors v

Kinvara United B challenge

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Saturday 22 August 2015Celebration Day

(photography courtesy of Ann Moran)

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Galway FA Underage Soccer - Important Local Competition rules

CR 36.1 - Games will be played at the 9-a-side formatin the U12 age group competition, the offside rule willapply.

CR 36.2 - A maximum of 16 players may be named onthe match card for the U12 age group games, allplayers named on the match card are entitled to beused as part of the roll on roll off substitution system.

CR 36.3 - A maximum of 18 players may be named onthe referees match card for any 11-a-side game, allplayers named on the match card are entitled to beused as part of the roll on roll off substitution system.

CR 36.4 - Girls can play on boys teams at all age groupsand can also play one year below the girls nominalage group, for example a girl, eligible to play U14 canplay on an U13 boys team.

CR 36.5 - All substitutions can only be made followingnotification to the match referee, it is the soleresponsibility of each teams management to ensurethat only the maximum number of players allowed areplaying for their team at any one time in any game.

U12 30 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (370 Gms)U13 30 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (370 Gms)U14 35 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (370 Gms)U15 35 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (450 Gms)U16 40 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (450 Gms)U17 45 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (450 Gms)U18 45 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (450 Gms)Junior 45 Minutes Per Half Size 5 Ball (450 Gms)

NB - The above balls are now mandatory for ConnachtCup fixtures but because many clubs already have anexisting stock of footballs these can continue to beused for the Galway FA 2015/16 season. During thistransition period where clubs have an opportunity toplay with the new weighted size 5 at local level theymust do so.

Until then, the following ball sizes remain for thisseason -Size 3 - Boys 9 and under. Girls U8 and under.Size 4 - Boys U13, U12, U11, U10. Girls U12, U10Size 5 - Boys U14 and over, Girls U14 and over.

referee Fees 2015/16 Season;Junior ...................................................................€50.00Under 18/17 ......................................................€50.00Under 16/15 ......................................................€35.00Under 14/13/12 ................................................€30.00

Assistant Fees;Junior/ U18 ........................................................€35.00 Under 17/16/15/14/13/12 ............................€30.00

Games called off by ref; Junior/18/17 ......................................................€35.00Under 16/15/14/13/12 ..................................€25.00

Games called by Admin/Club (under 2hrs to ko);Junior/18/17 ......................................................€35.00Under 16/15/14/13/12 ..................................€25.00

GFA Leagues – Substitutes;U11 to U16 inclusive; max five substitutes from seven numbered 12 - 18, the match card may be used.

U17,U18 & Junior; max three substitutes from seven numbered 12 - 18, the match card may be used.

Oranmore Leagues InformationOranmore Maree FC are pleased to announcethat we intend to run a non-competitivetournament for Boys U-7, U-8, U-9 and U-10 and this year we will run a new tournament for Girls U-8 and U-10 commencing in October/ November 2015.

Teams will consist of 7 players with unlimitedsubstitutes. We note that games will be run forU-7 and U-8 every second Sunday with gamesfor U-9 and U-10 on subsequent/other Sundays.All matches will be 10/12 minutes per half (25 min match) with a few minutes (2/3 min) at half time and 2/3 minutes at end to rotateteams.

Please note that all teams are to be evenlybalanced (NOT A or B teams) and all games are to be NON Competitive.

Again this year we wish to implement the FIFA- FAI "Silent Side Lines" Policy and wewant every Club to subscribe in full to thispolicy.

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CUFC Boys - Manager Information, Team Training & Match SchedulesSquad Manager Tel Training Time Location Match Day Location League

Day (normally) (Home matches) Start/ Finish

Junior Mark Faherty 085 2140348 Monday 6.30-7.30pm Coleman Pk Saturday 2pm Coleman Park 29 Aug/27 FebFriday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk

U18 Mike Dolan 086 6013888 Wednesday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk Sunday 1pm Coleman Park 4 Oct/27 MarFriday 8.30-9.30pm Astro

U17 Ger Fahy 086 0641684 Monday 8.00-9.00pm Astro Sunday 1pm Coleman Park 30 Aug/10 AprThursday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk

U15 Vince Boyle 087 1770025 Tuesday 8.00-9.00pm Coleman Pk Saturday 12.30pm Coleman Park 11 Sept/9 AprWednesday 7.30-8.30pm Astro

U14 Dave McFadden 087 2756386 Monday 7.00-8.00pm Astro Saturday 12.30pm Coleman Park 19 Sept/30 AprWednesday 6.30-7.30pm Coleman Pk

U13 Aubrey Mulveen 085 8713704 Wednesday 6.30-7.30pm Astro Saturday 10.30am Coleman Park 19 Sept/27 FebFriday 6.00-7.30pm Coleman Pk

U12 Mike McCartin 086 2201137 Monday 6.00-7.00pm Astro Saturday 10.30am Coleman Park 19 Sept/30 Apr Friday 6.00-7.30pm Coleman Pk

U11 Michael Walsh 085 8836286 Tuesday 7.00-8.00pm Coleman Pk TBC Coleman Pk/ Astro? Oct/TBCSaturday 1.00-2.30pm Coleman Pk

U10 Karl Zimmerer 086 8149348 Saturday 12.00-1.00pm Astro Sundays Oranmore League Oct/TBCU9 Alan Whelton 087 7663131 Saturday 11am-12pm Astro Sundays Oranmore League Oct/TBCU8 Declan Burke 087 2118830 Saturday 1.00-2.00pm Astro Sundays Oranmore League Oct/TBCU6/7 Sean Keaveney 087 9031873 Saturday 10.00-11am Astro Sundays Oranmore League October/TBC

CUFC Girls - Manager Information, Team Training & Match SchedulesSquad Manager Tel Training Time Location Match Day Location League

Day (normally) (Home matches) Start/ Finish

U18 Bill Doran 086 8059897 Monday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk Sunday 2pm Coleman Park 27 Sept/13 MarFriday 7.30-8.30pm Astro

U16 Declan Craven 087 2964224 Monday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk Sunday 2pm Coleman Park 27 Sept/13 MarFriday 7.30-8.30pm Astro

U14 John Woods 086 8565094 Monday 7.30-8.30pm Coleman Pk Sunday 12pm Coleman Park 20 Sept/27 MarSaturday 12pm-1pm Astro

U12 Vinny Callaghan 087 2207948 Friday 6.30-7.30pm Astro Sunday 12pm Coleman Park 11 Oct/ 3 AprU10 Declan Craven 087 2964224 Saturday 9.00-10.00am Astro Sundays Oranmore League Oct/TBCU8 Marcus Doherty 085 7419957 Saturday 9.00-10.00am Astro Sundays Oranmore League Oct/TBC

Team Training Schedule 2015/2016

Astro Pitch

Coleman Park

5.30 - 6.00

6.00 - 6.30

6.30 - 7.00

7.00 - 7.30

7.30 - 8.00

8.00 - 8.30

8.30 - 9.00

9.00 - 9.30

9.30 - 10.00

5.30 - 6.00

6.00 - 6.30

6.30 - 7.00

7.00 - 7.30

7.30 - 8.00

8.00 - 8.30

8.30 - 9.00

9.00 - 9.30

9.30 - 10.00

9.00 - 9.30

9.30 - 10.00

10.00 - 10.30

10.30 - 11.00

11.00 - 11.30

11.30 - 12.00

12.00 - 12.30

12.30 - 1.00

1.00 -2.30

9.00 - 9.30

9.30 - 10.00

10.00 - 10.30

10.30 - 11.00

11.00 - 11.30

11.30 - 12.00

12.00 - 12.30

12.30 - 1.00

1.00 -2.00

U12Boys

U14Boys

U17Boys

Juniors

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U13Boys

U15Boys

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U12Girls

U16/U18Girls

U18 B0YS

U8/U10Girls

U6/U7Boys

U9Boys

U10 Boys/U14 Girls

U8 Boys

SaturdayMorning

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayMorning

U14,U16/U18 Girls

U11 Boys

U15 Boys

U14Boys

U18Boys

U17Boys Juniors

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All above times subject to change during season

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