There are no formal competitions
for these age groups at County level. In the last number of years
Ballycomoyle have come together with a number of other clubs in the North
Westmeath area to organise tournaments for both the Under 8s and Under 10s.
There will also be a number of friendly challenge games organised over the
summer for each age group. Details from last years tournaments can be
seen below and you can see the photos by following the links
North
Westmeath Under 10s Tournament 2006
(Click
here to see the photos)
This years competition was an
even bigger success than previous years with a total of eight teams taking part.
The teams were divided into two sets of four. Each team played the other three
teams in their group twice on a league basis to determine their position going
into the finals and finished in their respective groups as follows:
| Group 1 |
Group 2 |
| Multyfarnham |
Delvin |
| Ballycomoyle |
Rochfordbridge |
| Bunbrosna |
St.Pauls |
| Castletown Finea |
Kilucan |
The Finals took
place on The August bank holiday Monday (Aug 7th 2006) in Multyfarnham with the
first place team in group 1 playing their counterparts in group 2 etc.
giving four finals of riveting football.
Ballycomoyle having finished second in their group played Rochfordbridge
in the B final. Ballycomoyle fielded a panel of 27 players which is an
indication of the strength of the club at underage level. To the credit of
the management team of Gerry Farrelly, Liam Leahy and Frank Gilsenan they
managed to play every one on the panel at some stage during the game and
indeed every player gave their very best when called upon. In the end we
finished second best to Rochfordbridge on the day but when these 27
players look back on their footballing careers this small detail will be
forgotten. They will prefer to remember that they lined out with their
club in a County Final in front of their parents and friends.
|
|
Ballycomoyle games on the way
to the finals |
| Ballycomoyle V Castletown Finea |
Defeat |
| Ballycomoyle V Multyfarnham |
Defeat |
| Ballycomoyle V Bunbrosna |
Win |
| Ballycomoyle V Castletown Finea |
Win |
| Ballycomoyle V Multyfarnham |
Draw |
| Ballycomoyle V Bunbrosna |
Draw |
Nth. Westmeath
Under 8s Blitz 2006
The Nth. Westmeath Under 8s Blitz was played in Multyfarnham
pitch on Sat
May 13th 2006
Clubs taking part were Ballycomoyle, Castletown Finea, St
Paul's, Multyfarnham.
Click here to see photos from the day
As there is no
official competition for under 8s or 10s, a number of clubs in the north of the
county have come together in recent years and organised a North Westmeath Under
10s Tournament. This competition has not only proved to be a huge success in
it's own right, but it has also paid dividends in preparing our young players
for more formal competition at a later stage.
This year as a progression of this competition there
was a similar tournament for players under 8 years old ran off in a Blitz
on Sat May 13th in Multyfarnham. Click here
to see photos from the day