Development Squad Results & Fixtures
4th April
Celtic Challenge Round 1
Westmeath 2-17 Roscommon 2-14
11th April
Celtic Challenge Round 2
Westmeath vs Down
Archerstown, 12:00
U15 Hurling Hibernia Cup Group 1
Westmeath vs Limerick
Westmeath Venue, 12:00
U16 Hurling Development Squad
Celtic Challenge Round 1: Westmeath 2-17 Roscommon 2-14
Westmeath U16 hurlers opened their Celtic Challenge campaign last Saturday in Dr. Hyde Park with a win over the Roscommon minor hurlers. Playing with the aid of the breeze in the first half, the Lake County took full advantage of the elements to lead by 2-11 to 0-5 at half time. Despite being reduced to 14 men for the second half, Westmeath managed the third quarter quite well to maintain a 9-point lead but a pair of Roscommon goals put the game in the melting pot down the home straight. The away side showed great maturity to ride out the storm though and a late pointed free sealed a 2-17 to 2-14 win.
Team: Kyle Carty, Sean Hand, Tom Leech, Jack Moran, Ciaran McGrath, Adam Kiernan, Calvin Collins, Billy Whelan, Ciaran Casserly, Ruairi Heffernan, Daniel Masterson, Jamie McGuinness, James Kenna, Jamie Leech, Daniel Crosbie, Evan Dunbar, Tommy Murray, Ciaran Mulvany, Jack Favier, Joseph Mulvey, Matthew O’Brien, Patrick Gill, Luke Gray, Adam Carey O’Callaghan
Next up is a round 2 clash at home to Down this Saturday (11th April). The game will take place in Brownstown hurling club in Archerstown, throwing in at 12:00.
Development Squads
An U19 football selection took on Laois in a challenge game last Friday in Laois Centre of Excellence. 20 players saw action across the hour’s game, complimenting the training sessions the group have held.
The U15 hurlers have their competitive outing of the year this Saturday, facing a Limerick selection in the first round of the Hibernia Cup at a Westmeath venue at 12:00; please check the county social media pages for confirmation on the venue. The U16 footballers will face Longford in a challenge game this Saturday in Maryland GAA at 11:00. Both U14 squads and the U15 footballers will have a training session.
Primary Teacher Gaelic Games Education Course
Athlone Education Centre, in conjunction with Westmeath GAA, is running a Summer Course for Primary School teachers entitled “Leading Gaelic Games in Primary Schools”. The course will take a blended learning approach, with two days in person in St. Joseph’s SS Rochfortbridge and three days online. The course will focus on developing physical literacy and movement skills, developing coaching programmes and integrating Gaelic Games into a PE Curriculum.
Full details on the course and the sign up link can be accessed through the following link-
By westmeathpro
Tue 7th Apr
