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Watergrasshill National School enjoy the drills laid out by Jason Brown as part of Watergrasshill United’s Sport For AA School Development Programme.

Our Sport for All - School Development Program kicked off last week at the Watergrasshill National School. Each Wednesday coaches of the Watergrasshill United Soccer Club will assist Jason Brown from Coerver Coaching to deliver some fun and games to the boys and girls of Watergrasshill National School in a non-competitive environment to encourage everyone to stay active and healthy.

Watergrasshill United in conjunction with Coerver Coaching originally launched this pilot scheme in November 2010, which was unique to Munster, within Watergrasshill National School and have successfully ran the programme for 2 years.

This semester we will run this scheme voluntary and free of charge weekly, presently each Wednesday, within the school between the hours 1pm-3pm initially for 3rd and 4th year classes.

Coaching sessions are completed by Jason Brown from Coerver Coaching Ireland (skills coach at Watergrasshill United) with assistance of Watergrasshill United coaches, which ensures some familiarity and commitment with the children involved, some of whom are members of the club.

This scheme is designed to deliver semesters of fun, skills and games for boys and girls of all levels of ability, in a non-competitive environment and to encourage everyone to stay active and healthy. We hope that by focusing on participants needs and performances will encourage all to achieve and demonstrate enjoyment, equality and fair play in sport.

OBJECTIVES

Engage children in sport through a positive and fun experience; Help kids develop a love of sport that inspires them to join a local sporting club; Create simple but powerful connections between soccer and vital life skills; Construct a solid foundation for healthy lifestyle habits.

Since the inception of our Sport For All – School Development Programme there is a considerable increase in interest in our club with new members from all ages joining that have not been part of any sporting organisation. There is no doubt that this has arisen as a result of the 'positive and fun' attitude of our coaches.

We have seen at our weekly training sessions that sport brings out the confidence in younger children. Sport will help children achieve physical fitness goals and reap the benefits of an active lifestyle. It also helps you build characteristics and abilities that carry over into other aspects of your life. Whether you play team or individual sports, lessons learned on the field and court can serve you well for years to come.

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