SuperLeagues 2008
The
Super Leagues are sponsored by Carey Tool Hire.
Super Leagues for those born in 2002
Announcing the 2008 Superleagues for 6 year olds!
The Super Leagues for boys born in 2002 will begin on Saturday 13th September next. These will consist of a number of teams chosen from the boys in the coaching group led by Allan Russell playing a series of games over 3 weeks.
As we wish to ensure that the teams are selected from those boys who are interested in playing and will turn up, we are asking all those interested to complete the form ( click here for form ) and hand it to one of the coaches on Saturday 30th August or Saturday 6th September for inclusion in the teams.
These will be fun super leagues where everyone plays and each boy who participates will receive a special Blackrock 2008 Super League medal to start his Super League medal collection. (A medal is awarded each year to boys who participate in the Super Leagues in Blackrock).
Super Leagues for those born in 2000 and 2001
The Blackrock Super leagues for the 2000 and 2001 hurling panels commenced on June 7th at 10.30 at Church Road.
Upwards of 90 boys took part
Eight teams took part, the Bandits, Desperados, Amigos, Cafflers, Comrades, Rascals, Pirates and Vagabonds.
The Super leagues are sponsored by Carey Tool Hire, in honour of Joe Carey who was a great supporter of the Blackrock Street leagues for many decades.
The matches were spread over four weeks and every boy got a full game each morning. The finals were held at Church Road on Saturday 28th June .
Ray Cummins, who has played such a magnificent part in the story of Blackrock and Cork hurling, visited Church Road to view the finals of the Blackrock Super Leagues on Saturday 28th June and to present the medals to the young Rockies who took part.
Long recognised as one of the finest hurlers of all time and a man who has won every award in both hurling and football during the 1970s, Ray admitted that he was very impressed with the levels of skill demonstrated by the youngsters.
"The extraordinary skill levels of the youngsters is very impressive and it is a great credit to their coaches and mentors that have worked with them to develop their skill work and hurling talents", declared Ray.
"They are not afraid to go and win the ball and get their shot in" stated Ray, "its amazing they are so committed at such as a young age", he continued.
These Leagues have been played at Blackrock for many years having continued to carry on the wonderful traditions of the Blackrock Street Leagues of the 50s, 60s and 70s in the area, through which most of the Blackrock hurlers developed their hurling talents.
These Leagues are sponsored by Carey Tool Hire and director Ken Carey officiated at the presentation of medals following in the footsteps of Joe Carey who supported the underage sections of the Blackrock hurling club for many years and always attended the finals of the Leagues.
The primary section wish to thank the coaches, led by Jimmy Brohan, they include Conor Butler, David Madden, Tom Kilcommons, Martin O'Sullivan, Maurice Griffin, Oisin O'Mahony, Paul O'Callaghan, Eugene Heaney, Fergus O'Brien, Donal Murray, Sean Logue and Orla O'Shea. They did a great job is organising the whole event over the past month.
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Super Leagues for those born in 1998 and 1999
The Super Leagues this year will be run on Saturday the 3rd May, Saturday the 10th May, and Saturday the 17th May, 2008.
All registered Rockies born in 1998 and 1999 have been split into four Teams (as evenly as possible), and each of the Round-Robin Matches will be 15 minutes per half.
Training each morning will commence at 10.00 a.m. as normal, and the Matches should finish each Saturday by about 11.30 a.m.
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3rd May, 2008
Training as usual at 10.00 a.m.
10.45 a.m. Gundogs -v- Bulldogs and Rottweilers -v- Alsatians
10th May, 2008
10.20 a.m. Bulldogs -v- Alsatians and Rottweilers -v- Gundogs
11.00 a.m. Bulldogs -v- Rottweilers and Alsatians -v- Gundogs
17th May, 2008
Training as usual at 10.00 a.m.
10.45 a.m. First -v- Second and Third -v- Fourth -
The finals will be played over 20 minutes per side.