UL GAA High Performance Brochure

UL GAA HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME Giving players the structured support required to surpass their sporting and educational ambitions

Putting the player at the centre of everything

WHAT OUR PROGRAMME OFFERS ★★ Assists players to maximise their potential as sports people and students and to represent UL GAA, their clubs and counties at the highest level. ★★ Gives players the structured support required to achieve and surpass their sporting and educational ambitions. ★★ UL is Ireland’s premier location for High Performance Sports Facilities and Sports Science. This programme maximises the benefits of the resources available in UL and puts the player at the centre of everything we do. ★★ UL GAA Club has a fantastic coaching structure, which marries expertise from the Physical Education & Sports Science Department with the knowledge of some of gaelic games top coaches and former players.

WHAT

THE UL EDGE… University of Limerick graduates enjoy the highest rate of graduate employment of any university in Ireland.

The University of Limerick has a fantastic reputation nationally and internationally in terms of the academic and sporting achievements of its students and the quality and variety of courses that it offers.

BENEFITS TO RECIPIENTS ★★ Receive financial assistance in the form of a scholarship payment ★★ Receive training gear bearing sponsors logos ★★ Free access to the UL Arena Gym and Pool facilities ★★ Individually tailored programmes for Physical Fitness and Strength and Conditioning ★★ Monitoring, assessment and coordination with relevant parties in relation to workload. ★★ Mentoring and assistance in relation to academic and sporting performance

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HOW DO I APPLY? Application forms may be downloaded from: www.ul.ie www.ulgaaclub.com www.facebook.com/ulgaa Twitter: @ul_gaa For further information please contact: UL GAA Development Officer Deirdre Murphy Email deirdre.m.murphy@ul.ie Tel: 061 202837 Mobile: 086 7879909 Closing Date for entries is 5pm on July 1st 2015

Previously successful applicants can re-apply. All applicants are subject to the same threshold of meeting the high standards and targets set within the programme.

HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME APPLICATION FORM

BANK OF IRELAND UL GAA HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME APPLICATION FORM CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5pm on Wednesday 1s July 2015 NAME

Please affix passport-sized photo here with your name printed clearly on the back.

Address Home/College (Please Specify)

Home Telephone No Mobile No Email Address Date of Birth Place of Birth UL I.D Number College Course & Year

Please list the sports in which you compete, and the grade at which you played in the past year with your CLUB, COUNTY AND COLLEGE

Please list honours achieved at club, county and colleges (2nd & 3rd) level and any individual honours you may have received.

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Contact details for min 2 Club/Inter-County/Schools Coaches or Managers with whom you have worked that may be contacted for a reference:

Name:

Role:

Mobile:

Email:

Name:

Role:

Mobile:

Email:

Personal Statement: What are your goals with regard to your involvement with UL GAA Club and your sport outside at all other levels? What do you feel you need to do to help you achieve these goals? Please include your academic aims also.

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The completed application form and all supporting information should be sent to the address below. Please note applications by e-mail will not be accepted.

The GAA Office Room 10 UL Sports Arena University of Limerick

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS – 5pm July 1st July 2015 Please note applications received after the closing date will not be processed.

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