Our Club Committee members are out and about again on the roads going from house to house asking our great supporters new and old to join the Club Limerick Draw for 2017.

The Incredible Club Limerick Draw 2017 has an impressive €337,000 prize fund:
30 CASH PRIZES PER MONTH
Star Car Prize in December
and Guaranteed Monthly Lotto Jack pot of €10,000

There are 10 draws in the year, cost to enter €10 per Draw, €100 per year. Payment by standing order is an option.
Please support us when we call to your house, or contact any member of the committee or team coaches.

The Club Limerick Draw provides a valuable source of finance to all clubs. At least €50 of every membership goes directly to our Club, the balance supports Limerick Schools, Bord Na nÓg, Green & White Magazine & underage teams.

Crecora Manister GAA Club had another lucky streak all through 2016 with 7 of our members winning prizes.
The total amount won by supporters of Crecora Manister GAA in the Club Limerick Draw for 2016 was an amazing €22,750.
This was on the back of a very successful 2015 where our members won a total of €15,000.

See here the list of our lucky winners for 2016:
December 2016 – James Blackwell €250
October 2016 – Mark Lopez €500
June 2016 – Sean Nestor €250
June 2016 – Fr. Damian Ryan €250
May 2016 – Mary Stenson – €500
April 2016 – Tim Darcy – €1,000
March 2016 – Frank Costello – Star Car Prize worth €20,000 in cash

For safety all players must wear the following gear when training or playing matches:
Hurling: boots, helmet with face guard, shin guards are a good idea for the younger players
Football: boots and gum shield
Players will not be allowed to play without helmets or gum shields.

Club Gear
Crecora Manister Club Gear can be purchased from our local supplier Carmel Burke of All Seasons Sport.
Carmel can be contacted on 061 355 368 or 087 387 2928
Check out her website here: www.allseasonssport.ie

Price List
Socks €6
Shorts €12
Jersey up to 12 years – €23
Jersey 12 years or older – €28 –
Jersey price includes crest, number & name

Helmets
Crecora Manister GAA have ordered helmets in the club colours. These helmets will arrive in the coming weeks and will be available to purchase for €50 which is great value.
Contact Paul Foster on 0868500303 if you wish to book one of the helmets.

CORRECT HURLEY SIZE: read this before buying your young player a hurley
It is important that players have the correct hurley size. A hurley that is too long puts a player at a disadvantage, especially for the younger players who do not yet have strength in their arms. The extra length means extra weight and this slows up the swing and general reaction, it can also lead to the incorrect grip.

Years ago the hurley length was deemed to be when the hurley reached the top of the hip bone when put standing up beside the player’s leg. Nowadays a hurley of this length will hinder young players from developing their skills and their speed.

The new thinking is that with the hurley held firmly  at the top of the handle in the dominant hand and arm and hurley are allowed to hang down in a relaxed position at the side of the body, the heel/toe of the hurley should be brushing the grass beside the dominant foot.

In fact one should be able to freely swing the relaxed dominant arm and hurley, forward and backward, in a pendulum motion without the hurley hitting the ground. In other words the hurley is an extension of the dominant arm to the foot on the dominant side of the body.

Also a player should be easily able to manipulate and swing the hurley with the dominant arm only. This point is especially important for young players, if the player cannot manipulate the hurley like a sword in the dominant arm only, then the hurley is too long/heavy for them.

Players from our Under 12, 14, 16, Minor and Junior teams are all back training. They are making use of pitches with artificial surfaces as all natural pitches are feeling the strain with all the rain that has fallen over the past weeks.

Our Under 6, Under 8 and Under 10 players will start back in Crecora pitch from Monday 27th March at 6.30pm to 7.30pm and every Monday after that at the same time.

Coaches from each age group will be in contact with parents regarding training ties.

For new Under 6 players interested in coming along you can contact us here through this website and if you provide your mobile number it will be passed on the coaches for your age group and they will be in contact with you re training times.