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Fethard represented Tipperary ladies football at Gaelic4Teens Festival

Both days were packed with fun, football and music

Fethard represented Tipperary ladies football at Gaelic4Teens Festival

Players took part in a series of small-sided games

Reporter:

Sports Reporter

23 May 2025 7:00 AM

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sport@tipperarylive.ie

The 2025 ZuCar Gaelic4Teens Festival Days, held at Trim GAA and University of Limerick, were bathed in sunshine. 
A total of 11 clubs attended over the course of two days. 
 
Clubs from Meath, Louth and Down were present in Trim, before clubs representing Kerry, Waterford, Mayo, Tipperary, Galway and Limerick made the trip to UL.
Fethard were the Tipperary representatives.
 
Both days were packed with fun, football and music, as players and mentors mingled with ZuCar Gaelic4Teens ambassadors and LGFA coaches, who passed on some key tips.
  
Club members and players shared their experiences from a hugely-successful 2025 ZuCar Gaelic4Teens programme, which will conclude with club visits from a ZuCar Gaelic4Teens ambassador or a county player to conduct a coaching session, and witness theory in action.
 
At the Festival Days, players took part in a series of small-sided games, which enabled them to showcase their developing skills, while also absorbing messages from the ambassadors on topics including skill development, nutrition/hydration, team building and athletic development. 
Following a hugely successful pilot in 2017, Gaelic4Teens has grown considerably and aims to help clubs to retain their current playing bases in the 13-17 age bracket, which has been identified as a group with a high dropout rate.
 
The ZuCar Gaelic4Teens programme worked closely with coaches, influencing the content of their coaching sessions as well as establishing the best ways for coaches to engage and interact with their players.
In addition, the programme examined the coaching environments required to ensure that the long-term development of players is being facilitated in the clubs.
As well as tailoring training sessions, there was a focus on education, with some of the ZuCar Gaelic4Teens ambassadors providing expertise and advice to participants for the duration of the programme, alongside some fellow inter-county stars.
 

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