Zara Casey will represent Tipperary at leadership and life skills programme

Zara Casey from Ardfinnan is Tipperary's representative in the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s third BUA leadership and life skills programme, which began this week, with a total of 30 young females selected to take part.  

21 counties in Ireland are represented across the four provinces, while there are two participants from Scotland.   

BUA - Believe Unlock Potential Achieve is a self-development initiative aimed at developing the leadership skills of young people within the Ladies Gaelic Association, which, in turn, will benefit their local communities.  

Aimed at females aged 16-19 years of age, BUA will be conducted through expert-led workshops and self-reflection, before participants put their enhanced leadership skills into practice through a club action project. 

Selected participants will receive support as they cover topics essential for young people, including resilience, dealing with change, building trust and respect, conflict resolution, problem solving and project planning and delegation. 

In addition, LGFA-specific topics including introductions to coaching, officiating and administration will be covered.

Dublin ladies football legend Lyndsey Davey will once again act as an ambassador for the BUA programme.  

The five-time TG4 All-Ireland senior medallist said: "I’m delighted once again to be associated with the programme.  

“I’ve seen at first hand how this programme can impact so positively on participants and I’ve remarked that it would have been great to have a programme like this when I was a teenager.  

“I can’t wait to see how our newly-announced participants fare in the programme and they’re sure to gain and develop  invaluable life skills that will help them on the field of play in their sporting lives, but also off the field of play as they progress into adult life".