GAAFutureLeadersTY

Programme

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CourseStructure:

-  Theprogrammeconsistsof7Modules.

-  OncetheOverviewModuleiscompleted,theothermodules

arereleased.-  Themodulesvaryinlength,ingeneraltheyare6–10hours

long.-  Eachmoduleisstandaloneandindividuallycertifiable.

Aschoolcanchoosetodeliveroneormoremodules.

Completing5modules(OverviewModule+4others)

AND

OrganisingGAASuperGames/GoGames/Fun&Runorany

eventlinkedtoanymodule. =>

GAAFutureLeadersAward

GAAFutureLeadersModules- FutureLeadersEventManagement&SportsAdministrationModule- FutureLeadersFMS&CoachingofHurling/FootballModule- FutureLeadersRefereeingModule- FutureLeadersSportsJournalismModule- FutureLeadersPerformanceAnalysisModule- FutureLeadersNutritionModule- FutureLeadersWellbeingModule

- Pupilswillreceiveane-Certificateforeachcompletedmodule.

Eachmoduleistranslated

toIrish,soaschoolcan

choosetocompleteitin

eitherIrishorEnglish.

OverviewModule&Updates

UpdatestoProgramme1)Onetaskpermodule.

2)Tasksareuploadeddirectlytoschoolspageinthe“SchoolZone”.

3)SchoolsmustdoOverviewModulefirst.

4)TogettheoverallFutureLeadersAwardstudentsmust;

•  CompleteOverviewModule+4othermodules.

•  OrganiseatleastoneFLEvent

•  Document“MyFutureLeadersJourney”intheirePortfoliothroughouttheyear.

OverviewModuleUpdates

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Activity Task LeadershipActivity

OverviewModuleActivity:

-CreateapageinyourePortfoliocalled“MyFutureLeadersJourney”.

-  Addyourfirstentry/reflectionabouttheprogrammetoyourpage.

-  Studentscanaddtext,audio,photosandvideototheirpages.

-  InordertoreceivetheoverallFutureLeadersaward,studentsdocumenttheir

learningandexperienceswiththevariouspartsoftheprogramme,bothmodules

andevents,andshareitwiththeirteacherforfeedback.Theythensubmititatthe

endoftheyeartotheirschoolpage.

OverviewModuleTask:

Submitaworddocumenttoyourschoolpagewithashort

paragraphdiscussingthemodulesyouwillcoverthisyearand

theeventsyouwouldliketoorganise.

Theuploadingofthistaskwillreleasetherestofthemodules.

EventManagement&SportsAdministration

Updates

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-  EventManagement&SportsAdministrationModuleshavebeenmerged.

-  Muchmorefocusonusingwhatthestudentsarelearningandgettingthem

active.

-  Moreeventsarerecognisedas“GAAFutureLeadersEvents”.

-  Givesthestudentsideastopracticallyapplytheirlearning

-  Criticalmoduleifstudentsaretosuccessfullyruneventsintheirschool

PracticalApplicationofProgramme

-  Aschoolcanchoosetodeliveroneormoremodules.

-  4modules+GAASuperGamesCentre/GoGames/Fun&Runoranyeventlinkedtoanymodule+MyFutureLeadersJourney

=>GAAFutureLeadersAward

Forreallearningtotakeplace,itisimportantforyoutoputyour

newlyacquiredskillsandknowledgefromeachofthemodulesinto

practice.

Wewouldencourageyoutoallowyourstudentsorganiseasmany

eventsaspossiblethroughouttheyear.

On-FieldEvents

-SuperGamesCentres/BlitzesareranbyTYsfor1st&2ndyears

-GoGamesBlitzesandFun&RunareranbyTYsforprimary

schoolpupils.

Off-FieldEvents/HealthyClubs

YouwillnowseealistofGAAHealthyClubsevents,studentscanrunany

ofthesetypesofeventsinyourschooltoearntheirFutureLeadersAward.

Studentscanorganise“HealthyEatingInitiatives”intheschool

withhelpfromtheNutritionModuleandthe“Recipesfor

Success”book.

StudentscanrunanyeventlinkedtotheGAAHealthyClubs

InitiativetoqualifyfortheGAAFutureLeadersAward.

Studentscanrunanyeventlinkedtoanyofthemodules

On–FieldEvents Off–FieldEventsEvent Module Event ModuleSuperGamesEvent Coaching/Refereeing/

P.A./EventManagement5kmrun/Walk/ColourRunsetc.

Wellbeing/EventManagement

GoGamesBlitz Coaching/Refereeing/P.A./EventManagement

Healthyeatinginitiatives Wellbeing/EventManagement

Fun&Run Coaching/Refereeing/P.A./EventManagement

Organisingguestspeakers/workshopsforvarioustopicsrelatingtoprogramme

Wellbeing/EventManagement

HandballEvent Coaching/Refereeing/P.A./EventManagement

FunDays Wellbeing/EventManagement

RoundersBlitz Coaching/Refereeing/P.A./EventManagement

Wellbeinginitiatives Wellbeing/EventManagement

7–a–sidesetc. Coaching/Refereeing/P.A./EventManagement

Other Anyeventlinkedtoanymodule

Wallballevent Coaching/Refereeing/P.A./EventManagement

OtherGAAevent Coaching/Refereeing/P.A./EventManagement

Wewouldlovetohearaboutthevariouseventsbeingorganisedinyour

school.Sendphotosanddetailstousonsocialmediaandwewillshareit

foralltosee.

Allowstudentsasmany

opportunitiesas

possibletoputtheir

learningintopractice

FutureLeadersCommittee

-  It’simportanttoformacommitteeorcommitteesto

assigneveryonerolesandresponsibilitieswhen

organisingevents.

-  It’salsoimportanttoholdpre-eventplanningmeetings

andposteventevaluationmeetingssostudentslearn

fromtheprocess.

KeyITchangesandupdates

-  SchoolZone:EverythinghappensinSchoolZone.Alllessons&resourcesarehere.Teachersaccessstudentsworkhere.

-  TeacherZone:Forum,ModuleUpdates,Webinars,TeacherResources,Newsletter

-  Uploadingoftasks–straightuploadtothestudentsprofileontheirschoolpage.

-  UseofMahara–Studentscreateonepagecalled;MyFuture

LeadersJourney

MyFutureLeadersJourney

StudentsdocumenttheirlearningthroughouttheyearbycreatingapageintheirePortfoliocalled;“MyFutureLeadersJourney”.Theycanuploadthefollowing;

-  Pictures

-  Videos(ofwhattheyaredoing&ofthemselvesspeakingabouttheirexperiences)

-  Voicerecordings

-  Notetaking

-  ExtendingLearning(aftercompletingatopic,theymayfindaninterestingarticleorvideoonlinethatrelatestothetopicandaddthistotheirpage.

- Theysharethepagewiththeirteacherwhogivesthemfeedbackthroughouttheyear.

-  Itisimportantthatteachersgivefeedbackto

thestudentsinthecommentsectionofthe

page.

Webinars

-  Therewillbelivewebinarsthroughouttheyearonthemodulesand

theITaspectoftheprogramme.

-  ThelinktothesewebinarswillbeavailableintheTeacherZoneinthewebinarfolderandwillbeemailedtoteachersenrolledonthe

TeacherZone.

-  TheywillalsobeavailabletowatchthroughouttheyearbyclickingonthelinkintheTeacherZone.

-  WebinarDates:

•  Tuesday27thAugust:ProgrammeOverviewWebinar

•  Wednesday11thSeptember:IT&ePortfolioWebinar

•  Tuesday17thSeptember:EventManagement&SportsAdministrationWebinar

•  Tuesday24thSeptember:Wellbeing&NutritionWebinar

•  Monday21stOctober:SportsJournalism&PerformanceAnalysisWebinar

•  Tuesday5thNovember:Refereeing&CoachingWebinar

FutureLeadersNewsletter

WewillcirculateanonlineFutureLeadersNewsletteranumberoftimesduringtheschoolyear.

Inthenewslettertherewillbe;

-  Videos

-  Links–toWebinars&programmerelatedpages.

-  SchoolCorner–Reports,videosandphotosofwhat’shappening&where.Ifyouwantyour

schoolincludedherelinkinwithusthroughoursocialmediapages.

-  Updatestomodules

-  Upcomingevents–Therewillbeopportunitiesthroughoutthetolinkyourschoolinwith

countyandprovincialGAAstafftohelpintherunningofevents.Also,ifyouhaveanevent

comingup,letusknowaboutit.

-  Competitions

Competitions

CompetitionWinnersattheLeinsterFootballFinal2018inCrokePark

Competitions:

-  Almosteverytaskislinkedtoacompetition.

-  Toenteracompetition,theteacherchooses

thebesttasksubmittedandforwardsthat

tasktousbyemail.

-  Eachschoolisentitledtooneentrytoeach

competition.TheemailaddressandallotherinformationwillbeintheteachersFutureLeadersnewsletter.

2019/20Prizes:LeinsterHurlingFinalExperience2020SportsJournalism&BroadcastingShadow;•  ajournalistinthepressbox.•  aSportsfilephotographerpitchside.•  RTE/Skytvcommentaryteam.RefereeingModule•  ShadowtheReferee&Officialsfortheday.EventManagement•  ShadowtheStadiumOperationsteamfor

theday.

PerformanceAnalysis:ShadowInter-CountyandRTÉPerformanceAnalysts.Coaching:ShadowInter-countycoachesatcountytrainingsessions.Nutrition:Shadowinter-countynutritionistsatcountytrainingsessions.