Report

The Irish American Football Association brought its Schools Flag Football Programme to St. Thomas Senior National School in Jobstown, Tallaght, Dublin 24, where six groups, totalling over 100 children, from 5th and 6th Classes (11-12 year-olds) participated in Football coaching for the day (Friday, 13th June 2014).

The Fundamentals topicswere passing, cathing and team work, with each session ending in a game of ‘Flag Ultimate’. Fun and Total Inclusion were the emphases on the the day, and all participants were presented with a certificate of participation.

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2014) Fun Football Fundamentals in Jobstown June 16, 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/fun-football-fundamentals-in-jobstown/ [Accessed 18 July 2019]

Images

[2] Irish American Football Association (2014) Fun Football Fundamentals in Jobstown June 16, 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Jobstown1.jpg [Accessed 18 July 2019]

[3] American Football International (2014) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IAFA-620×400.jpg [Accessed 4 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Gabriel McCloyne (Jobstown NS) and Tom Gallagher (Dublin Bay Raptors)

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