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Welcome to the Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys website. Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys are based in Tallaght in South Dublin and have teams from under 7's to under 18's playing in the Dublin District Schoolboys League.
Contacts Code of Conduct Where We Play Academy Latest News ItemsSchoolboy website contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (For website queries/stories only) To view Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys photo gallery Click Here Recent Galleries: U12Premier U12B U13 U14 U15 U16 U17 U18 Hoops Narrowly Defeated By Man UnitedShamrock Rover's U17 side were narrowly defeated 3-2 by Manchester United in the Milk Cup semi final in Coleraine. Both the hoops goals were scored by Theo Smyth. Well done to Martin's side who had a fine tournament and did Shamrock Rovers proud. Hoops Face Man United in Milk Cup Semi FinalAfter a fantastic 3-1 victory over Co. Antrim on Wednesday evening Martin Heffernan's U17's will now face Manchester United at 5pm this evening(Thursday 29th July). A Jason Murphy hat-rick sealed the hoops spot in the semi-fnal and everyone at the club would like to wish Martin's side the best of luck for this evenings game. Milk Cup UpdateWell done to Martin Heffernan's u17 side who this evening(27th July) had a fantastic 3-1 victory over Co. Londonderry in the prestigious Milk Cup in The Rugby Avenue Stadium,Coleraine. Goals for the Hoops came from a Paul Connolly brace and a single strike from Jason Murphy. Martin's side now await news on who they will face in the draw for the next round. WelcomesShamrock Rovers FC would like to welcome Ian Cummins, Paul Nugent, Ritchie Purdy who all have professional playing experience and are fantastic additions to the club’s coaching staff, Ritchie in particular is well-known having played for the Hoops under Mick Byrne. In addition we would like to welcome Ger Desmond from Cherry Orchard AFC and Alan Delamere from Home Farm FC who will be managing our under 12s and under 13s respectively. Good LuckThe schoolboy section would like to wish Michael O’Neill and his players the very best of luck in the Europa Cup in Israel. A positive result would see Italian giants Juventus visiting the Tallaght Stadium. TrialsShamrock Rovers FC would like to thank all players that attended our recent trials and for those that could not make them please check out our managers contact list below. Also, we would like to thank all our coaches and volunteer staff who put in hours of work to ensure its smooth operation. Coaches DevelopmentCurrently we have one UEFA A and four UEFA B coaches in the youth department of the club. Looking ahead to this season our standard will increase to three UEFA A and six UEFA B coaches with all our coaches having undertaken the youth certificate course as a minimum. Future ProjectsJunior Academy In addition to Shamrock Rovers Academy which catered for over 250 of our own players. Shamrock Rovers FC will be launching a new Junior Academy for ages 5-10. This will commence in late August with details to follow…. Skills Development We are appointing a skills development coach with the responsibilities of overseeing pure skills and technique development. Fitness & Flexibility Programme With the lack of PE now prevalent in Irish schools programme there is a void in the physical education of all young people. We are introducing a programme that involves greater and improved balance, flexibility, speed, agility and core stability. This physical programme will naturally compliment the technical development of our players. Pre-Season Training CommencesAll our teams have started pre-season training and are looking forward to a successful season. Should any player wish to participate in pre-season training please contact below for the relevant age groups: Age Group Contact No. Under 7 087 6966094 (Sean) Under 8 086 6021881 (Alan) Under 9 087 1251293 (Ritchie) Under 10 086 0727806 (Paul) Under 11 087 2242117 (Keith) Under 12 087 7920653 (Ger) Under 13 087 0515899 (Alan) Under 14 087 2676771 (Ian) Under 15 087 2449785 (Mick) Under 16 085 1473088 (Shane) Under 17 086 2655424 (Martin) Under 18 087 2047057 (Justin) Successful Season For SchoolboysThe 2009/2010 season proved to be a successful one in the schoolboy ranks for Shamrock Rovers with several teams picking up honours in both the 7-a-side and 11-a-side sections. In the 7-a-side section Alan Kelly's U7A1 side remarkably won all their matches after the christmas period which will give them great confidence for U8A football next season. John Shortt's side clinched the U8D1 title with a game to spare at the end of April on the same day that Stephen Sheldon's U9A1 side sealed promotion to U10A next season. Keith Kearn's U10A1 side finished runners up losing only one game all season, Keith's side eventually sealed promotion with a penalty shootout victory over WFTA in a runners up play-off. Niall Nolan's U10C side clinched the league title to add to the success of the 7-a-side section. On the 11-a-side front Alan Gaffney's side won the U12B league title aswell as the Welsh Challenge Cup. Mick Fitzsimons U14 side beat Belvederre on penalties in the Harmon Cup final in the Aul Complex. Shane Connolly's U15A1 side clinched promtion to U16A next year. The biggest honour in the 11-a-side section went to Martin Heffernan's U16 side who had a fantastic season winning the major league and losing one game all season. Bobby O'Connor's U17Major1 side sealed promotion to 18Super on the final day of the season with an away victory over Stella Maris. Well done to everyone involved in the schoolboy section this season. 2010 Goalkeeper Coaching SessionsVenue: Carolan Park, Kiltipper Any Queries contact Dave Foran: 0861677137 U7s to U11s 5:00pm U12s to U18s 7:00pm All on the below days February: Monday 1st Feb, Tuesday 9th Feb, Tuesday 16th Feb, Tuesday 23rd Feb March: Wednesday 3rd March, Monday 8th March, Thursday 18th March, Tuesday 23rd ,Tuesday 30th March April: Wednesday 7th April, Monday 12th April, Tuesday 20th April, Tuesday 27th April May: Tuesday 4th May, Wednesday 12th May, Monday 17th May, Tuesday 25th May June: Tuesday 1st June, Tuesday 8th June, Wednesday 16th June, Monday 21st June, Tuesday 29th June Milk Cup Team On Look Out For Summer FriendliesMartin Heffernan's Milk Cup side are on the look out for summer friendlies between the end of June and mid July. Martin is looking to play teams of a U17 Premier standard that may be touring Ireland from abroad. If interested contact the email address above for details. 2010 Milk Cup DrawThe draw for the 2010 Milk Cup was made today (11th May) and Shamrock Rovers have been drawn against Mechelen of Belgium and Co. Derry in their first two games. The competition is scheduled to take place in Coleraine in the last week of July. U16s Crowned Major Champions
Yesterday (Sunday 9th May) our Under 16s played out their final match of the season finishing the season as Champions and promoted to 17 Premier for next season 2010/11. Congratulations to our Under 16 squad and the coaching staff Martin Heffernan, Joe Howell and Shane Howell. In an interview with team manager Martin Heffernan we asked him for his thoughts on the season. "It has been an excellent season for us and a great pleasure to have worked with such a fantastic group of players. It was a new squad with just 5 players left from the previous season so we knew it was going to take some time before they would gel into what we hoped would be a championship winning team and the lads worked very hard all season. As coaches we could see the talent, it was just about having enough time to get them playing the exciting brand of football that Shamrock Rovers teams are renowed for. We had 22 league games and lost just once in the league with an unbeaten home record dropping just 7pts out of a possible 66pts for the season with 5 of those points dropped by the end of October so in fairness to the lads they have played some fantastic football and have gone unbeaten for the last 7 months. We feel that we have some very promising talent in the squad and hope to see some of them progressing through the ranks to our senior squad." Whats next up for this squad? "The lads are now on a well earned 3 week break then its back to the hard work of pre-season at the begining of June when every other team will be on break we will be back preparing for the famous International 2010 Milk Cup Tournament taking place in Coleraine during the last week of July and of course we will be targeting winning 17 premier next season." U14s Crowned Harmon Cup Champions |