clubs youth sport

Youth Sport is a Sports Council initiative and has a broad aim of opportunity,
enjoyment and developing excellence through top quality coaching. Youth Sport
creates a link between sporting professionals, established sports clubs and children
in primary schools. Through the implementation of Youth Sport the pupils of
Edenderry P.S. have experienced a broad spectrum of, often inaccessible, sports
provided by a range of top quality coaches.

Sports introduced to Edenderry over the past three years include;
Football, Rugby, Gymnastics, Hockey, Netball, Athletics, Girls' soccer, Volleyball,
Tae Kwon Do, Golf, Traditional Dance, Aerobics and Salsa. With proposals for the
introduction of Cricket, Mountain biking and Yoga to follow soon!

Edenderry has had some of Northern Ireland's premier sporting figures coming into
our school on a semi-regular basis. These coaches include;

Ashley Blair - Rugby Ulster & Ireland B
Gary Hamilton - Football Blackburn Rovers & N. Ireland
Andy Smith - Football Preston N E & N.Ireland
Pat McQuibben - Football Man Utd. & N. Ireland
Heather Martin - Gymnastics N. Ireland & British team
Sandra Collens - Hockey Ulster
Paul McIlwaine - Volleyball N.Ireland capt. & coach
Alex Vieria Salsa - Brazilian salsa championship r/up
Danielle Lavery - Netball N.Ireland Capt.
Dale Lockens - Tae Kwon Do N.Ireland team
Paul Lavery - Golf Ulster & Munster Development offficer
Neil Sinclair - Boxing British & Commonwealth Champion
Bob McGaffin - Athletics Level three A.A.A coach

Few other schools in the province could boast such a line up of premier coaches,
with such a high level of representative honours amongst them.