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To view Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys photo gallery Click Here All Photos in this gallery are courtesy of Robert Goggins

Recent Galleries: 7-A-Side POTY Awards 11-A-Side POTY Awards  Milk Cup'10 P1   Milk Cup'10 P2  U18Super

SRFC New Junior Academy 2010/2011

Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys are delighted to announce the commencement of their new Junior Academy which will cater for children aged 4-7 years old. Following on from the success of last years Academy which was ran for players aged 7-16 years old in St Marks School Springfield, the new Junior Academy will take place each week in The Pnt Club, Kiltipper Road.

Registrations for the new Junior Academy take place at 11am on Saturday 11th September at Tallaght Stadium. A special price of €150 covers all 40 weeks(€3.75 per week).

Dudley In Ireland Squad

Congratulations and good luck to Rovers' U18 player Kevin Dudley who has been selected to play for the Irish International deaf team in a European qualifier against Slovakia this Saturday(11th September). Cheers Kevin and well done again from all at the club.

Schoolboys Fixtures Weekending 12th September

For full list of schoolboys fixtures this weekend please click here

7-A-Side Results Weekending 5th September

U7A Shamrock Rovers 0-4 St Josephs Boys

U8A St Francis 2-1 Shamrock Rovers

U9A Shamrock Rovers v St Josephs Boys

U9B1 St Francis 1-0 Shamrock Rovers

U9D Harolds Cross Boys 1-6 Shamrock Rovers

11-A-Side Results Weekending 5th September

U11Major Shamrock Rovers 3-0 WFTA

U11A1 St Malachys 4-0 Shamrock Rovers

U12Major Shamrock Rovers v Dunboyne

U12 Naas 4-0 Shamrock Rovers

U13Major Lucan Utd 1-1 Shamrock Rovers

U14A Peamount Utd 0-7 Shamrock Rovers

U15A Bohemians 0-4 Shamrock Rovers

U17Premier Drogheda Utd 2-0 Shamrock Rovers

U18Super Shamrock Rovers 1-2 Confey

Keith Kearn's U11major side got off to winning start with a 3-0 home win against WFTA on Whitestown Way on Saturday afternoon. Goals on the day were scored by Ryan McGuinness, Jordan Hanway and Luke Sheridan.

Ian Brady's U14A side kicked off their league campaign with an emphatic 7-0 away victory over Peamount Utd on Saturday. An Aaron Glover hat-rick along with single strikes from Anto Murray, Jay Byrne, Eoin McGinty and Ryan Durnin sealed the victory for the young hoops. Notable performances on the day from centre half pairing Jack McMillan and Darren Kelly who were solid at the back.

SRFC Managers Face Off Against Parents in Fundraiser Game

On Sunday afternoon(5th Sept) an Srfc Manager XI put together by U7 manager Ian Cummins played a fundraising game against a Parents XI who were led by Graeme Grainger in the Pnt, Kiltipper.

The first half was a close encounter with the teams level at 0-0 at the break. The Managers XI were looking very solid at the back with Shane Connolly looking solid in goal with Ian Brady and Eddie McGrath marshalling the centre of defence infront of him and Keith Kearns and Mark Gallagher looking very comfortable in the full back positions.

The 2nd half exploded into life with Mick Fitzsimons and Thomas Maher running the show in the middle of the park for the Managers XI. The first goal came early in the 2nd half when a Keith Kearns corner was headed home at the front post by Ian Cummins. The Managers XI soon found their feet and a 2nd goal came when Thomas Maher headed home an Ian Brady free kick. The pressure was now showing on the Parents XI and a sublime through ball from Brendan Fox put Ian Cummins one on one and he cooly fired home the 3rd goal for the managers XI. The Managers experience was now showing and a penetrating run from Keith Kearns from the left back position resulted in his shot been saved only to rebound to the feet of Thomas Maher who fired home his 2nd goal. The goal of the day was to follow when Paul Enright smashed home a volley from 25 yards to round off a 5-0 victory for the managers in a very entertaining game. Thanks to all who took the time to participate and support the game.

ManagerXI:Back row from Left to Right: Keith Kearns, Mark Gallagher, Eddie McGrath, Shane Connolly, Ian Brady, Ian Cummins(c), Stephen Sheldon. Front row from Left to Right: Brendan Fox, Thomas Maher, Mick Fitzsimons, Karl Green, Paul Enright, Lee Raethorne, Robbie Fitzsimons

11-A-Side Results Weekending 29th August

U11A1 Kilnamanagh 0-1 Shamrock Rovers

U13Major Home Farm 4-0 Shamrock Rovers

U15A Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Willows

U16A St Kevins Boys 2-4 Shamrock Rovers

U17Premier Belvederre 2-0 Shamrock Rovers

U17Premier Shamrock Rovers 4-1 St Josephs Boys

18Super Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Park Vale

Michael Fitzsimon's U15A side had a great start to their league campaign with a 1-0 home win over Willows fc. The hoops goal coming from Daniel 'Pepe' Peppard.

Shane Connolly's U16A side had a great 4-2 away victory over St Kevins Boys, goals coming from Ciaran Kelly, Glen Thornton and two from Dylan Byrne.

Justin Gleeson's 18Super side kicked off their league campaign with a 2-1 home win over Park Vale in Carolan Park on Sunday morning. Goals on the day were scored by Kenneth Ennis and Niall Forrester. For photos of the action click here.

Schoolboys Recruiting U10 Players For Coming Season

Shamrock Rovers FC are currently recruiting U10's players for the coming season(born 2000). The team will be competing in the DDSL U10A league and the club are recruiting players of a similar quality. The team also needs a goalkeeper for the current season. For details of pre season training contact Mick or Shane on 0872249785/0851473088. Further details contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

U16s Win Farrell Reilly Memorial Cup

Shane Connolly's u16 side travelled to Co. Cavan on Sunday afternoon to take part in the Farrell Reilly Memorial Cup against Ballyjamesduff fc. In scorching heat both teams battled out an exciting 2-2 draw in a very physical contest. Both Hoops goals were scored by Dylan Byrne, one being a spectacular overhead kick, and after the tie remained at 2-2 after extra time it was penalties that was going to seperate both sides. Hoops keeper Martin Carroll proved to be the hero after converting his sudden death penalty he stepped up to save the seventh Ballyjamesduff penalty and send the travelling support into raptures. Captain Jordan Tuite led by example in the middle of the park and received the cup from Carmel Reilly on the pitch after the game. A big thank you to Sean Fox from Ballyjamesduff fc for organising the event and inviting Shamrock Rovers to compete in this cup for the fourth successive season, 2010 being the first season the Hoops have got their name on the cup.

Milk Cup 2010

For a full account of Martin Heffernan's U17 side's Milk Cup exploits please Click here

New Season Goalkeeping Sessions

U7s to u12s 5.30-6.45

U13s to u18s 7.00-8.45

August Tues 4th, Tues 10th, Tues 17th, Wedn 25th, Mon 30th.

September Tues 7th, Tues 14th, Tues 21st, Wedn 29th.

October Mon 4th, Tues 12th, Tues 19th, Tues 26th.

November Wedn 3rd, Mon 8th, Tues 16th, Tues 23rd, Tues 30th.

December Wedn 8th, Mon 13th.

For further information contact Dave Foran 0861677137

Hoops Narrowly Defeated By Man United

Shamrock Rover's U17 side were narrowly defeated 3-2 by Manchester United in the Milk Cup semi final in Coleraine. The hoops goals were scored by Gary Comerford and Theo Smyth. Well done to Martin's side who had a fine tournament and did Shamrock Rovers proud. See recent galleries links above for all the photos from the Hoops Milk Cup exploits.

Hoops Face Man United in Milk Cup Semi Final

After 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 Update

Well 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.

Welcomes

Shamrock 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 Luck

The 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.

Trials

Shamrock 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 Development

Currently 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 Projects

Junior 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 Commences

All 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        087 2249785 (Mick)/085 1473088(Shane)

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 Schoolboys

The 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.

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

It was joy in the AUL Complex on Saturday afternoon as Mick Fitzsimon's U14 side were crowned Harmon Cup Champions 2010. The young hoops battled out a nil all draw with Belvederre with chances coming few and far between for both sides.

The dreaded penalty shoot out was needed to seperate both sides and it was the hoops who held their nerve to seal a memorable win. Paddy Reilly was solid all game in the hoops goal and continued that form in the shoot out with two fine saves. But it was captain Mark O'Connor who held his nerve and slotted home the winning penalty to send the large support wild.

Notable performances on the day came from Lee Valentine at the heart of Rovers defence and the energetic Michael Fitzsimons who put in a man of the match performance in the middle of the park. The lad's now have 5 league games left in their hunt for major football next season and no doubt this massive victory will give everybody in the camp a big boost. For all the action and celebration photos of the cup final click here.

Barcelona Trip Success

Ian Brady's U13 trip to Barcleona proved to be a great success. Ian's squad were in Barcelona for 3 days in which time they played a friendly against local side Ce Jupiter in a 7,000 seated stadium. They young Hoops narrowly lost out 2-1 to a very competitive Jupiter side. The Rovers goal coming from Dylan O'Brien. Team Captain Anto Murray led by example at the back with Brian Kinsella pulling the strings in the Hoops midfield.

21 players took part in the trip and manager Ian Brady is delighted with the conduct and attitude of each player. The lads were a credit to Shamrock Rovers and did the club's name proud on the trip. The trip proved to be a valuable experience for Ian and the lad's and will no doubt stand to them as they continue in their league duties over the coming weeks. Well done to everyone who took part in the weekend.

Meet new youth development manager Stephen Fennell

“Schoolboy Scene” is Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys new on-line featuring the schoolboy scene. In its first feature, Schoolboy Scene caught up with Shamrock Rovers FC new youth development manager Stephen Fennell (SF) and asked him a few questions about his role and his thoughts on the future of the schoolboy section. Click here to see the full interview with Stephen.