Tesco Hurl With Me initiative swings into action

The Tesco Hurl With Me initiative is getting underway in M.N.A clubs all across Ireland, including Westport Camogie Club, with new sponsors Tesco on board for the first year of their sponsorship.

Almost 50 M.N.A (Motivate - Nurture - Aspire) camogie clubs will be rolling out the Tesco Hurl With Me initiative. The initiative allows parents and guardians to train with their daughter in their local club, learning the basic skills of the game under the supervision of their M.N.A mentor.

The programme runs for four weeks, providing parents with the necessary skills to continue playing with their daughter for years to come. It also provides opportunities for parents to become involved in their daughter’s club as a volunteer, and the initiative also aims to identify female participants who may wish to continue on and complete the M.N.A coaching element and become qualified coaches.

Leading the coaching element of the initiative will be newly trained M.N.A mentors who are completing their two-year programme, which aims to encourage more female coaches to get involved in camogie.

Throughout this turbulent year, these M.N.A mentors have continued their development and upskilling in preparation for the Tesco Hurl With Me initiative.

New sponsors Tesco have been generous in supplying M.N.A clubs with an equipment pack to assist them with the delivery of this initiative as well as providing support and promotion to clubs in their communities.

*Pictured above, action from the AIB All-Ireland intermediate camogie club championship final between Gailltír and St. Rynagh's at Croke Park, Dublin, earlier this year. Photo: Sportsfile