(click to enlarge photo) Members of the John Mitchels club launching their FundaMitchels course. Photo by Gavin O’Connor
JOHN MITCHELS GAA have unveiled a fundamental skills programme for kids between 5 and 10, boys and girls.
Everybody knows the benefits of a healthy lifestyle not just in eating habits, but also in exercise and activity.
The Mitchels have aimed their ‘FundaMitchels’ course for kids between the ages of 5 and 10, that basically teaches them the fundamental skills of movement, such as running, jumping, hopping and throwing.
The course is not specific to any sport though there will be games and it’s open to any child from 5 to 10. The progamme is being run in conjunction with the Active Kingdom group.
The programme will consist of five sessions in the John Mitchels Sports Complex, commencing on Sunday, September 27 of this month at 10:30am, followed every Tuesday night for four weeks from Tuesday, September 29 to Tuesday, October 20.
Each session will last approximately 75 minutes, the cost of the programme is €10. There is also the added bonus of every child being presented with a jersey.
For information and booking contact, 066 7197070, Humphrey Shanahan on 087-7740275 and John Fitzgerald on 087-9873719.
