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Springfield Ramblers Acedemy Train On Astra Turf For First Time
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The Springfield Ramblers Acedemy began training on the brand new Astro Turf pitch at the VEC Grounds yeaterday, Saturday 9th October. Cobh Edition visited the pitch early yesterday moning to witness a full-house of parents, kids and coaches.
Academy Training Schedule As follows:
09.00-10.30 children born in 2001
10.30-11.30 children born in 2004 & 2005
11.30-12.30 children born in 2003
11.30-1.00 children born in 2002
The club would also like to advise that hours are now available for hire at the new facility. Please click here for available times and if interested, please click here to contact the club.
About The Club
The Springfield Ramblers Schoolboys Football Club facilitates the playing of schoolboys’ football in Cobh for the boys of the town from the ages of 5 to 16 years. The club was formed when the Springfield Club and the Cobh Ramblers Schoolboys clubs amalgamated to provide a single dedicated outlet for the playing of soccer for youngsters in Cobh.
Schoolboys’ soccer in Cobh began in 1959 when former President of the FAI Pat O’Brien and several other far seeing committee members started a football club for the young people of the town. The idea of formulating the youth club came from the late Mr O’Brien and its first Chairman was the late Paddy Kelly of Thomas Street who had been associated with the old Springfield club. The new club was funded by Church gate collections, weekly raffles and subscriptions.
Springfield have won many honours since then, at all ages. It has become a nursery for many stars, most recently Stephen O’Halloran, now with Aston Villa. The club has had many representatives at International level at all ages.
The Cobh Ramblers Schoolboys Football Club was formed in the late nineties to provide coaching and playing facilities for boys and girls from the ages of 5 to 10 years. With the popularity of soccer in Ireland at an all time high there was a whole new generation of children who were crying out to be involved in the game. With the introduction of their Saturday morning Academy the Cobh Ramblers Schoolboys Club provided a fantastic outlet for these kids to play football in a controlled and organised environment. The success of the Academy was borne out by the huge numbers of children who participated each week.
As these children progressed to an age where they could take part in the competitions run by the Cork Schoolboys League the Cobh Ramblers Schoolboys’ Club took on the challenge of providing the coaching role for their development. The most notable success of these efforts is the achievements of Stephen Ireland as a top class player at Manchester City.
Cobh has had a long history of participation in soccer in Cork with many teams participating in league and cup competitions over the years. There is great credit due to the many of these players who have contributed to the continuing development of the game over the years by sharing their experience and expertise in providing coaching and guidance for the development of the younger people in the town.
As the Cobh Ramblers Schoolboys Club continued to participate in the Cork Schoolboys League there was a realisation that the resources of both clubs were at breaking point. Trying to provide for two schoolboys clubs in Cobh was proving to be an impossible task, stretching the resources of the town from the point of view of player numbers, coaching staff and training and playing facilities.
To the credit of the officers of both clubs the Springfield Schoolboys Club and the Cobh Ramblers Schoolboys Club decided to amalgamate to consolidate the state of schoolboys’ football in Cobh. The Springfield Ramblers Schoolboys Club was formed from this amalgamation. The club has gone from strength to strength and continues to field players at all ages in the Cork Schoolboys League while the Academy continues to provide coaching and playing facilities for the younger boys and girls in the town.
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