History
Glaschu Gaels Gaelic Football Club (aka Glasgow
Gaels) is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2014,
since it’s founding in 1999 as a merging of two clubs,
Glencovitt Rovers (Clydebank) and Paisley Gaels. In
the subsequent years, the club has provided men’s and
ladies teams for Scottish GAA competitions and has
also nurtured an excellent relationship with Glasgow
University providing coaching support to GU men’s
and ladies teams who compete in British University
competitions.
Progress
In conjunction with the on-going involvement of
Glasgow Gaels teams participating in GAA in Scotland
and LGFA in Scotland competitions, recent years have
seen the club progress on several fronts off the field.
Work over a number of years by the club and the
Scottish CDA have led to the establishment of an
underage section of the club in 2014 catering for 8-12
year olds in the Clydebank area.
The first underage club training session took place
on 17th March 2014, and numbers continue to be
good with 20-30 children attending weekly training
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sessions. The club has participated in 3 national blitz
competitions thus far, and is presently competing in the
inaugural Scottish U12 League competition which takes
place until October 2014.
The response from children and parents to this new
sport has been exceptional and the experience has
been very rewarding for all of the coaches involved who
also play on the Gaels mens and ladies teams.
The club youth work has come as a direct consequence
of our involvement with the Clydebank Community
Sports Hub (CCSH) project, which Glasgow Gaels
were invited to participate in in late 2011, and focuses
on improving facilities at 60 Dean Street Clydebank to
enable a range of sports for the local community.
On the field, Glasgow Gaels men’s team won the
Scottish Shield competition in 2013 and with some
excellent new recruits in recent years there is a
platform to build on in terms of targeting future
silverware. The Glasgow Gaels ladies team is presently
in the mix for the Scottish ladies Championship prize in
2014.