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Geelong Gaels Grasshoppers

Locality: Greater Geelong (C)

Phone: +61 405 810 197

Address: Hurst Reserve, Douglass Street, Herne Hill 3218 Greater Geelong, VIC, Australia

Website: http://WWW.geelonggaels.com

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25.01.2022 Big Happy Mothers Day to all the Grasshopper Mums.

24.01.2022 Reminder about the challenge and drill videos need to be in by tomorrow, winners to be announced on the weekend.

23.01.2022 Unfortunately we’re back into lockdown for the next few weeks. We’ll be doing some more drills and challenges with the first challenge to be posted in the coming days. Keep an eye out for the post and again we hope everyone is safe at home during these challenging times.

22.01.2022 What was supposed to be the day for our second Geelong Gaels Youth championships was instead our Internal Games day. We saw our young nippers play both Hurling and Football with our older kids playing football as well. We also saw our fantastic Gaelic 4 Mothers and Others play their first game amongst themselves. Finally we had young Joseph Corcoran shave his head for charity, Joe raised over $4,000 for men's mental health, well done Joe, we're all very proud.

21.01.2022 Hurling challenge 2. Tapping the sliotar while changing the face of the hurl. All the work is been done with the top hand/wrist while the bottom hand is there to hold the weight of the hurl. Keep your eye on the ball at all times. Big thanks to everyone who’s done the drills and challenges. All videos must be in by next Friday and we’ll announce the winners on Saturday or Sunday. Thanks all, Up Geelong.

21.01.2022 John is back with more challenges after a few requests came in over the past few days. Again 30 seconds to see how many you can get but there will be no prizes this time but please get the videos in again so we can how your going. Also a big shout out to all the Grasshoppers who ran yesterday for the Do it for Dan fundraiser, great to see.

20.01.2022 Today’s drill is a high catch and hand pass against a wall. When we go to catch the ball in a game, make sure we catch it at its highest point and leaping off one leg not two. Keep those videos coming in, only a few more drills and challenges left.

19.01.2022 Huge thanks to Kenna, Gil and Neve for their fantastic challenges over the last week. John is back is somewhat of a free style hand passing challenge. Start off with the ball in your right hand, pass the ball around the left leg, back around the right, then hand pass with the right hand, then start with the left hand, pass through the right and left legs and hand pass with the left. Each time the ball hits the wall it’s a point. See how many you can get done in a minute. ... Best of luck.

19.01.2022 Well done to Isabell, Ruby, Pippa, Maeve, Chelsea, Kenna, Keeley and Darcie who represented the Gaels Intermediate ladies team yesterday at the Garryowen 9s. We’re very proud of what they’ve done over the last few years with their dedication to Gaelic and the club itself. Well done girls

19.01.2022 It’s unfortunate that we’re back in lockdown again so we’re going to be doing some more drills and challenges to get us through. So for the first challenge we’re back to kicking and hand passing. Kick with the right foot, catch, hand pass with the right hand, then solo on the left foot around the cone and do the same with the left foot and hand. Do this for one minute and see how many you can get done. ... Remember post the videos so we can see how everyone’s going. Best of luck. Kids GAA Melbourne Inc Kids Gaa Victoria

18.01.2022 What a fantastic morning of Gaelic Games at Hurst Reserve. Huge thanks again to Kids GAA Melbourne Inc for making the trip down the highway to take part. The standard of hurling and football was exceptional. More great photos to be posted in the coming days.

18.01.2022 Hey all, we hope everyone has enjoyed the return to Gaelic Games over the last few weeks. Here are the dates for the remainder of the year. 7th of February - no training (seniors in Melb.)... 14th of February - Training (two special guests will be in attendance) 21st of February - no training (seniors in Melb.) 28th of February - training 7th of March - no training (long weekend) 14th of March - Grasshopper blitz. Thanks all, any questions please get in contact.

17.01.2022 Happy Christmas to all our wonderful Grasshoppers out there. We hope Santa was good to you all. We’re looking forward to getting back into action in the new year but we hope you enjoy the break.

15.01.2022 Next drill we have is another kicking one but more kicking with the side of the foot (kicking around the corner). Start with throwing the ball in the air and tapping it with the right hand to the left, then kicking with the left foot. This kick is designed to pass the ball quicker instead of trying to straighten up for the punt kick. No time limit on this as we want to see how you go with the technique of kicking with the side of the foot. ... Best of luck.

14.01.2022 There will be one special challenge coming up for over the weekend, you will need two footballs for this.There will be one special challenge coming up for over the weekend, you will need two footballs for this.

14.01.2022 Our wonderful kids return to the field this Sunday the 17th from 10am to 11am at Hurst Reserve. We hope you all had a great Christmas and are looking forward to getting back into action. See you all then.

10.01.2022 The next challenge is going to be presented by one of our up and coming superstars in Kenna Nolan. The 30 second challenge is soloing down and back the right side of the triangle with the right foot and the same on the left side of the triangle with the left foot. Down and back on one side counts as two. ... This challenge is open to all juniors and seniors. Let’s all get involved. Best of luck and well done Kenna for coming up with this challenge.

10.01.2022 Final football challenge. You will need two balls, remember keep dropping the ball from the right hand to right foot and the same on the left. We hope you all having a great Easter and doing all you can to stay safe. We will be back on the field in no time. Organic Choice

09.01.2022 New Hurling drill. Jab lift, then balancing the sliotar on the hurl while doing a figure of 8 around the cones, the cones can be spread out as big as you want. After using both hands on the hurl at the start, try using one hand when you feel confident. Best of luck.

09.01.2022 3 special edition Pink Grasshopper jerseys for sale. $35 each Sizes 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 available. ... Please contact the page if you’re interested.

09.01.2022 Here’s our first hurling challenge and drill. The challenge is to do as many roll lifts in 30 seconds and the drill is to do the jab lift around some cones. Remember for both roll and jab lift always get your head and body over the ball and protect yourself at all times. Best of luck

08.01.2022 Santa came and visited us this morning for our Christmas break up and had a kick with the kids, looks as though he played a bit in his day. More photos to be posted tomorrow.

07.01.2022 We were very grateful to get back to kids training yesterday. It was fantastic to see the boys and girls get straight back into Gaelic Games.

07.01.2022 Well done to everyone who had a go at the drills and challenges over the school holidays, it was great to see the huge response. We might do something similar in a month or so but hopefully we are out and about by that stage. Keep up the Gaelic and hurling skills. ... Up the Grasshoppers .

04.01.2022 Our final training session is this Sunday from 10am to 11am. There will fun games, bbq, lollies and a visit from someone special. See you all there.Our final training session is this Sunday from 10am to 11am. There will fun games, bbq, lollies and a visit from someone special. See you all there.

04.01.2022 Huge thanks to Kids GAA Melbourne for making the trip down the highway to take part in our small but wonderful blitz. Over 90 kids on the day took part. 3 of our Under 16 girls also refereed games throughout the day which was great to see. Also we had our fantastic Gaelic 4 Mothers and Others finish up for the season which also turned out to be a great success.

04.01.2022 A great little video of some of the Drills and Challenges.

04.01.2022 Up next we have dual hurling and football star in Gil Nolan. The challenge is to get as many around the worlds done in 30 seconds. You may tap the ball as many times as you wish before preforming the around you he world. Check out Gil explaining the challenge. Best of luck.

04.01.2022 Hey all, here is some information on the games this Sunday, an email was sent out today with the team lists. Pitch 1. 9:30am - Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others. 10:30am - Under 10 Geelong v Kids GAA. ... 11:30am - Under 10 Geelong v Kids GAA. Pitch 2. 10am - Geelong Nippers (Football). 10:30am - Geelong Nippers (Hurling). 11:00am - Under 12 Geelong B v Kids GAA. 11:30am - Under 12 Geelong A v Geelong B. 12noon - Under 12 Geelong A v Kids GAA. Pitch 3. 10:15am - Under 16 Boys . 11:15am - Under 16 Girls. We can't wait for Sunday in what will be a fantastic morning of games. Big shout as well to Kids GAA Melbourne Inc who are making the trip down the highway to take part. Make sure to wear some green for Paddy's Day

03.01.2022 Let’s hope the weather gets better so we can all do Neve’s challenge. The challenge is to hand pass with the right hand, then kick with the right foot, hand pass with the left hand and then kick with the left foot. One point for each time the ball bounces off the wall, 1 minute to get it done. Well done Neve, great challenge. Up Cork