College Corinthians AFC

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Preparations begin for new season 2015 / 16

The new soccer season is almost upon us and our various adult and schoolboy teams will be back in training over the next week or so. This season the Club will field sixteen schoolboy teams which makes Corinthians one of the largest schoolboys Club in Cork. For those not familiar with the Club our grounds are located in the Castletreasure area of Douglas (top of Donnybrook Hill)

Schoolboys Section

This is an exciting time for our schoolboy players as they look forward to the start of the new season. This is particularly so for the players involved with our three under Eleven squads many of whom will be playing in the Cork Schoolboys League for the first time. .

New Players

As always all our managers are looking to strengthen their squads and new players are particularly welcome. For further information please contact one of the following

Under 12: (2 Teams) Terry O’ Donovan 087 4181881

Under 13: (2 Teams) Declan Coleman 087 9417595

Under 14: (3 Teams) Mark Redmond 086 2647678

Under 15: (3 Teams) Michael Baron 087 2650548

Under 16: (2 Teams) Paul Kelleher 0872620876

Adult Section

The Club will field three adult teams this season with our Senior squad playing in the Premier Division of the Munster Senior League while we will field one junior teams in the Munster Junior League Premier Division. For further information contact

Senior Team Manager: Tadgh O’ Connell 087 9861294

First Junior Team: Paul O’ Driscoll 087 9799492

Youth Section

The Club will field four Youth teams this season; with the introduction of the Under 17 National Leagues, this has been a difficult summer for Youth teams in Cork and Corinthians has seen 10+ players moving onto League Of Ireland Clubs. We wish all these lads the very best while at the same time placing great importance in looking after our own players and with this mind we are looking to field four teams at Youth level this season. The initial point of contact for our Youth Teams are shown below.

Under 18: Cormac Cotter 086 8514341

Under 17 Michael Connolly 086 1900979

Academy / Underage Section

Our Underage section which caters for the Under six to Under Eleven age Groups will resume on Saturday August 29th, Further information on individual age group training time to follow shortly, For further information contact

Terry O’ Donovan 087 4181881

Under Seven (2009 & 2010)

There is always a special welcome for our Six’s and Seven’s many of whom are coming up to Corinthians for the first time. For coaching purposes they are split into small sized groups (average ten per group) where they are given plenty of opportunity to participate and enjoy themselves. Later in the year, our Under Six Street Leagues take centre stage and thy are always the highlight of the Underage season in Corinthians, the games are fun filled with the emphasis very much on enjoyment. So if you were born in 2009 / 2010, why not come along, we would love to see you in Corinthians.

Coaches / Volunteers

The Club is looking for people to get involved at all levels within the Club as a volunteer, coach etc. for prospective coaches, courses are provided to help with a coaches development under the watchful eye of our coaching coordinator Stephen Bermingham so if you would like to get involved contact Terry O’ Donovan at 087 4181881

If you would like to get involved with Corinthians, why not come along on Saturday or Sunday mornings or if you would like more information about the Club, you can log onto the Corinthians website at www.collegecorinthians.com or contact Terry O’ Donovan @ 087 / 4181881