Welcome to the Chicago Games Development web site, please check back regularly for upcoming coaching and referee courses, as well as youth irish football and hurling camps.
If you are interested in having your child play irish football and or hurling please visit one of the youth web sites at the top of this page for information on locations, and practice times.
If you are an adult looking to join a football or hurling club click on the link page for more information.

Please e-mail me with any questions,


Thank you,

Colm Egan
Games Development Administrator
 

posted 02/20/2012
 

This is the article that is in The Irish American News for March 2012.

Please do click on the link and share the article with your friends on Facebook and on your club websites.

http://irishamericannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3136:-come-out-and-join-the-gaa-fun-for-2012&catid=59:gaelic-games&Itemid=183

All the best,Colm

posted 01/24/2012
 

All Star Weekend San Francisco Dec4th

Loads of our Kids featured here.
Keep an eye open on all the shots.

The second video our own James Lee is interviewed and this was on TG4 tv station in Ireland.
All of our kids did so well and performed very well on the field and off the field.

Kids you were so polite when you interacted with the All Stars!
I am very proud of you and all of your parents should be trilled how you conducted yourselves.

Thank you to all of the kids,parents and coaches who made this weekend so special.

You can be very proud of yourselves and of the Chicago St Jalaths.

Here is a link for Photos.
http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=5593514027/a=126362721_3875030027/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/


Sunday Photos
http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=5682335027/a=126362721_3875030027/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

posted 01/24/2012
 
 
 This article appered in the Irish American News Feb2012

http://irishamericannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3008:busy-year-for-local-youth-gaelic-games&catid=59:gaelic-games&Itemid=183






The International Gaelic Games tournament for Youth Gaelic footballers and Hurlers returns to Chicago’s own Gaelic Park this year 2012.

The Continental Youth Championship (CYC) will be held over four days Thursday July 26^th to July 29^th.

This is an international tournament consisting of young players from Canada, Great Brittan, Ireland and the United States, Including New York.

Boys and girls ages 7 to 18 will compete in Gaelic Football, Hurling and Camogie (Hurling for Girls).

There are over 300 games played by over 2400 competitors.

This is the largest collection of Gaelic Athletes outside of the Island of Ireland.
Chicago is delighted to host this year’s championship after five years of traveling to other cities (Philadelphia, Boston, New York and San Francisco)

No doubt that Gaelic Park will once again shine as the premier facility for Gaelic Games in North America.

Fields will be manicured, Nets will be repaired, Goalposts will be painted and scoreboards manufactured all in preparation for this historic event.

In 2009 an impact study was completed for the CYC held in Philadelphia and it was determined that there is a one million plus economic impact in the local area of this tournament.
Local restaurants, hotels, car hire and airlines can all look forward to the benefits of having these young Gaelic Players, their parents and coaches make the trip to the Chicago area.



Come join the party  July 26^th to 29th.
 
 
Thankfully what makes all the preparation worthwhile is the smiles on the faces of our young players.

If you would like any information how to get your child involved in Gaelic Games in the Chicago area please e mail

Chicago Gaelic Games development information @ www.chicagoirishsports.com
 
Colm Egan January 2012
 
 

posted 11/14/2011
 

Irish Cultural week at the Heritage Center.

This Summer there was a cultural week at the Irish American Heritage Center.

Many thanks to Francis Crowley who asked me to present Gaelic Games at the Cultural week.

Francis has just sent me on some of the photos from the event.



Have a look at the picture page for more shots.

The group loved doing Hurling.

posted 09/27/2011
 


This fall the Chicago Games Development program has been afforded a fantastic opportunity to present Gaelic Games to a PE program at Chicago State University.

Gaelic Football is now a part of the Physical Education Program under "Alternative Sports" and I had a chance to give two different 2 Hour presentations to over 30 students.

One hour of the presentation was classroom based and Three hours of the presentation was Practical work done in the Gym.

In the practical portion the Chicago State students played Gaelic Football for the very first time and thoroughly enjoyed their experience.  
 

 
Many of the students in the class will graduate as Physical Education teachers and will be heading out into the Chicago Land area to work as Physical Educators.

These graduates will now have Gaelic Football as part of their skills and the potential is that Gaelic Football can be exposed to thousands of Kids in the Chicago Land school system.

Please look at the picture page for more shots of the students working in the classroom and in the Gym as part of the practical work.

DAY 2 LECTURE...SOME PICTURES FROM DAY 2




















All the best,
Colm