INTO Skills Challenge Information
The annual Cumann na mBunscol Wicklow Skills Competition will take place in regional venues on the week beginning March 24th.
· North/East Skills Competition - Tuesday March 25th in Bray Emmets.
· South Skills Competition – Wednesday March 26th in Ballinakill.
· West Skills Competition – Thursday 27th March in Blessington.
Boys Football and Hurling Skills Test @10:30am
Girls Football and Camogie Skills Test @12:00pm
· County Final in Ballinakill – Wednesday April 2nd
*Please note – any teachers in attendance will be required to assist in the marking of tests.
Age Limit for Competition Please take particular notice of the age limit for this competition. Participants must be born on or after January 1st 2013, i.e. under 12 on or before January 1st 2025.
***Skills Test Enrolment Form (now online only!). Please fill out the google form by Friday March 21st.
Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVlojU9aTaFewSDvpXghT_uNjR1lzUEyuQ02CecFWM0FGwBg/viewform
Please fill out the online Google Form when enrolling players into the Skills Test competition. This helps the GDAs better organise the smooth running of events as it provides them with key details in terms of names, numbers etc in advance
Each school is permitted to send 2 representatives per code to compete in
· Gaelic Football (boys)
· Gaelic Football (girls)
· Hurling
· Camogie
Each pupil will only be permitted to compete in one code.
If a child has represented Wicklow in Croke Park previously in any code they cannot take part at any level of the skills test again e.g. regional skills day etc.
The top 2 pupils in each code from each area will be invited to compete in the County Skill Tests scheduled for Wednesday April 2nd in Wicklow GAA Centre of Excellence, Ballinakill.
The top performing pupils in the County Skills tests will have the opportunity to represent their school and county during the half-time of selected All Ireland Series games during the summer.
It is encouraged that each school host their own internal tests to aid selection of their representatives before forwarding them to the regional skill tests.
Skills Tests
