Glenmuir and Celtic confirm link-up with Dublin meeting

Glenmuir United’s link with the Glasgow Celtic International Programme went to the next level at a meeting held in Dublin recently.

On the day club representatives Eamonn Farrell, Mark Sheils and Gary Rogers, along with Willie McNabb, Celtic Youth Academy and Mark Anderson outlined Glasgow Celtic and Glenmuir’s commitment to each other.

The club partnership programme allows Glenmuir United Football  Club to become an official club partner of Celtic Football Club and receive exclusive benefits such as:

• Access to academy standard coaching curriculum
• Opportunities for Glenmuir club’s teams to visit Celtic FC
• Visits from Celtic FC coaches to Glenmuir Football Club
• Opportunities for Glenmuir coaches to receive coach education sessions from Glasgow Celtic academy coaches
• Opportunities for registered Glenmuir club players to attend official Celtic FC coaching in Glasgow
• Features for Glenmuir United FC on Celtic’s official website, in the official Celtic magazine ‘The Celtic View’ and on the official club internet channel Celtic TV
• Opportunities to host Celtic FC soccer camps/clinics
• Opportunities for Glenmuir registered players and teams to travel to Celtic FC to take part in the Celtic team tour experience.

Glenmuir will host a world famous Celtic Football Club camp in Dundalk in the coming season, the organisation of which is already underway. Coaches from the Celtic Soccer Academy will travel to the club and deliver a week long camp based around the ‘Celtic Way’ in coaching young soccer players.

These camps are open for boys and girls of all ages and are designed so that the players attending will experience what it is like to be coached in the methods of Celtic Football Club.

“The coaching curriculum covered will be amazing,” said Glenmuir club representatives, who got an insight to what will be delivered at the international partnership meeting.

“As was said in previous releases the key to success of these seminars and programmes will be player participation and coach education.

“Once again Glenmuir Football Club would like to give a special mention amd thank Eoin McGuinness of Tain Bhoys Celtic Supporters Club who helped to get the contacts in place.”

Details will follow regarding a registration day on the Celtic International Soccer Camp at Glenmuir Park. An announcement will be made in the near future through the club website www.glenmuirfc.com and Glenmuir Facebook and Twitter feeds. Those interested in being involved and taking part in the soccer camp will have to book early as places will be limited.

Glenmuir’s Celtic link-up to benefit coaches and players alike

Glenmuir United’s link with Glasgow Celtic, which was announced at the weekend, has given the club exclusive access to the Scottish champions’ academy and development coaches for coach and player education. The relationship with Glasgow Celtic is in its infancy but will grow each season and the Hoey’s Lane club have plans for more exciting programs in the future.

Talks between the clubs are at the next level with Glasgow Celtic’s Soccer Academy manager Mr Willie McNab, who recently spoken to Glenmuir United’s club representatives Mark Sheils (Club Secretary) and Gary Rogers Committee member.

According to Mr Sheils, the link-up will benefit future generations of players at the club.

“Mr Mc Nab was very impressed with the club’s enthusiasm to revitalise grassroots football by constructing and having the best soccer facilities and, in turn, developing youth players in the right way,” he said.

“Glenmuir are striving to implement better coaching for all its coaches and with this partnership at Celtic we hope to further educate both the players and coaches at the club. Celtic will provide the club with session plans and drills for all the coaches and regularly conduct coaching seminars and programmes.

“The key to success of these seminars and programmes will be participation and education. The main objective of the programmes is to make a difference to young footballers across the north east and the promotion for positive change at the under age level.

“At Glenmuir FC we place huge importance on our community work and in this new partnership it will be a major part of that. The young Glenmuir players are the future of the club both on and off the field, and we have seen first hand what great work soccer in the community does and how much fun the kids have at the Glenmuir FC Academy,” said Mark.

Both clubs are looking forward to working with each other and their will be further announcements and publications in the near future through the club website www.glenmuirfc.com and Glenmuir Facebook and Twitter feeds.