On Monday the 4th of July, the Kellogg’s Cul Camp’s kicked into action with four camps taking place in Clontibret, Clones, Toome and Carrickmacross. Overall the camps proved to be a massive success with the attendance at all four camps up from the previous year. In Clontibret a massive 213 boys and girls attended the camp, 156 children took part in the camp in Clones, 179 children attended the camp in Carrickmacross and 50 in Toome, which was an extra 181 children that took part in the same four camps in 2015.

Despite the big numbers attending the camps, especially on Monday, the weather was not on our side with rain being the buzz word of the day! Despite this, the enthusiasm of the children and coaches never dithered with the coaches having to organise a number of indoor activities for the children. Once the weather started to pick up during the week the children got to experience the full enjoyment of a Kellogg’s Cul Camp with a full range of fun games and activities throughout the week. Each of the participants who attended the camps got an opportunity to play football, hurling, camogie, rounders and and some camps handball.

On top of this county players Rory Beggan, Conor McCarthy, Barry McGinn and county U21 Ulster winning captain Kevin Loughran were coaching at the camps. It’s great for the children to come and learn from our county hero’s, which will hopefully inspire them to want to play for their county team in the future. Rory attended all four camps over the week, where he completed a number of different challenges against the children. This seemed to go down well with the children and it’s something to look out for at the remainder of the camps.

Monaghan Coaching & Games Development Committee would like to thank the host clubs for providing their excellent facilities and for supporting and promoting the camps. Furthermore they would like to thank camp co-ordinators, coaches, parents and children for their help in ensuring the camps where a success.

Next week four camps take place starting bright and early on Monday morning in Castleblayney, Inniskeen, Monaghan Harps and Emyvale. We still have 11 camps to take place over the course of July so if your child isn’t registered yet and you would like to send them, you can still do so. Just log onto the Kellogg’s Cul Camp website and register your details.

The cost of the camp is €55 for the first child, €45 for the second child and €40 for every child after that. Each child received a free backpack, half zip training top and a Cul Camps jersey.

If you would like any further information about the camp please do not hesitate to contact county coordinator Paul O’Connor (086 837 4827) and he will be glad to help.

Please see below for a selection of photos from the camps last week.