Hoboken Guards

There will be preliminary Tryouts for the World Games Teams going back to Ireland next year *this Sunday* at 10AM in Gaelic Park. Session is open to both players looking to tryout for NY's expats team and the american born team.

Players are asked to wear gear for tryout as we will be taking pictures for social media and other news outlets on the day and bring their own helmet and sticks. Please be present by 9:45AM.

Damien Coleman former Connacht Railway Cup coach and current Portumna Club chairman and Connacht Council Hurling Director will be taking the session

All clubs are asked to send a minimum of 4/5 Hurlers to session.

LESS THAN 48 HOURS UNTIL THE BIG NIGHT!

DIRECTIONS AND TRANSIT INFORMATION:

Reminder that Hoboken Guards Annual Dinner Dance will be held at Antun's in Queen's Village this Friday November 20th at 8:00 PM. Please use the below link for directions to Antun's from all corners of New York, New Jersey, and any troopers coming from Connecticut.

http://antuns.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Antuns-Directions.pdf

For the convenience of those using mass transit from NYC please see photos of train schedules leaving form Pennsylvania Station - New York to Queens Village on Friday night. If traveling using mass transit from Hoboken please take the PATH to 33rd street and walk to NYP to arrive on time for these scheduled trains out to Queens

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*60 Minutes Sports Full 14 Minute Segment on Hurling in Link Below*

Interviews and quality footage between Croke Park, St. Kieran's College aka "The Hogwarts of Hurling," from Cloyne to King Henry's Ballyhale lair. CBS doing its best to give American viewers a taste of "the greatest game they've never seen" from the game's birthplace.

"This may be the remarkable thing about hurling; none of the players is paid, no matter how famous or skilled," Jack Ford, 60 Minutes Sports Correspondent & NJ resident, reports.

"Would I want it any other way? Absolutely not," said Shefflin. "I loved the buzz of playing on the biggest game."

With hurling played in the majority of United States, the ash has been picked up by athletes of all cultures on this side of the Atlantic. More than 100 hurling club teams exist in the USA, with new clubs sprouting up each year. That story continues to develop - our story of hurling here in the USA. Stay tuned for upcoming stateside coverage. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x398o2n_rec521_auto

Video: That Full High Profile Appearance Of Hurling On US TV Last Week | Balls.ie Henry Shefflin is Tom Brady. The Championship is the playoffs. The All-Ireland final is the Super Bowl. That's - in a nutshell - how Showtime's 60 Minutes Sports expl...

Hoboken Guards Camogie up with the cup at the Pauline Boylan Coll Memorial Camogie tournament up at Paddy's Field in the Bronx...

Fans and club members of the NY tri-state area's home of hurling, camogie & Gaelic football... click your heels three times and say it with us: 'There's no place like home.'

"After four years of operating on a month-to-month basis, New York GAA has welcomed the news that it has been offered a long-term lease on Gaelic Park by the MTA (10 year, we're told).

"The security of the long-term lease will now pave the way for the long-awaited renovation of the Park and will allow for new dressing rooms, medical facilities, offices and a referee’s room as well as a significant upgrading of the ballroom and dining area."

Cap tip from Hoboken Guards Hurling & Camogie club officers and members to all the New York GAA County Board and fellow club officers who stayed the course. We continue working towards improving and solidifying our unique, historically rich home turf so that current & future athletes of all cultures can experience - on the field or in the stands - Gaelic Games in NY.

http://www.hoganstand.com/usa/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=244980

Long-term future of Gaelic Park secured - Hoganstand.com New York GAA has welcomed the news that it has been offered a long-term lease on Gaelic Park by the MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority).

Mary Cosgrove 7s cancelled due to poor weather field conditions and risk to hurlers.
Rain date for this fall 2015 being determined through NYGAA.
Hang tight hurlers..we had ten teams willing to hurl on mud...it'll be bigger now with a better weather day. Slan,

TOMORROW NIGHT (Tues. Oct. 6) 8PM ON SHOWTIME: 60 MINUTES SPORTS Introduces Hurling to Its Massive American Audience.

Hurling clubs are on the rise throughout the USA, with more than 120 in existence today spanning youth, college, adult male and female teams.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3&v=zhPpiAbnAZ8

Hurling: Ireland's National Obsession | 60 MINUTES SPORTS October Preview The ancient Irish game of hurling combines the skills of baseball, hockey, lacrosse and rugby in what some have termed a cross between “sport and murder.” Ne...

EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
The Hoboken Guards Camogs featured in The New York Times online and in the paper this weekend!

BIG THANKS to Jessica Bal for taking the ride with us this big inaugural season for the Camogie team and documenting the journey!

Want to find out what all the hype is about!
Contact us for more information on training sessions and events!

Reviving a Traditional Irish Women's Sport in New York The Hoboken Guards are the first women’s camogie team in New York in nearly 20 years. The photographer Jessica Bal spent a season with the team documenting the bond they found in the traditional Irish sport.

CANCELLED: Tonight's hurling skills development training - which takes place Thursday nights throughout September and October - has been cancelled for tonight due to thunderstorms and rain expected during our 8-10pm time slot.

We will see any interested male or female hurlers or new addition to our club next Thursday night at 8 pm, 1600 Park Ave Field in Hoboken! All skill levels welcome and encouraged to join us for striking, drills, introductory basics of hurling and a bit of fitness!