The coming weekend is the last weekend of competition for our football Model Academy Squads for 2023.
The Model Academy, sponsored by Whizzy Internet, is the platform where emerging players and coaches in Wexford are challenged and tested.
The vision is to develop players to play senior hurling and football for Wexford and to develop coaches to prepare teams at the highest level.
The Model Academy is designed around the Talent phase of the Gaelic Games Player Pathway and is underpinned by three guiding principles:
- Player Centred
- Quality Coaching Experiences (for both player and coach)
- Club is Key
U14 Hurling Model Academy Squad
Mentors: James Donohue (St. Brigid’s Blackwater), Martin Doyle (Fr. O’Regan’s Craanford), Tom Doyle (Marshalstown-Castledockrell), Adrian Morrissey (St. Abban’s Adamstown), Richard Mahon (HWH Bunclody), Brian Haverlin (Geraldine O’Hanrahan’s), Pat Wickham (Geraldine O’Hanrahan’s).
The U14 Hurling Development Squad has 51 players. They have had a really good season with focus on enhancing the tactical and technical skills of the players while also working on their athletic development and development as a squad. The team has trained since March and have played many matches throughout the year both in competition and challenge games.
There are two squads, which are split evenly as per competition rules. Both teams will take part in the Sonny Walsh Tournament which is being hosted in Waterford. The tournament is being run on a blitz format and they will play Laois and Kerry in their respective quarter finals on the day.
The squad is as follows:
| Aidan Bowe (Ferns St. Aidans) | Josh Ruttledge (Crossabeg/Ballymurn) |
| Alex Carrasco (Faythe Harriers) | Kevin Whelan (Glynn-Barntown) |
| Alfie Murphy (Oylegate-Glenbrien) | Leigh Duggan (St. Mary’s Rosslare) |
| Barry O’Leary (Shelmalier) | Lennon Carty (Crossabeg/Ballymurn) |
| Bobby Murray (Ferns St. Aidans) | Luke Doyle (Liam Mellows) |
| Brendan Noctor (Liam Mellows) | Matt Butler (Monageer-Boolavogue) |
| Charlie Ennis (Shelmalier) | Michael Kehoe (Marshalstown-Castledockrell) |
| Ciaran Breen (St. Anne’s Rathangan) | Mikey Fleming (Fr. O’Regan’s Craanford) |
| Cillian Higgins (Monageer-Boolavogue) | Mylo Perry (Faythe Harriers) |
| Cody Whelan-Hannon (St. Mogue’s Fethard) | Niall Kinsella (Rathgarogue-Cushinstown) |
| Conor Balfe (Oylegate-Glenbrien) | Oisin Caulfield (Faythe Harriers) |
| Conor Doyle (Glynn-Barntown) | Paddy O Neill (Askamore) |
| Conor Kehoe (HWH Bunclody) | Patrick Tyrell (Cloughbawn) |
| Conor Prendergast (Buffers Alley) | Pearce Somers (Kilanerin-Ballyfad) |
| Cormac Doyle (Liam Mellows) | Robbie Kehoe (Geraldine O’Hanrahan’s) |
| Darragh Kavanagh (Cloughbawn) | Rory Durack (Glynn-Barntown) |
| Davyn Brennan-Roche (St. Martin’s) | Ryan Scallan (St. Mary’s Rosslare) |
| Donnchadh Proctor Laird (Oulart-The Ballagh) | Ryan Walsh (Monageer-Boolavogue) |
| Enda Byrne (Ferns St. Aidans) | Sam Sheehan (HWH Bunclody) |
| Eoin Cahill (Horeswood) | Sean Doyle (St. Abban’s Adamstown) |
| George Murphy (St. Patrick’s) | Seán Kavanagh (Ballyhogue) |
| Jack Brophy Walsh (St. Anne’s Rathangan) | Sean Kinsella (Rathgarogue-Cushinstown) |
| Jack Cullen (St. Mogue’s Fethard) | TJ Currid (Bannow-Ballymitty) |
| Jamie Downey (Oylegate-Glenbrien) | Tom Barrett (St. Martin’s) |
| Jamie Walsh (Gusserane O’Rahilly’s) | Zach Clooney (Kilmore) |
| Joey Tobin (Rathnure St. Anne’s) |
U15 Hurling Model Academy Squad
Mentors: Eamonn Scallan (Ferns St. Aidans), Billy Byrne (Naomh Éanna), Pat Henebry (Faythe Harriers), Mark Murphy (HWH Bunclody), Mark Henebry (Faythe Harriers), Paul Kinsella (Shelmalier), Ben Cowman (Ferns St. Aidans).
The U15 Hurling squad comprises 50 players. The aim this year was to build on the work in 2022 with these players. The focus was on the tactical development of the players completed through performance analysis and review of the games they have played through the year. There was also a focus on technical development and challenging the players on an individual basis.
The U15’s are divided into an A and a B Team. Both teams have qualified for their respective semi-finals. The A Team will play Kilkenny in the Arrabawn tournament and the B Team will play Kerry’s A team in the John Doyle tournament, both which take place in Tipperary.
The Squad is as follows:
| Adam Southall (Rapparees) | Faolán Corbett (Ballygarrett) |
| Alex Dillane (St. Brigid’s Blackwater) | Feidhlim Proctor Laird (Oulart-The Ballagh) |
| Alfie Whelan (Glynn-Barntown) | Jack Quigley (Clongeen) |
| Barry Kennedy (Rapparees) | Jack Sheridan (Askamore) |
| Ben Walsh (Rapparees) | James Breen (Ballyhogue) |
| Brian Ivers (Marshalstown-Castledockrell) | James Reburn (St. James’) |
| Callum Kennedy (Glynn-Barntown) | Jamie Kennedy (Naomh Éanna) |
| Calum McGuire (Glynn-Barntown) | Jason Murphy (Crossabeg/Ballymurn) |
| Carter Tohill (Oulart-The Ballagh) | Jim Burke (St. Mary’s Rosslare) |
| Cian Cummins (Bannow-Ballymitty) | Josh Sinnott (Oulart-The Ballagh) |
| Cian Donovan (Glynn-Barntown) | Kenny Murphy (Ferns St Aidans) |
| Cian Keating (Liam Mellows) | Kian Murphy (Rapparees) |
| Ciaran Fox (Naomh Éanna) | Laurence Cloke (Davidstown-Courtnacuddy) |
| Ciaran Gethings (Kilanerin-Ballyfad) | Martin Dempsey (Oulart-The Ballagh) |
| Corey Murphy (Rapparees) | Nathan Doyle (Ballyhogue) |
| Daniel Blyth (Rathgarogue-Cushinstown) | Ollie Treacy (Davidstown-Courtnacuddy) |
| Darragh Cullen (St. Brigid’s Blackwater) | Padraig Devereux (Rathgarogue-Cushinstown) |
| Darragh Ryan (Glynn-Barntown) | Rhys Moore Kavanagh (Ballygarrett) |
| David Kent (Rathgarogue-Cushinstown) | Rhys Wickham (Oulart-The Ballagh) |
| Donnacha Moran (Buffers Alley) | Ryan Doran (Fr. O’Regan’s Craanford) |
| Dylan Farrell (Rapparees) | Ryan Murphy (Liam Mellows) |
| Enan Quinlan (Naomh Éanna) | Sean O’Brien (Rathgarogue-Cushinstown) |
| Eoghan Whelan (Monageer-Boolavogue) | Tomás Fenlon (Rapparees) |
| Eoin Kinsella (Liam Mellows) | Tomas Kirwan (Glynn-Barntown) |
| Eoin Tomkins (Askamore) | William Bennett (Clongeen) |
U16 Hurling Model Academy Squad
Mentors: Brendan Roche (St. Martin’s), Mick Sweeney (Monageer-Boolavogue), Jonathon Dunne (Monageer-Boolavogue), Michael Sinnott (Buffers Alley), David Kenny (Shamrocks), Michael O’Hanlon (Horeswood).
The U16 Hurling Squad has 48 players, ten of whom were part of the 2023 minor hurling panel. This group have put a major emphasis on tactical and technical development and have done a lot of work on performance analysis. Since late last year, this group have also had a real focus on their physical development and the work done over the winter and during this season is really starting to pay show. They have played a number of competition and challenge games against teams such as Limerick, Cork, Waterford, Kilkenny and Dublin and have been really competitive.
There are two U16 teams, split on and A and B basis. The A Team have qualified for the semi-final of the Michael Foley tournament against Tipperary, which we will be hosted in Halo Tiles COE. The B Team have qualified for the semi-final of the ‘Kildare’ Tournament where they will play Offaly’s A team.
The Squad is as follows:
| Aaron Ennis (Our Lady’s Island) | Jack Young (Ferns St Aidans) |
| Adam Connick (St. Martin’s) | James Kavanagh (Buffers Alley) |
| Adam O’Connell Byrne (Askamore) | Jamie Hughes (Kilanerin-Ballyfad) |
| Andy Byrne (Oylegate-Glenbrien) | Jimmy Corish (Horeswood) |
| Barry Sweetman (Cloughbawn) | Joe Mccarthy (Rathgarogue-Cushinstown) |
| Ben Harpur (Oulart-The Ballagh) | Kevin O Mahony (St. Martin’s) |
| Bobby Murphy (Bannow-Ballmitty) | Liam Kenny (Liam Mellows) |
| Callum Mcveigh (Rapparees) | Martin Sinnott (St. Abban’s Adamstown) |
| Cameron Whelan (St. Martin’s) | Micéal Kinsella (Askamore) |
| Charlie Ellard (Our Lady’s Island) | Mitch Cullen (Gusserane O’Rahilly’s) |
| Cody Lawless (Kilanerin-Ballyfad) | Oisín Moore (Oulart-The Ballagh) |
| Colin Carley (Glynn-Barntown) | Paddy Keavey (Ballygarrett) |
| Conor Fanning (Liam Mellows) | Paddy Quigley (Bannow-Ballymitty) |
| Darragh Kirwan (Ballyhogue) | Patrick Walsh (St. Martin’s) |
| Darren Rossiter (Gusserane O’Rahilly’s) | Peter Wickham (Oulart-The Ballagh) |
| Emmet Kennedy Power (Our Lady’s Island) | Ross English (St. Abban’s Adamstown) |
| Eoin Hughes (Kilanerin-Ballyfad) | Ryan Donohue (Rapparees) |
| Ian Reilly (Rathnure St. Anne’s) | Ryan Murphy (St. Brigid’s Blackwater) |
| Jack Colfer (St. Mogue’s Fethard) | Sean Hyland (Rapparees) |
| Jack Dunne (Oulart-The Ballagh) | Sean Og Lyng (Horeswood) |
| Jack Gethings (Kilanerin-Ballyfad) | Steve Donohoe Kavanagh (St. Patrick’s) |
| Jack Kavanagh (Cloughbawn) | Tadhg Doyle (St. Anne’s Rathangan) |
| Jack Leacy (Rapparees) | Tadhg Rowe (Kilmore) |
| Jack Nolan (Oylegate-Glenbrien) | Ted Sheehan (Naomh Éanna) |
