Kerry Gaa are holding a Rounders blitz for children with special needs on Saturday next, 14th March in John Mitchel’ Gaa club. From 10.30am to 1.30pm. The blitz is open to children with disabilities from throughout Kerry and will be mainly games based, with a little bit of coaching. Participants are welcome to come as a group or as individuals. Rounders is an easy game to play and all abilities will be catered for. The main aim of the day is to promote participation in a fun and enjoyable environment. There is no cost for this activity. To book a place please contact Kevin Smith on 086 0404270

As well as the rounders blitz, in a separate initiative, 6 weeks of Gaelic Football Skills sessions, is being run on Wednesday evenings, by the Sporting Chance programme at NLN Tralee. This started on 18th February and will be completed on Wednesday 25th March 2015. The sessions are taking place in Austin Stacks Gaa club, Tralee from 4pm to 5pm. All coaches are Garda vetted. The sessions are aimed towards providing additional skills to children with dyspraxia and other disabilities/impairments and will work on agility, balance, coordination and movement skills in a fun and enjoyable environment. All are welcome.