Sporting chance beckons in NY

WITH a new sporting season just around the corner, an initiative from Waterford Institute of Technology should play well with any students planning careers in sport.

The New York GAA is to offer two WIT students the chance to spend a year as a club development officer in New York state as part of a pilot programme aimed at developing clubs in Westchester and Rockland counties.

The placements will offer an opportunity to gain work experience in their area of academic study in tandem with developing club structures and coaching education programmes within the NY GAA club structure.