Spotting the ball and sowing the seeds of a life in sport

Over the past four months, clubs around the country, in all sports, have done what they can not to let habits break. 

Getting ready for the return of underage GAA at Sarsfields Hurling Club, Cork, with hand sanitiser on site are Isabelle and Luke O'Brien with their father Finbarr, coaching officer, (left) and Ethan Brickley (white helmet). At back Tadhg Murphy, club chairman, and Daniel Kearney, senior club captain, who will assist with underage coaching. Picture Denis Minihane.

They ran a lovely scheme out in Sarsfields GAA club this lockdown. A fresh twist on spot the ball.

Coaching officer Finbarr O’Brien dreamed it up and, together with juvenile chairman Keith Mulcahy, put the underage coaches on high alert.