Rebel Óg Proposals

See below proposals from the Strategic Plan Steering Committee which have been approved by the Executive and Rebel Óg and were outlined to clubs at the last County Board meeting.

Feedback from clubs will be taken at the next meeting on July 16th as part of a broader discussion on County Bye-laws.

NB: Further detail relating to age-grade proposals will be circulated ahead of the July 16th meeting.

Rebel Óg Proposals 2020

The following three proposals for Rebel Óg in 2020 have been proposed by the Strategic Review Committee.

1. The addition of the Chairperson of Rebel Óg to the County Executive as a full member. 

This position would be nominated annually by the Executive and would be subject to a similar term (currently a maximum of 3 years) as other Executive members. It would be a new executive role and would not overlap with any of the existing officer roles. Ideally, this role, like all other roles in Rebel Óg would be for a maximum of 5 years and this may be taken into consideration in the current review of County bye-laws. 

2. The main Coiste would subsume the activities of Central under ‘Rebel Óg’. 

This committee would continue to oversee the activities currently organised by the Coiste and would also take over responsibility for fixtures at Premier level from U13 upwards. The four current geographical regions would remain in place, namely North, West, East and Mid, with soft borders continuing to allow more even competition. 

Essentially ‘Central’ would no longer exist and would be subsumed into Rebel Óg, which would have an executive of six officers as follows: Chairperson, Vice-chairperson, Rebel Óg Rúnaí, Assistant secretary, Treasurer, Assistant treasurer and PRO. 

It would also incorporate a CCC consisting of the Chairperson, Vice-chairperson, Rebel Óg Rúnaí, Assistant secretary and a representative (secretary or chairperson) from each of the four regions, as well as a referees co-ordinator. It would be chaired by the Rebel Óg vice-chairperson and its remit would include fixtures, discipline and grading. It would have sole responsibility for organising the two Premier grades and would have an oversight role in regard to regional fixtures and ensuring county championship deadlines were met.

Meanwhile, the Rebel Óg treasurer would chair a Finance Committee (along with the Assistant treasurer), comprising of the Treasurers from each of the four regions, while the Rebel Óg PRO would chair a PR committee comprising of the PROs from each of the four regions. 

Also a County forum, to be held quarterly, would form a governing body comprising of all Rebel Óg executive members along with the chairperson from each of the regions along with the County Coaching Officer, County Children’s officer, Games manager and other stakeholders such a PPS and Scaith na Scol etc.

The four regions would be confined to seven officer roles, mirroring the Rebel Óg roles, namely, Chairperson, Vice-chairperson, Secretary, Assistant secretary, Treasurer, Assistant treasurer and PRO, all with maximum terms of 5 years. It is proposed that officers would not be allowed to move ‘sideways’ at the end of their term as is the case at County Executive level.

Definition and standardisation of roles would be in place across all levels and regions along with the strict application of terms. It is also proposed to implement similar terms of office in Rebel Óg as are in place at County Executive level.

3. The main age grades would change to U17, U15 and U13

This would break the link between adult and underage fixtures at Minor level, bringing the U17 grade into line with County level. In parallel, a new U20 grade would replace the current U21 grade. For a period of one year an U18 championship would continue to facilitate transition. Secondary competitions would continue at U12, U14 and U16 level for teams with large numbers only.

The primary age grades at child level would be U11, U9 and U7 and would be organised by the Rebel Óg Rúnaí along with a CCC working in conjunction with the Games Development staff.

It is important to note that catering for the needs of 18-year-old, then not eligible for Minor would be prioritised and that an appropriate programmes of adult club fixtures be provided at divisional and county level. The expansion of County regional leagues would represent an essential part of this process.

The Role of the Rebel Óg Rúnaí - approved

The role of the Rebel Óg Rúnaí was approved previously and has now developed into the role of a full-time County Underage Secretary with all of the associated powers. They will report to the County Secretary / CEO and the Chairperson of Rebel Òg. The position is to be advertised on Monday, July 15th with a closing date of Wednesday, July 31st. Shortlisting will be completed by August 10th, with interviews taking place on August 20th. The role will be filled by September 1st, with the appointee beginning work on or before October 1st.

The job spec for the role will be completed by a subcommittee of Kevin O’Donovan, John Purcell, Eoghan O’Connor, Michael O’Mahony and Sean Twohig and will be circulated to Munster and Croke Park. A current draft is already in place and further drafts will commence immediately. Length of contract and salary also require consideration. It was suggested that the salary may reside in the area of the Games Manager’s scale.

The interview panel will comprise of one from Cork County Committee, one from Rebel Óg and perhaps one from Munster. The interview panel will also shortlist and set the marking scheme for the interview process.

Timeline:

Monday, April 29th     - invitation of submissions – deadline Friday, May 10th at 5pm

Wednesday, May 8th     - further meeting of Strategic Steering group

Tuesday, May 14th     - meeting with Coiste na nÓg main officers

Thursday, May 16th     - meeting with the Chair and Secretaries of each Region

Tuesday, May 21st     - review of feedback from Rebel Óg

Tuesday, May 21st     - present proposals to County Executive 

Tuesday, May 28th     - for mention at County Committee

Tuesday, June 4th      - Strategic Steering Group meeting

Tuesday, June 11th     - for discussion at County Executive

Monday, June 17th    - present to Coiste main officers with Chairperson from each region

Tuesday, June 18th    - present to County Committee

Tuesday, July 16th     - discussion at County Committee