In a GAA club the underage section is the heartbeat of the parish. Go Games bring the youngest players together for blitzes on Saturday mornings, the older groups play league and championship through the summer, and the year ends with the underage presentation night, usually in the clubhouse or the local hotel, often in November or December once the leagues are finished. Medals are handed out, a county player sometimes drops in, and the mentors would love to show the year on the big screen.
The photos are out there, spread across dozens of mams' and dads' phones. This guide helps you gather them fairly so every child in the group is in the video, not only the lads and girls who scored the goals.
The GAA year, as a timeline
First training in spring
Set up the season for your age group and share the link in the parents' WhatsApp group. Early-season sessions with the whole panel lined up for a photo make a great opening.
Go Games blitzes and Cúl Camp week
Blitzes and camps are where the younger groups shine. Ask families to send photos from every blitz, and to include the team photo with the host club.
Midsummer check
Open the coverage list. Corner-backs and the goalkeeper are almost always short. Send the reminder naming those who need a few more photos.
League and championship finals
Final days bring medals, cups and the whole panel on the pitch. Remind parents the night before.
Two weeks before the presentation night
Close uploads with the photo deadline and review the video with the other mentors.
Building the video
One season per age group
Each age group gets its own season, link and video. Paste first names; if names repeat on the panel, an initial is added so you can tell Seán Ó. from Seán M.
Mark consent from club registration
The club records photo consent when players register. Flag any child without it before you share the link. Their photos stay hidden and never appear in a video.
Add jersey numbers if they are fixed
If the panel keeps the same numbers all year, add them. Otherwise leave them blank; parents' tags do the matching.
Fill the gaps across the panel
After each blitz or match, copy the reminder for children who are short and post it in the parents' group. A word from the mentor helps too.
Review with the mentors and export
Blitzes and match days become chapters, the sharpest version of each moment is kept, and every child reaches the same minimum. Rename chapters ("Féile", "County final") and export.
Club moments beyond the pitch
An underage GAA year is about much more than matches. The Cúl Camp week, with its coloured t-shirts and the visit from a county player, gives you a full chapter of smiling faces. Club days, the underage section's day out at Croke Park or the county ground, and the photo with the cup in the local school all belong in the video. If your club marches in a local parade or hosts a family fun day, ask for those photos too. For the oldest underage group, consider a short final chapter of photos from their earlier years, if parents can find them: the same children at under-8 blitzes make the room laugh and cry at the same time.
How long should the presentation video be?
Underage panels are big, often 25 to 30 children. With every child appearing twice plus team shots, a panel of 28 needs about four and a half to five minutes. At a club night where every age group shows a video, keep each one near three minutes and play it just before that group's medals.
How many photos do I need?Photos to collect for your team size and video length.The Pitch style's bold stripes suit a GAA pitch. Pick a rousing instrumental, and mark players moving up to the minor grade as leavers if you want a tribute at the end.
Presentation night checklist
Before the night
- Load each age group's video onto the laptop in the order of the night.
- Test the projector and the sound in the hall or function room.
- Agree with the underage officer when each video plays.
- Bring the medals table close to the screen so the photos and the medals happen together.
- Share each group's private link with its parents afterwards.
Privacy and safeguarding
Faces are never scanned or recognised. Children are matched to photos by the tags their families add and the numbers on their jersey. Only first names are stored, location data is removed on the phone before upload, the season’s link is private and never appears in search engines, and anything inappropriate for a youth sports setting is hidden automatically. Any parent can report a photo, and the organiser has the final say on every photo in the video.
Questions from mentors and parents
Can dual players be in the football and the hurling videos?
Yes. Each code is its own season with its own roster, so a child on both panels appears in both videos.
Our Go Games have no scores or results. Does that matter?
Not at all. The video is about the children and the year, not results. Chapters come from the dates of the blitzes.
Can grandparents watch it afterwards?
Yes. Share the private link with families; it plays in any browser without signing in.
How does the club pay?
Once per season, if you want more than the free plan, with a card through our reseller Paddle. Prices include VAT.