What formal recognition of the GPA means to you
Funding to provide support services for YOU as a major contributor to the GAA
Funding through the GPA to provide a proper career development programme for players including:- Expert career guidance for current and past members
- Employment placement for players out of work or for graduates
- Mentoring service to give players crucial advice in business and for progression in the workplace.
- New career/business development programmes.
- Business start-up grants for players when starting up a new business.
Funding through the GPA to provide practical educational services for players including:
- Even more scholarships for third-level student.
- Further education grants for current and past players to go to college on by night or on a part-time basis.
- Development of new skills through retraining programmes for changes of career paths.
- Coaching Courses for current and past members, obtain qualifications in areas of fitness and conditioning training.
Funding through the GPA to provide practical financial planning advice for players including:
- Basic one-to-one financial advice
- Tax consultation and managing endorsement portfolio
- Pensions and financial planning
Funding for the GPA to provide unrivalled health and well-being services for players including:
- An enhanced player injury scheme to make sure all injured players receive the best treatment available and immediately. We continue to ask the GAA to improve to this scheme.
- Assistance with medical costs for past players for injuries incurred during their career (i.e. hip replacements, knee surgery etc).
- Psychological counselling services for current and past players
- Addiction treatment and rehabilitation for current and past players
Funding through the GPA to provide for current and past players who fall on hard times:
- A benevolent/hardship fund to enable the GPA to give direct financial support for current and past players in difficulties
Funding through the GPA to provide legal services for players including:
- Representation for players in legal cases related to the games
- Legal advice for players from dedicated legal team
Funding to administer the GPA independently:
- Secure future of GPA covering costs of running the players’ body
- Enable GPA to develop the above welfare package
- Reduce pressure on GPA to self- fund through sponsorship in an increasingly difficult environment
Funding to enable GPA to develop social programmes in the community including:
- Utilise player profile to create awareness around social issues
- Provide players for local initiatives
- Provide players for health promotion
- Commit to dedicated charities on an annual basis.