JUVENILE TRAINING RESUMES TUESDAY OCTOBER 6, 2026

 

A quick note to let you know that Juvenile training resumes after our Summer break on Tuesday October 6, with the following details applicable:

TRAINING TIMES

Children Born 2017: Tuesday 5pm to 5.50 pm, indoors at Sports Complex
Children Born 2016: Tuesday 6 pm to 7 pm, indoors at Sports Complex
Children Born 2015: Tuesday 6 pm to 7 pm, indoors at Sports Complex
Children Born 2014 & older: Tuesday 6pm to 7pm, outdoors - meet at Sports Complex

INDOOR CIRCUIT / EVENT SESSION: Thursday from 7 to 8 pm - For athletes born 2015 or before - only for athletes intending on competing at Regional & National level. Please note, this is a new date and time for this session and it is a valuable session for our older athletes, concentrating on body weight exercises.

TERM FEES

We have changed our payment portal for our Term Fees - details will be sent out via our WhatsApp groups.

WHATSAPP GROUP JUVENILE NOTIFICATIONS

All notifications in regard to Juvenile training and competitions will be sent out via WhatsApp. If you are not already a member of our WhatsApp Parents' Group, simply click on the following link to join the Carrick Athletic Community Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JfPaX8v6JQ9224LzI7Jvn5

REMINDER - ANYONE TAKING PART IN CLUB ACTIVITIES MUST BE A FULLY REGISTERED AND PAID UP MEMBER OF THE CLUB. IF YOU ARE NOT FULLY REGISTERED, YOU CANNOT TAKE PART IN CLUB ACTIVITIES 

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CLUB REGULATIONS

• Parents must check if there is sufficient adult supervision at each training session. If there are less than three adults present, training WILL NOT be held. All athletes must be on time.
• All athletes must be on time for training. Warm-ups are vital to help avoid injury
• Athletes must participate in all designated activities at training, unless injured.
• The use of bad language, spitting, physical assault, verbal abuse or name calling will not be tolerated and may result in a warning and/or instant dismissal from the club.
• Athletes must wear appropriate training gear (runners, track-suit, leggings, shorts, t-shirt).
• Athletes are requested to respect their fellow athletes, officials, competitors and coaches.
• Equipment is for club use and no abuse of it will be tolerated.

POST PRIMARY GROUP TRAINING

• Meeting point for all training is the Sports Complex and all athletes must be on time and have their weekly fees paid before 6 pm
• The group will leave from the Sports Complex at 6.05 sharp. If you are late, details as to training venue will be left with a club official in the Complex.
• All athletes must wear reflective clothing - a reflective vest or armbands - at training
• Athletes must participate in all designated activities at training, unless injured. Training groups are divided based on ability, experience and what events athletes are aiming for. If an athlete is injured or unable to complete a session, they must return immediately to the Sports Complex.

ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SYSTEM

The management of Carrick-on-Shannon Sports Complex have asked us to point out to the parents of all our members that a ONE-WAY SYSTEM operates in the car park of the Complex. All motorists MUST enter by the entrance on the main road and exit by the entrance nearest Aura Leitrim Leisure. 

With the safety of our members our primary concern, we ask that all motorists exercise the utmost caution in the Complex car park particularly at 5pm and 6pm when there are a lot of young children entering and exiting the Complex. A failure to do so would see the car park closed for our member's use in the future. 

USEFUL LINKS

Carrick-on-Shannon AC website: https://carrickac.blogspot.com/

Carrick-on-Shannon AC Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/carrickonshannon.ac

​​​​​​​Athletics Ireland:www.athleticsireland.ie 

HELP NEEDED

We are always on the look-out for help, be it coaching, taking an officer’s role in the club, collecting weekly fees on Tuesday evenings or just being a traffic cop to help deal with the big numbers at primary school groups. If you are interested in any role but particularly in a coaching role, we’d be more than delighted to have you. Contact any club official for more details.

CONTACT POINT

If you have queries, contact Club Secretary John Connolly via email at connollyjohnb@gmail.com or message us on Facebook.

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Our Facebook Page is closed to Friends Only so submit a Friend’s Request which will be returned promptly.

JUVENILE TRAINING 2026

A quick note to let you know that Juvenile training begins for 2026 on Tuesday January 13, with the following details applicable:

TRAINING TIMES

Children Born 2017: Tuesday 5pm to 5.50 pm, indoors at Sports Complex
Children Born 2016: Tuesday 5pm to 5.50 pm, indoors at Sports Complex
Children Born 2015: Tuesday 6pm to 7 pm, indoors at Sports Complex
Children Born 2014: Tuesday 6pm to 7pm, outdoors - meet at Sports Complex
Children Born 2013 & before: Tuesday 6pm to 7pm, outdoors - meet at Sports Complex

INDOOR CIRCUIT / EVENT SESSION: Wednesday 6 to 7 pm - For athletes born 2014 or before - only for athletes intending on competing at Regional & National level

TERM FEES

We have changed our payment portal for our Term Fees - details will be sent out via our WhatsApp groups.

WHATSAPP GROUP JUVENILE NOTIFICATIONS

All notifications in regard to Juvenile training and competitions will be sent out via WhatsApp. If you are not already a member of our WhatsApp Parents' Group, simply click on the following link to join the Carrick Athletic Community Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JfPaX8v6JQ9224LzI7Jvn5

REMINDER - ANYONE TAKING PART IN CLUB ACTIVITIES MUST BE A FULLY REGISTERED AND PAID UP MEMBER OF THE CLUB. IF YOU ARE NOT FULLY REGISTERED, YOU CANNOT TAKE PART IN CLUB ACTIVITIES 

​​​​​​​

CLUB REGULATIONS

• Parents must check if there is sufficient adult supervision at each training session. If there are less than three adults present, training WILL NOT be held. All athletes must be on time.
• All athletes must be on time for training. Warm-ups are vital to help avoid injury
• Athletes must participate in all designated activities at training, unless injured.
• The use of bad language, spitting, physical assault, verbal abuse or name calling will not be tolerated and may result in a warning and/or instant dismissal from the club.
• Athletes must wear appropriate training gear (runners, track-suit, leggings, shorts, t-shirt).
• Athletes are requested to respect their fellow athletes, officials, competitors and coaches.
• Equipment is for club use and no abuse of it will be tolerated.

POST PRIMARY GROUP TRAINING

• Meeting point for all training is the Sports Complex and all athletes must be on time and have their weekly fees paid before 6 pm
• The group will leave from the Sports Complex at 6.05 sharp. If you are late, details as to training venue will be left with a club official in the Complex.
• Athletes must participate in all designated activities at training, unless injured. Training groups are divided based on ability, experience and what events athletes are aiming for. If an athlete is injured or unable to complete a session, they must return immediately to the Sports Complex.

ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SYSTEM

The management of Carrick-on-Shannon Sports Complex have asked us to point out to the parents of all our members that a ONE-WAY SYSTEM operates in the car park of the Complex. All motorists MUST enter by the entrance on the main road and exit by the entrance nearest Aura Leitrim Leisure. 

With the safety of our members our primary concern, we ask that all motorists exercise the utmost caution in the Complex car park particularly at 5pm and 6pm when there are a lot of young children entering and exiting the Complex. A failure to do so would see the car park closed for our member's use in the future. 

USEFUL LINKS

Carrick-on-Shannon AC website: https://carrickac.blogspot.com/

Carrick-on-Shannon AC Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/carrickonshannon.ac

​​​​​​​Athletics Ireland:www.athleticsireland.ie 

HELP NEEDED

We are always on the look-out for help, be it coaching, taking an officer’s role in the club, collecting weekly fees on Tuesday evenings or just being a traffic cop to help deal with the big numbers at primary school groups. If you are interested in any role but particularly in a coaching role, we’d be more than delighted to have you. Contact any club official for more details.

CONTACT POINT

If you have queries, contact Club Secretary John Connolly via email at connollyjohnb@gmail.com or message us on Facebook.

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Our Facebook Page is closed to Friends Only so submit a Friend’s Request which will be returned promptly.

2026 MEMBERSHIP

We hope all our members and their families had a wonderful Christmas season but now it is time to get back to training! And to register yourself for the new athletics years which starts officially on January 1, 2026.​​​​​​​

Anyone who attends organised club training MUST be a fully registered member of the club. We cannot allow anyone who is not fully paid up take part in organised club activities due to insurance considerations. The same applies for anyone wishing to take part in competition.

​​​​​​​Our registration system is through the Athletics Ireland Online Membership System which means that our members will be able to renew their memberships from the comfort of their own home.

Our membership fees for the 2026 season are as follows: 

• Juvenile (U18 on December 31, 2025) - €35 

• Senior/Masters - €42 

• Family (3 Juveniles or more) - €90 

There are several ways of renewing your membership or applying to join the club.

2025 MEMBERS

For existing members, the club will send out a membership link via email to any club members whose email address is inputted into the system. Simply follow the link attached and pay your membership depending on your age category. 

If you do not receive an email notification from the Athletics Ireland Membership system, contact Club Secretary John Connolly and provide your email address and a renewal notice will then be sent out. 

FORMER MEMBERS

Depending on when you were last a member of the club, your details may still be stored in the system. If they are not stored in the system or you do not receive an email, you must reapply via the link at membership.athleticsireland.ie

NEW MEMBERS

For new members, the process is a bit simpler. Simply click onto the following link membership.athleticsireland.ie and follow the instructions, an application to join the club will be lodged and approved by the club. 

If the link is not showing up, the address is as follows: membership.athleticsireland.ie

If you have any queries, contact Club Secretary John Connolly atconnollyjohnb@gmail.com

HELP URGENTLY NEEDED TO ALLOW JUVENILE TRAINING RESUME

A quick note to let everyone know our plans for our return to Juvenile club training next week and an urgent appeal for parents to help out with coaching and supervising our Juvenile sessions.

RETURN DATE: TUESDAY OCTOBER 7, 2025

With a number of our long serving coaches unavailable this Winter term, we are facing a crisis in terms of available coaches for our Juvenile Indoor sessions. We desperately need parents or interested members to volunteer an hour of their time each Tuesday or else we will be unable to hold sessions.

In particular, our Tuesday group session for 5 pm to 5.50 pm for young athletes born in 2016 will DEFINITELY NOT go ahead as we currently have only one coach to conduct this session and Athletics Ireland and Child Safety guidelines means we simply cannot hold this session unless we have volunteers coming forward.

Unfortunately, this also means that we cannot open membership for any new Juvenile members born in 2016 and 2015 unless we have sufficient coaches available to conduct sessions at the appropriate levels.

TRAINING GROUP TIMES

From our return to training on Tuesday October 7, the following groups will train at the following times:

• Athletes born 2016: Tuesday 5 to 5.50 pm (Indoors Carrick Sports Complex)

• Athletes born 2015: Tuesday 6 to 6.50 pm (Indoors Carrick Sports Complex)

• Athletes born 2014: Tuesday 6 to 7 pm (Outdoors, meet at Sports Complex)

• Athletes born 2013: Tuesday 6 to 7 pm (Outdoors, meet at Sports Complex)

• Athletes born 2012 & before: Tuesday 6 to 7 pm (Outdoors, meet at Sports Complex)

On Wednesday, there is an indoor session at the Complex for athletes born 2014 or earlier, from 6 to 7 pm, specialising in event specific training and circuits. This session is for athletes who intend to compete in regional and national competitions only.

TERM FEES

All Juvenile members are asked to pay their Term Fees of €27 per athlete on or before the first session on October 7. This covers the entire term up to the final week of training before Christmas on December 9, but there is a break for a week due to the School Mid-Term break at Halloween. We will be in touch with details of term fees and how to pay them before our return to training.

QUERIES

Any queries to Secretary John Connolly at connollyjohnb@gmail.com

JUVENILE MEMBERSHIP CLOSED FOR CHILDREN BORN 2015 & 2016

Due to the pressure of space and the large numbers already in the group, Carrick AC have closed membership for the 2025 for children born in the years 2015 & 2016.

A quick note to let you know that Juvenile training begins for 2025 on Tuesday January 14, with the following details applicable:

TRAINING TIMES

• Children Born 2016: Tuesday 5pm to 5.50 pm, indoors at Sports Complex
• Children Born 2015: Tuesday 5pm to 5.50 pm, indoors at Sports Complex
• Children Born 2014: Tuesday 6pm to 7 pm, indoors at Sports Complex
• Children Born 2013: Tuesday 6pm to 7pm, outdoors - meet at Sports Complex
• Children Born 2012 & before: Tuesday 6pm to 7pm, outdoors - meet at Sports Complex

INDOOR CIRCUIT / EVENT SESSION: Wednesday 5.30 to 7 pm - For athletes born 2013 or before - only for athletes intending on competing at Regional & National level

FRIDAY OUTDOOR SESSION: Meet at Carrick Sports Complex at 4pm - only for athletes intending on competing at Regional & National level

CLUB REGULATIONS

• Parents must check if there is sufficient adult supervision at each training session. If there are less than three adults present, training WILL NOT be held. All athletes must be on time.
• All athletes must be on time for training. Warm-ups are vital to help avoid injury
• Athletes must participate in all designated activities at training, unless injured.
• The use of bad language, spitting, physical assault, verbal abuse or name calling will not be tolerated and may result in a warning and/or instant dismissal from the club.
• Athletes must wear appropriate training gear (runners, track-suit, shorts, t-shirt).
• Athletes are requested to respect their fellow athletes, officials, competitors and coaches.
• Equipment is for club use and no abuse of it will be tolerated.

POST PRIMARY GROUP TRAINING

1. Meeting point for all training is the Sports Complex and all athletes must be on time and have their weekly fees paid before 6 pm

2. The group will leave from the Sports Complex at 6.05 sharp. If you are late, details as to training venue will be left with a club official in the Complex.

3. Athletes must participate in all designated activities at training, unless injured. Training groups are divided based on ability, experience and what events athletes are aiming for. If an athlete is injured or unable to complete a session, they must return immediately to the Sports Complex.

ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SYSTEM

The management of Carrick-on-Shannon Sports Complex have asked us to point out to the parents of all our members that a ONE-WAY SYSTEM operates in the car park of the Complex. All motorists MUST enter by the entrance on the main road and exit by the entrance nearest Aura Leitrim Leisure. 

With the safety of our members our primary concern, we ask that all motorists exercise the utmost caution in the Complex car park particularly at 5pm and 6pm when there are a lot of young children entering and exiting the Complex. A failure to do so would see the car park closed for our member's use in the future. 

​​​​​​​USEFUL LINKS

Carrick-on-Shannon AC website: http://carrickac.blogspot.ie/ 

Carrick-on-Shannon AC Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/carrickonshannon.ac

Carrick AC JOMA Club Online Shop:http://www.teamwearireland.com/carrick-on-shannon-1340-c.asp

Athletics Ireland:www.athleticsireland.ie 

HELP WANTED

We are always on the look-out for help, be it coaching, taking an officer’s role in the club, collecting weekly fees on Tuesday evenings or just being a traffic cop to help deal with the big numbers at primary school groups. If you are interested in any role but particularly in a coaching role, we’d be more than delighted to have you. Contact any club official for more details.

CONTACT POINT

If you have queries, contact Club Secretary John Connolly (0879446961), email connollyjohnb@eircom.net or message us on Facebook.

Our Facebook Page is closed to Friends Only so submit a Friend’s Request which will be returned promptly.

2025 Membership and return to training

We hope all our members and their families had a wonderful Christmas season but now it is time to get back to training! And to register yourself for the new athletics year which starts officially on January 1, 2025.​​​

The Juvenile groups are back in action from this Tuesday, January 7, in the Sports Complex at the usual times. Adult groups continue as normal under the guidance of Graham Allen, meeting on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Anyone who attends organised club training MUST be a fully registered member of the club. We cannot allow anyone who is not fully paid up to take part in organised club activities due to insurance considerations. This applies for anyone wishing to take part in competition.

​​​​​​​Our registration system is through the Athletics Ireland Online Membership System which means that our members will be able to renew their memberships from the comfort of their own home.

Unfortunately, for the first time in many years, we have had to increase our membership fees across all categories this year due to an increase in our registration fees with Athletics Ireland.

Our membership fees for the 2024 season are as follows: 

• Juvenile (U18 on December 31, 2025) - €35 

• Senior/Masters - €42 

• Family (3 Juveniles or more) - €90 

There are several ways of renewing your membership or applying to join the club.

2024 MEMBERS

For existing members, the club will send out a membership link via email to any club members whose email address is inputted into the system. Simply follow the link attached and pay your membership depending on your age category. 

If you do not receive an email notification from the Athletics Ireland Membership system, contact Club Secretary John Connolly and provide your email address and a renewal notice will then be sent out. 

FORMER MEMBERS

Depending on when you were last a member of the club, your details may still be stored in the system. If they are not stored in the system or you do not receive an email, you must reapply via the link at membership.athleticsireland.ie

NEW MEMBERS

For new members, the process is a bit simpler. Simply click onto the following link membership.athleticsireland.ie and follow the instructions, an application to join the club will be lodged and approved by the club. 

If the link is not showing up, the address is as follows:membership.athleticsireland.ie

If you have any queries, contact Club Secretary John Connolly at connollyjohnb@gmail.com