Carrick-on-Shannon AC: PBS ALL THE WAY IN ATHLONE

Monday, March 19, 2018

PBS ALL THE WAY IN ATHLONE

When you get to the biggest stage of the year so far, delivering your best isn't always easy but we had a deluge of personal bests at the Irish Life Health Athletics Ireland Juvenile Indoors in Athlone on Sunday.

Gerard Murtagh came closest to a medal when he finished a superb fourth in the U14 60m Final but he smashed his personal best twice and broke the eight second barrier for the first time with a 7.99 second clocking in the Final for a major breakthrough.

Toyosi Fagbo defied illness over the last three weeks to smash his personal best in the U15 60m Final, his time of 7.58 taking him to fifth place and 0.11 faster than his Connacht winning time - and all without taking a step in training for three weeks after he fell ill following the Connachts! Quite an amazing performance.

Alannah McGuinness showed a lot of guts too to crack the eight second barrier for the first time with a 7.99 second clocking in the U17 Girls 60m heats, quite an amazing performance considering she had a bad fall off her bike on Friday and was running with badly bruised and skinned knees and arms! Quite a determined athlete!

Ellis Conway put in all on the line in the U18 400m, qualifying as one of the fastest losers and getting the unfavourable lane one for the Final. But that didn't deter her as she mixed it up with the leaders before finishing sixth in a time of 60.17, having run 60.34 in the heats.

Clodagh Sheerin also qualified for the U18 60m Final, finishing fourth in her heat in a time of 8.36 and improving to sixth in the final in a time of 8.31 seconds.

Ellie O'Rourke ran a season's best of 5.13.97 in an insanely fast U16 1,500m to take ninth and not far off her outright best, a strong run where the fast early pace took a heavy toll on athletes.

Eoghan Farrell knocked five seconds off his previous best over 1,500m in the U17 heats, running 4.42.03 while while Oisin O’Dowd (7.73), Niall Sheerin (7.89) and Sophie McCabe (8.63) all saw action in the 60m heats.

Shane Finn finished ninth in the U15 Shot with a fine throw of 10.46m with Dara Holmes throwing 7.37m for 12th in the U13 Boys Shot.

There was a little bit of heartache too as Lauren Reynolds had to withdraw from the U16 1,500m after injuring her back in the warm-up, a huge disappointment for a very committed athlete.

Congrats to all our athletes on some great performances. Thanks to all the parents for travelling down with the athletes and Siobhan Whelan, Siobhan McWeeney and Callum Whelan for looking after the gang in Athlone.

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TRAINING TIMES

ADULT TRAINING GROUP
Meet at Aura Leitrim Leisure at 7pm on Monday & Wednesday. Contact Adult Group coordinator Graham Allen at 0860443305 for more details
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JUVENILE TRAINING GROUPS
Athletes born 2015: Tuesday 5 to 5.50 pm (Indoors Carrick Sports Complex)
Athletes born 2014: Tuesday 6 to 5.50 pm (Indoors Carrick 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)
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Wednesday Indoor session 5.30 to 7 pm - For athletes born 2012 or before - only for athletes intending on competing at Regional & National level
Friday outdoor session 4pm - Wednesday Indoor session 5.30 to 7 pm - For athletes born 2012 or before - only for athletes intending on competing at Regional & National level

CODE OF CONDUCT

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 for training & warm-up.
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

Carrick-on-Shannon AC Safeguarding Statement

CARRICK-ON-SHANNON ATHLETIC CLUB is affiliated to Athletics Ireland and provides various sporting activities and opportunities for children and young people through participation in clubs, regional/provincial events and through to our national teams. Organised events involved the provision of athletic championships and games that involve in some instances require attendance at weekend events and overnight trips for clubs and their members. Athletics Ireland is a voluntary led organisation that provides its members with opportunities to participate in the sport of Track and Field Athletics across all age grades from Juvenile (u9 to u16), Youth (u18), Junior (u20), Senior (u35) and Master (35+). • Club Name: CARRICK-ON-SHANNON ATHLETIC CLUB • Sport: Track and Field Athletics, Cross Country, Road Running and Race Walking. • Location (National/Local level): Local and County. • Number of members in your club: 193 • Activities: Track and Field, Cross Country, Road Running and Race Walking. Athletics Ireland is committed to safeguarding children and by working under the guidance of our Safeguarding Policies our staff, both volunteers and employed, working with our young people, throughout the organisation, seek to create a safe environment for young people to grow and develop within sport. The following set of principles should be adhered to: • Importance of childhood - The importance of childhood should be understood and valued by everyone involved in sport. • Needs of the child - All children’s sport experiences should be guided by what is best for children. This means that adults should have a basic understanding of the emotional, physical and personal needs of young people. • Integrity in relationships - Adults interacting with children in sport are in a position of trust and influence. They should always ensure that children are treated with integrity and respect, and the self-esteem of young people is enhanced. • Fair Play - All children’s sport should be conducted in an atmosphere of fair play. The principles of fair play should always be emphasised, and organisers should give clear guidelines regarding acceptable standards of behaviour. • Quality atmosphere & ethos - Children’s sport should be conducted in a safe, positive and encouraging atmosphere. • Competition - Competition is an essential element of sport and should be encouraged in an age appropriate manner. A child centred ethos will help to ensure that competition and specialisation are kept in their appropriate place. • Equality - All children should be valued and treated in an equitable and fair manner regardless of ability, age, gender, religion, social and ethnic background or political persuasion. Our Child Safeguarding Statement has been developed in line with requirements under the Children First Act 2015, (the Children First: National Guidance, and Tusla’s Child Safeguarding: A Guide for Policy, Procedure and Practice). In addition to our Risk Assessment document described above, there are further procedures that support our intention to safeguard children while they are availing of our activities. Athletics Ireland has the following procedures in place as part of our Safeguarding Policies: • Procedures for the management of allegations of abuse or misconduct by staff or volunteers against a child availing of our activities. • Procedures for the safe recruitment of staff and volunteers to work with children in our activities. • Procedures for access to child safeguarding training and information, including the identification of the occurrence of harm. • Procedure for reporting of child protection or welfare concerns to Statutory Authorities. • Procedure for maintaining a list of the persons (if any) in the relevant service who are mandated persons. • Procedure for appointing a relevant person (Club Children’s Officer). Please note that all procedures listed are available on request. Kieron Stout is the relevant person for Athletics Ireland, and he is also a mandated person as set out in the Children First Act 2015. Kieron can be contacted on 086 2450134. We recognise that implementation is an ongoing process. Our club is committed to the implementation of this Child Safeguarding Statement and the procedures that support our intention to keep children safe from harm while availing of our activities. Please note the following: • That all volunteers and staff have been furnished with a copy of this statement. • This statement is available to parents/ guardians, the Agency & members of the public on request. • This statement will be displayed in a prominent place by the Club. The Athletics Ireland Child Safeguarding Plan including all policies and procedures is available on request or at the following webpage for download at https://www.athleticsireland.ie/juvenile/child-welfare You can also email childwelfare@athleticsireland.ie if you would like any information sent to you. Signed: Donnacha Holmes Date: January 1. 2022 Name: DONNACHA HOLMES Phone no: 0866000555 For queries on this Child Safeguarding Statement, please contact JOHN CONNOLLY 0879446961 OR connollyjohnb@gmail.com