- U11: Born 2010
- U12: Born 2009
- U13: Born 2008
- Born 2007 and older
Under current Government guidelines as they currently stand to prevent the transmission of Covid-19, training athletes indoors is simply not practical and as the Sports Complex will not be available due to its use for classrooms, our Primary School groups will be moving outdoors over the winter.
This will mean that our athletes will be divided into different groups based on the year of their birth so that we can comply with Government regulations on group sizes. These training sessions may take place at different times and different venues to what we are normally used to, but we are trying to accommodate our members, our coaches and comply with the Government regulations.
Unfortunately, with the logistics of trying to organise different sessions at various times and at different venues, we will be restricting our primary school group sessions to fully registered club members born in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010 and we CANNOT take in any new members before the end of the athletic year on December 31. The situation regarding new members will be reviewed in January.
All of these measures are subject to whatever Government restrictions/Athletics Ireland guidelines are in place at the time but we are in the process of trying to determine how many members want to attend training, what venues we can use and what help we can get to organise the sessions.
We would ask the parents of our primary school members to inform our coaches and officials if their child will be returning to outdoor training.
More importantly, we will need more help than ever before from parents at training - we will need people willing to help our experienced teams of coaches with practical coaching (courses will be arranged by the club) and we need volunteers to help with the administrative work around contact tracing and the collection of fees and Covid-19 Questionnaires.
Unless we get extra help to assist us, it is unlikely that we will be able to hold any Primary School group training this year due to the restrictions and workload involved for our volunteers.
For our Post Primary group, we make the same request so that we can finalise if we need to have separate training nights for the various activity groups: i.e. sprint or distance running.
Please contact us at connollyjohnb@gmail.com if you are available to help us or via the WhatsApp group for your child’s training group before Tuesday, September 22, at 5pm.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Athletics Ireland have announced details and the timetable for the National Juvenile U17 to 19 Track & Field Championships which will be held in Morton Stadium Dublin over the weekend of August 29/30.
With Covid-19 regulations, Athletics Ireland point out that this competition is subject to the government progressing to Phase 4 where 500 people will be allowed to gather outdoors.
The following regulations will also apply
Entries through Regional secretary only. Please contact your region regarding the closing date for your region.
Competition will take place in two separate sessions each day. There will be a strict requirement for athletes to leave the facility as soon as possible at the end of each session. The stadium will be cleared between sessions. For timetable please see HERE.
No admission to the stadium until allocated check in time for the session in which you are participation.
Competition will be closed to all spectators.
Athletes, officials, event staff and 1 adult per athlete only permitted on site.
Accompanying adults must purchase tickets in advance for each session they wish to attend. (Details to be announced soon)
There will be no parking available at Morton Stadium.
Timetable and events at sessions may change depending on numbers of athletes entered to events.
There will be no relay events at the Championships.
Events will be live streamed on both days.
The competition will have strict COVID 19 prevention protocol details of which will be announced in due course.
Competition will take place over two days in four age groups: U14, U15, U16 & U17/Senior/Masters and the events are as follows:
Saturday: Long Jump and Shot
Sunday: 100m, 800m and U17 & up 3000m
U14, U15 and U16 events will take place in the morning and U17 & older events events in the afternoon with a clear break between
There is a maximum of four entries per club in each age group, ie U14, U15, U16, U17 & older with a waiting list in operation. There may be flexibility on numbers depending entries while an athlete can only enter one event across the weekend, if an event remains unfilled then we can open entries again to all.
U14, U15 and U16 will compete in age groups. U17 & older will compete as one age group but seeded on times for track and throwers will use own weights for shot. Pacers are allowed but they have to enter as per all other athletes.
€5 per entry, clubs will be billed for their entries, no cash will be taken on the day. Closing dates for entries is Monday, August 10, and entries on a first come, first served basis.
Anyone thinking of entering must be 100% committed to competing due to the restrictions on the number of entries each club is allowed per event. Contact John Connolly if you wish to enter any of the events.
Athletics Ireland have also announced that the National Senior Championships incorporating the U23 Championships will be held over the weekend of August 22/23, at Morton Stadium in Dublin but the competition is subject to the government progressing to Phase 4 where 500 people will be allowed to gather outdoors.
A few points to note:
Competition will be closed to all spectators
Athletes, officials and event staff only permitted on site
Competition will take place in two separate sessions each day. There will be a strict requirement for athletes to leave the facility as soon as possible at the end of each session. The stadium will be cleared between sessions
There will be no parking available at Morton Stadium
Athletes based overseas wishing to take part must have completed 14 days of self-isolation prior to the event and have proof of travel dates
All athletes entered to the senior championships who are U23 (born 1998,1999,2000) will be automatically included in the U23 championships. Separate entry is not required
U23 medals will be awarded on position in the final, if a medallist position(s) is not available in a track final then it/they will be awarded on the best time in the heats; An athlete may win a senior medal and U23 medal within the same track/field event
Junior Men & Women 5000m Championships incorporated
Entries will open on Wednesday July 29, and close on August 12, with a late entry window available until August 16. No entries will be accepted after this date.
Timetable will be published when entries close, events may change sessions depending on numbers of athletes entered to events.
Events will be live streamed on both days.
Competition will be subject to strict COVID 19 prevention protocol, details of which will be announced in due course.
To enter please click HERE.