Carrick-on-Shannon AC: November 2021

Monday, November 08, 2021

Silver on the double for U15 lads as Clara turns in best ever finish

Just catching up with the results today but some fabulous performances from our cross-country athletes in Loughrea on Sunday with the U15 Boys team and Clara Doherty really turning it on.

Clara was our highest individual finisher on the day, taking 5th in the U15 girls race for her highest ever individual finish, a great performance from a hard working athlete.

Our U15 Boys just missed out on a gold medal by two points when GCH pipped them in the team race 52 points to 54 points. Led home by Declan Kennedy in sixth with Patrick Kennedy ninth, Riaghan Guckian 17th and Kyle Lannon 22nd, this was an excellent team display.

The lads then teamed up with Ballinamore's Niall Ahern and North Leitrim's Luke Fitzmaurice to finish second in the inter-county race. Well done lads.

The Guckian sisters completed our Juvenile line up with Carragh finishing 51st in the U13 age group while Ornaith, still actually an U10, finished 21st in the U11 race. Well done girls.

In the Adult men’s league, Carrick AC duo Ken Kennedy and Michael Keane finished 25th and 30th overall in Loughrea with Ballinamore’s David Ahern 34th. That left David sixth overall in the Novice Men’s category while Adrian Gurn, who did not run in Loughrea, finished 10th overall, just one ahead of Ken in 11th with Michael 16th overall.

Tuesday, November 02, 2021

Five named on Connacht Squads

Congratulations to Clara Doherty, Sophie McCabe, Declan Kennedy, Cathal Enright and Toyosi Fagbo who have been named on the Connacht Academy Performance Squad for the coming season.

All give made the squad after finishing in the top three event in their events in Provincial championships and the first day the squad meets is Sunday November 14, at Dangan track in Galway

The squad dates and times are as follows:

Sunday November 14: Galway (Dangan) - Development squad: 11 am - 12:30pm; Academy Squad: 1 pm - 3pm

Sunday December 5: Galway (Dangan) - Development squad: 11 am - 12:30pm; Academy Squad: 1 pm - 3pm
Dates in January & February to be confirmed

Academy Squad: For athletes who achieved Top 3 in Provincial Championships.
Development Squad: For athletes U12 to U15

The links are now available for athletes to register for both the Performance Squad and the Development Squad.

The Performance Squad is for the list of selected athletes from U16 to U19 (2022 age groups) and is based on results achieved at the 2021 Connacht Provincial Championships and 2021 All Ireland Championships.

The Development Squad is for Connacht athletes from u12 to u15 (2022 age groups).

Performance Squad - https://eventmaster.ie/event/vKG8sPoSb4
Development Squad - https://eventmaster.ie/event/wE7pFPySRQ

The full squad lists are available HERE for squad list.

Well done to the gang from everyone in Carrick AC!

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