After a very exciting and enjoyable weekend of competition, its back to training this week. Full report on Days 1 & 2 of the Dublin Championships is here. In addition there is a brief report on more schools competitions and also the Dublin Leagues, on this link here.
Training
Wednesday
General Training – Fr Collins
18:30 – 19:30 All Ages
Little Athletics finish at 19:15
Friday
No Training
Sunday
No group training but older athletes will be given a session to do by themselves (if they wish).
Athletes Competing In DublinChampionships(June 11th-12th)
Entries for the June 11th-12th competition close this week. This link here has the latest confirmed list of entries. If any of these are incorrect please contact the Age Group coach by Wednesday this week.
Wednesday of next week 8th June, will see a Competition Preparation session in the National Indoor Arena (19:00-20:30) for U12 & older athletes competing in Long Jump, Hurdles & Sprints at the Dublin Championships. On this night there will be no training in Fr Collins for U12 & older.
Coaching Courses
Congratulations to Coach Cliodhna who completed her Level 1 Coaching Certificate last weekend. This is the 3rd highest level of Coaching Certification in Ireland.
More good news from the Dublin Primary School Competitions with medals for Meabh in the High Jump and Isabella, Ella, Sophie and Sarah in the Relay.
Ella was also confirmed the overall winner of the Dublin Leagues following a very impressive final round when she won the Long Jump, was 2nd in the 500m and 3rd in the 60m.
The past weekend saw Days 1 and 2 of the Dublin Championships in Tallaght. First up on Saturday were u9-u11 athletes in their Pairs and Relays championships.
Turbo Powered Boys
A briliant performance by the U10 Turbo Javelin pair of Daniel and Joe saw them take a brilliant gold medal.
Long Jumpers To The Fore
The U9 pair of Emre and Quinn claimed a super silver in the Long Jump while the three pairs in the U10 filled 3rd, 4th and 5th positions with Orlaith and Monika eventually claiming the Bronze.
Sprinter Twins
Mya and Zara got the bronze medal in the U10 60m
Relays
Great excitement at the end of the day with the 4 x 100m across all ages. The Girls u10 had two teams and both team qualified for the final, a brilliant achievement for the 8 girls. In the Final the team of Lucy, Orlaith, Zara and Niamh claimed a dramatic Gold while the team of Mya, Amelia, Sara and Monika were a brilliant 5th.
The Boys u11 also had two teams with the team of Oran, Jacques, Max and Evan making the final and finished a super 6th. The team of Wiktor, Lenny, Sebastien and Joe narrowly missed the qualification for the final while the Boys u10 team of Daniel, Joe, Ruben and Charlie had a superb 7th in their final.
Well done all.
Day 2
Day 2 was the u12 to u17 athletes.
Throws
Aaron and Zac set the tone for what was to be a great day by claiming Silver and Bronze in the u15 Shot Putt.
More throwing medals came in the u12 Shot Putt with Akim winning silver in a very exciting competition that came down to the final 6th round before the medals were settled. Sophie, in her championship debut, made the final (Top 8) of the u12 Shot Putt from a field of 22 athletes. Zac and Sophia both finished with Top 8 placings in their Javelin competitions.
Middle Distance
The 600m and 800m races are always tough with heats and finals on the same day. The work being put in at training by the Middle Distance crew is starting to pay dividends. Keane ran a very composed race in the U13 600m, qualifying for the final and then finishing 8th in the Final. Ella and Sarah controlled their heat to qualify and then in a very competitive final ran smart to be in contention with 100m to go. In a burst for the line, Ella came wide to claim silver while Sarah was just off the leaders in 6th.
Hurdles
Jack made his club debut with a very impressive bronze in the U17 300m hurdles while Kevin was 5th in the u15 250m hurdles. Kevin also claimed a Top 8 spot in the Long Jump.
High Jump
The hard work being put in by the Friday High Jump Crew was evidenced with super jumping by Anabel, Liliya and Marianne.
Anabel was =5th in the u13 while Liliya was 4th in the u12 (qualifiying her for the All-Irelands).
The day was ended with a gripping u14 high jump with multiple Dublin medalists and All-Ireland medalists competing. Marianne had a day of days in the evening sun, jumping a big 8cm PB and grabbing a silver medal.
All-Ireland Qualifiers
All medalists (and 4th placers in U12-U17 events) now qualify for the All-Irelands to be held in Tullamore in July.
Very busy week with Dublin Championships on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday see the u9 / u10 / u11 championships in Tallaght. Competing athletes are listed here. Timetable is available here. If you have any questions please contact the Age Group Coaches. Particularly if an athlete can’t make it please let us know as it is Team based and we may need to juggle pairs so attending athletes can still compete.
Sunday sees Day 1 of the u12 to u17 championships in Tallaght. Competing athletes are listed here. Timetable is available here . If you have any questions contact the Age Group Coaches.
Training
Wednesday
General Training – Fr Collins
18:30 – 19:30 All Ages (except 2014)
Little Athletics finish at 19:15
Friday
Event Training – Morton Stadium
18:30 – 19:30 2011 & older
Hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump and Javelin.
As this is the last Friday session before the Dublin Championships, in order to assist the athletes competing in these events at the Dublin Championships, this training will be for athletes entered to compete in these events. Athletes entered are encouraged to attend to finalise their preparation for the Championships.
Big congratutaltions to Marianne who became our first athlete to compete at the Leinster Schools Championships, competing this week in the Minor Girls High Jump and Long Jump representing Belmayne ETSS.
Having qualified from the North Leinster Schools a few weeks back, Marianne placed a brilliant 4th in the Long Jump and 5th in the High Jump.
In the Long Jump, she missed out on a medal by the narrowest of margins, 1cm.
A little milestone this week when the Club passed the 150 member mark. It’s been a steady and sustainable growth since the club formed in late 2019.
Always on the lookout for coaches and volunteers to be part of the exciting journey, if you want to get involved in anyway, contact any of the Coach Team or Committee or email clongriffinathletics@gmail.com.
The Coaching Team have decided to not compete at this weekend’s Dublin Leagues Round 4. There is some discretion for olders athletes (u12 and up) who may wish to still compete. Contact the Coaching Team if interested.
The Clonliffe Open Sports is not taking place this Sunday.
U7/8/9 Summer Olympics
The Coaching Team are planning a Clongriffin Summer Olympics for the 2014/2015/2016 groups in June. There will be races, jumps, throws and relays with medals and prizes. More detaiils to follow soon.
Training
There is no training this Wednesday for the U9 Age Group (2014). We are down some coaches and we wouldn’t be able to meet our Coach / Athlete Ratio for this age group.
Wednesday
General Training – Fr Collins
18:30 – 19:30 All Ages (except 2014)
Little Athletics finish at 19:15
Friday
Event Training – Morton Stadium
Long Jump, High Jump, Hurdles, Throws, Sprints
18:30 – 19:30 Open to all born 2014 & older
Sunday
Event Training – Fr Collins – 10:00-11:00
*To help those competing in Throws or Middle Distance prepare for Dublin Championship.
The Dublin Outdoor Championships will be starting at the end of May. These are for athletes U9 (Born 2014) and older.
U9 to U11
For ages U9-U11 it is a Pairs Competition, so the athletes compete as a Team of 2 instead as individuals. For this age, athletes can compete in two events plus a relay. Events are 60m, Middle Distance (300-600m), Long Jump, Shot Putt and 4 x 100m Relay.
This championship is confirmed for 28-May.
U12-U17
For ages U12-U17, it is an individual competition and athletes compete in the event as individuals. However, there is a relay for each age group and this is a team of 4. Athletes may compete in three events plus a relay. The specific timetable for these ages is not yet confirmed but the dates are 29-May, 10-Jun, 11-Jun, 12-Jun, 15-Jun, 17-Jun. Once specific timetables are available, they will be shared.
Events are Sprints, Hurdles (u13+), Long Jump, High Jump, Javelin, Shot Putt, Discus (u14+), Javelin (U14+) and 4 x 100m relay.
Please complete the form here to confirm interest in competing.
A date for the diary, this is special training as part of preparation for relay team for the Dublin Championships. We will look to enter relay teams in all ages from U9 (2014) up. If we have enough athletes we will enter more than one team in an age group to ensure everyone can have the opportunity to compete in a relay. Each relay team has four members and it is 4 x 100m (indoors was 4 x 200m).
The Dublin Relays for U9-U11 are confirmed for 28th May while the other ages are still to be confirmed.
Picking Relay Teams
The Coaching Team will consider many factors when selecting teams for relays but at all times Long Term Athlete Development will be the priority. Factors include:
Committment to and focus at training particularly relay training
Current ability over the competition distance
Readiness to compete
Trial Races
To help the Coaching Team in their team selection and preparation there will be two trial races (over 100m) at training in Santry on May 13th. Training session is 18:30 to 19:30.
Congratulations to Coach Ed, Sharon and Zita who completed their Assistant Coaching Course over two days at the weekend.
Dublin Championships – Confirm Interest
The Coaching Team are looking for athletes to confirm their interest or otherwise in competing at the upcoming championships. Please complete the form linked here. This is just an indication for now and can be changed closer to the entry closing dates. More details here.
Training
Training this week is Wednesday and Friday (including Relay trials night).
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