Roscommon County Athletics Board - Club NewsLITTLE ATHLETICS COURSE
New Course for " Little Athletics"
Anyone interested in completing the one day course in " Little Athletics " should notifty the club as a course is being organised for the end of April in Roscommon Town.
The Club will cover the cost of the course.
With additional 3 coaches the club will then have a total of 6 coaches for " Little Athletics " and give the opportunity to everyone to have a night off and when fully operational , a session every three weeks.
There is also a new session in DRUM COMMUNITY CENTRE every Monday night from 6-7 pm.
2007 competition dates
Follwoing a meeting of the County Board of Athletics Ireland Roscommon , the dates of the following competitions have been approved:
6th April : Good Friday Championships in Taughmaconnell from 11.0 am for all under 8 year olds and older.
21st Arpil: Sligo- 4 Counties.
A complete programme is available on the day with competition starting at 12.0 noon for the under 8.
25th April
County Roscommon Community Games Cross Country in the racecourse in Roscommon.
2nd May
The primary schools 4 x 100m relay.
This competition was orriginally scheduled for the 28th Mar but has now been re scheduled for the 2nd May 2007.
9th May
Meeting of the County Board.
12th May
The Roscommon County Championships in Lanesborough.
The under 10 and under 12 competition will be from 11-2pm and then the under 13 to 19 will be from 2-5pm .
The under 10 and 12 competition will be as per regional competition. Teams of 4 donig 2 events.
2nd/3rd/4th June
Roscommon County Community Games in Boyle.
9th /10th/ 17th/18th June
Regional Track and Field Competition in Sligo.
All competitions this year for track will be held in Sligo due to the inavailability of the Galway Track.
Athletic Club for Adults
Roscommon Athletic Ireland are currently attempting to establish the demand or
Interest in the establishment of an Athletic Club for Adults in the County.
The proposal would see one athletic club to cater for all adults within the county with different training areas within the county for the different categories or members and different events.
Events such as running , can be broken up into competitive and non competitive , sprint or middle or long distances are just one of the options.
Field events such as long Jump , Shot , Discus and Javeline can also be catered for as there are qualified coaches available.
It would be intended that the club would be self sufficient and that it is entirely up to the members themselves how far the members wish to progress the club.
Anyone interested in learning more or declaring an interest should email their interest
Comments or proposals to the county secretary at
athleticcompetitions@eircom.net or through the regional development Officer,
Paul McNamara at paul@athleticsireland.ie
Athletic Leader Programme
The Athletic Leader Programme in CO. Roscommon is going from Strength to strength.
It all started in Boyle before the Christmas of 2006 when Boyle AC re registered with
Athletic Ireland and opened their doors to the 6-9 year olds.
The success of Boyle was an example to all ,especially those who thought that there was no demand from such an age group.
The Leader course held in Taughmaconnell generated enough interest for another club to
Start up in St.Ronan’s AC .
It started with 17 children and after Christmas when the club re opened a total of 51 children registered and are now attending every Wednesday from 7-8pm.
The club having received their specialised equipment from Athletics Ireland are really enjoying their time in the club.
The parental roster and the code of ethics which is in operation in the intermediate and senior sections of the club are now in operation with the junior club.
The next Phase of Athletic Leader in Co. Roscommon starts next Monday the 26th Feb
in the Drum Hall in the parish of Moore in South Roscommon.
It is hoped that this venture will be as successful as both Boyle and Taughmaconnell and hopefully extend further into other areas.
The more people willing to get involved in this age group, for one hour a week, the easier it will be for the existing coaches.
Anyone interested in starting an Athletic Leader programme should contact the County Secretary or the Regional Development Officer, Paul McNamara, at
Paul@athleticsireland.ie
Track and Field Season
The 2007 track and Field season starts off with the 4 counties in Sligo on the 21st April for the under 8-19 year olds .
This competition is designed to help athletes judge their form in their event
prior to the start of the county and regional championships.
This competition is by open registration and with the excellent facilities available in the Sligo IT track offers an invaluable experience to all athletes.
This year , the track in Galway is not available due to re development and this means that all the clubs in Roscommon will now have to travel to Sligo three times this season and then hopefully to Tullamore for the under 13-19 and again regrettably back to Cork for the under 10-12 competition.
The Roscommon County Championships will again , subject to verification, be held in Lanesborough and with the new Primary Schools Relay competition scheduled for the 28th March 2007, it is hoped that all the athletes in the county will have the best opportunity to perform to their best proptential.
Regional Indoor Championship
The Regional Indoor Championships held in Nenagh on the 10th Feb.
saw Roscommon County Athletes competing for qualifying places from
Connaught to compete in the National All Ireland Indoor Championships.
The day was long and hard with over 620 athletes from all over the province taking part in the 8 hours competition. The presence of photo finish equipment and electronic timing for all track competitors led to the excitement of the day.
Pride of place must go to Lorcan O’Cathain from the Roscommon Club who qualified for all of his three events, the 60m, 200m and shot.
The National Indoor Championships starts on the 24th March and is over 4 weekends .
The County Board wishes all the qualifiers the best of Luck.
The list of qualifiers are as follows:
SHOT Conal O'Brien Roscommon 7.55 Under 12
60m Aoife Cunningham Roscommon 8.36 Under 16
60m Niamh Ni Cathain Roscommon 8.61
60m Lorcan O'Cathain Roscommon 7.8
200m Lorcan O' Cathain Roscommon 26
shot Lorcan o'Cathain Roscommon 10.7
SHOT Mark Treacy St Ronans 11.31 Under 17
4 x 200m
3rd Roscommon 1.56.56 Under 17
Other Results
60m K.Rock Roscommon 9.44 Under 12
60m E. Butler Ronans 10.55
2007 INDOOR SEASON
The 2007 Indoor season kicks off on the 10th Feb 2007 in Nenagh. All members aged 11 will compete in this competition. The usual travel policy of the club will apply as outlined in the Code of Ethics and good practice that all members received. The time of the bus will be announced before the competition.
The competition has a closing date of the 31st Jan and the programme of events and proposed timetable of the day of competition will be posted on the website on Wednesday the 7th Feb for all parents and members.
The entry fees for the Competition are € 2.50 per event subject to a max of 3 events per athlete and a relay team of 4 for a fee of € 10.0 per team.
This year wil lbe the 1st regional indoor competition that will have the photo finish equipment as well as a fully computerised results capability. Should be interesting.
Next Update Due: 31.1.07
2007 Track and Field Season
Athletics Ireland Roscommon have scheduled the following competitions in preparation for the regional track and Field season:
New Competition:
Primary School Relay
Wednesday the 28th March 2007 in the Lanesborough Track.
All primary Schools in the county will be invited to attend this inaugural event. It is a team competition whereby primary students can have a 1st introduction to athletics.
Four Counties:
Athletes from Roscommon, Sligo, Mayo and Longford have the opportunity to perfect their competition trials with a pre competition on the 21st April in the Sligo IT track.
This competition is for under 8,9,10,11,13,15,17, and will have a sprint, Middle distance , shot or ball throw subject to the age group and finally the Long Jump. The day finishes off with a relay .
The 2007 Regional Track and Field will be held in Sligo this year due to the re development of the Galway track. The competition will be over 2 days , the 10th and 17th June .
Several counties in the region host their county community Games over the June bank holiday weekend.
More details of these forthcoming competitions shortly.
2006-2007 Athletic Season
Following the Annual General Meeting of the Roscommon Board of Athletics Ireland the following Officers were elected:
Chairperson: Fabian Walsh- Lough Ree AC
Secretary: Pat Fitzgibbon - St. Ronan's AC
Treasurer: Chris McDermott, Roscommon AC
President:
Jarleth Green
PRO- Joe Harney
Delegates to Regional and National Conferences:
Ciaran O'Cathain, Snr and Mary Burgoyne.
It was further agreed at the AGM that Roscommon County would commence a development plan to encourage people into athletics and also to assist existing athletes in their own athletic and personal development
ROSCOMMON HOSTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Athletics Ireland Roscommon are proud to announce that the 2006 National Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday the 9th Dec. in the Athlone Institute of Technology.
This year the under 11- 19's as well as the Novice category will again face the fast but tough course at the IT.
The course will be similar to the course design of 2005 that was for the even ages with one or two slight amendments.
The high trail is back on the agenda for the under 13-19 and the sharp loop to test the endurance of the athletes is also back.
The Assembly area has moved and the viewers area has been extended.
However, the practice of erecting tents near the start or finish areas will not be allowed this year.
Any club requiring any assistance should contact @
athleticcompetitions@eircom.net.
The full facilities of A.I.T. have again been made available to Roscommon Athletics Ireland and all competitors will have full use of an extended canteen with full changing and shower as well as car parking facilities from 9.0 am on the day of competition.
Special Updates will be posted nearer the competition.
ATHLETIC LEADER COURSES
New Course : 2nd Dec 2006.
The newly appointed Regional Development Officer, Paul McNamara of Athletics Ireland in conjunction with Roscommon Athletic Ireland are pleased to announce that the new Athletic Leader Course will be held in the Community Centre in Taughmaconnell on Saturday the 2nd Dec. at 10.0 am
This newly designed course is aimed at parents, with no experience or qualifications and who are interested in helping out the age group from age 6 to 9 years only.
The course is aimed at showing games and fitness techniques that will make these young children active and happy in performing.
An introduction meeting wil lbe held in Roscommon to explain the theory and development of this course to all interested persons.
Any person willing or wishing to do this course on the 2nd Dec is invited to contact Paul or St. Ronans AC at
athleticcompetitions@eircom.net or
paul@athleticsireland.ie
2006- Primary Schools Cross Country
The Roscommon Primary Schools Cross Country was held in Athlone Institute of Technology last Thursday with over 545 runners from 21 schools competing.
The full results sheets are available from the website but Cornafulla National School and Creagh National School both took away the 4 major prizes in the teams events.
Cornafulla with the Girls 800 and 100m and Creagh with the Boys 800 and 1000m
The students were also treated with the Team events winners being presented with their trophy by the captain of the Roscommon Minor GAA team, David Flynn, who just happened to have the All Ireland Cup with him on the day !!!!
The amount of autographs he signed was unbelieveable.
2006- Cross Country Season.
Following the Primary schools Cross Country , the Open Clubs Cross Country Season will be held on Saturday the 14th Oct in the Convent Grounds Roscommon starting at 12.0 noon.
This competition will be be open competition and it is hoped that the runners from the schools competition will continue in their experience and compete in the clubs competition .
This competition will be determined by age and the distances of the course is dependent on the age of the athlete. Course distances range from 800- 3000m
On Saturday the 21st Oct. the Regional Cross Country takes place in Athlone IT.
Athletes from all over the region of Sligo, Galway, Mayo and Leitrim as well as Roscommon will all compete in attempting to qualify for the National All Ireland Championships. Again distances from 800-6000m will be on competing. Ages from under 11- Novice.
The National All Ireland Championships will this year take place in Dungarvan and Dundalk this year. Qualification for the All Ireland must be come through the Regional Championship in Athlone for the uneven ages and Novices and in Galway for the Evens , Intermediate and Masters.
Primary Schools Cross Country Championship.
26th Sept. 2006- Update.
Athletics Ireland Roscommon have confirmed that there has been a record number of entries to the Roscommon Primary Schools Cross Country Competition that is scheduled for the AIT on Thursday the 28th Sept. at 11.30 am.
Over 21 schools with over 500 athletes have entered the competition and this exceeds all previous entry levels.
Schools are reminded to arrive early on the day of competition and that registration will take place in the John McCormack Hall from 10.0 am
With the new perpetual trophies and shields on offer for all the 4 race categories , a great days experience and racing is envisaged.
For those of you who keep a regular glance at this webpage, here's some advance notice.
A special guest will be assisting in the presentation of medals and trophies on Thursday morning.This guest has very recent experience of accepting medals and a cup and had a great following upon his and his team's return to Roscommon Town last Saturday night !!!
Sept. 2006.
Athletics Ireland Roscommon are proud to announce the details of the 2006 Roscommon Primary Schools Cross Country Championship.
This year marks a major change in the operation of the championships with new group categories and new trophies to be won.
For the 3th and 4th class pupils, there is now an 800m individual and team race with the 1st 10 runners finishing receiving a medal and the school with the lowest number of points claiming the trophy.
For the 5th and 6th Class pupils, there is a 1000m individual and team race and again the 1st ten finishers getting medals and the school with the lowest points winning the trophy.
As there are races for both boys and girls, a total of 4 races, 40 medals and 4 trophies is the order of the day.
The competition starts on Thursday the 28th Sept. 2006 at 11.30 am in the Institute of Technology in Athlone, our thanks to the College and Prof. Ciaran O'Cathain Director, for again providing their facilities, and all schools should arrange to be at the college by 10.45 am.
The entries should be received by the 21st Sept. with the entry fee of € 10.0 per team or € 2.0 euro per individual.
A team consists of a min of 4 runners and a max of 6 runners. Any school with less than 4 runners in a category can still compete on an individual basis. No problem !!
Athletics Ireland Roscommon would like to see as many pupils competing as possible and even if pupils are not competing they can support their schoolmates at the competition.
With the competition starting at 11.30am , all schools will be in a position to leave Athlone by 1.30pm at the latest.
Entry forms and information are being posted to the schools on the 4th Sept. 2006.
Should any school require any additional information, please contact the County Board by Email to :
athleticcompetitions@eircom.net
The winners of the Roscommon Championships will then go forward to represent Roscommon at the Connaught Championships , the details of which will be available on the 5th Sept.
2006 National Track and Field Championships.
Athletes from all over Roscommon ventured to Tullamore and Cork to compete in the 2006 All Ireland T & F Championship during the past few weeks.
Roscommon was represented in most events rangiung from high and long Jump to Discus
and relay.
A full list of all athletes is being complied at present from al lthe clubs.
The County Board would like ot congratulate all athletes who travelled and all the parents who supported them.
The " B" Championships as well as the combined events will take place in Tullamore on the 29/ 30th July for those athletes who are still developing to a National Standard.
It gives both the athletes and the coaches an opportunity to examine the level of development achieved from last year and an indicator as to what is required to reach national standard. These athletes are the stars of the future and a good day's competition is expected.
2006 Cross Country Season.
Updated - 20 July 2006.
The regional Age groups for the regional schools cross country are slightly different from the county age groups as the regional schools have a age group confined to 3rd and 4th class and then an age group confined to 5th and 6th Class of primary school.
This was determined at the last regional AGM and it is designed to encourage greater participation.
Clubs will be kept advised.
Roscommon COunty Board of AAI are pleased to confirm that the date for the Roscommon Primary Schools has been set for Thursday the 14th Sept. 2006.
The venue, subject ot verification will again be the excellent facility of Athlone IT.
All schools in the county will receive notification of the details and entry to this exciting competition however some of the changes for this year include:
1. A new age group of under 8 who will complete a 600m race.
2. The existing under 10 will complete an 800m and
3. The over 10's will complete a 1000m race.
There will be a new trophy for the over 10 boys and girls .
The purpose of introducing a new age group of under 8 is to increase the participation of schools in this excellent event and schools are encouraged to enter as many students are possible . Schools are further encouraged , if possible, to bring the school population to the event and even if students are not running this year, they can encourage and support their schoolmates in the competition.
The competition will start at 11.30 and everyone will be ready to return to their school by 1.30pm
Further details will be issued bythe County Board directly to the schools and updated on this website.
This year also see the introduction of a county wide Cross Country co-Ordinator , Joe Harney,who will assist the schools in any difficulty they may have in partaking in this event.
It is also envisaged that Roscommon Sports Partnership will also get involved in this event this year
The full dates of all competitions in all categories for the 2006 cross country
season will be listed and posted on this website on the 25th Aug 2006 and further updated with regional and national dates on the 13th Sept. 2006.
Clubs and interested persons should also check the website
www.rosactive.org/connaughtathletics
2006 Track and Field Championship
County Championships.
The 2006 Roscommon Championships were held in Lanesborough thanks to the kind co-operation of Lough Ree AC and the attendance at the revised meeting showed that the level of athletics in Roscommon has increased since last year.
This year's competiiton was open to all competitors and gave athletes not directly involved in clubs the opportunity to develope their skills . This was a great benefit to the Community Games athletes who were competing in Boyle the following weekend.
The full results of the conty Championships are listed on the Connaught Webpage .
Regional Championships.
The 2006 Regional championships were held in Sligo on the 10th June for the under 9-12 years olds and in Galway on the 17th June 2006 for the under 13-19 year olds.
All clubs from Roscommon competed in the regionals and we have a very high number of athletes qualified for the National Championships in Cork and Tullamore in July.
Again the results are posted on Connaught Webpage.
This year the athletes from Roscommon were able to experience having a photo finish to all races on the track and have an official electronic timing for all races credited to thier own athletic logs.
The Roscommon Clubs also this year were also able to avail of having their computerised results emailed to the clubs by the regional Competition Secretary.
This means that for the 1st time all athletes in Roscommon can now obtain their entire individual electronic offically recognised times and distances for each of their events.
This in turn has the impact for their clubs and coaches as they can now analyise their competition results in detail and amend if neccessary any training skills.
The Roscommon Board wishes all their athletes who are travelling to Cork on the 16th July and Tullamore on the 8th July the best of luck.
Website:
www.rosactive.org/connaughtathletics
County Board Meeting.
The next Meeting of the Roscommon County Board of AAI is scheduled to be held on Wednesday the 23rd Aug 2006 in Roscommon Town.
All clubs are requsted to ensure that 2 delegates attend this meeting as the follwoing items are listed for discussion and decision:
1. The proposals for the 2007 track and field Competition.
A county decision is required in order for the regional delegates to vote at the regional meeting on the 11th Sept.
2. The 2006 Cross Country Season.
Venues to be determined for the schools and club's cross country and also if Roscommon is agreeable to host a regional cross country this year.
3. The resignation fo the regional Secretary,from Sligo AC.
4. Other items - Clubs will received details of these items prior to the meeting.
There is a meeting of the Regional Board of Western Region in Castlerea on the 11th Sept. 2006.
FORMS AVAILABLE FOR REGIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATES AND TIMES FOR THE 2006 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Competition Date: 11th Feb 2006.
Start time : 10.30am Sharp.
Closing Date for receipt by competition Secretary of completed entries:
Tuesday the 31st Jan 2006 at 5.0pm
COPY AND PASTE LINK TO YOUR ADDRESS BAR AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN FOR ALL FORMS
http://www.rosactive.org/2006regionalindoors
2006 Competition Secretary
The 2006 regional competition secretary is from Roscommon and will have responsibility for the schedule of the regional indoor championship.
Details of the competition and pre competition advise and instruction will be posted on the website :
www.stronansathleticclub@
rosactive.org
and the specially establsihed email address for the secretary is
athleticcompetition@hotmail.com
It is envisaged that the Regional Board will have their webpage and email address established shortly.
The computer programme for competition results is currently being tested by the cross country committee and the results of its use are pending.
New Regional Secretary
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National Championship
National “ A “ Cross Country 2005 Championship.
Athletics Ireland Roscommon are proud to announce the details of the National “A “ Cross Country 2005 Championship to be held in the Athlone Institute of Technology on Sunday the 11th Dec. 2005 at 12.0 noon.
The Athlone Institute of Technology is fast becoming the mecca for the hosting of cross country having successfully hosted the “B” Championships in 2003 , 2004 and with the excellent facilities readily available to athletes and spectators alike.
Again this year, Prof. Ciaran O’Cathain, Director of the Institute, has agreed to make all the facilities available to the Roscommon AAI.
The expected 5000 arriving in Athlone for the Championship will be greeted with the car parking facility of 1600 cars all within 2 minutes of the course. As previously described, it is like parking on the runway of Dublin airport taking a flight and not parking in Lucan. Check in and full changing facilities, will take place in the John McCormack Centre.
The 1500m course for the Championship, is new to Athlone and will consist of a flat start before an incline into the hilltop trail. This will be followed by a steep downhill loop and a difficult further 300m hilltop rough before the start of the fast downhill finish.The Course will be open on the day of competition from 9.30am
Spectators viewing area will be enhanced to ensure that both the start and finish area will be seen clearly by all.
Presentations this year have moved within the college adjacent to the restaurant which will be open for the Championship serving hot meals all day.
Roscommon AAI have this year joined with Athlone Town Council / Athlone eCom and with the website of www.athlone.ie have posted a copy of the course , available accommodation, travel arrangements and available facilities all for the benefit of those travelling to Athlone for the Championship. It is hoped that all who are travelling will use this website to access the information in order to make their trip to these Championships and to Athlone, an enjoyable experience.
Roscommon AAI wish all competitors to the championship the best of luck in their event. Roscommon AAI are available to assist competitors / Officials prior to and on the day of competition by contacting their PRO @ 087 / 2483352.
Cross Country Season
23rd SEPT 2005.
The Roscommon Board of Athletics Ireland are pleased to announce details of the 2005 cross country season as follows:
29th Sept. at 11.30am
Roscommon Primary Schools competition in the Athlone Institute of Technology.
15th Oct. at 11.0 am
The Roscommon County Championships in Taughmaconnell . Ages are as usual , under 11,13,15,17,19.
30th Oct- Ballinamore
Regional AAI Championship under 12,14,16,18
8th Nov - Beeleek, Ballina
Regional Primary Schools,
12th Nov. -Sligo Racecourse.
Regional AAI Championship under 11,13,15,17 19 , Novices and Vets.
27th Nov. 2005-
National " A" Championship for uneven ages and Inter county competition.- Sligo.
12th Dec. 2005
National " A" Championship for even ages under 12,14,16,18 - Venue:
Athlone Instit. of Technology.
22nd Jan 2006:
National " B " Championship .
All ages: Venue Athlone.
Athletic Dates to remember 2005!!!!!!!!
The following dates are confirmed athletic dates for the 2005 year.
23rd April:
he 4 counties invitational- Sligo I.T.
14th May:
Roscommon County Track & Field- Lanesborough.
5/6th June:
Roscommon County Community Games -Kiltoom.
19th June :
Regional Track & Field for the under 13-19 year olds only- Galway.
20th June
Regional Games for the under 9-12 year
in Sligo I.T.
9th/ 10th July
National Track and Field Tullamore
16th July
Inter Club Relay.- Sligo
17th July
National Games Championship- Sligo
30th July
Combined Events- Tullamore
31st July
"B" Championships-for athletes who did not qualify for the " A" Championships-Tullamore.
27-30th Aug.
National Community Games - Mosney.
21st Sept.
Roscommon Primary Schools Cross Country Competition- Athlone I.T.
2nd Oct.
Roscommon County " Evens" Cross Country Competition - Venue- TBA.
These dates have been confirmed by the Roscommon County Board.
Anti Doping Rules.
The Irish Sports Council regulations and rules in relation to use of banned substances as well as the 2004 Prohibited list has issued to all clubs.
Clubs should pay speific notice to the information contained in the pack issued.
If you want the details of your organisation added, send your details by
email HERE
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