- Profiles
Ciara O'Brien
Womens Hockey International, Ciara OBrien who has more than 100 caps for Ireland outlines her development at Railway Union Hockey Club and the commitment required to be an international hockey player while studying and working. This is her story in her own words ….
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- Projects
Irish Amateur Rowing Union
The Irish Amateur Rowing Union are developing the Wet row programme for schools linking with existing clubs
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- Real Life Stories
Ruth Kilkenny
International Badminton Player, Ruth Kilkenny outlines her experiences since moving to Denmark to train full-time. Here is her story so far...
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Getting Involved in Coaching
Coaches help to introduce, sustain and improve the young people, players and athletes in their care.
There are a number of training courses available to volunteers through the following organisations:
- Local Sport Partnerships (LSPs)
- Lucozade Sport (LS)
- Coaching Ireland (CI)
- National Governing Bodies (NGBs)
Training courses offered by these organisations include the following:
Local Sports Partnership courses
- First aid – a number of LSPs offer first aid courses to volunteers
- Speed, Agility, Quickness is a system of training that enhances performance in all sports. SAQ understands and develops the relationship between skill and fitness, between general conditioning and the requirements of sports specific games
http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Participation/Local_Sports_Partnerships/LSP_Contacts/
Lucozade Sport
The Sports Education Programme offers access to education in the area of sports science to all those involved in sport. There are five modules to the programme and are as follows:
- Get fit for sport
- Planning for success in sport
- The female athlete
- Fluid for sport
- Fuel for sport
http://www.coachingireland.com/lucozade_factsheets
Coaching Ireland workshops
Coaching Ireland runs workshops in a wide variety of coaching areas such as Coaching young people, Injury prevention and initial treatment, Making the most of the coaching process, Inclusion of people with disabilities, Developing speed, endurance strength and flexibility.
http://www.coachingireland.com/
National Governing Body Courses
Many of the NGBs run sport specific coaching courses for their members. Contact the relevant NGB to find out what courses may be available to you by logging onto http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Governing_Bodies/NGB_Resources/