To celebrate Parents in Sport week from 1st-7th October 2018 we want to say Thank you to all the Parents/Carers who give up their time to help our athletes. Over the coming days we will be posting videos submitted by clubs and boxers who want to say ‘Thank you’ to their parents.

It’s not too late to get involved, just take a short videos 15-20 seconds long and submit it to eimear@iaba.ie and we will share on our facebook page.

3 ways parents can benefit your club

There are a number reasons why having parents involved in your sports club can be beneficial but here’s the top 3:

• increased and sustained participation – children are much more likely to take part in sport and remain engaged for longer if parents show an interest in their child’s sport. They also, more often than not, provide children with access to sport through finance and transport
• help is on hand– willing parents can play an active role in the clubs every day activities like handing out drinks, volunteering as an official, or even just being an extra pair of eyes on what can sometimes be, a large group of children
• model behaviour – children can naturally get upset when they’re struggling to achieve or when there’s a loss. Parents can work with coaches to manage children’s behaviour on and off the pitch and support coaches to create a positive environment where good sportsmanship is a priority

Please see below attachment for the upcoming King of the Ring competition in Sweden.

The two-day event begins on November 23 in Boras.

The tournament is for Elite, Youth and Junior boxers.

Boxing2018 – King of the Ring Tournament Invitations ENG

Irish squad in Romania

Michaela Walsh believes that the small margins can make a crucial difference in Elite international boxing.

The Belfast feather claimed gold at the Nicolae Linca Memorial in Romania last Saturday to help Ireland top the medals table. Ireland, Romania and England, in that order, finished in the top three.

Joe Ward, Grainne Walsh and Aoife O’Rourke also won gold in Romania and Kellie Harrington and Kiril Afanasev took home silver.

Walsh, the current EU champion whose brother Aidan claimed gold at the Celtic Box Cup which concluded in Dungarvan last Sunday, has one eye November’s World Women’s Elite Championships in New Delhi, India.

The tournament is not a qualifier for Tokyo 2020 but will give a good indication of the pecking order on the road to the 32nd Olympiad.

“Less than one per cent can make a difference – it can be in your diet, your training, it can be in anything. I’m just trying to learn as much as I can,” Walsh told today’s Irish News.

“When you’re away watching someone like Joe Ward, the things he does, you’re picking things up from everyone.

“No-one’s perfect, everyone can improve, but the margins are so small. One punch at the end of a round can win you a fight. When I talk about gold medals only, that’s not just about winning gold medals – that’s about gold medals in everything.

“I want to be the best trainer, the hardest worker, everything. I just want to improve every day.”

Katie Taylor won gold the last time the World Women’s Elite were hosted in New Delhi and Walsh wants to bridge the 12-year gap.

“I want to go and win it outright – I’m going to see the best 57 kilo boxers in the world there. We’re all chasing those spots for Tokyo, and everybody’s going to see where they are,” added Walsh.

Ireland’s All-Time medalist at the World Women’s Elite Championships.

60kg: Katie Taylor (5 Gold, 1 Bronze – 2006,2008,2010,2012,2014,2016)

64kg: Kellie Harrington (Silver – 2016)

Team Ireland are putting the finishing touches to their preparations for the European Junior Championships in Lough Lannagh, Mayo this week. 

Lough Lannagh is the Centre of Excellence for Connacht Boxing, home to the Castlebar Boxing Club and a state-of-the-art facility.

The European Junior Championships begin in Anapa, Russia on Tuesday week, October 9.

The 26-strong Irish panel and staff depart for Russia next Sunday.

Please scroll down for more pictures, courtesy of Irish Female Team Manger Anna Moore, from today’s session in Lough Lannagh.

Irish amateur boxing is proudly sponsored by Liffey Crane

European Male and Female Junior Championships Anapa, Russia (October 8/17)
 
Irish squad
 
Male

46kg Michael Donohue (St Michaels Athy)
48kg Michael Maughan (Olympic
50kg Shane O’Brien (Raging Bull)
52kg John Mc Connell (Holy Trinity)
54kg Patrick Sweeney (Olympic)
57kg Barry O’Connor (Sliabh Luachra)
60kg Steven Cairns (Legacy)
63kg Taylor Quiney (Drimnagh)
66kg William Hayden (Crumlin)
70kg Eoghan Lavin (Ballyhaunis)
75kg Jason Myers (Olympic) Cpt
80kg Patrick Myers (Sligo City)
80+kg Bonvie Ndefi (Olympic Mullingar)

Female

46kg Breda Quilligan (Rathkeale)
48kg Chloe Gabriel (Mulhuddart)
50kg Rachel Lawless (Portlaoise)
52kg Niamh Fay (Swords)
54kg Ellie Mai Gartland (Clonmel)
57kg Lauren Dempsey (Ryston)
60kg Sinainn Glynn (Cloghan)
63kg Leanne Murphy (Togher) Cpt
66kg Leah Gallen (Raphoe)
70kg Lisa O’Rourke (Castlerea)
75kg Kaitlyn Doyle (St Brigids Kildare)
80kg Bethany Doocey (Castlebar)
80+kg Kori Goad (Cahen Vale) (TBC)

Team Managers
Anna Moore (St Francis)
Joe Hennigan (Connacht Council)

Coaches
Billy McClean (High Performance)
Eve Carr (Enniskerry)
Liam Cunningham (Saints)
James Doyle (Monkstown Dublin)
Brian Barry (Riverstown)
Martin Donovan (Our Lady of Lourdes)

Referee/Judge
Michael Gill (Ballymore/Hollywood)