To mark the homecoming from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games of Team Ireland Boxing, IABA is today beginning the rollout of the Paris Wave series of programmes. This is designed to support boxers, coaches and clubs. A total of 5 programmes and events are being launched throughout this week.
Paris Wave – NextGen is being launched today. This programme will support clubs, financially, in responding to growth in member numbers. IABA will provide a total of E80 for the provision of 4 training sessions for new members over a 6-week period, beginning in September. All clubs offer training to multiple age groups and clubs are welcome to make Paris Wave – NextGen applications for several training groups. For example:
Generic Boxing Club has four training groups, but expects to need to create extra training sessions for new members in their pre-competitive group (egg, aged 8 to 10) and in their competitive Youth Group, and in their Adult Beginners group. Generic Boxing Club applies to Paris Wave-NextGen for all three groups, and is approved. It provides 4 training sessions for each group over a six week period. Generic BC completes all of its Paris Wave-NextGen reporting requirements, submits those reports to IABA and receives a total of E240.
Reporting: Paris Wave – NextGen, in order to receive their programme funding, will need to:
- Commit to the programmer’s terms and conditions, which will issue to the club following their completion of the below link.
- Send a completed supplier form on conclusion of the programme, which will be shared with applicable clubs by IABA
- Complete a report, showing the number of Paris Wave NextGen training sessions held in your club, and the number of people who participated in each class.
Early adopters: the first 20 clubs to apply, and be approved, for Paris Wave – NextGen, will receive E500 equipment purchase funding. This will be paid, in arrears, on provision of applicable receipts. This money will be transferred to the club’s bank or credit union account, only. The list of items that will be funded under the programmed is below. Paris Wave – NextGen clubs can use this funding as part-payment for larger pieces of equipment.
To Apply: please complete this link: https://shout.com/s/OUrvWbu5
Frequently Asked Questions
- What clubs can apply: every club, successfully affiliation for the 2024/2025 season is welcome to apply to be a Paris Wave-Next Gen club
- My club trains boxers at several age groups, can I apply for support for more than one training group in my club? Yes
- My club trains adult beginners or child non-competitive groups. Can we become a Paris Wave-Next Gen club? Yes, this programme is not confined to competitive boxing
- My club is a third level club. Can we become a Paris Wave-Next Gen club? Yes
- My club is a member of the High Five Boxing Academy. Can we become a High Five Paris Wave Next Gen club? Yes.
- If my club applies, and is approved for Paris Wave-Next Gen, but we don’t complete the programmed reporting, will we receive financial assistance? No, financial support will only be released to Paris Wave-Next Gen clubs when they have completed reporting.
- If my club applies, and is approved for Paris Wave-Next Gen, and is an early adopter eligible for the E500 equipment support fund, can we us this money for capital works, maintenance works, training costs or competition costs? No.
- If my club applies, and is approved for Paris Wave-Next Gen, and is an early adopter eligible for the E500 equipment support fund, can we us this money for an item or items not included on the Funding Equipment List? No.
Promotion: IABA will make a formal individual announcement for each and every club which becomes a Paris Wave-NextGen club across all IABA social media platforms: Facebook, X/Twitter and Instagram
Funding for Paris Wave – NextGen is provided by Sport Ireland. Any club requiring any additional information on Paris Wave-NextGen should contact IABA National Development Manager, James Geraghty through james@iaba.ie
Over the course of the remainder of this week, as part of the Paris Wave programme, IABA will be launch initiatives in coach education, boxer wellbeing, Women in Sport and safeguarding.