IABA, through Education & Training Officer, Nikki Foley, is conducting a survey of all coaches, to pinpoint the kinds of workshops, seminars and learning opportunities that coaches would most value.
Every coach in your club is invited to take part – the survey is anonymous.
IABA will use the information to design and deliver the kind of development opportunities that coaches share will have the most impact for them in the clubhouse, and covers elements including technical/tactical, S&C, nutrition, mindset supports, periodization, session planning. Coaches are invited to include additional areas in which they feel education/training may benefit them.
An opportunity is available to boxing clubs through the Erasmus+ programme, which supports professional development of coaches and other sport staff/volunteers.
This action enables coaches/staff/volunteers of sport organisations, primarily in grassroots sports, to improve their competences and qualifications, and acquire new skills, by spending a period of time abroad across Europe. Participants can engage in job shadowing and/or coaching or training activities.
What do you need to do?
Attend the Erasmus+ Sport Information Session on December 11th at 2pm by registering here.
For more information about where clubs fit or how to apply, contact the Léargas Sport Officer Katie at koregan@leargas.ie
Two Team Ireland boxers, Kyla Doyle (Whitechurch BC, Dublin) and Adam Olaniyan (Jobstown BC, Dublin) have been shortlisted for the RTE Young Sportsperson of the Year Award.
Kyla and Adam are both reigning 2024 World and European Champions, at 66kg and 92+kg, respectively.
They are nominated alongside young cycling, javelin, sailing, and swimming athletes.
Nominees
LUCY BÉNÉZET-MINNS
One of Ireland’s top cycling prospects, Lucy was the Women’s Points Race Gold Medallist at the Junior Track European Championships.
KYLA DOYLE
Kyla was the Gold Medallist at the boxing World Youth Championships and European Youth Championships.
OISÍN JOYCE
Javelin thrower Oisín won Bronze at the World Athletics U20 Championships.
EVE MCMAHON
Ireland’s youngest ever Olympic sailor after qualifying for Paris 2024, Eve won the Gold Medal at the U-21 ILCA 6 World Championships.
RÓISÍN NÍ RÍAIN
After making her Paralympic debut in Tokyo 2020, Róisín took home a Silver & Bronze Medal at this year’s Games in Paris for the 100m Backstroke S13 and 200m Individual Medley SM13.
ADAM OLANIYAN
The boxer won Gold at the European Youth Championships and Gold at the World Youth Championships.
Awards
Joanne Cantwell, Darragh Maloney and Jacqui Hurley will present the RTÉ Sport Awards 2024 live from Studio 4 in RTÉ at 9:30pm on Sunday 15 December. The Awards being handed out on the night live on RTÉ One in front of an audience of Irish sports stars include RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year, RTÉ Sport Team of the Year, RTÉ Sport Manager of the Year and RTÉ Sport Young Sportsperson of the Year.
IABA’s Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Officer, Patrick Adejayan, has commissioned and is funding, a second round of online Disability Inclusion Training and Autism in Sport training, delivered by Active Disability Ireland. Both courses take place on Zoom, and registration is required.
This Disability Inclusion Training workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and ideas on how to adapt and modify your sport, physical activity or physical education sessions to make them more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities. Attendees will be engaged through interactive group work, theory content and will be introduced to adaptation tools which will be applied to a variety of games and activities on how to make these inclusive for all ability groups. On completion of the workshop all participants will receive an Active Disability Ireland Certificate of Attendance endorsed by Sport Ireland, a resource manual and a games booklet full of fun inclusive activities.
This Autism in Sport workshop will provide attendees with an understanding of Autism focusing on the delivery of sport. It will help participants to recognise and understand key areas of difference as well as looking at practical strategies which will help to include people with autism in sport sessions.
Places are limited. If you register for a place on this course and cannot attend, please advise IABA’s DEI Officer, Patrick Adejayan through patrick.ad@iaba.ie so that your place can be offered to an IABA member on the waiting list.
The AGM of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association will take place at midday, or shortly thereafter, on Saturday, December 7th at the National Stadium, Dublin.
Registration closes at 2pm today, Thursday December 5th.
As pledged at the IABA EGM on 12 October, a third phase of consultation on the IABA Rulebook has taken place. A two- phase formal consultation on the revision of the rulebook took place in November-December 2023 and June-July 2024. A 10-month information consultation was open between November 2023 and September 2024.
Over the course of the year-long consultation, contributors have included: the Defences Forces, Dom Robinson of South East Boxing Club/Wexford County Board; Philip Maguire of St. Brigid’s BC Kildare; Paddy Gallagher of Maynooth BC; Brian Sutton of Arbour Hill; Larry Morrison of Garda BC; Sean Allen of Arklow BC/Garda BC; David O’Brien of Kilcullen BC/Garda BC; Neil Gough of St. Paul’s BC Waterford; Gerard Fleming of Neilstown BC; Ronan Malone of Defence Forces BC; John King of Furbo BC; Ken Moore of St. Francis BC, Limerick; and James Reynolds of East Down ABC;
The revised rulebook was adopted by the Board of Directors on September 20th. At the IABA’s AGM on December 7th, clubs will be asked to vote on the Ordinary Resolution:
“Does your club approve the adoption of the IABA rulebook, as adopted by the Board of Directors on 20 September 2024, and it’s revisions, arising from a 3rd phase of consultation”
All clubs successfully affiliated for the 2024/2025 season are entitled to attend the AGM, and may send two delegates – one to be voting, and one non-voting delegate. Delegates nominated by clubs must verified members – this means they must be included in the club’s affiliation application, through Blocworx, for the 2024/2025 season as members and be over the age of 18. *Please note, delegates will be required to present photographic identification (passport, drivers’ licence, etc) on the day of the AGM.
