IABA is now publishing the calendar of Safeguarding One workshops for 2024. All adults – coaches, committee members and non-coaching volunteers – in every club who have contact with children are required to have undertaken Safeguarding 1.
Two courses will take place every month, March to November. Acknowledging that club members have a variety of schedules and that no one time will be best for all, a percentage of courses will take place in the evenings, a percentage during weekday lunchtimes and a percentage on Saturdays. Workshops on Safeguarding 2 and Safeguarding 3 will be made available later in 2024.
In keeping with Sport Ireland best practice in Safeguarding training, workshops will be limited to 16 participants. In keeping with norms across the sporting community, the cost for this workshop is E15. Registration for each course will close 2 days before the date, and those who’ve registered will be sent payment information. The participation reservation will expire if payment is not received by 5pm on the scheduled day of the workshop.
The draw for the 2024 National BG4 Championships has taken place. Boxing will take place March 1st to 3rd, at Castlerea Boxing Club, the Hub, Co. Roscommon.
Weigh-ins at Castlerea Boxing Club
Friday 8-9am and 12-1pm
Saturday 8-9am
Sunday 8-9am
Boxing Schedule:
Friday, March 1st – Boxing begins at 6pm
Saturday, March 2nd – Boxing begins at 11am
Sunday, March 3rd – Boxing begins at 11am
Waiver/Code of Conduct
Thank you to the 131 parents/guardians who have completed the waiver/code of conduct, here https://shout.com/s/xQMaPYqB
Please ask any remaining parents/guardians to complete the link by February 29th. Review and signing takes under 3 minutes. It is a condition of competition that these documents are digitally signed by parents/guardians and boxers.
For queries or comments on this process, please contact IABA National Safeguarding Manager, Stephen Flynn – stephen@iaba.ie. IABA intends to live-stream this competition, with our partners StreamSport and JW Player, and completion of waiver/consent forms for both boxers in a given bout is required for streaming to occur.
Live-Stream
IABA and partners StreamSport.ie and JW Player will be live-streaming every bout of the 2024 National Boy/Girl 4 Championships, live from Castlerea BC, The Hub, Castlerea Co. Roscommon.
Supporters can now purchase streams of individual days of boxing on March 1st, 2nd or 3rd, or the entire championships, here
The draw for the 2024 National BG4 Championships will take place on Tuesday, February 27th at 1pm – the draw can be viewed, live, via Zoom, using the below access credentials. The draw, on completion, will be uploaded to IABA’s YouTube channel.
Draw sheets will issue to all clubs, and be published, early evening on Tuesday. Programmes will issue on Wednesday.
Thank you to the 92 parents/guardians who have completed the waiver/code of conduct, here https://shout.com/s/xQMaPYqB
Please ask any remaining parents/guardians to complete the link by February 29th. Review and signing takes under 3 minutes. It is a condition of competition that these documents are digitally signed by parents/guardians and boxers.
For queries or comments on this process, please contact IABA National Safeguarding Manager, Stephen Flynn – stephen@iaba.ie. IABA intends to live-stream this competition, with our partners StreamSport and JW Player, and completion of waiver/consent forms for both boxers in a given bout is required for streaming to occur.
Live-Stream
IABA and partners StreamSport.ie and JW Player will be live-streaming every bout of the 2024 National Boy/Girl 4 Championships, live from Castlerea BC, The Hub, Castlerea Co. Roscommon.
Supporters can now purchase streams of individual days of boxing on March 1st, 2nd or 3rd, or the entire championships, here
Competition Arrangements:
These were communicated by National Secretary, Antoinette Fay McClean, to all provincial units on February 2nd.
Boxing: March 01st, 02nd, 3rd. Boy/Girl 4. Dates are subject to change, dependent on entries.
Weigh-In & Medical: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 9am to 12pmBoxers will weigh in each day they box
Draw: Tuesday 27th February. The draw will be viewable by Zoom, and the applicable link will issue to all clubs on February 26th. Following the live draw, the footage will be up-loaded to IABA’s YouTube channel
Rounds: Boxing will be 3 x 1 ½ minute rounds for Boy/Girl 4
Entry Fee: A €15 entry fee applies. This fee will be collected from all boxers at the weigh-in on their first day of boxing. Boxers must also give their Boxing Record Book to National Registrar and Chief Official Phillip Rooney at their initial weigh-in.
Anti-Doping: Boxers must provide details of any medication they are taking or have taken in the preceding 4 weeks. Anti-Doping may be carried out at any stage of the competition.
Attention is called to the stipulation in the IABA Rule book that each boxer presented by his/her club shall be fit to box. This is the responsibility of the club.
Attire: Coaches must wear tracksuits and runners in their corners at all sessions and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene. No Shorts, Caps or Hats are allowed.
N.B. It is a condition of entry that all boxers and their clubs have signed and submitted the Members Acknowledgement Form and it is the responsibility of the entering unit that this stipulation is complied with.
Gumshields: Red/Orange/Pink or variations of these colours are not allowed. Hair must be tied back, and swimming hats or hairnets should be worn under the headgear for boxers with long hair.
Sportsmanship: All decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner. Any complaints must be addressed to the Chief Official, Mr. Philip Rooney. Please show respect to all Ringside Officials
IABA and partners StreamSport.ie and JW Player will be live-streaming every bout of the 2024 National Boy/Girl 4 Championships, live from Castlerea BC, The Hub, Castlerea Co. Roscommon.
Boxing fans can now purchase streams of individual days of boxing on March 1st, 2nd or 3rd, or the entire championships, here
To reduce the workload on clubs and coaches in arranging printing, completion and return of competition waivers and codes of conduct, and the workload on weigh-in officials in managing collection of these documents, both documents have been converted to an online process.
Please share this link with parents/guardians of all boxers contesting the 2024 National BG4 Championships. It is shareable by email, text message or WhatsApp.
Please ask parents/guardians to complete the link by February 29th. Review and signing takes under 3 minutes. It is a condition of competition that these documents are digitally signed by parents/guardians and boxers. Hardcopy of the waiver and code of conduct have been attached, for your information.
For queries or comments on this process, please contact IABA National Safeguarding Manager, Stephen Flynn – stephen@iaba.ie
IABA intends to live-stream this competition, with our partners StreamSport and JW Player, and completion of waiver/consent forms for both boxers in a given bout is required for streaming to occur.
Competition Arrangements
These were communicated by National Secretary, Antoinette Fay McClean, to all provincial units on February 2nd.
Boxing: March 01st, 02nd, 3rd. Boy/Girl 4. Dates are subject to change, dependent on entries.
Weigh-In & Medical: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 9am to 12pmBoxers will weigh in each day they box
Draw: Tuesday 27th February. The draw will be viewable by Zoom, and the applicable link will issue to all clubs on February 26th. Following the live draw, the footage will be up-loaded to IABA’s YouTube channel
Rounds: Boxing will be 3 x 1 ½ minute rounds for Boy/Girl 4
Entry Fee: A €15 entry fee applies. This fee will be collected from all boxers at the weigh-in on their first day of boxing. Boxers must also give their Boxing Record Book to National Registrar and Chief Official Phillip Rooney at their initial weigh-in.
Anti-Doping: Boxers must provide details of any medication they are taking or have taken in the preceding 4 weeks. Anti-Doping may be carried out at any stage of the competition.
Attention is called to the stipulation in the IABA Rule book that each boxer presented by his/her club shall be fit to box. This is the responsibility of the club.
Attire: Coaches must wear tracksuits and runners in their corners at all sessions and endeavour to set a high standard of hygiene. No Shorts, Caps or Hats are allowed.
N.B. It is a condition of entry that all boxers and their clubs have signed and submitted the Members Acknowledgement Form and it is the responsibility of the entering unit that this stipulation is complied with.
Gumshields: Red/Orange/Pink or variations of these colours are not allowed. Hair must be tied back, and swimming hats or hairnets should be worn under the headgear for boxers with long hair.
Sportsmanship: All decisions must be accepted in a sporting manner. Any complaints must be addressed to the Chief Official, Mr. Philip Rooney. Please show respect to all Ringside Officials
IABA is proud to support clean sport with the release of the iBoxClean programme – this is designed to raise awareness of anti-doping in our sport, and provide learning and education opportunities for boxers, coaches, club support staff and parent/guardians.
Doping is contrary to the spirit of our sport. Every boxer, coach, club administrator, bout official, elected official, clubs and unit has a responsibility to ensure Boxing is free of doping. Members are bound by this policy, and by the provisions of Rule 7.5 of IABA’s Rulebook
There are 11 anti-doping rule violations, of which almost half also apply to coaches, so it is vital that coaches go on the anti-doping learning journey with their boxers. More information on Anti-Doping regulations is available through Sport Ireland, here, and through WADA, here
IABA Anti-Doping Tutor, Bee O’Callaghan, shares an over-view of anti-doping
iBoxClean learning
Boxers, parents/guardians, coaches and club support staff can register for any one of the 13 iBoxClean anti doping workshops running in 2024 here
Month
Workshop 1
Location
Time
Workshop 2
Location
Target Group
Time
March
25th
Zoom
1pm
6th
Zoom
Coaches
7.30pm
April
29th
Zoom
1pm
17th
Zoom
Parents
7.30pm
May
27th
Zoom
1pm
8th
Zoom
Boxers
7.30pm
June
24th
Zoom
1pm
12th
Zoom
Coaches
7.30pm
July
29th
Zoom
1pm
10th
Zoom
Parents
7.30pm
August
25th
Zoom
1pm
September
30th
Zoom
1pm
October
28th
Zoom
1pm
November
25th
Zoom
1pm
December
Whilst some of the workshops have a particular focus on either boxers, parents or coaches, any member of any IABA affiliated club can attend any of the workshops.
iBoxClean Ambassador, Jack Marley, shares his experience of in-competition Anti-Doping testing
Independent Anti-Doping learning
IABA recognises that the iBoxClean calendar may not align with everyone’s schedules, and is sharing this suite of independent learning resources, provided by Sport Ireland and WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency:
The Prohibited List is a mandatory International Standard as part of the World Anti-Doping Program. The List is updated annually following an extensive consultation process facilitated by WADA. The effective date of the List is 01 January 2024, also available here
