After a hiatus of over 2 years, the IABA is delighted to confirm the re-launch of the IABA Coach Education Pathway.
This is possible through collaborative efforts ensuring value, high-quality boxing coaching training for aspiring coaches, and for qualified coaches who wish to build on their existing skills. The pathway has been designed to provide skills development to enable coaches to progress to the highest domestic level of qualification.
The re-launched IABA Coach Education Pathway has three levels.
Fundamentals of Coaching Boxing-Assistant Coach – This course is for people wishing to begin their coaching career and gain an excellent grounding in fundamental technical aspects of boxing. Assistant coaches may sit at second corner in championship bouts.
Level 1 Club Coach –This course provides the minimum certification required for coaches to act as first corner in championship bouts and provides the technical grounding to enable coaches to bring boxers to competitive.
Level 2 Performance Coach–This course provides advanced technical skills and coaching techniques to Level 1 qualified coaches.
The re-launched IABA Coach Education Pathway will follow this timetable:
Quarter Three, 2022: Fundamentals of Coaching Boxing -Assistant Coach courses will be made available.
Quarter Three, 2022-Quarter Two, 2023: Development of Level 1 Club Coach course.
Quarter Two, 2023: Level 1 Club Coach will be made available
Quarter Two, 2023-Quarter Three, 2023: Development of Level 2 Performance Coach course
Quarter Three, 2023: Level 2 Performance Coach course will be made available.
The IABA, mindful of the span of time since the most recent Coach Education course, aims to host the first Fundamentals of Coaching Boxing (Assistant Coach) course in the National Stadium. Register your interest here: https://kwiksurveys.com/s/k4Ujk8k2
For further information, please contact IABA National Club Development Manager, James Geraghty on james@iaba.ie
Team Ireland boxers claimed five more wins, and two more podium places, at the European Schools Championship in Turkey.
46kg James Michael “Jamsie” Casey progresses forward following his opening bout of the competition, against Romania’s Raul Benea Antonio. The Team Ireland boxer recorded a 5-0 win, scored: 30:26. 30:27, 30:27, 30: 26, 30: 25. Ten bouts later, 50kg Brandon Geoghegan turned in another dominant performance, this time against England’s Paddy McDonagh. He came away with a unanimous decision win: 27:30, 27:30, 27:30, 28:29, 27:30, and at least a bronze medal.
The evening session began with a bang – 63kg Broderick Adbuire, also making his tournament debut, recorded an RSC win over Moldova’s Vladislav Patosca. In bout 8, 70kg John Paul Mongans, contesting against Greece’s Nikolaos Bliatze, lost by the narrowest of margins, a 3-2 split. The judges scored the bout 29:28, 29:29, 28: 29, 28: 29, 28: 29. In Bout 12, 75kg Callum Barrett took on Germany’s Colin Lottner, and leaves the tournament following an RSC in round 3. Three bouts later, Richard Daniel Kiely, contesting at 80kg, boxed Macedonia’s Ilia Hornet, and has won at least a bronze medal. He won forward in the tournament following a 3-2 split win. The judge scored the bout 29:29, 30:27, 28:29, 29:28, 30:27. Bout 20, 90kg Jordie Cooke met Maftei Ianis of Romania. He claimed at least a bronze medal following a RSC in round one.
Team Ireland was already assured of at least two medals before today’s bouts -following victories by 40kg Elma Barry over Ukraine. Elma boxes for a place in the finals in August 18th’s afternoon session. The second guaranteed medal will come home with 42kg Abbey Molloy, who won her place in the semi finals with a win over Turkey.
7 Team Ireland boxers are in action on Day Six, beginning with 42kg Lochlainn Beagan’s meeting with home boxer, Ehmet Akif Ficici in bout 3 of the afternoon session, which begins at 12pm, Irish time. Lochlainn boxes for a semi final place. 44kg Daniel Joyce boxes for a medal against Myroniuk Ivan of Ukraine in bout 7, while in bout 9, 46kg Jamsie Casey boxes Moldova’s Chirll Slepoi, and will bid for a medal, and a place in Thursday’s semi finals. In bout 16, Christian Doyle, contesting at 48kg, meets Ukraine’s Andrushko Nikita, contesting for a medal, and a semi-finals berth.
63kg Broderick Adbuire is in action for the second consecutive day, meets Poland’s Bartosz Kuros. Broderick boxes for a place in the semi finals. Richard Kiely (80kg) and Jordie Cooke (90kg) are also boxing for the second day in a row, having claimed at least bronze on Day Five. Richard meets Ukraine, in Bout 17, while in Bout 20, Jordie boxes Emils Salm. Both Team Ireland boxers are contesting for places in their respective finals.
Team Ireland have recorded two more wins at the European Schools Championship in Turkey.
First up was 44kg Daniel Joyce, who boxed Greece’s Asileios Vasileiadis in bout 6 of the Afternoon Session. The Irish boxer put in a style performance and came away with a 5-0 win. The judges scored the bout 27:30, 27:30, 27:30, 27:30, 27: 30. Daniel is now through to the Quarter Finals, and boxes again on Wednesday. Next up, in Bout 13, was the meeting of 48kg Christian Doyle Italy’s Antonio Marongiu. The Team Ireland boxer was dominate from the off, and progress to the Quarter Finals, following a 5-0 win. The final scoreline: 27:30, 28:29, 27:30, 27:30, 27: 30. He boxes again on Thursday.
In bout 9 of the Evening Session, 54kg Danny Mahon also met Italian opposition, in the form of Gabriele Bellandi. Mahon put in a valiant effort, but won’t progress following a 5-0 decision in favour of Bellandi. The judges scored the bout 30:24, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27.
Team Ireland are already assured of at least two bronze medals, following victories by 40kg Elma Barry over Ukraine. Elma boxes for a place in the finals in August 18th’s afternoon session. The second guaranteed medal will come home with 42kg Abbey Molloy, who won her place in the semi finals with a win over Turkey.
The fifth day of boxing in the tournament begins at midday on Tuesday, Irish time. 7 Team Ireland boxers are in action. 46kg James Michael “Jamsie” Casey meets Romania’s Raul Benea Antonio in bout 6 of the afternoon session. In bout 16, 50kg Brandon Geoghegan boxes England’s Paddy McDonagh.
In bout 3 of the evening session, 63kg Broderick Adbuire meets Moldova’s Vladislav Patosca. In bout 8, 70kg John Paul Mongans contests against Greece’s Nikolaos Bliatze. In Bout 12, 75kg Callum Barrett takes on Germany’s Colin Lottner. 3 bouts later, Richard Daniel Kiely, contesting at 80kg, boxes Macedonia’s Ilia Hornet, and in Bout 20, 90kg Jordie Cooke meets Maftei Ianis of Romania.
The IABA extends its condolences, and those of the Irish Boxing family, to Ulster Head Coach, Damian Kennedy, on the death of his father, John McLarnon.
Mr. McLarnon is survived by Damian, Oliver, Claire (O’Boyle) and siblings Hugh, Fred, Vincent, Dessie, Mary McKenna, Irene Devlin, Laura Letters and the late Jim, Patsy, Barney and Gerald and extended family.
He was laid to rest following Requiem Mass in Church of the Sacred Heart Cargin, interment afterwards in adjoining cemetery.
Applications are now open for the 2022 Women’s Coaching Pathway Programme.
This is an exciting initiative for coaches and aspiring coaches. The programme gives participants the opportunity to improve their knowledge, expand their network and develop leadership and coaching skills in a supported, collaborative environment alongside coaches from IABA, Athletics Ireland, Cycling Ireland, Rowing Ireland and Triathlon Ireland.
In 2020, four NGBs partnered together to devise a supportive programme for Women in Coaching. The first year of the programme saw 25 female coaches from Rowing, Triathlon, Cycling and Boxing receive support in personal and professional development, mentorship, coach education and hands-on experience. The programme was successful in progressing coaches along the pathway and participants reported increased confidence, understanding of their coaching style and feeling part of a support network. The programme continued in 2021.
What’s Involved?
Six coaches per sport will be selected to receive the following supports as part of the programme:
Personal Development Coaching Workshops with Jo Hopkins Consulting
Access to Coach Education
A trained Mentor
Multi-sport networking opportunities
Support from their respective NGB’s Women in Sport Officers, including IABA’s Women in Sport Lead, Louise McKenzie, louise.mckenzie@iaba.ie
The IABA, Triathlon Ireland, Rowing Ireland, Cycling Ireland, Athletics Ireland all recognise the need to see more women in lead coaching positions in their sport and want to support coaches along that pathway.
