IABA is delighted to launch boxing’s calendar of events for Women in Sport Week, March 7^th to 14^th, and is inviting all clubs and boxers to get involved and #FollowHerLead

WIS Week is aimed at increasing the participation of women and girls in all aspects of boxing – participation, competing, coaching, spectating and sports administration, and highlight the contribution of women and girls in boxing.

Tuesday:

The women of the High Performance Unit will celebrate the women that inspire them in videos on all IABA social media platforms throughout International Women’s Day.

Over 60 boxing clubs have already registered for the Menstruation and Nutrition Seminar with Nutrition Coach, Stephen Floyd, taking place on IWD.

Wednesday:

The theme for Wednesday is participation, and Boxing Development Officer, Mags Cross, will release a boxing taster session on IABA’s YouTube channel

Thursday:

IABA will celebrate boxing’s Sport Ireland Women in Sport Leadership graduates and our Women’s Mentors across all IABA social media platforms

Friday: 

IABA’s Sport Ireland Women in Sport Leadership graduates will share tips for clubs who wish to be more inclusive of women in coaching, competing, participating & administrating roles

Saturday:

We would be delighted if women and girl boxers, doing their roadwork on Saturday, would take a picture and share it on their social media using the hashtag #FollowHerLead and tag IABA on  Twitter: @IABABoxing and on Instagram: @BoxingIreland

Sport Ireland is also hosting a series of free events, and registration is now open:

Date	Event	Registration link	Additional Information
Saturday 5th March	parkrun Women in Sport event	www.parkrun.ie/register/	parkrun website
Monday 7th March   Visibility	Webinar – A Women in Sport Visibility Discussion	Join Zoom Meeting here (9.30am to 10.30am) Meeting ID: 868 7176 4460 Passcode: 972638	Teneo will look at the visibility of women in sport globally and in Ireland, the progress that has been made and where further progress can be made. Part of this session will give practical tips on how NGBs and LSPs can progress the visibility of their women in sport programmes
Applications Live – Sport Ireland Women in Sport Media, Punditry and Analysis Training Programme	Launch day
Tuesday 8th March   International Women’s Day	Women in Sport Breakfast Event	(invite only)
Webinar – Leadership and Breaking The Bias	Sign up here	Hear from leaders on their experiences in this area, what work is being done and ultimately how we all have the power to become champions of check, challenge and change to #breakthebias in the sports sector.
Wednesday 9th March   Active Participation	Celebrating Participation Programmes Video Series
Thursday 10th March   Coaching & Officiating	Webinar – Respect & Allyship for Women in Coaching & Officiating	Sign up here	A webinar of panel discussions and keynotes from those who have navigated a space where certain bias or perceptions have existed, or still exist, or where men have been or currently are an ally of women and support them in their achievements.
Launch of Sport Ireland’s Women in Officiating Survey	Launch day
Friday 11th March   Leadership and Governance	Webinar – An Insight into Mentoring and Mentees	Link to follow
Applications Live – Sport Ireland M-Power Mentoring Programme	Launch day
Saturday 12th March	parkrun Women in Sport event	www.parkrun.ie/register/	parkrun website
Coaching Network for Elite Female Coaches	(invite only)

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An Post has commemorated two women of Irish Boxing in a new collection celebrating Ireland’s leading sportswomen, ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8th.

Among the 6 athletes are London Olympic champion, and undefeated world lightweight champion, Katie Taylor, and Tokyo Olympic Champion, Kellie Harrington.

The other athletes being honoured on the Irish Women in Sport stamps are:

• Rachael Blackmore, who became the first female top jockey at Cheltenham and the first female Aintree Grand National winner.
• Ireland Women’s Hockey Team, silver medallists at the 2018 World Cup, who have again qualified for the finals in 2022.
• Ellen Keane for whom winning a gold medal in 2021 capped a memorable 14-year Paralympics journey for the swimmer.
• Sonia O’Sullivan, Ireland’s most successful track and field female athlete, winning 16 major World, European and Olympic medals

The stamp booklet and First Day Cover envelope are available in all post offices and online at anpost.com/womeninsport from Thursday 3^rd March in advance of International Women’s Day on 8^th March.

Designed by Dublin studio, Unthink, the stamps are a bold design, multi-coloured on metallic silver. Each athletes’ name appears in large font, behind a powerful sporting moment, captured by sports photo journalists from Irish agencies Inpho and Sportsfile and for Getty Images.

Speaking at the unveiling of the stamps with members of the Irish Hockey Team at the GPO, Hildegard Naughton, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications said:

“It is only right and proper that we celebrate the success of Irish women in sport and what better time to do it than to mark International Women’s Day.  I for one have the utmost respect for the Irish women in sport who are key role models to young girls the length and breadth of the country. They demonstrate how strength, resilience and determination can pay off when you, or your team, set a goal and strive to achieve it. We have a lot to be proud of in Ireland when it comes to our female athletes who have led the way for women in sport on the global stage. Long may it last and here’s to boundless success for future generations of Irish women and girls.”

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ional (‘N’ rate) stamps celebrate success on a world stage with a range of action shots showing energy, passion and physical exertion in the pursuit of excellence.   (Stamp Image Credits: Sonia O’Sullivan – Patrick Bolger/INPHO; Rachael Blackmore – Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Sport/Via Getty Images;   Katie Taylor- Gary Carr/INPHO;    Kellie Harrington – Sam Barnes/Sportsfile and Irish Women’s Hockey – Morgan Treacy/INPHO).

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Entries are now being accepted to the 8th Monkstown International Box Cup. This is an open class tournament for schoolboys/schoolgirls and juniors.

The tournament is organised by Monkstown Boxing Club, with the support of IABA and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. It begins on Thursday, June 23rd and continues over three days.

Boxers born in the following years are invited to contest the tournament:
2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005

Tournament entry will be capped at 500 boxers – entry is online, only, and is available here

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PROGRAMME

Thursday 23rd June 2022

Registration, medical & weigh-in between 6pm and 10pm.

Friday 24th June 2022

Entries emailed to clubs by 11am

Programs emailed to club by 12pm

R&J meeting with Tournament Inspector 1pm

Skills Bouts 2pm (first bout for all skills)

Boxing to commence at 4pm (until approximately 10pm)

Saturday 25th June 2022

Medical 9am and 10am (England boxers only). Boxing to commence at 11am (until approx 8pm)

10am Skills Bouts

12pm to 8pm Competition boxers

Sunday 26th June 2022

Medical & weigh-in between 8am and 9am. Boxing to commence at 11am (to approx.
6pm)

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Affiliation for the 2022/2023 season is scheduled to commence in April and take place through the Blocworx platform.

IABA is working with Blocworx to make the system more user-friendly and efficient. IABA has also sought the input of county boards and provincial units to contribute to that process.

Clubs who have not been up-dating their new members since the beginning of the season in to Blocworx are advised to begin doing so now – this will ensure that the affiliation process for your club takes as little time as possible.

Usernames and passwords issued to clubs for this season’s affiliation process have not changed, and can be used, at any time, to add new members. These were issued, by email, to all clubs in July 2021.

If any club needs assistance in updating the new members section of their Blocworx portal, or would like their usernames and passwords re-issued, they can contact National Development Manager, James Geraghty through james@iaba.ie

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The IABA is recruiting 3 new members of staff for the IABA Ulster Branch to continue the development of Boxing within Ulster.

IABA Ulster Operations Manager

The post-holder will oversee all operations of the IABA Ulster Branch, with the strategic focus on improving and developing boxing within Ulster. The role will work closely with the Ulster Boxing Council and the County Antrim Board, whilst reporting to the IABA. The post will be responsible for the implementation of the IABA Strategic Plan and the Ulster Boxing Council’s Strategy, while also continuing to deliver recommendations of the report of the Independent Working Group Examining Boxing in Ulster. The post will be responsible for all financial, staff and governance management within the Branch and provide governance support to the IABA. The post-holder will seek a variety of funding and other sponsorship and revenue sources to support and increase service development within Ulster.

The IABA is seeking an experienced manager to lead the IABA Ulster Branch operations. The person will be highly organised with the ability to multi-task and manage their time in a highly efficient manner. You will also have a high level of verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills. You will have experience in managing people, resources, budgets and have experience in organising and administering good governance practices.

Ulster Operations Manager Job Description and Personal Specification:

Ulster Operations Manager application form:

Participation & Engagement Officer

To lead on and increase participation in boxing at all levels in Ulster, make it sustainable and monitor, evaluate and assess the impact of participation.

This will include developing and delivering innovative participation programmes to increase the number of women, children, young people, and people with disabilities taking part in boxing. These programmes must be designed to increase the membership in local boxing clubs of people in these cohorts. The role also contains a significant engagement element, creating internal linkages within the boxing community, and strengthening communication pathways between employees and volunteers, as well as boosting boxing’s visibility through various means including; social / online media, new communications systems and in person meetings and events.

We are seeking a dynamic, driven and motivated person to join our team. The person will be highly organised with the ability to multi-task and manage their time in the most efficient way possible. You will also have a high level of verbal and written communication skills.

Participation & Engagement Officer Job Description and Personal Specification:

Participation & Engagement Officer application form

Workforce Training and Development Officer

To lead on the development and provision of a workforce education and development system within the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (Ulster Branch), including delivering a range of needs led services to support the continuous development of clubs, county boards and the Ulster Boxing Council, so that they are fit for purpose.  The role will also focus on providing an annual calendar of learning opportunities, which will include formal and informal learning. The areas of learning will be across a wide range of disciplines and topics including, but not limited to:

• Formal accredited coaching/referee and Judging qualifications
• Non-Formal learning opportunities for coaches, referees and judges
• Generic Training courses
• Governance which may include; Safeguarding, Health and Safety, committee roles and responsibilities, financial management, data management.
• Training for clubs, county boards, and the Ulster Boxing Council in relation to IABA specific policies.

We are seeking a dynamic member of staff to join our team. The person will be highly organised with the ability to multi-task and manage their time in the most efficient way possible. You will also have a high level of verbal and written communication skills.

Workforce Training & Development Officer Job Description and Personal Specification:

force Training and Development Officer application form

Applications will only be accepted via the individual application forms. No CVs will be accepted.

Applications must be sent to hr@iaba.ie by Friday 18th March @ 5.00pm. Applications received after this time will not be accepted.

Interviews for all roles are scheduled for week commencing 27th March 2022.

Note all roles are funded through SportNI until 31st March 2023, with potential for extension subject to funding.