Rounds: Boxing will be 3 x 1 ½ minute rounds for Boy/Girl 4 and 3 x 2 minute rounds for Junior 1 and Junior 2
Entries: Only those sent by the Secretaries of the Provincial Councils and of the Antrim and Dublin County Boards shall be accepted. Entries must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 4th March.
At the conclusion of the Unit Championships, details of names, club, age (B4/G4/J1/J2) and weights for the Irish Championships must be sent by email to sally@iaba.ie and to Stephen Connolly at s.connolly1961@yahoo.com If any boxer is moving up in weight from the Unit Championships, the boxers club must notify the Unit Secretary of same before entries are sent. As there was no Championship in 2021, there will be no current champions entering.
Entry Fee: A €10 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 Stephen Connolly 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. Only qualified coaches are permitted in corners.
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.
Any boxer who is participating in other contact sports (see www.iba.sport) shall be removed from these Championships.
Holy Trinity Boxing Club in west Belfast has kick-started its 50th anniversary year with a major fundraising initiative, as the club aims to go from strength to strength in the next fifty years, writes Neil Loughran of the Irish News.
The Turf Lodge club, like the rest of the boxing fraternity, suffered over the past two years after the Covid pandemic struck.
But, with restrictions eased and championships back up and running, the club is hoping to celebrate its half century in style – starting with Sport NI’s Project Re-boot: Activate crowdfunder.
To support Holy Trinity boxing club's 50th Anniversary Fundraising Initiative, please go to:https://t.co/eoBasTMgY7
With your support, we aim to provide the best opportunities for our boxers to help them develop, both as an athlete and a person pic.twitter.com/mTWLW7kIuI
Sports clubs are being encouraged to detail new projects on the horizon coming out of Covid, with the possibility of earning £5,000 match funding for successful applicants.
“We have been building character and champions inside and outside the boxing ring for 50 years. Our 2019/20 short season saw Holy Trinity boxers win 129 gold medals and 25 silver medals at county, provincial and national level,” read the club’s crowdfunder page.
“This year marks the 50th anniversary of our club and we have faced many obstacles along the way. Covid-19 came in swinging and packed a punch, for the first time in our history we were forced to close and cancel all group training and coaching.
“While this was of course necessary to play our part, it had major drawbacks. Development of our members physically, mentally and socially was stopped for far too long. We didn’t throw in the towel, we’ve been fighting on and bringing boxing back.
“No child or member should be disadvantaged due to circumstances beyond their control. This challenge will require an extraordinary effort to overcome and our gloves are on. We believe sport contributes massively to our community and that everyone should be given the opportunity to participate.
To support the Holy Trinity boxing club fundraising project in our 50th Anniversary Year, please click the following link…https://t.co/eoBasU3SmH
With your help we aim to give the best possible opportunities for our boxers to become successful both as an athlete and a person pic.twitter.com/NhEXFWu2cl
“Our club coaches and officials continue to put in huge efforts, every day of the week, and all on a voluntary basis. Every boxer who has worn the green and white Holy Trinity vest has been central to the club’s overall success.
“So too of course are our supporters and sponsors. They have been fantastic down the years. Without them our club would simply not exist as we do today.
“With your help we can put in place a programme to really kick-start our recovery from Covid. We can celebrate our last 50 years and future-proof our club for the next 50.”
Holy Trinity’s nine newly-crowned Co Antrim champions will be heading to the National Stadium at the weekend for the All-Ireland Championships, with the draw taking place today. Pictured, from left, are Aleesha Deronja, Summer Fleming, Mark Dawson, Logan Rice, Cormac Fegan, Conor Braniff, James Kelly, Cormac Curley and Jude Molyneaux
Head coach Michael Hawkins sr insists the club will update and purchase more equipment to provide the best possible training environment, take members on club trips and training camps, “offering experiences young boxers will never forget”.
Plans are also afoot to run boxing shows throughout the year, to purchase new Holy Trinity-branded competition kits, bring in specialist speakers on diet, nutrition and mental health, and mark the 50th anniversary year with a gala dinner, detailed records of achievements, videos reflecting on the club’s history, a club tour for the wider community showcasing a treasure trove of photos, questions and answer sessions, and much more.
A video guide to assist in completing this audit. This is in Zip format. For ease of access, this video has also been up-loaded to IABA’s YouTube channel, here
Sport Ireland launched its auditing tool in March 2021. It is aimed at ensuring club compliance with the Children First Act.
The audit is designed to support National Governing Bodies, including the IABA, in strengthening adherence to safeguarding policies and procedures, thereby ensuring that children and young people partaking in sport are protected.
The Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022 is designed to enable clubs to:
Self-assess adherence to Safeguarding Policies and procedures
Identify gaps and actions areas
The Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022 is designed to enable The IABA to:
Gain an overview of Safeguarding adherence
Identify any issues of non-compliance
Identify supports clubs may need to become compliant
The IABA will support clubs through this audit in these ways:
Providing access links to the online audit process.
Providing a step-by-step guide to completing the audit process.
Providing access to video resources to guide clubs through the audit completion process
Providing advice, support, and guidance through the IABA’s National Child Safeguarding Manager Declan Lynch, available at declan@iaba.ie.
The IABA will be emailing out a link to all clubs who have been identified as providing a relevant service under the Children First Act 2015. This link will provide the club with access to create an account and to login to access the online self-assessment questionnaire.
The online self-assessment questionnaire covers the following areas:
Key Safeguarding Roles
Safeguarding Training
Child Safeguarding policies and procedures
Additional policies, procedures, and guidance
Volunteer Recruitment & Support
Behaviour & Equality
Communication
All affiliated organisations will need to complete the online self-assessment questionnaire and submit it before March 20th, 2022.
Key Dates:
January 26th, 2022: The IABA advisory on Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022 issued to all affiliated clubs.
January 29th, 2022: The IABA provides audit access links and supporting resources to all clubs.
March 20th, 2022: Deadline for completion of the Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022
For clubs which would like to review their safeguarding practices and procedures in advance of completing the Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit 2021-2022, the IABA’s suite of safeguarding templates and documents, are here. This resource contains 27 templates, policies and guidance resources for clubs.
IABA National Safeguarding Manager, Declan Lynch, says “I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all for your continued hard work and commitment that has enabled children to participate in and compete in boxing in a safe and fun environment. I remain available to assist and support clubs throughout this very important process.”
If you have any questions about the Sport Ireland Club Safeguarding Self-Assessment Audit, please direct them to IABA National Safeguarding Manager, Declan Lynch, via declan@iaba.ie
Sport Ireland are launching their first ever survey of current or former female officials in all sports on the island of Ireland.
At present, substantially fewer women than men occupy these roles in sport. The intention is to use the information in this survey to inform strategies, plans and initiatives for female officials in order to help close the gender gap. As there is no current baseline of women officiating statistics for the island of Ireland, we are calling on all women officials to respond to this survey to allow us to:
• Acquire a more in-depth understanding of the status of females in sports officiating roles.
• Investigate the social, physical and practical obstacles that face women in respect of becoming match officials, staying in and/or progressing in these roles.
This will help us to inspire and support the next generation of female officials, boost opportunity for women to take up officiating and to inform the work of National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) and Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) to develop good practice programmes and effective work plans.
This survey is open to ALL officials (current or former), with the term ‘official’ encompassing all officiating positions including referees, umpires and match officials, tournament referees, third umpires, table officials, scorers, TMOs, timekeepers etc. We invite all officials to complete the survey via this link: Women in Officiating Survey 2022
