Please be advised due to unforeseen circumstances, the nomination process for this year’s Leinster Provincial Elections 2021 has been extended.
Clubs and County Boards have until Tuesday 14th September 2021 –5pm to return their nomination papers either by email toelections@iaba.ieor by post marked, ‘Leinster Nominations’ to, 145 The National Stadium, South Circular Road, Dublin 8, D08 HY40′. Please allow enough time for your nomination paperwork to reach the National Stadium on/before 14th September 2021 by 5pm.
Clubs and County Boards are encouraged to submit their nominations via email as directed above. Anyone wishing to submit their nominations via post should allow enough time for your nomination paperwork to reach the National Stadium on/before 14th September 2021 before 5pm.
Forms received after this date and time will not be eligible. Original signatures required and NOT typed using any computer type/script.
The closing date for entry to the National Elite Championships is this Wednesday, September 8th at 5pm. Only boxers entered on the new entry form by this date can participate. Boxers who entered in the last number of weeks have until 5pm on September 8th to change their weight category. If no changes are made by this time, boxers will be entered at the weight they originally put down. The Elite entry form is included below. Entry Form:https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=IaAFF_PpH0eGOq-3yikqtHEPYBUdQpRDtwr898TrTZxUME1CNUswM1AyNUNLUEhKQVRLV1E5VzVEWS4u
**Please ignore social media posts that state our boxers can not participate in the World Championships as the deadline for entry is September 20th**
Following dialogue with the World Body by the National Secretary Paddy Gallagher, the IABA have received a dispensation until the completion of our Championships to enter Irish boxers. Boxers entered as of 4pm on September 5th are listed below.
SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2021: The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) are extremely pleased at this weekend’s announcement by Olympic gold medallist, Kellie Harrington, that she will remain in the amateur ranks and work with the IABA High-Performance programme towards the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games cycle.
Since the culmination of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games, the IABA High performance team has worked in tandem with Sport Ireland in order to create a pathway to assist Kellie Harrington to remain in the amateur ranks with the goal to qualify for and defend her Olympic title at the Paris 2024 Games.
Kellie made the announcement on last night’s [Friday, September 3rd] Late Late Show on RTÉ.
Speaking about the news, CEO of the IABA, Fergal Carruth stated: “All of us at the IABA are thrilled that Kellie is staying in our High-Performance unit for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games cycle. Kellie has been an inspiration for people across the country this summer, and we are delighted to have worked hand-in-hand with Sport Ireland to ensure that we could design a programme that worked effectively for Kellie to continue to achieve her goals. Her announcement demonstrates clearly Kellie’s commitment to the sport of boxing and her confidence in the IABA High-Performance Unit. We are extremely proud of our programme, and we are excited to see what Kellie can do over the coming years with the support of the IABA and Sport Ireland.”
IABA NATIONAL YOUTH & JUNIOR TEAM BOXING SESSION SATURDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2021
FIRST SESSION MORNING – Warm up: 12 minutes followed by 3 minute stretch.
Really visualise your opponent when shadow boxing as this will sharpen your movements, concentrating on good defence, feints and attacks.
Shadow /Technical Rounds. (Youths 6 x 3 minute rounds- juniors 6 X 2 minutes) 1 minute rest between rounds, sip water between rounds –hydration.
Round 1: Shape/Movement/Feints – No punching!
● Work on shape, moving forward and back, side to side, pivoting to change direction, slip and step for angles, concentrate on hands high, elbows tucked in.
● Add extra defence manoeuvres ducks, rolls, slips and flicks of the head. Add Feinting skills, feint with your head, shoulders, hands, legs and feet.
Round 2: Feinting skills long distance. – Long fluid movement’s hands high, keep mixing these up, and don’t fall in.
● Lead hand show to head and body, punch body with backhand move away with high hands.
● Back hand show to head and body, punch lead hand to head and move away.
● Mix up the two for final last 30 seconds.
Round 3: Feinting skills with Counter attacks –mid distance uppercuts.
● Lead hand show head, visualise opponent coming at you, lean back on back foot whilst bringing up a swift mid-range upper cut with back hand. Move away with high guard.
● Keep fainting lead hand whilst showing Back hand with shoulder movement and twist of waist, as your opponent comes in bring up a lead hand uppercut. Move away with high guard.
● Mix up the two followed by an explosive lead/back hook to the head.
Round 4: Side steps with attack.
● Meet with same time punch either jab or back hand with side step (remember quick flick of the head from centre, back hand up). Add a straight punch to the head each side, move away high guard.
● Same as above but add back hand hooks to the head again either side.
● Extend with another 2 shots of your choosing.
Round 5: Defence with counter attack.
● After step back and counter defence of your choice throw three to four punches to either side, incorporating both head and body shots, again move away from your opponent.
Round 6: Free round
● Free round of your choice, concentrate on attack, defence, guard and movement.
Cool down and stretch
10 minutes of light skipping for cool down, stretch out your whole body for 10 minutes.
IABA NATIONAL YOUTH & JUNIOR TEAM
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING HOME SESSION, SATURDAY 4th September 21
Warm up – 10 minutes (General warm up, stretch out after)
RUNNING – Running at a good Pace for 20 minutes.
Core Exercises – 2 X Circuit -15 second’s recovery between each station.
● 30 x Explosive Star Jumps.
● 30 x Squats hold squat position for 3 seconds.
● 30 x Push Ups
● 30 x Sit Ups.
● 30 x Tuck Jumps (Bring knees to chest)
● 30 X Russian twists.
● 30 x Burpees.
2 MINUTE REST PERIOD, START AGAIN FOR CIRCUIT 2.
Plank Session – (30 Seconds recovery between each station).
Front Plank – Ensure you engage your stomach muscles, arm shoulder width apart, look at the floor.
Side planks – Engage Stomach muscles. Supporting arm directly under shoulder, hand flat to floor, legs together feet together. Imagine a piece of string pulling your hip up to ceiling.
● 1 minute Font Plank
● 1 minute left side plank. Raise right hand up point to ceiling for 30 seconds, lower arm to under right side of your waist and back up to ceiling. Repeat to end of minute.
● 1 minute Right side plank. Raise left hand up point to ceiling for 30 seconds, lower arm to under right side of your waist and back up to ceiling. Repeat to end of minute.
● I minute front plank rising up to full arm left and right full extension. (Remember to alternate push up each side and return to plank position alternate elbow).
● 1 minute front plank with alternative leg raise
● 30 seconds left side plank with right leg raises. (Lift and lower right leg foot in flex position). No rest go straight into 30 seconds right side plank with left leg raises. (Lift and lower left leg, foot flexed position.
Cool Down
5 minutes of light skipping or light jogging on spot for cool down, 10 minute stretch session work from your feet to the top of your head. Really stretch/roll specific areas where you have twinges or past injuries
A gentle reminder to Provincial Councils and County Boards who have not already done so, can you please review and sign off on the applications for affiliation that have been submitted via the IABA digital affiliation platform, in your regions.
Please see below a link to an instructional video explaining the process:
Please be advised, any applications for affiliation which were submitted to the system by 31/08/21, that are not signed off by 5:00pm on Friday 10th September 2021 by Provincial and/or County Boards, will be deemed as approved at these levels and forwarded for final approval at National level.
