Clubs wishing to upload their own training videos onto their Facebook page, etc, should be advised that they need to follow the guidelines outlined below:

We can advise clients that their coaches/instructors can coach/instruct remotely, including uploading general videos, on the basis that:

• The coach/instructor should be suitably qualified to instruct on the activity
• The activity being suitable to be undertaken in someone’s home

• The coach reminds participants to check their surroundings are clear and to keep any pets of distractions away during exercise
• The coach should specify at the start of any video that this is general guidance and anyone doing the exercise should be aware of their own capabilities and only do what they are comfortable to do or seek medical advice if in any doubt
• The coach should remind participants to stay hydrated.
• The coach/instructor should be mindful with regard to the use of copyrighted music/material

If you are coaching vulnerable adults or anyone under 18 there are potential safeguarding points we need to consider

• Gain written consent from parents and explain what the purpose of the training is, when it will be done, on what platform etc.

• Use an online-share platform – that way the coach will not necessarily need access to the children’s contact details and only use it for the purpose of the training.
• Do not make contact with athletes outside of the training unless with parental consent.
• Ensure that you and the athletes wear appropriate clothing at all times.

Coaching Tutorial Videos disclaimer:

Please note this video is provided as a training resource tool for Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) affiliated clubs. Anyone wishing to use this resource video in their own home should take the following precautions prior to exercise:

• Anyone doing the exercise should be aware of their own capabilities and only do what they are comfortable to do or seek medical advice if in any doubt.
• Stay hydrated throughout (post workout, during and prior to the session).
• Make sure you have cleared your surroundings and have created a safe area prior to the workout, this includes keeping any pets or distractions away during exercise.
• Members under the age of eighteen must be supervised by a parent/guardian while using this video.

*Please be advised the IABA accepts no responsibility for any potential accident/s or harm the user/s my encounter while using this video.

Please click here, here and here for National results so far this season.

The National Elites were run twice last year to facilitate the Olympic qualifiers in London in March.

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The qualification period for all sports for Tokyo 2021 has been extended to June 29 next year following the postponement of Tokyo 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Olympic Games were due to begin this July in Tokyo but were adjourned and will start in the Japanese capital on July 23, 2021.

One hundred and twelve boxers, including Irish captain Brendan Irvine, have qualified for Tokyo 2021 following the completion of the African, Asia/Oceania and partially finished European event.

The remainder of the European qualifiers and the Americas route, followed by the final World qualifier in Paris, will be decided at dates to be confirmed.

The IOC plans to finalise the adapted qualification systems by mid-April of this year, according to reports.

Two hundred and eighty-six boxers – 186 males and 100 females – will compete at Tokyo 2021 across eight weights classes for men and five for women.

So far, thirty-nine per cent of boxers have qualified worldwide, or forty-four per cent, taking into account the six host places for Japan and eight invitation places.

Fifty-seven per cent of the 11,000 athletes in all sports had qualified for Tokyo 2020 before the postponement of the Games.

Minister of State for Sport, Brendan Griffin, T.D, yesterday hosted the latest online meeting with representatives of the sporting sector. The engagement focused on the broad range of impacts on sporting organisations as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting also considered the steps that would need to be taken in preparing for a return to sporting activity when public health circumstances allowed.

Minister Griffin said: “Through my ongoing engagement with the sporting sector, I am acutely aware of how much Irish sport is being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The resilience and commitment of the people who organise and run sport in Ireland has been very evident during this crisis. I greatly appreciate that, like so many other sectors, sport in Ireland has stepped up to the plate and is showing great determination to play its part in these extremely difficult times.

“With no fixtures taking place and major events being postponed, every sport has been brought to a halt. The Government is so appreciative of what sport is doing for the country at this time, including making facilities available as well as sports club members looking out for vulnerable people in their communities. All those who love sport are missing their normal pursuits and this is very difficult for sportspeople at every level. People at home want to stay physically active and there is welcome evidence all over the country of people going out for walks and runs within a 2km radius. This is definitely good for their wellbeing and I encourage more of it. I heard today of the great work being done by Local Sports Partnerships countrywide in facilitating this increased physical activity, which deserves to be publicly applauded.

“We are all are united in the aim of ensuring that the sector will recover when sport returns. The Government’s range of vital supports is helping sport in Ireland to survive and we will continue to maintain a constant dialogue with the sector during this rapidly evolving situation. The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted just how important sport is to the Irish people and I know that sport will have an enormous role in helping Ireland return to normality when we get through this situation.”

The European Boxing Confederation has postponed all European competitions until August because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

These include the European Schoolboy/girls Championships, which was scheduled for June/July in Belfast, and the European Men’s and Women’s Youth and Junior Championships scheduled for Montenegro and Georgia.

“I would like to announce that following the spread of Covid-19, the security measures taken by European countries and your replies to the letter, in which we asked for your views on the EUBC 2020 Calendar, the EUBC Executive Committee has taken the decision to stop all EUBC Championships scheduled until August 2020, said EUBC President Franci Falcinelli.

“I firmly believe that this decision is necessary to protect the health of our athletes and coaches.”

The EUBC will continue to monitor the situation in relation to the coronavirus outbreak.

Please see below attachment

Boxing2020 – EUBC Championships Situation due to Covid-19

The European Schoolboy/girls Championships was initially scheduled to begin in Belfast on June 30.

Irish boxing has claimed medals at every European Schools event since the inaugural tournament in Rome in 2003 where ex two-weight world champion Carl Frampton won silver.