Win for Mockler in Leevale:
Seán Mockler was the winner of the Leevale Open Sports Hammer Throw competition in MTU Cork last Sunday Aug 17th with a throw of 66.90m Well done Seán.
4th place for Minogue in Run the Ridge 30km:
Shane Minogue placed 4th in this tough Mountain race amongst the scenic backdrop of Laragh & Glendalough and over Derrybawn ridge Shane completed the race in a good time of 2hrs 29mins & 51 seconds.
Runners represent at Cork City 10k:
Three athletes represented the club colors at the Cork City 10K road race last weekend with an entry of over 900+. Conor Keating lead the team home in 36mins & 38secs, Kevin Shortall ran well too in 38:13 with John Molumby earning a new personal best in 46:14, great running well done lads.
Best of Luck Lauren:
Very Best of Luck to our own Lauren Casey after winning her race at the County Qualifiers in Clonmel earlier in the year in June who'll be representing Club & County at the National Community Games wearing the Tipperary singlet in the Girls U8s 80m Final this Sunday August 24th at the SETU Track in Carlow, We hope Lauren and her family have a great day and enjoy the occasion.
Juvenile Training:
Juvenile Training is still on a break and will return for the Cross Country Season in September all going well. A date for our return will be posted to our social media pages and WhatsApp group when available. We may need a hand in preparing the ground for our return to training, if you can help out in any it will be much appreciated. A Notice will be released in the coming weeks.
Assistant Coach Course:
An Athletics Ireland certified Assisting Coach Course will take place in neighbouring club Moyne ACs grounds, Co. Tipperary - August 30th.
The aim of the assistant coach course is to give some basic skills to the beginner coach to help assist a more senior coach in the delivery of coaching sessions to young athletes. It is an introduction to coaching in three key event areas, Running (Sprints and Endurance), Jumping (Long Jump) and Throwing (Shot Putt). Course Content includes: group coaching skills and identifying ways to make coaching sessions ,Fun and functional warm ups and cool downs, Safety in Athletics, including Child Welfare, Rules of key events, Communicating with young athletes and giving effective feedback.
Basic Running skills,Basic Long Jump Skills,Basic Shot Putt skills
Entry Requirements: The Assistant Coach Course is open to all those 16 years or over. Assessment/ Qualification: There is no exam. Cost of course will be covered by your athletic club if interested please let one of the club officers know asap. Many Thanks.
Fixtures:
Clonmel Half Marathon Aug 24th at 9:30am
Jerry Kiernan Memorial 5k Listowel Co.Kerry Aug 24th 1pm.
Community Games Carlow Aug 23rd & Aug 24th