Upcoming Events and Training News
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- Coach Development and Education Program
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Triathlon Ireland are starting an initiative to develop coaches who will then offer their services to clubs. The primary focus of this is to identify people in clubs who are interested in training to be a coach, have an apptitude for coaching, are willing to put time back into their clubs, and are willing to learn.
The ideal people would have the following skills and attributes:
i) good communication and people skills;
ii) a keen interest in Triathlon (but not necessarily a lot of
experience);
iii) some experience of training and competing at triathlon - please
note that you don't have to be a strong athlete i.e. good athletes don't
always make good coaches;
iv) be willing to contribute time back to their club and the wider
triathlon community e.g. someone who is a personal trainer who wants to train
as a coach so that they can offer private coaching is unlikely to be suitable for this program.We are holding a 'New to Triathlon' training morning on the 26 January in the Pheonix Park. In
conjunction with this we're looking for around 8 potential trainee coaches from the Dublin area to participate in the morning.
There are also other opportunities around the country at other training events for
further coach development e.g. we have a women's training weekend in Nenagh on February 9 and 10. We hope to hold a coach development day on the 8 February for coaches helping with the weekend.
We invite clubs to put forward individuals (up to four), for consideration for this program. At least one of these should be female. Please email coaching@triathlonireland.com with contact details and a short paragraph written by each person on themselves and what they feel they'd be able to contribute as a coach. Please would you also indicate if they'd be interested in coming along for the morning of the 26 January to assist with the 'New to Triathlon' session. We encourage clubs to ask around their club and advertise on club websites for suitable individuals.Kind regards
Jag Gunawardana
President, Triathlon Ireland
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- Technical Delegates Wanted
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Triathlon Ireland are providing training for Technical Delegates (TD's). Each club that runs a race must have at least 2 race officials per club, if you run 2 races then you must have 4 race officials per club and so on...
Training is to be provided in every province during February and March and Triathlon Ireland are looking for 2 new volunteers per club to be trained up as Technical Delegates.
David & Celene Sands were trained up as TD's in 2007 and David was the TD for Lough Key and it was an enjoyable experience to be involved at that level.
TD's and referees are volunteers and give their time and support of races of which there are nearly 100 in the 2008 calender and to keep things fair, each club must do its bit by supplying TD's/Referees for races other than their own.
For anyone who is interested please email Triathlon Ireland before 26th January on administration@triathlonireland.com with the title Race Officials. If you are interested and would like to discuss it further then contact David Sands on 0860618271.
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- Club AGM
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The 2007 (better late than never) Liquid Motion Triathlon Club AGM will take place on 28th January 2008 at 8pm sharp at The Courthouse Hotel (The Dock Bar) in Ballina. A conference room has been booked upstairs. The meeting is expected to last approximately 1 1/2 hours.
The appointment of the 2008 PowerAde Salmon Run Triathlon Race Committee will be discussed amongst other things.
All interested parties please attend.
David.
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- HAPPY NEW YEAR
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A Happy New Year to all Liquid Motion Club Members, I hope that 2008 is full of health and happiness in Life, Love and Triathlon!!
Hope to see you all soon.
Club Secretary.
