Cork Athletics Course Measurer Training Programme 2025

Training Courses for Athletics Ireland National Grade Measurer Accreditation

Summer 2025

Online Outline and Details, and Practical Training in Various Locations

Presentation of Measurer Certificates to Graham Miekle, Tom Hartnett and Dermot Hever, at Cork Athletics County Board's International Awards, in January 2025

L to R: John Quigley (AIMS/World Athletics Grade A Measurer), John Cronin (President Athletics Ireland & National Grade Measurer), Graham Meikle (National Grade Measurer), Tom Hartnett (AIMS/World Athletics Grade B Measurer), Dermot Hever (National Grade Measurer) and Bill Allen, (Chairman, Cork Athletics County Board)

IAAF Course participants Laying down a Calibration Course in Suva

Cork Athletics County Board is to hold a number of one-day training courses for those interested in becoming accredited Athletics Ireland National Grade Measurers

Road Race Measuring Course – Expression of Interest

Cork Athletics intends hosting at least one Road Race Measuring Course during the Summer Months of 2025

We are inviting Expressions of Interest from anyone who is interested in finding out more about the course and taking part.  We will be holding a short online information session, later in June, with the course(s) taking place in July and/or August

You must be over 18 years of age to take part in the course

Register Your Interest

The Course will comprise of one or more Online introductory/appreciation course(s) (provisionally set for last week of June, or first week of July, with a repeat the following week)

This will be followed by a more detailed/in-depth tutorial, again Online, a week or two later

Following this, the attendees will be asked to their interest in continuing on to the practical training days

These One-Day courses will be based in MTU Cork. Saturday courses will start at 11am, while those on other days, if any, are scheduled for 10am

The practical days will be led by World Athletics (formerly IAAF) / AIMS Grade A and/or B International Measurers, assisted by experienced National Grade Measurers


The existing accredited Measurers attending the courses will be invited to assist at these practical training courses; To help spread the training load, To network with other Measurers, and share Tips & Tricks of measuring

Practical Measurement Course Essentials

You will need to bring the following with you on the day

 Bicycle (Note: As the Jones Counter must be fitted to the front wheel, bikes with disc brakes are NOT suitable)

Bicycle spanner(s) - Required to remove front wheel & fit Jones Counter

Puncture repair kit (Just in case!)

Helmet

Hi-Viz vest

Notebook

Pen/Pencil

Calculator

Jones Counters, tension springs, Measuring Tapes, etc will be supplied for use on the day

Course Costs

The online sections are FREE of charge. Cork Athletics County Board has a policy, wrt AAI Registered Cork Clubs only, for the loan of of Jones Counters to those clubs.  Candidates from other clubs will need to purchase a Jones Counter from Athletics Ireland. (Jones Counters will be supplied for the course only, and must be returned at the end of the day)

Practical - Weather and Course Duration

As we will be out for most of the day, these courses are very weather dependent. For Health & Safety reasons, courses will not be held if the weather on the day is just awful, however weather can be predicted reasonably well within a few days, if not longer. The course is held over one day, generally from around 9:30/10am to 4pm(ish), or 11am to 5pm on Saturdays, and covers the theoretical and practical sides of measurement

Course Content

Jones Counter	Jones Counter Mounted on Wheel

 Dave Cundy, AIMS/IAAF Grade A Measurer doing his 'calcs'

Accreditation

Following successful conclusion of the course, candidates are required to submit documentation detailing at least one course measurement that they have undertaken on their own. Assuming all is satisfactory, and it invariably is, candidates then become accredited Athletics Ireland National Grade Measurers

Measurement Line - and the Racing Line - on an unrestricted course