Coach Education First Bantry
Successful Assistant Coach Course in Bantry
Saturday November 18th 2017
The town of Bantry hosted it's first ever coach education course last Saturday, when an Athletics Ireland Assistant Coach course was held in the Westlodge Hotel. This is the first time that a coach education course has been held in Cork, that has not been held at CIT Track, in Cork city.
There was a full attendance of twenty four, with clubs from Cork and Kerry represented; Nine from Beara, six from Kenmare AC, with others from Bantry AC, Skibbereen AC and Killarney Valley AC, in Kerry. The course was presented by Chris Regan, and arranged by Athletics ireland RDO, Lilly-Ann O'Hora.
Those attending enjoyed the course immensely and, apparently, are now eager to do the Level 1 Coaching course.
The driving force behind this course was the emergence of a new club (details yet to be announced) on the Beara penninsula. The resurgence in athletics in the Beara region is most welcome. The interest in Athletics is evidenced both by the number of road races in the area, in Eyries, Allihies and Castletownbere, and participation in them, and also the local Parkruns, on Bere Island and in Glengarrif.
Possibility of More Coaching Courses in Rural Regions?
Clubs in some rural and/or towns/areas remote form Cork may be finding it difficult to get people to travel to Cork for Coaching courses. This has, until now, probably held back Coach development for many. The innovation (if it can be called that) of holding a course outside Cork is a welcome development and the success - 24 new coaches! - shows that it can be done.
Assistant Coach courses can be held anywhere - you just need a hall ...and Athletics Ireland will arrange that - with local help, of course. Arranging Level 1 courses is more difficult, as Track and other facilities are required, however Cork Athletics, with Athletics Ireland, will see if the requirements can be satisfied in other ways, to enable holding local Level 1 courses, if numbers demand.
If you would like to hold a Coach Education Course in YOUR local area
- Contact other clubs in the wider general region, and 'drum up' interest
- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Athletics Ireland RDO, 0858060440
