Athletics NI will support athletes, coaches, parents and teachers at Foundation level through several ‘grass-roots’ programmes and our flagship Rising Stars Initiative.
Programmes include:
Jumps Development Sessions at Jordanstown Indoor Athletics Area
Are you an aspiring long, triple, or high jumper looking to improve your technical training this winter? We are looking for expressions of interest for term 1 of the Jumps Development Sessions at Jordanstown Indoor Athletics Area begin on 19th November at 6pm at Jordanstown Athletics Area. Sessions will be led by experienced jumps coaches and are open to athletes and athlete coach pairs.
Lead Coaches
Northern Irish record holder, Olympian and Commonwealth Games medalist high jumper Janet Boyle will be leading high jump sessions for athletes aged from 14 to 19. Janet has been based in USA for many years where she coached a jumps group and has now returned home to NI and is actively coaching a group of jumpers.
Sprints and horizontal jumps coach Alan Kennedy will lead the long and triple jump sessions for athletes aged 16-19 years old. Alan was a 15m+ triple jumper who competed at European Team Championship level and has coached many of Northern Ireland’s top sprinters and horizontal jumpers including European Indoor Championship 60m competitor Dean Adams and Commonwealth Long Jumper Adam McMullen who jumped a best of 7.99m.
Sessions will have a technical as well as physical focus and will last between 90 minutes and 2 hours.
Term 1 (5 weeks) 19th November – 17th December
Cost £4 per session to cover facility hire
Sessions 6-8pm on Tuesdays at Jordanstown Athletics Area
High Jump
Long / Triple Jump
Express Interest at the following link: https://forms.gle/NexDsTjEY98xjvQ76
An athlete development initiative delivered weekly in eight regions by coaches deployed and trained by Athletics NI. Rising Stars focuses on delivering a sound physical preparation programme to athletes aged 12-15. These weekly squads act as an example of best practice, in delivery of a multi event approach, for coaches and clubs whilst also providing an appropriate environment to nurture talented young athletes emerging from schools competition.
Rising Stars addresses the building blocks of athleticism, which underpin training for any event or sport and recent successes of Rising Stars graduates in national and international Multi Event competitions has demonstrated that young athletes can achieve success whilst being engaged in a programme focused on long term athlete development.
We welcome you to apply to be part of the squad and attend a testing session on Monday 16th September.
Flahavans' Junior Cross-Country Squad
The Flahavan’s Junior Cross Country Squad is an initiative for 10–12 year olds who have been selected following their performances in the Athletics NI Primary School Cross Country Final.
The Junior Cross Country Squad brings together aspiring junior athletes from across Northern Ireland for training sessions in various locations.Squad members attend four training session between April and December with a special 1000 metre track race during the summer.
StarTrack camps for 8 to 15 year olds run during Easter, Summer and Halloween breaks and aim to introduce children to the sport and develop their skills. StarTrack is a great way of helping young athletes transition from school to club athletics and with fully qualified coaches is a fun, safe and enjoyable environment.
All StarTrack camps follow a multi-event approach and include sprints, hurdles, jumps (high & long), throws (shot & javelin), endurance, orienteering and games. To find out more on upcoming StarTrack initiatives please see the Startrack page.