by Laura Kerr | May 22, 2019 | Team Blog
On the 12th of April, 2019 with the support of the European Union’s Erasmus+ fund for sport education and training 32 athletes, 8 Athletics NI Staff, 11 Personal Coaches and 2 Performance Therapists travelled to the Algarve for Athletics NI’s Youth Academy...
by Laura Kerr | Nov 19, 2018 | Team Blog
On the 11th of November Athletics Northern Ireland launched our first ‘Elite Coach Development Programme’ with the aim of supporting the development of a group of coaches working with athletes towards upcoming major championships. The programme running over the next 8...
by Laura Kerr | Nov 6, 2018 | Team Blog
This year’s coaching conference, ‘Aspiring to Coaching Excellence’, took place on the 29th September at Ulster University, Jordanstown. The conference featured a stellar line-up of presenters headlined by Fuzz Caan, Olympic High Jump Coach who guided...
by Laura Kerr | Sep 23, 2018 | Physical Preparation, Team Blog, Youth Academy, Youth Development Resources
During winter 2016 and 2017 we increasingly included basic gymnastics, calisthenics and primal movement (crawling and animal patterns) in our Athletics NI Youth Academy Physical Preparation sessions. I have specifically worked with young pole vaulters and javelin...
by Laura Kerr | Jun 19, 2018 | Speed Training, Team Blog, Youth Development Resources
On Monday 28th May, Athletics NI held our third Event Group Squad for coach-athlete pairs focusing on Sprints and Throws. Mary Peters Track in Belfast provided the venue with 18 athletes and 12 coaches in attendance. We welcomed back guest coach Dr. Alan Kennedy,...
by Laura Kerr | Mar 14, 2018 | Endurance Squad Reports, Team Blog
The NI & Ulster Endurance Squad came together for their third squad of the season on Sunday 25th February 2018 at Antrim Forum. The day was attended by twenty – three athletes and many of their coaches and parents. Sessions were delivered by Michael Dyer,...
