National Seniors and Munster Juvenile Indoors

Laura Crowe showed a return to form in the Odessey arena in Belfast last weekend when she finished in second place in a tactical womens 800 race in a time of 2.12.Laura ran the heats on Saturday evening and qualified comfortably for Sundays final by winning her heat with 7 other athletes.The final on Sunday started slow with alot of bumping but as soon as the pace picked up they became strung out with Laura sitting in second place behind eventual winner Ciara Everard of Kilkenny.Everard kicked earlier than she normally does with 350m to go with Laura chasing her all the way but on this occasion was unable to pass.With a long season ahead Laura will almost definetly go one better next time they meet.


   Four St Brendan's AC juniors also made the trip to Belfast to gain some valuable experience and all four came home with personal bests and top ten positions.PJ Galvin cleared 1.90m at his first attempt to get a new PB and finish in a credible fifth position.Ailbhe Courtney had two big indoor PBs when she finished 3rd in a very close 'B' final of the 200m in 26.3 seconds over 0.7 quicker than her previous best and 9th overall in the 400m in 60.8 which was 1.3 up on her previous best.Dylan Roche also made the 200m 'B' final which he qualified for in a huge PB of 23.4 seconds 0.6 faster than his best.Luke O Keeffe finished in 10th place in both the 200m and 400m again both in PBs of 23.8 and 52.5.


Kerry athletes Patrick Phelan and Peter Shallow were also competing for their Dublin clubs.Patrick made the 'B' final of the 400m but was unable to run due to illness.He surely would have made the 'A' final if he had not been ill.Peter Shallow finished in 5th place in a high quality 60m hurdles in 8.4 seconds in a race where last years national outdoor champion didnt even make the final.Well done to all.


The Munster Juvenile Indoor championships were held in Nenagh also last weekend.While the organisation of the event left alot to be desired due to the huge number of juvenile athletes entered Kerry clubs did reasonably well.Munster AAI must surely now look at some way of limiting the numbers entered by clubs especially in field events like long jump where nearly half of the athletes competing were not even of a county standard no mind Munster standard.The crux of the problem lies as ive always said that there are no competitions at this time of year for these athletes so clubs have no choice but to enter them in competitions above their standard! Anyway below are the results of the Kerry clubs-


Lios Tuathaill-
Sophie Lynch-1st 60m and 1st 600m U12
Girls U13 Relay-2nd-Alex Dowling,Ashling O Mahoney,Ciara Donegan,Niamh Cullen,Maria O Neill,Sophie Lynch


Gneeveguilla-
Brian Murphy-2nd 60m U12
Boys U12 Relay-1st
Boys U13 Relay-1st

St Brendan's-

Darragh Lowth-1st 600m and 2nd Long jump

Darragh Courtney-3rd Long jump

Eoghan McElligott-2nd High jump

Spa Muckross-
Sarah Leahy-1st 60m and 2nd Shot putt
Kianan O Doherty-2nd Shot U12

Star of the Laune-

Niall Carey-3rd 300m U9

Tralee Harriers-
Ciaran O Reilly-1st Shot putt U12
Sean Kennedy-3rd 300m


Shane :)

Weekly Round Up 14/02/2011

The Kerry womens junior team had a fantastic team performance yesterday when they won the Munster 4km cross country title for the first time in Killinaboy, Co.Clare.Grace Lynch of Iveragh finished in an excellent 2nd place,Brigid Dennehy 4th,Niamh Clifford 5th and Katie Rogers 6th for a combined score of 17 points just beating Clare by 2 points.Well done.

Niamh O Sullivan once again ran strongly to take a comfortable second place in the senior womens race.Cian Murphy was also to the fore in the senior mens race where he finished in fourth place and along with the Riocht team who finished second in the club section led the Kerry team to third in the inter county.The Riocht team were James Doran 7th,Donal O Callaghan 8th,Tim O Connor 15th,Billy O Brien 30th and John Herlihy 34th.

The Kerry Juvenile XC relay teams were the strongest county on the day winning 3 gold and 3 silver out of 6 races.The Boys U10,Girls U10 and Girls U14 won gold with the Boys U12,Girls U12 and Boys U14 winning silver.A big thank you to Denis Lynch who managed the teams with me and to the parents who travelled on the bus.Of course a big well done to all the athletes!

GirlsU10-Rachel Ryan/Caitlin Moriarty/Ciara Kenneally/Fiona Doyle
Boys U10-Donal Geaney/David Gleeson/Conor O Brien/Darragh Courtney
Girls U12-Sophie Lynch/Helena O Sullivan/Shona O Brien/Emma Dineen
Boys U12-Fiachra Clifford/David Kenny/Michael O Leary/Patrick Warren
Girls U14-Christine Cooper/Fiona Kavanagh/Muireann McKenna/Mikeala Mulcahy
Boys U14-Dean Crowley/Cathal O Reilly/Ciaran Lynch/Dion Marcos

The Munster U9-U13 Indoors take place in Nenagh this weekend the 19/20th.
The National Seniors take place in Belfast this weekend the 19/20th.
The Munster U14-U19 Indoors take place in Nenagh on the 26/27th.

The Kerry awards will take place in the River Island hotel in Castleisland on Friday March 25th.All clubs are entitled to nominate two club juvenile athletes for a club award.The main category awards have not yet been picked but will be posted here when it is done.

The Kerry Sportshall Games for all U9-U14 athletes who did not win an individual medal at County,Munster or National Indoor and Outdoor track and field last season will be held in Kenmare on March 5th at 11am.

The Munster Convention will be held in An Riocht on March 6th.

There was an excellent turnout at the Kerry squads last weekend with over 60 athletes attending over both days.All coaches reporting huge progress.I hope to update the blog with a host of coaching material from the coaches over the midterm next week so keep an eye out.

Shane :)

Updated February Squad Dates 08/02/2011

Please find below the updated dates for February squads.

Feb 12th-
Long Jump/Triple Jump/High Jump-12-2.30pm-Rosie Daniels
Pole Vault-11.30-2.30pm Advanced,2-4pm Beginners-Eamon Flanagan
Shot/Javelin-12-2.30pm-Alan O Connor

Feb 13th-
Sprints-12-2pm-John Carew
Hurdles-12-2pm-Denis Finnegan

Feb 19th-Hammer-11am-Brian/Rachel Akers
Feb 20th-Distance-11am-Freda Davoren/Frank Conway

Feb 26th/27th-Munster U14-U19 Indoors

Shane :)

Middle Distance-Freda Davoren

TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR INDOORS JANUARY-MARCH 2011 (Kerry squad)

800M/1500M

JANUARY

Fri 28-25 min run or rest if tired

Sat 29-On grass 5 x (2min hard, 1min easy, 1min hard, 1min easy)

Sun 30-Long Run 35-60 mins

FEBRUARY

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Mon 31-25min fartlek on grass (60sec easy, 30sec fast)

Tue 01-Rest

Wed 02-Track 2 x (3 x 400m) Rest 90sec/reps, 5min/sets

Thu 03-35 min easy + 6 x 60m strides.

Fri 04-Hills 3 x (200m, 100m, 50m) v fast. Jog back recovery

Sat 05-Rest.

Sun 06-Long run 40-60 mins

Mon 07-Tempo run 2 x 10min hard with 2 min rest on grass.

Tue 08-Rest.

Wed 09-Track 5 x 600m with 3 min rest

Thu 10-Easy 35 mins. 6 x 60m fast strides.

Fri 11-Day off

Sat 12-On grass 3 x (3min, 2min, 1min) 1 min jog rest/reps 2 min/sets.

Sun 13-Long run 45-60 mins + 5 x 80mstrides

Mon 14-35 min run easy

Tue 15-Rest

Wed 16-Track (200m,300m,400m,300m,200m)v fast.

(run these slightly quicker than your 800m race pace

Rest 4,5,6,4min

Thu 17-Day off

Fri 18-Long run 40-60min

Sat 19-Track 2 x (4 x 300m) with 2 min rest/reps, 4 min/sets

Sun 20-35min easy and 6 x 100m uphill

Mon 21-Fartlek 20min (15sec fast, 45 sec easy)

Tue 22-Day Off

Wed 23-Track 500m, 400m, 300m, 200m, 100m fast

90sec rest (800m race pace or better)

Thu 24-Day off

Fri 25-25min relaxed run and 6 x 80m fast strides

Sat 26-

Munster Juveniles Indoors, Nenagh

Sun 27-Munster Juveniles Indoors,Nenagh

MARCH

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Mon 28-Easy run 30 mins

Tue 01-Day off

Wed 02-Track (3 x 400m v fast) 8 min rest. (

pretty much flat out. last 400 will be v tough)

Thu 03-Easy run 35 min + 6 x 60m strides

Fri 04-Track or grass 6 x 200m fast.in 28 sec or better. Rest 3 mins

Sat 05-Long run 40-60mins.

Sun 06-Day off

Mon 07-20 min run + 6 x 80m strides

Tue 08-

Munster Schools Indoors, Nenagh

Thu 10-Day off

Fri 11-30 min run . Drills and 6 x 80m fast strides

Sat 12-On grass (4 x 2min, 4 x 1min). I min rest

Sun13-Long run 40-60min

Before all sessions (track, fartlek, tempo, intervals, hills etc,) do 10-12 min v easy run

warm up, swings and 4 x 60m fast strides.

After each session do 10-12 min v easy jog warm down and easy stretches.

Try to do some of your long runs/ fartleks on a hilly loop if possible

Ensure you get plenty of fruit and veg in your diet and plenty of fluids

Try to get 8 hours sleep every night

Kerry AAI AGM

The Kerry AAI AGM was held in An Riocht AC clubrooms on Monday January 24th at 8pm.AAI president Liam Hennessy was in attendance and addressed the meeting on the current activities and policys of AAI followed by questions from the floor.Following the officers resports on the season gone the election of officers took place with no real suprises which in turn was followed by debate on the motions up for discussion.Find below the 2011 officers and end result of Kerry motions.

President-Paddy O’Sullivan

Chairman-Martin Fitzgearld

Vice Chairman-Michael Godley

Hon Secretary-Shane Delaney

Juvenile Secretary-John Browne

Treasurer-Paddy O Donoghue/Mary O Sullivan

Cross Country Secretary-Tessa Dennisson

Juvenile XC Secretary-Paddy O Donoghue

Registrar-Helen Fitzgearld

PRO’s-Tom Joe O Donoghue/James Nagle

Coaching/Development Officer-Shane Delaney

Childrens Officers-Helen Fitzgearld/Denny McSweeney

Munster Delegates-Martin Fitzgearld/Joe Clifford/Michael Godley/Helen Fitzgearld/Shane Delaney

IT Officer-Michael Godley

Motions/Recommendations-Kerry

1.The Kerry Sportshall Games consist of two qualifying rounds and a final with a venue rotation system drawn up.[St Brendan’s]Reffered to juvenile review

2.The Kerry Sportshall Games shot putt landing area be increased at least double its existing size.[STB]Reffered to juvenile review.

3.A Kerry Sportshall Games "A" competition also be organised to coincide with the existing competition to provide competition for these athletes during the months January to March.[STB]Reffered to juvenile review.

4.A speedbounce competition be introduced in the Kerry Sportshall games.[STB] Reffered to juvenile review.

5. That the county board establish a training fund for the development of athletics in the county. This training fund to be financed by an annual contribution from each club in the county based on their number of registered members. The amount of this contribution is fixed each year at the county convention.[County executive]Passed.

6.All athletes at the Kerry juvenile track and field championships will use their own age group throwing weights in the current year of competition regardless if they have moved up an age group to compete due to the event not being in their own age group.[STB]Reffered to juvenile review.

7.That for ages 17-19 allow competitors to throw weight at the age specified for that athlete.[Kerry J Review] Reffered to juvenile review.

8.That athletes be restricted to a maximum number of events at the Kerry Juvenile Track and Field outdoor championships;4 events for ages 13-15 and 5 events for ages 16-20.-[Kerry Juvenile Review]Defeated.

9.That U19 be decoupled from U18 age group and an U19/Junior age group be created instead.[KJR]Passed.

10.That a Steeplechase be introduced for boys and girls. The ages and specifications to be decided.[KJR]Passed.

11.That a minimum standard be introduced for inter club points to be decided.[KJR]Defeated.

12.[a]That a graded division structure similar to Cork Senior Graded Meets be introduce and incorporating IAAF Scoring tables.

U13 upwards

All events to count including Open Sports (Tartan tracks only with electronic timing)

Some mechanism for recognition at annual awards

The system would be introduced on a phased basis to be decided[KJR]Reffered to Juvenile review.

[b]That a best overall athlete based on IAAF scoring tables be introduced.[KJR]Passed.

[c]That a Inter clubs points system based on IAAF scoring tables be introduced with format to be decided .-[KJRDefeated.

13.[a]That the primary school sports be enhanced with field events with exact events to be decided and implemented on a trail basis for 2011.[KJR]Passed.

Recommendations

Inter school scoring (small, middle and large school)

School allocation among clubs to be reviewed

Relays suit bigger schools so some mechanism so smaller schools can come together for relays

Talent ID programs to be run on the day-[KJR]Reffered to Juvenile Review.

14.That clubs submit entries Online\electronic entries .[KJR]Passed.

15.Bylaws, code of conduct and motions to be consolidate into one document.[KJR]Passed.

16.Breaches, fines and punitive action need to be defined .[KJR]Passed.

17.Officials training and mentoring needs to be set up within the county.[KJR] Passed.

18.That a Championship Best Performance be introduce for the county starting at 2009.[KJR]Passed.

19.[Recommendation] That a Kerry juvenile track and field team be organised for some sort of inter county match with the team picked from the Kerry juvenile track and field championships.[STB]Passed.

Shane :)