Kerry Indoors-Nenagh Dec 5th

Nenagh Indoor Track-11am Sharp start time-Cost-e5
Bus time to be finalised-Approx 8-8.30am

U9-60m,300m,4x100m Relay
U10-60m,500m,LJ,4x100m Relay
U12-60m,600m,LJ,HJ,Shot,4x100m Relay
U13 600m,4x100m Relay[These U13 events aren’t available U14]
U14-60m,800m,1km walk,LJ,HJ,Shot,4x200m Relay
U16-60m,800m,LJ,HJ,Shot,4x200m Relay
60m Hurdles U13/U14/U15/U16/U17/U18/Jun/Open

Open-60m,200m,3/400m,800m,1500m,TJ,HJ,LJ,PV,Shot,1km walk,28/35/56lb WFD,4x200m Relay

2011 competition Age Groups

U9-2003

U10-2002

U12-2000/2001

U13-1999

U14-1998/1999

U16-1997/1996
Open-1995 back

LJ-3 attempts,1 extra for top 6 athletes U10/U12/U14/U16
LJ/TJ-6 attempts max Open
U10 LJ from sand,U12+ from board.

Shot-3 attempts,1 extra for top 6 athletes U12/U14/U16
Shot/WFD-6 attempts max Open
Athletes will throw their 2011 weight shot &WFD

If heats are required in events, where possible, athletes will be divided in relation to their age group, i.e. U11s in one heat with U12s in another heat, with those who qualify out of each meeting in the final for the 60m only. All other events being decided on times. (Please note this may be unavoidable and age groups will be mixed in heats.)



Heats &Finals for 60m-No Semi Finals.
4 heats=2 to qualify
3 heats-3 to qualify
2 heats-4 to qualify
Lane Draws for 200/300/400s based on 2010 SB where possible.
Fastest-Lane 3
2nd Fastest-Lane 4
3rd Fastest-Lane 2
4th Fastest-Lane 1

Hurdles races may be mixed in age groups if numbers are low, but athletes will hurdle their 2011 height and distances regardless.eg.U17/U18/U20 girls or boys may compete in the same race but will all have their own heights and distances. This will be done to provide adequate competition and also to speed up the competition program.
Please note there will be a check in for all Open track events that will close 45mins beforehand.
Open track event races will be graded on 2010 personal bests where possible.
Please note a call room will be in operation for all 60m sprints.

U13+ must use starting blocks. Coaches will be available before the hurdles, sprints and relays to give a quick intro to athletes who do not know how to use them.
Coaches will be on hand to give a quick intro to the following events before they start for athletes who wish to try them.
U10 LJ
U12 HJ
U12 Shot
Open WFD

U16s may take part in Open 200m,1500m,Pole Vault, Men's Triple Jump and Walk.
Athletes may only compete in one of the two Open distance races-800 or 1500m.

If u12/u13/u14/u16 distance races have low numbers age groups will be combined to provide adequate competition and to also speed up the program.All Hurdles, Middle distance, 200s,3/400s and relays on times if heats, otherwise straight final.

RELAYS: Athletes may jump up one age group for relays ,
U9s may move to U10,
U10s may move up to U12
U12s may move up to U13 relay, but NOT to U14 relay.
U13s may move to U14s.
U14s may also move to U16
U16s may move up to Open

Athletes must wear club singlets & suitable footwear.
Only designated County &Club Officials allowed on the track-Strictly no parents!
Medals-U9-U16-Presented on Day-No Medals Open

Athletes are advised to dress warm as even though it is indoors it can be quite cold especially in December.My tip is fill a hot water bottle and put in a towel in your bag along with some spare clothes.Change into warm clothes during the day when necessary.
Please bring a packed lunch for the day also.

Shane :)

Indoor Season is Closing in on us.....Ahhhh Cant Wait!

Our indoor season starts a month earlier than normal this year with the Kerry Indoors on December 5th in Nenagh.While not a championships it will act as a great indicator as to how everyone's training has gone or not gone and show who is on course for a great 2011 track season.

A legend retires => Haile Gebreselaisse=>

Todays training session in castleisland saw the end of one of our hardest session for the foreseable future with practically everybody putting in an excellent effort with Mikey G showing that effort in more ways than one :P.We were missing a few people through illness again so everyone is reminded to wrap up well this time of year,eat and sleep well,keep your immune system bolstered and keep well away from sick friends and family members :P

Luke O Keeffe has been especially impressive as of late with Ailbhe Courtney,Una Marley,PJ Galvin and Elaine Courtney visibly improving every week.Dylan Roche still looks on course to run some new PBs this season even though he is carrying a little bit of a niggle at the moment.Ben Dennessen's undoubted talent stands out a mile when it appears but at the moment he is still only learning the ropes and only show's it in flashes of brilliance which are just too inconsistant!
   Eoghan Courtney has been getting better of late with his training attendance and it is definetly having a huge impact.While hes still getting used to the increase in training loads some of his runs are absolutely mind boggling :O With runs of 16.8 over 150m in the middle of a pyramid session to put him second fastest over that distance in training this year he is justifing his two international selections in 2010 even if only in club training.Watch this space as i have a feeling if he keeps going the way he is he could cause a few suprises this season!

On the injury front both Edward and Danny are making progress on their return with Edward making huge strides under the guidance of physical therapist and international distance runner Niamh O Sullivan.I would like to thank Edward and Danny for giving me a hand with the coaching of new athletes today and also to Amy for last week.

There were also Kerry Distance squads today under the guidance of Freda Davoren and Frank Conway with Stephen,Katie and David all taking part in a hard interval session with all three to the fore showing the huge improvements they have already made.As you know i have no problem singling people out for praise or criticisim but i must say that Rogers was running phenomenally today and is really showing everybody else in the club how to do it balancing her leaving cert and training to near perfection;keep it up and the rest of ye who are not being organised and sensible take heath!

So training for the next few weeks while still being tough will be a little bit more quality orientated which will entail a little bit more speed than we have been doing up until now.So everybody keep those training streaks going[training sessions done without missing any] and keep up the hard work.There will also be some fitness testing with Ciaran McCabe in Tralee IT over the next week or two so eveybody will be informed by text when their test is on.
   Everyone is reminded to check the kerryathletics blogs regularly for updates on your individual events and if you havent yet added yourself as a follower to both blogs please do so asap!Also if anybody has any athletics pictures please email them to me.

Shane :)


 

Nenagh Camp 2010

We made our annual October midterm trip to Nenagh last Wednesday for our training camp and trial day which threw up some suprising results with everybody who attended having fantastic fun!We covered nearly every event on the day with the experienced athletes concentrating on their main events and the new athletes trying out all events to see what they are good at.

   The standout athlete on the day had to be Dylan Roche in the 60m and 200m trials who will surely rewrite his PB's in these events by a huge margin in the indoor season ahead.Dylan recorded 7.04 and 7.08 hand times in his two 60m runs with both myself and Danny getting the same times to indicate accuracy;surely an electronic 7.2-7.3 will be achieved!In the 200m Dylan ran a strong 23.6 which is a decent time around the tight bends of Nenagh track.

   Other experienced athletes to standout included Pa Gilberts first time clearance at 2.80m in the pole vault with a very good technique,Una Marleys 2.51m jump in the pole vault and Michael Grimes 11m+ triple jump.Elaine Courtney also joined us on the day and had scorching 60m sprint and was the only girl to make the 'A' sprint final.

   The new athletes were not be be outdone either;Naomi O Brien showed her talent when she was 3 stride hurdling within minutes,cleared 1.80m in the pole vault and also showed promise in the 60m,high jump and long jump.Rachel Dennessen also cleared 1.80m in the pole vault and was able to 3 stride hurdle.David Breen tried every event but excelled the most in the 800m while also having good performances in the pole vault and sprints.Peter O Brien showed everybody not to judge a book by its cover when he showed everybody that hes not just a tank of a thrower;Peter made the 60m 'A' final,was able to 3 stride hurdle and had a good go at the high jump aswel even if one or two jumps were a bit unorthidox.Joe O Connell also took a shine to hurdling 3 striding with ease.

   Other athletes who took part and showed that they are moving in the right direction in their events included PJ Galvin,Shane and Darragh Lowth,Katie O Riordan,Eoghan O Sullivan,Katie Rogers,David Hogan,Hannah Roche,Jack Regan Kirwan,Darragh Courtney and Dylan Carey.Danny was also with us on the day but as he has only started jogging after his injury only took part in the shot putt and the rumours are that he hit the back wall with the shot!! :P

   Get well soon to Ailbhe,Luke O Keeffe,Ben and Jack who were sick and couldnt make it on the day and to Edward who is currently injured but getting closer to his comeback to try and chase down Roche :)

See everybody at training Sat and Sun,

Shane :)

So our first training segment is done and dusted!

Our first six week period of training is now over and so far all is good overall.Everybody seems to have adapted to the inrease in training loads easily enough with Rogers,Roche and No 2[Ailbhe] being particularly impressive!

From tommorow Tuesday coach Artur Novak will take over the circuit training from me in Ardfert hall so everybody keep up the good work as i will pop in occasionally to check up on ye :P .This Saturday sees us move from Banna to the track in Castleisland from 1-2.30pm.Sandylane was kind to us this year weatherwise but we will be back there again for 3 weeks hopefully in February/March.So everybody is asked to please be there and on time Saturday as it will be our orientation day for period two of training for the next 9 weeks.Make sure you have EVERYTHING you need!

Our Nenagh camp will be a one day event this year due to the Kerry squads having double sessions over the next 2 weeks.It will be Wednesday the 27th October leaving Ardfert medical centre at 9am and returning home approx 8-9pm.The cost is yet to be finalised but should be approx e20 for bus and track.All athletes are asked to attend as it will be a great indicator of where everybody is at in their events and also gives the chance for new athletes especially to try new events.

Check www.kerryathletics.blogspot.com tommorow evening for upto date days and times for Kerry squads over the next few weekends.Please add yourself as a follower to both blogs,check regularly,comment and ask questions,vote on the polls etc.

At the second day of the Kerry XC in Beaufort Darragh Lowth had an impressive run when demolishing the field to win the U11 event.Katie Rogers had another fine run when she finished 2nd in the U19 3000m.Others who competed and ran well included Ciara McCarthy girls U9 and Darragh Courtney boys U11.
At the first day of the Munster XC in Cork Caoimhe Casey and Darragh Courtney were our sole representatives.Both ran well but were outside the medal positions on this occasion.Well done to all.

Shane :)

Kerry Squad Dates 2010

The following are some of the dates for Kerry squad training for the winter-

Oct 9th-

Hammer-11-2.30pm-Brian & Rachel Akers
Shot/Disc & Jav-1-4pm-Jerry Horgan/Alan & Patsy O Connor

Oct 10th-
High Jump-11-2pm-Rosie Daniels
Pole Vault & Hurdles-12-3pm-Eamon Flanagan/Denis Finnegan
Middle Distance-Stay after Kerry XC in Beaufort to approx 2.30pm

Oct 16th-
Long Jump/Triple Jump-11-2pm-Niall Counihan/Shane Delaney

Oct 17th-
Sprints-12-2.30pm-John Carew/Shane Delaney

Oct 23rd-
Hammer-11-2.30pm-Brian & Rachel Akers
Shot/Disc & Jav-1-4pm-Jerry Horgan/Alan & Patsy O Connor/Dave Courtney
Pole Vault-12-3pm-Eamon Flanagan

Oct 24th-
High Jump-Chris O Regan-11-2pm
Middle Distance-11-2pm-Freda Davoren/Arthur Fitzgearld/Denny McSweeney/Niamh O Sullivan/Anna Meria Costello/Connie Lynch
Hurdles-12-3pm-Denis Finnegan/Shane Delaney

Oct 30th-
Long Jump/Triple Jump-11-2pm-Denis Finnegan/Shane Delaney

Oct 31st-
Sprints-12-2.30pm-John Carew/Colm Lynch
Middle Distance-Stay after Kerry XC in Currow to approx 2.30pm

Cross country season is here

The demense in Killarney was the venue today Sunday October 3rd with good conditions underfoot.We didnt have too many athletes competing this year like last year so it doesnt look like we will be defending our cross country title :(  The decision was made not to push cross country this season due to the ridiculous increase in cross country distances so we will concentrate even more on the track.

   Even so our fist athlete up on the day was Darragh Courtney who finished 3rd in the boys U10 with only 2 weeks training.Darragh Lowth was next up and his fitness was never in doubt when he finished 3rd in the boys u12 race competing a year out of age and up against last years national U12 silver medalist and national community games u12 600m champion Adam O Donoghue from An Riocht.We had two boys in the U18 5km with David Hogan taking silver and Dylan Carey taking bronze even though but ran well below par.Last but not least Katie Rogers put in a storming display to take 2nd in the Novice women running well above expectation and finishing very strongly showing all her recent hard work and balance of leaving cert study have paid off.Well done to all.

Shane