St. Gerards AC News

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Bush Training Sessions

There will be coaching sessions by registered coaches at Bush Athletics Track, Glenmore AC over the next few weeks to give Louth Athletes some preparation for Leinster competition and also to introduce athletes to different aspects of athletics.
This is open to all registered athletes in Louth at a minimum cost of 2 euro per athlete. Unless stated it is open to athletes who are 8 in 2009 & upwards.
The coaches would benefit from the support of one mentor from each club represented in order for the sessions to run smoothly.
The Following is the agenda:

Date	Events	Time
Sat May 16th	Core exercise Drills - Relay - Hurdles	10.30am to 12/12.30
Mon May 18th	Shot Putt /Javelin 12yrs of age in 09 & upwards	6.30pm to 8/8.30pm
Tues May 19th	Starts/ High Jump/Long Jump	7pm to 9pm
Sat May 23rd	Core Exercises Drills - Relay - Hurdles	10.30am to 12/12.30
Mon May 25th	Shot Putt/ Javelin 12yrs of age in 09 & upwards	6.30pm to 8/8.30pm
Wed May 27th	Starts/ High Jump / Long Jump	7pm to 9pm

This is on a trial basis and will be reviewed after the 6 sessions. As it is intense coaching over two & a half weeks we have tried to do the core events and went with days and times which may benefit the clubs. It would be of benefit if clubs emailed to show their interest.
All enquiries to glenmoreac@eircom.net
Rules of Bush Athletics Track/Glenmore ac - apply.

Agility Session

On Friday 6th of March Bart Rogers, Athletics Ireland Regional Development Officer and national javelin coach will be holding an agility session for the athletes of St Gerards Athletic club at our indoor training facilities at Muirhevna Sports Complex, Dundalk, between 7 and 8pm. This will be a fun event to challenge the children's running, jumping and balance abilities and will be fun.

Also on the night McDonalds restaurants are making a presentation of equipment to the club which is greatly appreciated by all in St Gerards.

Upcoming Events 2010

The club intend to participate in the following local events in the coming weeks

5th April Mount Pleasant Road Race
9th April Glenmore Athletic Club
18th April Cushinstown

Please contact your coach for further details.

Registrations

Yearly registrations are now being taken and all athletes must return same ASAP in order to take part in competition and training. The club is looking forward to a funfilled 2009.

Awards Night, 2008

St. Gerards AC will present their annual club awards at the Athletics Louth Annual Awards night held on Thursday 30th October in Bellingham Castle at 7:30pm.

Important Information

Two new documents are published on this website today. The Session Rules document outlines the rules of conduct expected at our training sessions. The Policy Statement outlines the guidelines, rules and code of conduct the club, it's members and coaches are expected to adhere to.

Louth Juvenile Championships, 2008

St. Gerards members put up a great show at the recent 2008 Louth Juvenile Championships held at Bush. Congratulations to all who took part and thanks to Glenmore AC for running an excellent event. Click here for the results..

Training

During the summer months St. Gerards AC training is conducted at the Young Ireland GFC grounds on Hoeys Lane, Dundalk. Training takes place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7pm to 8pm. During the winter months training is conducted at the Muirhevna Mor Sports Complex on Friday nights at 7pm.