Sunday, September 17, 2017

Club Weekly Notes Sept 2017

Hi,
Below are this week's notes. Thank you for your continued support.

CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES
This year the county fixtures will be held on consecutive weekends to avoid clashing with Munster and National events. Sunday 1st October: Juvenile Even Age, Novice and U23 Championships. Killarney Demesne opposite the cathedral. Hosted by Gneeveguilla AC. Sunday 8th October: Juvenile Uneven Age, Intermediate and Masters Championships. Currow venue hosted by An Ríocht. Sunday 15th October: Juvenile Cross Country Relays, Senior and Junior Championships. Killorglin hosted by Star of the Laune AC. All events start at 11am and an entry fee will be charged at the gate. Athletes must be a registered member of a Kerry club in order to enter any of these events. Please note that U9 athletes must be born in 2009 and entry will not to permitted for athletes born after this date. Further information posted on our website: https://ffmvac.blogspot.ie/p/xc-fixtures.html


Maria's Strength, Endurance & Flexibility Exercise session will commence on Tuesday September 26th @ 7pm at the Sports Hall in Farranfore. €5 per session. See our website for full details: Marias-strength-endurance-flexibility

Kerry Athletics Development Squad training sessions return to An Riocht track in Castleisland on Sunday 8th October from 11am to 1pm. Last year saw 64 athletes attend this training, with many of them achieving medals at Munster and National level. Leading coaches from all over Kerry come to advise and develop the athletes and help with technique and preparation for competition. Events range from sprinting, middle distance, high jump, long and triple jumps along with the very popular throwing events. These sessions are open to all club athletes who will be U13 in 2018 and older. There will 30+ sessions in total running from October right through to the end of the outdoor season in July 2018. The cost for the year is €50 per athlete. 

Club Training:
Juvenile Training is on every Tuesday 6pm and Thursdays 6:30pm in Farranfore GAA grounds. Open to all registered juveniles aged 8yrs (Born 2007) and upwards. This will be in preparation for the Cross Country Championships  €2 per session.

Maria's Strength, Endurance & Flexibility Exercise session will commence on Tuesday September 26th @ 7pm at the Sports Hall in Farranfore. €5 per class

Secondary School/Junior / Senior training on every Thursday at 6:30pm in GAA grounds Farranfore. This is endurance training for cross country preparation. €2 club member, €4 non club member.

Athletic's Fixtures
Sunday 1st October: County Juvenile Even Age, Novice and U23 Cross Country Championships, Killarney Demesne.
Sunday 8th October: County Juvenile Uneven Age, Intermediate and Masters Cross Country Championships, Currow.
Sunday 15th October: County Juvenile Cross Country Relays, Senior and Junior Cross Country Championships. Killorglin
Sunday 22nd October: Munster Juvenile Even Age, Novice & U/23 Cross Country Championships, in Clare .
Sunday 22nd October: : Autumn Open Cross Country Festival, Sport Ireland, National Sports Campus.
Sunday 29th Oct.: AAI National Marathon Championships, Dublin
Sunday 12th November : Munster Juvenile Uneven Age & Senior Cross Country Championships, in Tipperary (venue tbc).
Saturday 18th Nov.: British & Irish Masters Cross Country Championships, Derry
Sunday 19th November: Munster Masters & Juvenile Inter-Club Cross Country Championships, Sunday 19th November in Cork (venue tbc).
Sunday 26th Nov.: AAI Senior, Junior & Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships, Abbottstown
Sunday 3rd December: Munster Juvenile "B", Junior & Intermediate Cross Country Championships,  in Kerry (venue tbc).


See Kerry & Munster Athletics website for full fixture lists & timetable for events.