GREAT TURNOUT FOR CLUB DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR AT AVIVA STADIUM
The new Aviva Stadium at Lansdowne Road is better known as the home of soccer and rugby in Ireland but on Saturday last (August 28) it was buzzing with representatives from many different sports - from Frisbee to Sailing, Gaelic Football to Special Olympics and many, many more. In fact over 200 people from an amazing 31 different sports and a range of National Governing Bodies came to the venue to take part in a Club Development Information Seminar. This event was organised jointly by the 4 Dublin Local Sports Partnerships (Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin County) and Wicklow Local Sports Partnership.
Launching the seminar, Minister for Children & Youth, Mr. Barry Andrews TD spoke of the importance of sport's contribution to our society and also commented on the growing levels of professionalism that has made its way into all levels of club administration. "Child protection, health & safety and good quality coaching are all now expected of club coaches and administrators and the Local Sports Partnership network set up by the Irish Sports Council is helping to provide this to local clubs".
Minister for Children & Youth Barry Andrews TD (3rd from left) beside former Olympic boxing champion Michael Carruth and the Co-ordinators of the Sports Partnerships from Dublin and Wicklow at the Club Development Information Seminar in the Aviva Stadium last weekend.
On the day there were 4 core topics presented with expert speakers on Influencing Local Sport; Garda Vetting & Clearance; Club Roles & Structures and Fundraising. The event was recorded with contributions from the guest speakers and this will be made available on the websites of the Local Sports Partnerships over the next week, which can be found at www.irishsportscouncil.ie.
The Sports Partnerships would like to thank the sponsors at the event - Mc Sport, the sports equipment suppliers; O Driscoll O Neill, specialists in sports insurance; Locallotto.ie, the specialists in online club lotteries; Pulse Medical Ltd., suppliers of defibrillators and first aid equipment and training and Sportsdelta, an online data management provider for clubs and coaches. Their participation ensured that the club attendees got excellent value for money at the seminar (cost €20), which included lunch and refreshments and a tour of the new stadium.
Further information is also available from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Sports Partnership at Tel.: 01 2719502 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
