Cork Sports Athletics Programme

The Cork Sports Athletics Programme has been developed through a Partnership between the Cork Sports Partnership and Athletics Ireland. The Programme focuses on increasing the number of Little Athletics Leaders in the Cork Area with a view to increasing participation in Athletics based games in local Primary schools and clubs.

The Programme has seen links created between Athletics Clubs and local Primary and Secondary schools in each area selected for the Programme.

Cork Sports Athletics Programme:

  1. Little Athletics Schools Programme
The aim of the Programme is:
  • Provide additional opportunities to participate in Athletics.
  • Increase participation in Athletics
  • Increase the number of coaches in Athletics
  • Provide teachers, coaches and parents with the skills and tools to manage and lead an Athletics Programme in their school and club for children in the 5-10 year old age bracket.
  • Create links between local Primary and Secondary Schools and local Athletics Clubs.
  • Run a fun Jamboree for local area in conjunction with programme.
Achievements to date:
  • 24 new Little Athletics Coaches
  • 300 + participants introduced to Fun Athletics based games.
  • 300 + children participated in fun school Jamboree organised by new leaders.

participants from local primary schools
participants from local primary schools
 
Selection of participants from Prog
Selection of participants from Prog
 
Mass Participation
Mass Participation
 
Douglas Comm Jamboree
Douglas Comm Jamboree
 
Jamboree at Douglas Comm
Jamboree at Douglas Comm
 
Little Athletics training
Little Athletics training
 

Any Athletics Clubs interested in getting involved in any future Athletics Programme being coordinated by Cork Local Sports Partnership and Athletics Ireland should contact Maurice in the Sports Partnership on 086 026 22 88 or Steven in Athletics Ireland on 087 633 55 65.