SPORT IRELAND as part of European Week of Sport, facilitated a series of webinars and panel discussions aimed at women and girls and those who support them in sport. There are links to the recordings of the recent Women in Sport webinars. Check them out via the link below and feel free to share with your club members or others who may be interested.
https://www.sportireland.ie/women-in-sport/women-in-sport-resources
Webinar Topics
– Coaching the Female Athlete
– Go With The Flow, Menstrual Cycle and the Female Athlete
– Active During Pregnancy
– New Moms and Exercising
Credit: Sport Ireland
DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS & LEVEL 3 STATUS FOR EVERY COUNTY IN ROI, ALL COACHING COURSES ARE POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Level 1 – Dublin
Venue: Sportslink, Furry Park, Swords Rd, Northside, Dublin 9
1st weekend 3rd & 4th October 2020
2nd weekend 31st October / 1st November 2020
Level 2 – Dublin
Venue: Sportslink, Furry Park, Swords Rd, Northside, Dublin 9
1st weekend 10th & 11th October 2020
2nd weekend 14th & 15th November 2020
Level 1 – Thurles
Venue – Thurles Golf Club, Turtulla, Co.Tipperary
1st weekend 17th & 18th October 2020
2nd weekend 7th & 8th November 2020
Candidates are required to be Garda vetted and required to complete/have completed a Safeguarding 1 course , and send the certificate to
[email protected] before they book the course.
Candidates playing standard and level need to be supplied on the application. i.e What league or competition level are you ?
Course Fees
Level 1 €275
Level 2 €325
Booking can be made HERE
You must be over 18yrs to book a place on a course.
Course limit to 3 per court ,x 2 = Total 6
Sat & Sun 09.30 for 10am start to 5.30 approx both days.
With the Goverment of Ireland announcement that all counties would move to Level 3 from the 7th of October see the Level 3 activity allowed below.
Level 3
Solo squash
Socially distanced structured routines – restricted to the minimum number of training partners possible
Household members may play/train with each other without social distancing
Coaches may instruct 2 players per court, using socially distanced routines, no mixing of players between courts, no congregation of players outside courts.
No matches are allowed in Level 3.
Sport Ireland Coaching are delighted to announce our Women in Sport Coaching the Female Athlete Webinar as part of the European week of Sport. This Webinar is aimed at anyone who coaches female athletes or teams at any level but may also be of interest to all coaches or anyone with an interest in Women in Sport.
Our 3 guest speakers will deliver a short presentation and take part in a panel Q&A where we hope the audience will gain some insight into their coaching philosophy and how these coaches create a positive environment, culture and relationship with their athletes and teams which allows them to perform to the highest standards.
I would really appreciate if you could share the attached promotional poster with your coaching contacts and anyone else you might feel would be interested in this Webinar. Please also feel free to share on any social media platforms you or your NGB may have access to.
The link to register for this Webinar is in the promotional poster HERE
Irish Government document, Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021, Plan for living with COVID-19
The Irish Squash COVID-19 working group met today to consider our existing guidelines in the context of the new 5 level framework.
Whilst further guidance is awaited, we propose the following activities:
Level 3
Solo squash
Socially distanced structured routines – restricted to the minimum number of training partners possible
Household members may play/train with each other without social distancing
Coaches may instruct 2 players per court, using socially distanced routines, no mixing of players between courts, no congregation of players outside courts
Level 2
As above plus squash pods (up to 6 members) allowing normal matchplay
Coaches may run sessions with up to 3 players per court, mixing of players between courts permitted
We will provide further updates as soon as possible.
Irish Squash COVID Working Group
Government Covid-19 Plan
Initial response:
Our working group will meet over the weekend to revise our Covid-19 guidelines following publication this week of the Irish Government’s new 5 Level approach to managing the pandemic.
Sport Ireland provided NGBs with updated advice this afternoon which we will consider carefully.
The immediate change from midnight tonight is that Dublin moves to Level 3.
This means that only individual training for indoor sports is permitted. Therefore matchplay within pods should be suspended from midnight.
A more detailed update will follow as soon as possible.
Irish Squash COVID Working Group
Introducing Squash Pods and Bubbles
Clubs have re-opened and restricted play is permitted under our published guidelines. Phase 3 of the Irish Government’s Roadmap remains in place and further detail on what may be permitted is now necessary.
Therefore, Irish Squash in consultation with Sport Ireland, supports the introduction of ‘Squash Pods’ which is consistent with public health advice for the COVID-19 pandemic. This may be implemented with immediate effect within clubs in consultation with COVID committees.
What is a Squash Pod?
- It is a small group of players within the same club who agree to play and/or train with each other on a regular basis
- Pods may have 2 to 6 members
- A player may only be a member of one pod at a time
How will Squash Pods work?
- Players should agree upon membership of their pod, liaising with a coach for advice if necessary
- Each Pod should register with the club’s COVID Committee
- Membership of a Pod should remain unchanged for 8 weeks
- Within each Pod, players may choose to train or play matches
- 2 players per court only
- Household members in the same pod are counted as 2 individuals
- A Pod can be run as a round robin
NB Coaching lessons will operate outside Pods (for players and coaches)
Your club is a ‘Squash Bubble’
Irish Squash strongly recommend that all players restrict their squash activity to one club only. This is in keeping with introducing the concept of Squash Bubbles, whereby clubs are identified as Bubbles in this COVID era. We hope to use this framework in planning any interclub activity that might be feasible in 2020/2021.
Please forward any queries to [email protected] and check our website for further updates
Irish Squash wish to advise that following the Irish Government’s decision to delay progression to Phase 4 of the roadmap, access to squash remains limited to our current COVID-19 guidelines for Phase 3.
The NI Executive has approved a progression to Phase 4 in Northern Ireland next week.
The Irish Squash working group are considering further measures for squash that are compatible with Phase 3 public health advice. We are liaising with the Sport Ireland Expert Group about this.
Please await updated and approved guidelines before making any changes to your current squash training or coaching.
Rosie Barry
President Irish Squash
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15th Annual General Meeting of Irish Squash Federation clg
This year’s AGM took place on Sunday, 19th July 2020
in Sport HQ, Sport Ireland Campus, Dublin 15.
See 2020/21 Board Members HERE
As per yesterday’s announcement from the Government, that Phase 4 of the revised roadmap to reopen society would NOT BE GOING AHEAD on July 20th. This obviously also applies to sport and SQUASH.
Therefore the activity going on in clubs since June 29th in phase 3 of solo squash or routines with 2 players distancing, or a player with a coach distancing, is the ONLY activity that can happen until August 10th at the earliest.
Any change then, will be dependent on the government announcement before Aug 10th, if phase 4 will be allowed to progress.
See the full Return to Play Guidance document
HERE 