The first of the Dublin Juvenile Cross Country Championships will take place at the National Sports Campus Abbotstown this Sunday 16th October 2022 in conjunction with the National Uneven Age Inter-Club Cross Country Relays and the Autumn Open International Cross Country Festival.
All athletes competing have pre-registered their entry - look out for the DSD Flag and check in with a DSD Official to collect your race number. Parents and Athletes DO NOT need to attend the Check-In Tent as all DSD numbers will have been collected by the Team Manager.
· 1st race at 10am (note times are approximate)
· Check in and get your number from the DSD Official at the DSD flag
· Please be there at least 75 mins your race to allow number collection and warm up
· Club Singlet must be worn (Please find the link to order below – please check delivery time with supplier)
· Be prepared for all types of weather
· Bring food and drink as delays can happen
Documents Links:
· Schedule of Officials. As you can appreciate it takes a lot of effort from all clubs to host an athletics event. Thank you to the DSD parents who have given up their time to help on the day, your kind contribution is very much appreciated.
NOTE:
Please note Coaches will be on hand to warm-up athletes and will also walk the course at least 40 minutes before race start time. It is important that you be on-time as Coaches are unable to wait to start warm-up and walk the course.
Volunteers/Officials
Clubs are required to provide volunteers at all events. In order to ensure that our coaches can concentrate on their athletes we look to parents to help when required and your co-operation is much appreciated. Many thanks to the parents who have put their names forward already to assist – in the event that we need to ask for volunteers to step in on the day – we hope you will be patient with our requests and generous with your time.
In addition, as part of our agreement with Athletics Ireland, the Dublin Board are also looking for volunteers to assist with the Course set up of tents and signage on Saturday 15th at 12 noon and with Autumn Open Course Marshalls from 1pm on Sunday 16th. They are also looking for help taking down the tents and signage at the end of the day on Sunday 16th. If anyone is available to assist with any of the above, please let us know.
Please refer to the attached documents for Entries, Directions, Parking, Course Map, Race Schedule and Age Categories. Reminder that athletes may move up one age group when competing in Cross Country Championships.
Wishing all athletes the very best of luck!
Yours in Sport
Sharon Wilson
Director of Athletics Operations
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