Dear Members/Parents,
A reminder the Entries for the 2025 Dublin Juvenile Indoor Championships are still Open.
Day 1 Entries have been processed and submitted through the Athletics Ireland portal.
Day 2 & Day 3 Entries are due this week.
Day 4 Relay expressions of interest are being gathered and will be passed onto relevant Coaches.
Day 5 Spraoi Games entries are also open for entry.
Closing date for Day 2 & 3 Entries is 10pm on Thursday 23rd January
If you have yet to submit your entry for any of the championship days, please do so now without delay. See links below for entry forms and full details of the Indoor Championship can be found here.
Event Dates:
The upcoming Dublin Juvenile Indoor Championships will be held in the National Indoor Arena at the National Sports Campus, Abbotstown on the dates below:
Day 1 Sunday 26th January U13 – U19 Individual Events (Click to view Day 1 DSD Entries)
Day 2 Saturday 1st February U12 – U19 Individual Events
Day 3 Sunday 2nd February U12 – U19 Individual Events
Day 4 Saturday 15th February Relays – 4 x 200m U10 – U19
Day 5 Sunday 16th February U9 – U11 Spraoi Games (Plus U17 & U19 Mixed Relays)
There is no restriction on the number of events an athlete may enter at the Dublin Championships – but please note you must be available to compete in all events entered.
Schedule of Events & Entry Forms:
Please find links to each schedule of events for the Championships:
Day 1 Schedule of Events. (Entry Process Closed).
Click for Day 2 Day 3 Entry Form (Entries Close Date: Thursday 23/01/25 @ 10pm)
Day 4 Relay Schedule of Events. (Relay teams are selected/submitted by Coaches).
Day 5 U9 – U11 Spraoi Games and U17 & U19 Mixed Relays.
Click for Day 5 Spraoi (U9-U11) Team Entry Form (Entries Close Date: Wednesday 29th January @ 10pm)
2025 Age Categories – REMINDER – Change of Age Category from 1st January: Athletes have moved up an Age Category with effect 01/01/25 – Please take time to understand and note the Age Category in which your child competes.
Club Singlets
Note that the Club Singlet must be worn for all competitions – please find the link below to order: Dundrum South Dublin Athletics Club - Team Wear Store.ie
Volunteer Officials – (NO experience required!)
As with all competitions, it is a Dublin Athletics Board (DAB) condition that all clubs provide officials at each competition. For the Indoor Championships the DAB requires 1 official for every 15 athletes entered. Clubs that do not provide enough officials are at risk of their athletes not being permitted to compete.
To ensure our coaches can prepare and assist their athletes we look to parents to help when required. We always aim to schedule volunteers on a rota basis throughout the day to share the load. We can only do that if we have sufficient numbers to create the rota.
In the interest of fairness, there are a number of parents who step up regularly, for which we are most appreciative. However, we do not take their generosity for granted and would like to see those that have not volunteered before coming forward. Without sufficient numbers we will need to assign coaches to officiate which will leave the athletes without their coach. This is something we wish to avoid. Your co-operation will be much appreciated.
We are required to submit Volunteer names in advance of the competition days. For this reason, we ask that you confirm your availability when submitting your entry. It will also allow us to arrange the rota.
2025 Membership Renewal:
A reminder that entries can only be submitted from DSD AC for athletes that are currently registered with DSDAC for the 2025 Membership Year. You should have already received communication regarding this from the Membership Team.
To give you some background on how the entry system works. For DSD to submit a competition entry on the Athletics Ireland system for an athlete, that Athletes’ Athletics Ireland 2025 Membership must be renewed by DSD AC. For this reason, we ask that your 2025 DSD Membership is current, please note the DSD membership cost can be paid on a phased basis – Click here for full details on how to renew your membership. Due to the earlier than usual Competition dates and Entry Deadlines this year – we will have a tight turnaround on Membership and AAI Renewals – so we ask for your cooperation and patience with our requests.
Juvenile competition entry fees are included in your Club subscription, however we would like to remind members that entry fees are per event, so please ensure you are available to compete in all events that are entered.
Individual Events & Spraoi Games Entries are NOW OPEN!
(please note closing dates)
Click for Day 2 Day 3 Entry Form (Close Date: Thursday 23/01/25 @ 10pm)
Click for Day 5 Spraoi (U9-U11) Team Entry Form (Entries Close Date: Wednesday 29th January @ 10pm)
Yours in Sport
Sharon Wilson (Director of Athletics Operations)
&
Damien Moran (Head Juv. Coach)
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