Note to Parents – For information and advice on entering and attending a competition, your child’s competing age group, links to competition rules & regulations and nominations for club and Louth awards, please click into Juvenile Members.
Competitions:
Competitions are broken into two categories – Track & Field and Cross Country and in Track & Field they are either Indoors or Outdoors.
Competitions showing this symbol * are: * pay on the line / * pay at the gate / * register your child online (i.e, the club does not register your child online on this occasion)
All competitions listed below are roughly held on the same day, weekend or month every year, however, changes may occur so please confirm the days with our Coaches or on the respective websites…
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TRACK & FIELD (T&F)
Indoors
- February – National – National Indoor Combined Events (Over 2 days – U14-U19 Girls Pentathlon / U14-U16 Boys Pentathlon / U17-U19 Boys Heptathlon).
- March – Leinster – Leinster Juvenile Indoor Championships (Over 3 days including Relays / All ages U12-U19).
- March/April – National – National Juvenile Indoor Championships (U12 to U16 qualifiers from the Leinsters / U17+ can be entered by your club but only if they were entered into the Leinster Juvenile Indoor Championships whether they competed or not).
- November – Meath – Cushinstown AC Open Indoor T&F Event (All ages U8-U16).
Schools/Indoors (Post-Primary Schools enter their Athletes – get your child to ask the school’s athletic coordinator/appointed PE Teacher about this)
- October – Leinster – Leinster Schools Indoor Combined Events (Minor, Junior, Intermediate & Senior).
- November – National – All Ireland Schools Combined Championships (qualifiers from the Leinsters).
- December – International – Schools Combined Events International (qualifiers from the Nationals in Junior & Intermediate categories only – the location rotated between Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales).
Outdoors
- March – National – National Spring Throws * register online (U16+ / this is a non-championship competition).
- April – Louth – Pre-Louth Juvenile Championships (1 day / All ages U8-U19 / points go towards Louth Star Awards / Adults only pay at the gate).
- May – Louth – Louth Juvenile Championships (U12-U19 over 2 days / U9-U11 on the 2nd day / points go towards Louth Star Awards / Adults only pay at the gate).
- May – Louth – Louth Juvenile Relay Championships (All ages U9-U19).
- June – Leinster – Leinster Children’s Games (U9-U11 Pairs + some events for U12/U13 Individual).
- June – Leinster – Leinster Juvenile Combined Events (All ages U14-U19 / Pentathlons only).
- June – Leinster – Leinster Juvenile Relay Championships (All ages U9-U19).
- June – Leinster – Leinster Juvenile Championships (Individual / held over 2 days / all ages U12-U19).
- June – Louth – Blackrock AC Juvenile Beach Races * pay on the line (Even ages but could change to Uneven age groups / U8-U18 / points go towards Louth Star Awards).
- June – National – National Children’s Games + all U12 events (qualifiers from the Leinsters only).
- July – National – National T&F Championships (qualifiers from all outdoor Leinster Championships / Held over 6 days / Combined Events, Relays, Juvenile Individual Championships from U13up).
- July – National – National B Championships (U12-U15 / 2 events only in age / Open to anyone who didn’t qualify for the T&F (A) Championships or did not enter or compete in the Regional Championships this year).
- August – Louth – Glenmore AC’s Juvenile Road Races * pay on the line (Unevens but could change to Evens / U9 -U15 / points go towards Louth Star Awards).
- August – Louth – Boyne AC’s Open T&F Day * pay at the gate (All ages U8-U19 / points go towards Louth Star Awards).
- August – Louth – Ardee & District AC’s Open T&F Day * pay at the gate (All ages U8-U19 / points go towards Louth Star Awards).
- September – Louth – Seamie’s 5K Road Race * register online (U16 up / i.e., register from 15 years of age / younger ages can run supervised but do not wear club colours).
Schools/Outdoor (Post-Primary Schools enter their Athletes – get your child to ask the school’s athletic coordinator/appointed PE Teacher about this)
- April – Leinster – North Leinster Schools Championships (Day 1 Minor & Junior / Day 2 Intermediate & Senior).
- May – Leinster – Leinster Schools Championships (qualifiers from the North Leinster Schools Championships / Day 1 Minor & Junior / Day 2 Intermediate & Senior).
- May/June – National – All Ireland Schools T&F Championships (qualifiers from the Leinster Schools Championships / Day 1 Minor & Junior / Day 2 Intermediate & Senior).
- June – National – Tailteann Interprovincial Games (if selected from the Leinster Schools Championships / Intermediate category only).
- July – International – SIAB Schools Track & Field (qualifiers from the Tailteann Games / intermediate category only / location rotated between Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales).
CROSS COUNTRY (XC)
- January – Louth – Glenmore AC’s Juvenile XC Races * pay on the line (Evens but could change to Unevens / U8-U16 / points go towards Louth Star Awards).
- January – Leinster – Leinster XC Relay Championships (Evens only / U12, U14 & U16).
- January – Louth – Blackrock AC’s Juvenile XC Event * pay at the gate (Evens but could change to Unevens / U8-U16 / points go towards Louth Star Awards).
- February – National – National XC B Championships (Unevens U11-U17 / anyone who did not medal in either of last years’ Even or Uneven National XC Championships / age categories for the previous year apply).
- February – Louth – Dunleer AC’s The Ras na hEireann (Unevens but could change to Evens / U9-U17).
- February – Leinster – Leinster Juvenile XC B Championships & Mixed XC Relays (Unevens only U11-U17 / anyone who didn’t medal at both Leinster XC Championships the previous year).
- September – Meath – Star of the Sea AC’s XC Meeting * register online (All ages U9-U17).
- September – Louth – Athletics Louth Open XC Meeting (Unevens but could change yearly / points go towards the Louth Star Awards).
- October – Louth – Louth XC Championships (Evens only / U10 up + Novel U8 race / points go towards the Louth Star Awards).
- October – Louth – Louth XC Championships (Unevens only / U9 up + Novel U7 race / points go towards the Louth Star Awards).
- October – Leinster – Leinster XC Championships (Evens only / U10 up).
- October – National – National Juvenile Inter Club XC Relays (Boys & Girls U11-U15 / Mixed U12 & U14).
- November – Leinster – Leinster XC Championships (Unevens only / U9 up).
- November – Louth – Louth XC Relay Championships (Evens only / U10 up).
- December – National – National XC Championships (2 days: Day 1 Unevens & Day 2 Evens).
Schools/Cross Country (Post-Primary Schools enter their Athletes – get your child to ask the school’s athletic coordinator/appointed PE Teacher)
- January – Leinster – North Leinster Schools XC Championships (Minor, Junior, Intermediate & Senior).
- February – Leinster – Leinster XC Schools Championships (qualifiers from the North Leinsters).
- March – National – All Ireland Schools Championships (qualifiers from the Leinsters).
- March – International – SIAB Schools Cross Country (qualifiers from the Nationals / Junior & Intermediate categories only / location rotated between Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales).
EIRCODES TO LOUTH ATHLETIC TRACKS & XC VENUES
Louth Athletic Tracks
- Louth / Glenmore Track, Bush – A9 W320 (outdoor)
- Louth / Lourdes Stadium, Drogheda – A92 DA31 (outdoor)
Louth Cross Country Venues
- Louth / Oldbridge – A92 CY68
- Louth / DKIT Dundalk – A91 K33
- Louth / Bellurgan Park – A91 FP86
- Louth / Darver Centre of Excellence – A91 CF62
- Louth / Jenkinstown – A91 Y27N (McCrystals Cyclocross Track)
- Louth / Lawlesstown – 300m west of A92 K7DN (Dunleer AC Clubhouse)
- Louth / Newtownstallaban – 700m north of A92 TY82 (Newtown Blues GAA Club)
Other Athletic Tracks
- Schools, Leinster & National / University of Shannon, Athlone – N37 HD68 (outdoor & indoor)
- Schools, Leinster & National / Tullamore Harriers, Tullamore – R35 CK22 (outdoor)
- Leinster & National / National Indoor Arena, Dublin 15 – D15 EPN4 (indoor)
- National / DCU Morton Stadium, Dublin 9 – D09 XV30 (outdoor)
- Other / South East Tech. University, Carlow – R93 AYW9 (outdoor)
- Other / The Peace Link Track, Clones – H23 W209 (outdoor)
- Other / UCD Sports Track – Dublin – D04 K3C6 (outdoor)
- Other / St. Colman’s Track, Newry – BT35 6PP (outdoor)
- Other / Mary Peters Track, Belfast – BT9 5PR (outdoor)