Training and Performance Plan 2008

We hope there will be something for everybody this year!

The Training and Performance Team of Eventing Ireland will be concentrating on training for the wider membership.

The Senior, Young Rider, Junior and Pony Squads will be administered by Horse Sport Ireland, the new umbrella body for all equestrian sport in this country.

With this in mind there will be a system of regional co-ordinators, both for overseeing the training in the regions and also to represent each under age group as a link between the squads and the ordinary members.

The Training and Performance Team has Regional representatives who are responsible for co-ordinating training in all three disciplines within their Regions. These training sessions are open to all Eventing Ireland members who are interested in improving their performances or who are interested in moving up to another level.

We plan to use the Eventing Ireland website for information and contacts for these sessions. We will bring over foreign trainers for clinics on a regular basis as well as using our National coaches and again, we will be using the website for information and contact purposes.

The Regional Representatives are:

Northern Region: Catharine Abbott 0044 7782015355
North Leinster Region: Janet Murray 086 8905569
South Leinster Region: Ian Calder 01 2819114
Munster Region: Mary Rose Cooney 022 25237

Each under age group - Young Riders, Juniors and Ponies - have a Coordinator for each Region.

They will be doing the following things:-

1. They will be the point of contact for the riders in their region
2. They will be the point of contact for the Squad Coaches
3. They will act as a 'spotter', and look out for emerging combinations
4. They will act as advisors to riders
5. They will make recommendations regarding the upgrading of combinations
6 .They will organise and coordinate training in their region as required
7. They will liaise with Regional Committees and with other Regional Coordinators.