Making Waves 2025: Leadership Programme
Triathlon Ireland and Cycling Ireland are hosting a club level leadership programme including training, mentoring and networking support in March and April 2025.
Club Leadership Programme:
Triathlon Ireland and Cycling Ireland both recognise the need for a support network for the fantastic women who lead our clubs. This programme aims to support women who work within their clubs to increase their confidence and knowledge and create a network of leaders within our clubs.We would like to invite applications from women’s officers and club leaders who are driven and passionate to develop themselves and their community.
This program will provide participants with:
- Development of a new skills set under the guidance of a very experienced facilitator;
- Scope to improve your own personal skills as a club leader
- Support after the program, provided by experienced mentors
- Opportunity to create a network of club leaders
Programme Details
The purpose of the programme is to show how development and planning is pivotal in developing clubs. There will be a series of online and face-to-face workshops coupled with mentoring support. The participants will be introduced to and use key leadership and management activities supporting existing club activity and developing new opportunities for their clubs.
Key topics to be addressed include:
- Club Governance and its role in assisting clubs in the development and implementation of club development plans.
- Support clubs in designing and implementing club development plans.
- Support clubs in recruitment and training of volunteers for various roles including committee members.
- Identify examples of good practice in the areas of club leadership, management and development amongst clubs and share this information at all levels.
- Develop mutually beneficial working relationships with other key organisations/agencies.
Requirements
- 2 evening online sessions- Tuesday 18th March and Tuesday 1st April (7:30pm- 9:30pm)
- 1 full- day in-person session at the Sport Ireland Campus, Dublin- Saturday 12th April (10am to 4pm)
- Mentoring commitment of 2-3 sessions between April and June
Cost:
Successful applicants must pay a registration fee of €15.00. All other course fees will be covered by the Sport Ireland Women in Sport Fund.
What do graduates of the programme think?
“Making Waves program was a tool or kick start to give me the contacts and confidence to progress within my club. Since then, I’ve done the Tri Leader Course, Level 1 coaching. I’m coaching in my club and I’m the chairperson. I’m also race director for the club’s first ever race on the TI Major Events Calendar, so a lot has changed since making waves. I would highly recommend it.”
Facilitator: J.J. Killian
J.J. is a former senior army officer and Managing Director of Flancare Logistics Ltd. He was also the Chairperson of the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association and a Sitting Member of the Employment Appeals Tribunal. J.J. is currently a lecturer with TUS and delivers the Level 6 certificate courses in Sports Club Management and is the author of “It’s Your Club”; a book on the management of sports clubs. He has almost 50 years of experience of Boards and Club Committees, including as President of Clonmel RFC and Kickham Squash Club.
How To Apply
We are inviting one application per club and a total of 12 places are available per National Governing Body available. If you wish to apply to this programme, please complete our short application form outlining why you would like to be part of the programme by close of business on Monday 3rd March.
If you have any questions please contact:
- Ciaran McGarrity, Triathlon Ireland – ciaran@triathloireland.com
- Grainne Hanley, Cycling Ireland – grainne.hanley@cyclingireland.ie
