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Juvenile Athletics

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Athletics Ireland Membership online portal is now open for 2025!
https://membership.athleticsireland.ie/join.html

Clane Athletic Club offers three Athletics disciplines for your young Athletes:

  • Jumps (High jump*, Long jump, Triple jump)
  • Throws (Shot put, Turbo Javelin, Javelin*, Discus*, Hammer*)
  • Running (Sprints, Track running, Hurdles*, Cross Country, Race walking*)
*for older age groups only - age 13-18 and only when we have coaches available expeirenced in training these disciplines. 
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Track and Field events can be indoors or outdoors depending on the event and time of year. However, Cross Country is always outdoors! 
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Clane AC Juvenile training age groups:

2025 Athletics Ireland age categories:
Under 8s - Born in 2018
Under 9s - Born in 2017
Under 10s - Born in 2016
Under 11s - Born in 2015
Under 12s - Born in 2014
Under 13s - Born in 2013
Under 14s - Born in 2012
Under 15s - Born in 2011
Under 16s - Born in 2010
Under 17s - Born in 2009
Under 18s - Born in 2008
If you are unsure if your child would like athletics, you are welcome to drop up on a Tuesday or Thursday with your child to observe the training, and hopefully you can grab a quick chat with one of our coaches, before your child commits to joining.

Please note though, your child will only be able to observe the session and not participate, as your child is not insured to train with us unless they are a registered Athletics Ireland member. 
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U8s age category - our youngest group.

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The youngest members Clane AC can take for training are the U8's group, which caters for children aged 6 and turning age 7 that year.
​(born 2018)


i.e The child must already be aged 6 yrs old before 1st January and turning age 7 at some point during that same calendar year.
No younger, no exceptions! Sorry...


Our Clane AC U8s programme runs from March to June only.
ie. during the warmer/brighter Springtime months.
Registration takes place in March for this U8s age group at 
a reduced price to the regular full annual fee.
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This price includes the annual Athletics Ireland Federation fee, the 2.5% online service portal charge and 2% bank charges.

​These younger members are introduced to athletics through the “Little Athletics” / “Junior Athletics” programmes, where they learn the basics of Agility, Balance and Coordination and progress to learning the skills and techniques involved in the core athletic disciplines of running, jumping & throwing.

For more information on the "Little Athletics" programme go to:
https://www.athleticsireland.ie/clubs/little-athletics 
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U9s - U18s age categories.

The U9s upwards age groups can join the club in January, and this training finishes in mid December.
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Our oldest age group category is U18's, so this includes children age 16 and turning age 17 at some point the same calendar year.


18+ year olds who are finished with Juvenile training, can join in with our Adult Running Group training. We welcome and encourage this.

Unfortunately, at present, we do not provide Throws or Jumps training to 18 year old+ members. 
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​Kildare League & Competition events

Click into our Kildare League & Competitions page for information regarding what events your child can enter during the training year.

www.claneac.ie/kildare-league--competition-table.html

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Sporting Event Age categories explained

Athletic Ireland categorise their events into groups which start with the "U8's", and go all the way up, through the various age groups up to "U18s".
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After that comes the Junior, Novice, Senior and Master categories for older teenagers & adults.
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Clane Athletic Club uses ClubZap to communicate with parents & guardians of their juvenile members.

To receive announcements about changes to training times, updates on events, and other information, join the clubs ClubZap to get the most up to date communications from your Clane AC juvenile coaches. 
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​Each juvenile age group has their own individual ClubZap communication group, so send a request to join today!

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Click here to find out about:
  • Our Juvenile membership fees 
  • Juvenile waiting lists
  • Club terms & conditions
  • How to transfer from another club within Ireland.
  • Sign up via the Athletics Ireland portal
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For brand new policies only...and Yes! It is perfectly okay to share this code with your family & friends too!
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For juvenile training communication and general club announcements, find Clane AC on ClubZap and join the relevant training group for your juvenile athlete.
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The Clane AC Adult Running Club use Whats App to communicate. It is strictly for Adult members. Once registered, your coach can add you.
Email: [email protected]
​Facebook: www.facebook.com/ClaneAthleticClub 
ClubZap | Download the app: https//clubzap.com/Clane Athletic Club

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