Sport Ireland National Development Officer Conference

Dear Attendee,

We are delighted to welcome you to the inaugural Sport Ireland National Development Officer Conference.

Covid 19 presented the sports sector with new challenges, but you rose to the occasion and made sure that sport and physical activity continued to take place albeit in a quite different way. To mark the post pandemic recovery of sport, Sport Ireland are delighted to bring together 160 development officers from seventy-four sporting organisations to share ideas, make connections, and get energised!

The work you are doing across the sporting landscape in Ireland is invaluable and for that we want to thank you.

Over the next two days you will hear about a number of collaborations taking place between Local Sports Partnerships and National Governing Bodies, as well as number of workshops that have been tailored to be extremely specific to the work you are doing.

Please see the conference brochure below for further information.

National Development Officer Conference Brochure

National Development Officer Brochure

National Development Officer Attendees

National Development Officer Attendee List

Sport Ireland Projects

European Week of Sport

A Europe wide celebration of sport & physical activity.

Digital Inspection System

Introduced for trail inspections in 2021, this new system has standardised the way we communicate with Trail Management Groups.

HER Outdoors Week - 8th – 14th August 2022

Her Outdoors week encourages females to get outside and embrace the outdoors.

screenshot of the trails video with a signpost on a mountain trail

National Trails Register

The National Trails Register helps support the development of recreational trails in Ireland by promoting quality criteria and best practice.

National Outdoor Recreation Strategy

A National Outdoor Recreation Strategy is being developed by Comhairle na Tuaithe in conjunction with the Department of Rural and Community Development.

The National Database of Sport and Recreation Amenities (NDD)

Sport Ireland and its partners will develop an open, comprehensive, and authoritative database of sport and recreation in Ireland.

Organisational Development and Change booklet

Organisational Development & Change

The Organisational Development and Change Unit within Sport Ireland provides support to NGBs, LSPs and other funded sporting organisations.

Women In Sport

Sport Ireland’s vision for women in sport is one where women have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential, while enjoying a lifelong involvement in sport.

children and a coach enjoy a game of catch

Safeguarding Guidance for Children and Young People in Sport

Sport Ireland & Sport NI are committed to ensuring that the best interests of children and young people attending our services are of paramount importance.

Safeguarding Training

Sport Ireland offers three workshop in the area of Safeguarding and child protection. The details of the three stages of training are outlined here as follows

Young Voices Toolkit

Young Voices in Sport Toolkit provides volunteers and staff in sporting organisations better ways to involve young members in decision-making at every level.

Sport Ireland Coaching

Our Mission is to have a trained and qualified coach for every participant, player or athlete. Relevant and accessible education, training, qualifications and support for every coach. A Common national standards for coaching education, training and awards.

Quality in Education and Training

Sport Ireland promotes quality in education and training in 10 different areas.

The Coaching Development Programme For Ireland

Programme for Ireland aims to facilitate the development of coaching and coach education.

Principles Supporting the CDPI

Centred on the needs of participants, players and athletes. Built around coaches - coaching is practical and evolving. Supported by our programme - an Irish Coaching Framework.

The Coaching Children and Teenager Suite

Less than half of all coaches working with children and young people are qualified, and very few of them hold a qualification specific to this population.

Coach/Instructor Developer Process

Sport Ireland Coaching have a number of programmes to support the development of Coaches, Instructors and Officials in National Governing Bodies (NGBs).