V.I. Adaptive Training Unfortunately the V.I. training session set to take place in April with Russell Brown has been cancelled. Omagh Open ‘Due to the ongoing situation regarding Coronavirus, Omagh Judo Club Committee regretfully announce that the competition scheduled for 10th May has now been cancelled.’
Unfortunately, due to the ongoing situation with Coronavirus, Covid-19, in the UK, the Northern Ireland Judo Federation Board of Directors have decided to cancel the Northern Ireland Open Championships scheduled for Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th April. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and we will of course process refunds of the entry fees…
We are currently monitoring advice from all parties and see no indication why this should disrupt any Judo classes/competitions in Northern Ireland. We are also taking advice regarding our athletes travelling to training camps and competitions abroad. We do not feel any need to add any further judo specific advice other than that given to…
Uni players make the grade. It was a big week for the members of the Northern Ireland Judo Federation as competitors took to the mats in the All Ireland University Championships competition in Galway. Representing their University as part of the Federation, our members from various campuses won a fantastic haul of medals in both…
Last Sunday 16th February, history was made when a great entry of 40 adaptive players across Ireland and the UK took to the mats of the Foyle Arena, Londonderry/Derry at the first ever Northern Ireland Judo Adaptive Open. In what was a first for the Province, the event was hailed as “fantastic” by parents and…
On the 26th January over 60 members of the Northern Ireland Judo Federation convened to be part of the 2020 Coaching Conference with the theme of wellbeing. The delegates made up of coaches, players, committee members and volunteers were addressed by speakers from all different fields including, coaching mindset, marketing, nutrition and mental health awareness.…
Over the last 2 weeks, the NIJF have added 2 more clubs to the their roster of Clubmark accredited clubs. The Clubmark award offers quality assurance in both coaching and governance, and as an individually assessed certification ensures the club is keeping to best practice for the safety and progression of the members and volunteers.…
It’s now even easier to travel and / or stay if you are attending the Fighting Films Adaptive Open or N.I. Minors Closed in February. Anticipation for this event has been high and entries are coming in fast, so here at the NIJF we have negotiated some great deals to make it easy to travel…
We were recently offered the opportunity to complete the Sport Census, the goal of which is to provide sports with a quick and easy tool to illuminate best practice in the area of welfare and well-being and empower informed decision making and pro-activity in these areas through accurate data reported by relevant stakeholders. The survey…
Northern Ireland Judo Federation are pleased to announce that the incorporation process has now been completed and from 2nd December 2019 Northern Ireland Judo Federation are now a Company Limited by Guarantee. We would like to thank everyone involved in the process.