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.
The 53rd Northwest Open took place in the Longtower Youth Club on Saturday 23rd November with over 150 entries taking part in the competition, which is longest running Judo event in Ireland. From team events to Pre-Cadets through to Masters, the mats were buzzing with great techniques throughout the day. The event also contained an…
Following 2 weekends of tough competitions in Yaoundé and then Dakar, we are delighted to announce that the Northern Ireland Performance team are returning to regular training from the warm climates of Africa with 2 bronze medals from the African Opens in Cameroon & Senegal. Performance Coach Paul Green took four of the team out…
We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to make the 2020 Northern Ireland Open bigger and better than before… Check out these great added extras if you are thinking of coming to this Premier Event. 50% saving on the City of Derry Airport Lounge: Fly home in comfort and style with our Sponsors and…
On the 17th November over 25 Volunteers from the Northern Ireland Judo Federation headed into Glenariff Forest Park for a Volunteer ‘Thank You’ Day. The event which finished with a bumper prize draw (kindly sponsored by Flahavans, Movie House Cinemas, Boyles Spar and Cimac) in the Laragh Lodge, was put into place by the…
As part of the Northern Ireland Judo Federation’s drive to welcome everyone onto the mats, on the 10th of November at Maghaberry Community Centre, an Inclusive Coaching training session was held. Comprising of a classroom training environment and then practical application, 14 coaches we taken through the best practice approach to Inclusive Coaching via a…