The latest level one Coach Education course in the North West Region concluded on Sunday at the Abbey Voc. School, Donegal Town. Sixteen coaches from Sligo and Donegal availed of the opportunity to gain a Level 1 qualification and following a four day commitment 10/11th October in Sligo I.T and 8/9th Dec in Donegal successfully moved onto the coaching ladder. The final two days of the course were delivered by West and North West R.D.O’s Paul McNamara and Eamon Harvey who both emphasised proper practice and detailed planning when delivering athletics programmes to the teenage athlete. Eamon Harvey, at the conclusion of the course on Sunday evening, congratulated and thanked the coaches and emphasised the important role they will play. ‘You have a vital and important role to play in the development of our sport going forward. You will introduce and coach athletics at grass roots level, you will have a vital input to the all round development of these athletes, you will spot new talent, encourage it and at times protect it against social, community and poor athletic practice. You will be the reason that athletes stay and develop in our sport’ . He concluded by detailing the AAI coach education ladder which was developed as part of the association’s coaching strategy and how the pool of coaches was increasing in answer to the ever increasing new generation of athletic talent. Clubs receive Level1 Packs The following clubs received Level 1 equipment packs at the culmination of the Level 1 coaching course in Donegal Town on Sunday last - Finn Valley, Sliabg Liag and Sligo. 
Front l/r Michael Casey, Sligo AC,John Cannon, Tir Conaill AC,Cindy McCarthy, Sligo AC, Anne McHugh, Sligo AC, John B O'Donnell Lifford AC, Brian Killgallon, Sligo AC, Conal McIntyre, Sliabh Liag AC, Maeve Carr, Sliabh Liag AC, Dermot Donovan, Sliabh Liag AC. Back l/r Paul McNamara, Tutor, Marie Rooney, Tir Conaill AC, Tom Thompson, Finn Valley AC, Ciaran O'Leime, Sliabh Liag AC, Carl Boyce, Sligo AC, Paul Donovan, Sliabh Liag AC, Karl Doherty, Innishowen AC, Michael McKinney, Lifford AC.
Front l/r Michael Casey, Sligo AC,John Cannon, Tir Conaill AC,Cindy McCarthy, Sligo AC, Anne McHugh, Sligo AC, John B O'Donnell Lifford AC, Brian Killgallon, Sligo AC, Conal McIntyre, Sliabh Liag AC, Maeve Carr, Sliabh Liag AC, Dermot Donovan, Sliabh Liag AC. Back l/r Paul McNamara, Tutor, Marie Rooney, Tir Conaill AC, Tom Thompson, Finn Valley AC, Ciaran O'Leime, Sliabh Liag AC, Carl Boyce, Sligo AC, Paul Donovan, Sliabh Liag AC, Karl Doherty, Innishowen AC, Michael McKinney, Lifford AC. 
