Athletics Ireland, in early October, announced its Regional Development Squads for 2007/8, which included a large number of Ulster athletes. These squad days are aimed at assisting athletes in the Under 14 to Under 18 age bracket who have shown potential at provincial and national level in the last year. In Ulster the North West Squad comprises of athletes from Donegal, Tyrone and Derry while the Sth/South West Squad will have club and schools athletes from Cavan, Monaghan, Fermanagh and Armagh. The squads are run jointly by the NIAF and Ulster Athletics Ireland. During 2007, Ulster athletes had it’s strongest ever representation on Irish Schools and Celtic International Track & Field teams and had an unprecedented number of athletes gain top placings at Irish Indoor, Cross Country and outdoor Track and Field championships. Reports from Day 1 Squad days at Monaghan 20th October [Sth/Sth West] and Finn Valley 21st October [North West], attended by 120 athletes and coaches, were most favorable. Eamon Harvey, R.D.O. Athletics Ireland, will again be in charge of the Squads and will be ably assisted by a large panel of experienced coaches covering the entire spectrum of track & field events.
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