Community Culture and Placemaking Sports Development Officer
Rebel Run The Sports & Sustainability
Walking Football Cork City Council are working in partnership with UCC, FAI and Cork Sports Partnership to deliver a walking football programme in the Mardyke Arena. This programme is aimed at individuals who may have reduced mobility due to age, injury etc. or are looking for an alternative way of being active North Side Schools Futsal Programme Cork City Council are working with the FAI to deliver a school’s initiative on the North Side of Cork City. This is an exciting soccer programme which encourages engagement from young people who may not be involved in sport already.
Section provided funding towards the Rebel Run event in 2021. As a result, Cork City Council were given
15 free places for City Council staff. All these spaces were availed of, and staff took part in both the 5k and 10k route. Fitbit Programme Cork City Council are currently working with Douglas Community Colleg e on a programme called ‘Benefit’. This programme provides first year students with a Fitbit and records data on things such as step count, heart rate and sleep. A set of physical activity interventions accompany this, with students being awarded with VSware Points based on how active they are. Data is currently being analysed by UCC, but results look promising, suggesting that the programme has not only increased physical activity levels amongst students, but has also increased their wellbeing and reduced stress. This programme is currently running in Douglas Community School, Christ King and Colaiste Eamann Ris, where students are currently on week 9 of the programme. Smoothie Bikes TUSLA ran a final session using one of the smoothie bikes before Christmas. They brought the bike to a youth group they run weekly for children experiencing homelessness in the city. TUSLA have requested use of the smoothie bikes again in January to promote both physical activity and healthy eating. Foróige also ran a final session using one of the smoothie bikes before it was collected to go to the next location. They have similarly expressed interest in borrowing the bikes again in January . The Smoothie Bikes are due to go to Regina Mundi College for an event next week. Orienteering The Orienteering programme for 2021 finished at the start of November. This programme was very successful and there continues to be interest going into 2022.
Late Night Leagues Cork City Council is running a Late-Night League programme in the Sam Allen Centre in partnership with the FAI and Cork Sports Partnership. This is a 5 A Side soccer programme which invites youth groups from all over the city to take part. Due to the timing of this programme, it reduces antisocial behaviour in the surrounding area and encourages young people to come together for a fun and structured sporting activity. Approximately 60 young people are taking part in the programme. Women’s Social Soccer Cork City Council are working with the FAI and Cork Sports Partnership to deliver a free social soccer programme to women in Cork City. 16 women took part in the first programme, and they have now decided to continue to meet on a weekly basis after it is over. A second group has now started, and both the original group, and the new group train on pitches side by side in Leisure World Bishopstown.
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