Irish Sports Council Carding Announcement

Sparks

From the ICPSA website:

Irish Sports Council Carding Announcement
Wednesday, February 28, 2007

The Irish Sports Council has announced the recipients of funding for 2007 under the International Carding Scheme.

The Irish Clay Pigeon Shooting Association has been successful in having two athletes carded for the coming year as part of its ongoing High Performance Programme.

Longfords Derek Burnett will receive €20000 under the scheme in the "World Class" category and Corks Colin Tanner is a first time recipient in the "International" category and has been awarded €12000.

The above funding is in addition to the Irish Sports Councils contribution of €120000 to the High Performance Programme and the capital support funding provided by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism.

We would like to thank everyone concerned with this process for their contribution to the growing success of the High Performance Programme but in particular we wish to pay tribute to the H.P. Director Kevin Kilty whose behind the scenes endeavours has ensured the programme's success to date.

And from the NTSA website:

Irish Sports Council Carding Announcement
Written by Mark Dennehy
Thursday, 01 March 2007

The Irish Sports Council has announced the Carding Grant allocations for 2007. Four junior athletes in the NTSA have successfully qualified for carding, receiving €12000 in total to assist in their preparation, training and participation in National and International matches.

We would like to thank everyone concerned with this process for their contributions, which will enable these junior athletes to progress to higher levels of achievement in the sport, and we wish to congratulate Damien, Susan, Paula and Elizabeth on the hard work it has taken from them to qualify for these grants.

les45

Mark.

Would it be possible to post the relevant criteria for qualification for a carding grant , and are these grants only available to Olympic event athletes , ie can a F Class , Dynamic Pistol , Sil Shooter avail of this assistance .

John

Sparks

The relevant criteria and information on the grant are here les.
Right now, the grants are for olympic events only: we've talked about this before (here, here and here). Like I said then, I don't agree with the restriction, and it wasn't an inevitable restriction either.

edit: Had the wrong link above. Fixed that now. The criteria for the '07 grant for shooting are as follows:

SPORT: SHOOTING (Olympic classes only)

Contracted
Top 3 in the World Championships
Top 3 in Olympic/ Paralympic Games

World Class
Top 8 in the World Championships
Top 8 in Olympic Games
European Champion (Olympic/ Paralympic events)
Top 8 in two World Cup events in one year

International
8-20 in the World Championships
Qualification for Olympic/ Paralympic Games
Top 4-16 in the European Championships
Two top 8 finishes in World Cup events in two years

Developmental
Achieve an Olympic qualifying score and be in the top 30 twice in World Cup series or European Championships or World Championships
Be in top 30 twice in Paralympic sanctioned event

Junior
Achieve an Olympic qualifying score and under 21 years of age (Junior category in I.S.S.F.)

Performance Incentive Payments
Contracted – Medal in World Championships or Olympic Games
World Class – Medal in World Cup & finalist at World Championships
International – Medal in World Cup event
Developmental – Qualification for the Olympic Games

SPORT: CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING

Contracted
Top 3 in the World Championships
Top 3 in the Olympic Games
Gold medal European Championships

World Class
Top 12 in the World Championships
Top 12 in the Olympic Games
Top 12 in two World Cup events in one year
Top 6 European Championships

International
Top 25 in the World Championships
Qualification for the Olympic Games
Top 12 in the European Championships
Top 25 in two World Cup events in two years

Developmental
Top 35 in two World Cup events in two years and under 26
Top 35 in the World Championships and under 26
Top 20 in the European Championships
Medalist in the European Junior Championships and no longer eligible for that event

Junior (under 21)
Top 20 in the European Junior Championships
Top 30 World Junior Championships

Performance Incentive Payments
Contracted – Medal in the World Championships or Olympic Games
World Class – Medal in a World cup event
International – Finalist in a world cup event
Developmental – Medal European Junior Championships

les45

Thank you Mark .

Sparks

Some nice press in the Meath Chronicle:

Support for shooters

The four members of Wilkinstown Target Shooting Club who have received support from the Irish Sports Council are Elizabeth O’Hagan (left), Paula Cunningham, Damien Fagan and Susan Cunningham.

MEMBERS of Wilkinstown Target Shooting Club were delighted with the support which four of their junior competitors received under the Irish Sports Council’s Carding Grant allocations for 2007.

The four, Damien Fagan, Elizabeth O’Hagan and sisters Susan and Paula Cunningham, will benefit from an allocation of €12,000 in total to assist in their preparation, training and participation in national and international matches.

They are junior members of Wilkinstown Target Shooting Club, which is affiliated to the National Target Shooting Association.

“I am very proud of the shooters in question, they have worked hard to achieve carding status and I hope this investment will inspire them to even greater things,” commented Wilkinstown club coach Matt Fox.

The carding investment will enable these junior athletes to progress to higher levels of achievement in the sport and will provide access to sports professionals who will complement their existing training structures and coaching routine.

The International Carding Scheme was introduced in 1998 to provide a range of supports to assist Ireland’s elite players and athletes reach their potential in international sport. The total direct financial support to athletes will reach €15 million this year since inception in 1998.

The scheme provides direct financial support to those athletes to meet the costs of training, coaching, competition and general living expenses not otherwise covered by their governing body.

The grants are awarded under various categories from Contracted, World Class, International, Developmental and Junior.

The quartet were selected to represent Ireland in the forthcoming European Championships to be held in France later this month but unfortunately due to exam and other commitments are unable to take up their places.

The next major competition will be the Irish National Championships and the International Junior Championships in London