IJF World Cup 5th Places for Manning & Kearney

Lloyd Manning produced a magnificent performance to reach the semi finals of the Miami World Cup in only his second senior world-class tournament.  Lloyd defeated Canadian, Peruvian and the tournaments number one seed from the U.S to reach the penultimate stage before bowing out to the eventual Gold medalist.  For the Bronze medal match Lloyd faced Michael Mayer of Austria, a World Cup medal winner at both -66kg & -73kg divisions.  The Austrian won by Osaekomi waza.  Lloyd had an exhausting 11 contests during the week in Miami, which included 6 in the US Open held just 2 days after the World Cup.  He won 7 contests in all (6 by Ippon!), won two 5th Places at major Internationals and won his first Olympic Qualifying points towards London 2012.

Lisa Kearney also reached the semi finals in the -48kg division. En route to the semis she defeated Ortiz (VEN) whom she lost to for the Bronze medal at the World Cup in Venezuela two months ago.  This time she made no mistake with a spectacular Ippon after 90 seconds.  Although Lisa will be disappointed at not adding another World Cup medal to her record she will be pleased with her best performance of the year so far.  The 20 points that accompany 5th place keeps Lisa within the Worlds Top 14 (Olympic Qualification Standard) at this early stage of Olympic Qualification.

report by

Ciaran Ward

Reminder: last few days to get your name down for the SN Seminar, Black Eagle already have participants from Guernsey, Dublin, Limerick, Waterford, Galway & Cork.

Black Eagle have enlisted the help of Roy Court the Welsh National SN Judo coach to help us with the practical aspects of coaching SN Judo, plus we are receiving a lot of help and advice from Ben van der Eng the EJU coordinator for Special Needs Judo based in The Netherlands. In addition we have the full support of the North Tipperary Sports Partnership, particularly Kathleen Finn, the Disability Officer of the Tipperary Sports Partnership who will be delivering a workshop in disability awareness and inclusion of people with disability into sport sessions.

We would really appreciate your support and attendance at our seminar as we feel you will be enriched and enthused by the experience. Even if you don't think there is a call for a full SN Judo class in your area now, you may be asked in the future to admit a child with extra support needs to your club and wouldn't it be nice to have some knowledge on the subject and be able to accommodate that child. That's all we are trying to achieve for now! This seminar is just the first step to rolling out the Special Needs Programme and hopefully when you have gained some knowledge and skills in Special Needs Judo coaching you will want to learn more. This could be one of the most rewarding and satisfying elements to your judo/coaching careers. It has been confirmed by the IJA, for anyone attending the Seminar, credits will be given towards CDP points when the programme is rolled out in January 2010. This seminar is open to Judo players, coaches, referees, Officials,  Table personnel, Volunteers, Parents and coaches from other sports. The seminar is beneficial to everyone involved in the sport.

SN Judo Seminar

Remember:
Definition of Disability as defined by The World Health Organisation

“Disability is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions”

Therefore disable does not mean unable it just means there are limitations and restrictions.

Many Thanks
James

Lisa Kearney won a Silver Medal at the 2010 Judo World Cup in San Salvador 26/06/10.  Lisa made her way to the final with wins over opponents from the U.S, Chile and Mexico before meeting Paula Pareto of Argentina in the final.  Pareto, the 2008 Olympic bronze medallist was attempting to win her third World Cup victory this year but fell behind to Kearney early in the contest.  The Argentine levelled the match with just over a minute remaining and a penalty to Ireland in the final 5 seconds gave the number 1 seed the Gold medal.

Lisa was delighted with her final performance after feeling jaded in her first few contests.  A gruelling 15 days including three tournaments (Estonia, Venezuela, El Salvador) a training camp and 14 flights, had all taken its toll.  However she did manage to raise her performance levels in the final and will look forward to meeting Pareto again later this Summer in the Miami World Cup (August).

The Judo World Cup circuit is used by the IJF (International Judo Federation) and IOC to determine the World’s top 14 athletes who will automatically qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. Although there is a long way to go, Lisa’s recent performances (7th, 5th & Silver) have put her in a commanding early position inside the qualification mark.

Lisa is currently at home in Belfast having a few days rest before her next training camp which starts in London this Saturday.  She will then return to her full-time base in Edinburgh for a 6 week training block in preparation for the next series of Olympic Qualification events.

Build it Week April 25th 2010 proceeded on schedule with the Haven Partnership, work still continues to rebuild Haiti four months after one of the most devastating earthquakes hit Haiti on the 12th January 2010. Following the successful Kilkenny Judothon in March 2010, the turn of Waterford Judo Club is next. Saturday 22nd May is the date,City Square Waterford is the venue, time is from 11am to 3pm. The Irish Judo Association will be catching up with the co-ordinators to get the final dates for the next few judothons. The Haven Partnership welcomes any and all donations.