Please note the following step by step guide if you wish to register your child for a Community Games event in Ballina & the Quay
1. You must be resident in Kilmoremoy Parish. Note that there are some peculiarities for those born at the edges of the Parish - on the Knockmore (Rahans is in Ballina) and Ardagh borders. Please enquire if you are resident in these townlands.
2. Check the Age Calculator to see what events your child is eligible for https://communitygames.info/index.php?page=age_calculator
3. Enquire if your club, school or performing arts organisation are facilitating preparations/training for the community games, and if they are entering a team at your child's age group.
4. Decide the events that you would like your child to enter.
5. If you wish them to be entered in individual events (Athletics, Art and Performing Arts), you should consider volunteering to help on the day as these events will not go ahead without volunteers.
6. Read and complete the code of conduct - https://www.cairncommunitygames.ie/volunteers/code-of-conduct - note that this has to be completed either as a volunteer or parent.
7. If you are coaching a team, you must complete Community Games Vetting - https://www.cairncommunitygames.ie/volunteers/vetting as well as having the appropriate safeguarding in place for your sport/activity.
8. To enter your child, you must download the participant consent form - https://www.cairncommunitygames.ie/participant-consent-form , complete it and email to communitygamesballina@gmail.com
9. Only once all of the above are completed, you should then proceed to paying the appropriate fee - https://ballinacommunitygames.clubzap.com/products
10. Once all of the above have been completed - do the following:
(a) go to the chat function on clubzap
(b) click the green chat button to create a new chat
(c) select Community Games Ballina & the Quay
(d) apply to joint the chat for the event(s) you wish to enter your child.
(e) Select your role - note if you select parent, you can still add our child
(f) Enter your Childs name - multiple children if necessary
11. We will accept your application and then assign your and your child's name to the relative subgroup within that chat group
12. All updates, fixtures and results on that event will be provided via the chat group. If you are not in the chat group, you may miss an update.
13. On the date of the event, you must bring photo Identification for the child or a birth certificate. Failure to do so, means the child will be ineligible to progress to the Mayo finals if they are successful in the Ballina Event.
Note - that in the case of team events - GAA, Soccer etc - we will not be holding selection events, it is for the Club/School/Organisation to decide if they wish to enter a team into the community games. To date, we have a number of clubs who have indicated they will enter teams - Kilmoremoy, Ballina Town FC, Ballina Stephanites, Ballina Braves, Ballina Dolphins. Please enquire with the club/school/organisation regarding selection for a team/group event.
If you wish to enter your child in a solo sport event please consult with your club/School/Organisation to see if they are facilitating preparations for participating in the event - Athletics, Swimming, Gymnastics, Solo Music, Solo dance, Art, Pitch and Putt etc. If not and you still wish to enter your child please go to the relative event guidebook -https://www.cairncommunitygames.ie/event-guidebooks and familiarise yourself with the rules so you can prepare your child for the event. Also note that if the club/school/organisation are not partaking in the specific event, then we will need you to volunteer on the day if you want the event to go ahead.
1. You must be resident in Kilmoremoy Parish. Note that there are some peculiarities for those born at the edges of the Parish - on the Knockmore (Rahans is in Ballina) and Ardagh borders. Please enquire if you are resident in these townlands.
2. Check the Age Calculator to see what events your child is eligible for https://communitygames.info/index.php?page=age_calculator
3. Enquire if your club, school or performing arts organisation are facilitating preparations/training for the community games, and if they are entering a team at your child's age group.
4. Decide the events that you would like your child to enter.
5. If you wish them to be entered in individual events (Athletics, Art and Performing Arts), you should consider volunteering to help on the day as these events will not go ahead without volunteers.
6. Read and complete the code of conduct - https://www.cairncommunitygames.ie/volunteers/code-of-conduct - note that this has to be completed either as a volunteer or parent.
7. If you are coaching a team, you must complete Community Games Vetting - https://www.cairncommunitygames.ie/volunteers/vetting as well as having the appropriate safeguarding in place for your sport/activity.
8. To enter your child, you must download the participant consent form - https://www.cairncommunitygames.ie/participant-consent-form , complete it and email to communitygamesballina@gmail.com
9. Only once all of the above are completed, you should then proceed to paying the appropriate fee - https://ballinacommunitygames.clubzap.com/products
10. Once all of the above have been completed - do the following:
(a) go to the chat function on clubzap
(b) click the green chat button to create a new chat
(c) select Community Games Ballina & the Quay
(d) apply to joint the chat for the event(s) you wish to enter your child.
(e) Select your role - note if you select parent, you can still add our child
(f) Enter your Childs name - multiple children if necessary
11. We will accept your application and then assign your and your child's name to the relative subgroup within that chat group
12. All updates, fixtures and results on that event will be provided via the chat group. If you are not in the chat group, you may miss an update.
13. On the date of the event, you must bring photo Identification for the child or a birth certificate. Failure to do so, means the child will be ineligible to progress to the Mayo finals if they are successful in the Ballina Event.
Note - that in the case of team events - GAA, Soccer etc - we will not be holding selection events, it is for the Club/School/Organisation to decide if they wish to enter a team into the community games. To date, we have a number of clubs who have indicated they will enter teams - Kilmoremoy, Ballina Town FC, Ballina Stephanites, Ballina Braves, Ballina Dolphins. Please enquire with the club/school/organisation regarding selection for a team/group event.
If you wish to enter your child in a solo sport event please consult with your club/School/Organisation to see if they are facilitating preparations for participating in the event - Athletics, Swimming, Gymnastics, Solo Music, Solo dance, Art, Pitch and Putt etc. If not and you still wish to enter your child please go to the relative event guidebook -https://www.cairncommunitygames.ie/event-guidebooks and familiarise yourself with the rules so you can prepare your child for the event. Also note that if the club/school/organisation are not partaking in the specific event, then we will need you to volunteer on the day if you want the event to go ahead.
