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January 2012
IRISH WAKEBOARD TEAM & CAPTAIN CONFIRMED TODAY FOR SOUTH AFRICA
HIGH HOPES FOR IRISH WAKEBOARD TEAM AT EUROPE AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIPS IrishWWF Wakeboard Council Chairman Andy McQuiggan released details today of the Irish Wakeboard Team appointed by the Selectors which will travel to the Republic of South Africa for the Europe Africa Wakeboard Championships and also the Team Captain. Following unprecedented training sessions over the past three months by hopefuls in icy waters here at home, in sunny South Africa, …
TOUGH DECISION FOR STAR IRISH RIDER !
INVITATIONS FROM BOTH THE MOOMBA MASTERS & WORLD CUP IN AUSTRALIA ‘Tough decision for Irish Team Rider and student David O’Caoimh this week ! As the first Irish Rider ever to be invited to both the Moomba Masters and the World Cup this coming March, he had to chose between his studies and missing one of these major international events to minimise his time away from …
NINE EXTRAORDINARY DAYS OF INTENSIVE TRAINING AT XTREME-GENE
IRISH WAKEBOARD TEAM MEMBERS PUSHED TO THE LIMIT AND SURVIVED ! Over the past nine days, Irish Wakeboard Team Coach David Coates has worked his heart out in guiding the most intensive training Bootcamp ever staged for our Riders as they prepare for the February Europe Africa Wakeboard Championships. The Xtreme-Gene venue at Cordoba in Spain, the generous onsite commitment of parents Brid and Rick Deegan and the …
OUTSTANDING JUNIOR IRISH SLALOM RECORD HOLDER OF 15 YEARS AGO
IRELAND’S JOHN FOLEY Jr WAS A WORLD CLASS SLALOM SKIER To some of us, 1996 was just a few minutes ago ! Others reading this may still have been toddlers at that time. As we are now making final adjustments to the design our our soon-to-be-released upgraded Web site, one of the tasks was to locate a photo of EVERY current Irish National Record Holder. The good news …
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR IRELAND’S DAVID O’CAOIMH
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS INVITE DAVID TO COMPETE WITH THE WORLD’S TOP RIDERS ! Over the past few weeks, we have reported on the hard training routines being done by our Irish Team Riders both here at home on cold water and in Spain and the USA on warmer water. This is real dedication – and it is paying off in a major way. With …
INTENSIVE TRAINING IN SPAIN IS PAYING OFF FOR OUR RIDERS
COACH DAVID COATES REPORTS STRAIGHT FROM OUR TEAM’S BOOTCAMP at XTreme-Gene IN SPAIN It really is no surprise that our Irish Wakeboard Team has gained a serious amount of respect at both European and World level over the past few years. Podium places are now seen as very realistic targets each season. Having two Riders invited to compete last in the 2011 World Cup was the …
