Making Waves - Club Leadership Programme Information


Cycling Ireland and Triathlon Ireland  are hosting a club level leadership programme including training, mentoring and networking support in September and October 2025.


Club Leadership Program

Cycling Ireland and Triathlon Ireland recognise the need for a support network for the fantastic women who lead our clubs. This program aims to support women who work within their clubs to increase their confidence and knowledge and create a network of leaders within our clubs. We would like to invite applications from current and aspiring club leaders who are driven and passionate to develop themselves and their community.

This program is fully funded and will provide participants with:

·       Development of a new skills set under the guidance of a very experienced facilitator

·       Scope to improve your own personal skills as a club leader

·       Support after the program, provided by experienced mentors

·       Opportunity to create a network of club leaders

 

Program Details

The purpose of the programme is to show how development and planning is pivotal in developing clubs. There will be a series of online and face-to-face workshops coupled with mentoring support. The participants will be introduced to and use key leadership and management activities supporting existing club activity and developing new opportunities for their clubs.

Key topics to be addressed include:

     - Self-awareness- recognising your values and areas of weakness

     - Support clubs in recruitment and training of volunteers for various roles including committee members

      - Club Governance and its role in assisting clubs in the development and    implementation of club development plans.

       - Support clubs in designing and implementing club development plans

       - Identify examples of good practice in the areas of club leadership, management and   development amongst clubs and share this information at all levels.

      -  Develop mutually beneficial working relationships with other key organisations/agencies.


Requirements

1. Four evening online sessions

Tuesday 2nd September (7pm- 8pm)

Tuesday 9th September (7pm- 8pm)

Tuesday 16th September (7pm- 8pm)

Tuesday 23rd September (7pm- 8pm)

2. One in-person session at the Sport Ireland Campus, Dublin- Saturday 27th September (10:30am to 3pm)

3. Mentoring commitment of 2-3 sessions between October and December


Facilitator- Myra McGlynn

Myra is a strategic governance and HR expert with over 25 years of leadership experience in global and national sport. Myra is a former senior executive at World Rugby with fourteen years as part of the World Rugby management team and worked on critical initiatives that drove substantial change, including returning rugby to the Olympic Games. Myra now leads a consultancy practice supporting NGBs in governance, HRM, policy development, and board effectiveness. She has leadership experience in World Rugby, Rugby League, Commonwealth Sport, World Olympians, and a track record of grassroots sport involvement.

 

How to Apply

We are inviting one application per club. If you wish to apply to this programme, please complete our short application form outlining why you would like to be part of the programme by close of business on Friday 22nd August.


The application form can be found here.


If you have any questions please contact grainne.hanley@gmail.com or amina@triathlonireland.com