ISKA UK Amateur News
What a great Amateur team we had in 2010 at last year World Championships we took 31 Gold Medals, 25 Silver and 26 Bronze Medals what a start to the new ISKA Team. I would like to say a great thank you to all the Amateur Directors, Coaches, Fighters and a special thanks to the Parents for their help.
To keep everyone in the know on what is going on in ISKA the new European Website is up and running also still getting updated and you can click onto it at http://www.europe-iska.com
We are holding an Open Team England Squad training session in Birmingham on the 20th February at the Stockland Green Leisure centre. It’s to Kick start ISKA UK early before the Nationals after discussions with Team coaches we have decided to from an ISKA UK Team to fight all over the Country and internationally in open competitions.
I would like everyone’s input on this because ISKA have some very good fighters out there, but we need to keep them active on the circuit all year round, I don’t mean week in week out because there’s to many Competitions each week, but let’s Select the major one which will benefit us.
All the Fees from Squad Training will 100% go straight back into those who are selected to fight on the ISKA UK Team, we will be the first Association to do this and I can sure you we will make some noise and open a few eyes, we need as many people as possible at Squad Training to make this successful.
Forms Director Joe Hallet has created a Squad Training page on Facebook please add comments and get the ball rolling so we can make this a successful day, the page is ISKA Squad Training.
New Editions on the Team and part of the ISKA Coaching are Richard Phillips, Dave Hughes Snr and Lorraine Hughes. They join Andy Desa, Jay Morrison and Ed Byrne are already Part of the Coaching Team.
There is an ISKA Referees Course on the Saturday 29th January in Watford the Day before The Won Competition if anyone is Interested contact Mark Graham on 07580 141674 or Dave Ryan on 07956 948667.
The Dates for the ISKA UK Nationals Sunday 17th April 2011 at the Doug Ellis Sports Centre Perry bar Birmingham B42 2SY
The Date for the ISKA British Championships is Sunday 10th July 2011 at the Doug Ellis Sports Centre Perry Bar Birmingham details will go out shortly.
The 2011 European Championships will be in Italy the lovely beach resort of Jesselo near Venice. I went there back in 2002 and it is a great place so really looking forwards to it,
I feel this year is going to be a Successful year for all of us at ISKA and the future is so bright, let’s all be positive because ISKA is the future.
Clifton Findley
ISKA Amateur Director
Tel: 01733 759299
Mobile: 07788 476478
E:mail:[email protected]
20 January 2011
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