As part of the Athletics NI Speed Power Academy, Aoibheann Mulligan is currently attending a 2 week Warm Weather Training Camp in Portugal. The Easter Warm Weather Camp exposes athletes to an international high performance training environment by providing athletes with a 14 day intensive education and training programme in order to improve their physical performance.
The camp is organised through the Athletic NI Speed – Power Academy whose aim is to identify and develop talented junior athletes and raise their potential for senior success. They are focused on improving physical qualities, sporting knowledge, psychological skills and performance behaviours in young athletes whilst educating parents and coaches on what it takes to perform consistently on the international stage as seniors.
Shercock AC athletes, Aoibheann Mulligan and Grace Gormley, both were selected to participate in the Speed Power Academy NI at Ulster University in Jordanstown, Belfast for 2022-2023, along with 20 other athletes from Ulster. They attend the Speed Power Academy weekly every Friday, with the sessions starting at 5:30 p.m. and finishing at 7:30 p.m. They are challenged and supported in order to fulfil their true potential under the guidance of world class athletes and coaches. The academy helps them to remain focused and motivated along with enhancing their physical qualities, sporting knowledge, psychological skills and performance behaviours through focused strength and conditioning training, speed development, electronic timing and movement screening. The sessions are tailored to suit all disciplines, running (short and long distance), throws and jumps. Attending the academy is a yearlong programme commencing in late September right through to the end of June the following year. The Academy application process opens in September and all athletes from NI & Ulster aged 14-18 years old, including those already participating in the Academy must apply each year. It is a highly recommended training programme for those interested and a fantastic opportunity for athletes to develop lifelong friendships with like-minded individuals.
