About Me

A little about me... Name: John Walsh Born: Dublin, October 1982 Schools: Primary School: CBS Synge Street Secondary School: CBS Synge Street | Junior Certificate 1998 | Leaving Certificate 2000 | 2nd Level Education: Inchicore College of Further Education 2000 - 2002 BTEC Higher National Diploma in Leisure Management FETAC Level 2 Certificate in Sport & Recreation 3rd Level Education: University College Dublin 2002 - 2003 Sports Management (Diploma Course) | 4 Modules completed | Dublin Institute of Technology 2003 - 2005 B.A. Leisure Management Sporting Work History: Volleyball Association of Ireland | 2005 - October 2007 | East and Midlands Development Officer College Work Placements: Dublin City Council | April 2004 - September 2004 | Working alongside Sports Development Officer St Patricks Athletic Football Club | February 2001 & 2002 | Worked on all aspects of the Day to Day Club Operations Coaching Qualifications: Volleyball Association of Ireland | SpikeBall Intro & Advanced | 2005 Volleyball Association of Ireland | Introduction to Volleyball | 2006 Volleyball Association of Ireland | Level 1 | 2007 With my interest in developing Childrens Volleyball, I am working towards completing further Qualifications through  Volleyball England Coaching Courses Football Association of Ireland | Level 1 | 2003 Football Association of Ireland | Goalkeeping Certificate | 2000 Football Association of Ireland | Kick Start 1 | 2008 Working towards obtaining the UEFA B Licence | Sporting Background: Terenure Football Club | 1997 - Present | Honorary Club Secretary | 2005 - Present | Player at: Under SDFL at under 15', 16's, 17's, 18's, LSL & UCFL Manager & Coach of: Under 15's & 16's & 17's - LSL Div 2 & 3 Saturday Manager & Coach of: UCFL Division 1 & 2 Currently looking after the Clubs Coaching Structure & Coach Education Courses in conjunction with the FAI St Patricks College, Drumcondra | 2006 - Present | Volleyball Club Manager  Womens CUSAI Volleyball Team CUSAI All Ireland Runners Up 2006/07 Volleyball Association of Ireland | National Championships | Semi Finalists 2008 | Interests: Studying Greek Language | μία γλώσσα δεν είναι ποτέ αρκετή | "One Language is never enough" | (mia glosa den ine pote arketi) Sports Development, Leisure Management and relevant Sports Industry Literature Sporting Interests: Shamrock Rovers Most Interesting Volleyball Fact or piece of History On Anne Franks Birthday (June 12th 1942), she was unable to take part in Sport at the Gym in School because of her shoulders and hips tended to get dislocated. As it was her Birthday she got to chose which game her classmates would play and she chose Volleyball.