Juvenile membership of Cork athletic clubs drops almost 8% in 12 months

One interesting to come out of the latest membership stats from Athletics Ireland is the large drop in the number of juveniles in Co.Cork.

The chart above shows the number of juveniles in athletic clubs in the six largest counties. These account for almost half (49.3%) of all juvenile members of Athletics Ireland.

As can be seen, most counties are pretty steady with Galway and Mayo showing modest growth. The numbers in Cork by contrast have fallen by a significant 7.6%.

Looking through the membership stats for individual clubs, there doesn't seem to be a clear pattern. Some clubs are holding their own but a lot of clubs throughout the county are have lost 20-40 juvenile members.

Nationally, the number of juveniles in Athletics Ireland has declined by 1.7%. Without the large drop in Cork, it would have been a 0.8% decline.