Athletics North West AAAs of England Regional Update Jan 2005 - Issue 2 “Encouraging, Promoting and Developing Athletics in England.” Jamie SHINES in the North West! Lyndsey Whiteside, Athletics Development Officer for Greater In This Issue: Manchester has been working with schools and clubs Jamie SHINES! demonstrating how they can use the shine:awards in their Website of the delivery of athletics over the last twelve months. She said: Month - NOEAA “Over 150 schools in Greater clubs:future update Manchester are now using the Bolton star:track shine:awards. Coaches and teachers are using the award Merseyside scheme to give children the Conference a big hit opportunity to measure their After a initial shaky start in presented the children with their progress and gain an award. Hill & Fell Champs 2000 and a re-launch in 2003, Norwich Union shine:awards “Clubs and schools are much the Norwich Union certificates in an assembly for more aware of the award Shine award for GM shine:awards is now being the whole school. scheme now. It is a great used by more than 6, 000 Baulch said: “It was great to resource for teaching athletics.” County Updates schools and organisations across the UK. meet the kids, they were full of “Over 180 people have attended Performance energy. We spent a lesson shine:awards roadshows in PE lessons, after-school doing the shine:awards Manchester this year. The athletics clubs, star:track agility:challenge. They worked shine:awards Judging Award schemes and athletic clubs, are really hard to achieve their best has been very popular with over all using the shine awards to in each of the events. 200 young people completing introduce thousands of “I hope I have inspired them to the award. Some of them youngsters to the sport. worked at the Youth Games and take up athletics. There is a Olympic Silver medallist Jamie fantastic programme of athletics County Championships, Baulch visited a lucky school in opportunities for them in assisting the Officials.” Tameside, Manchester on Tameside. I know the school Wednesday 20 October. has good links with their local To find out how to organise a athletic club.” road show or where the nearest Flowery Field Primary School Head Teacher Yvonne Daly one is, contact Ruth Walton on had held a successful said: “The children had a 0870 998 7739 email: shine:awards competition, and fantastic day with Jamie Baulch, [email protected] Baulch spent a day at the they were so excited!” “The Back Page” school in Hyde, where he Coach Education CLUBS – STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NW If you would like to be kept up to date with the latest athletics developments in the North West I’d be Contact Info grateful if you could send me an email contact address for your club to the following address: [email protected] Email addresses will not be passed on to any third parties and will only be used by England Athletics and UKA Check out our website for the latest news: www.englandathletics.org Page 2 of 2 “Athletics North West” – Issue 1 Website of the Month www.noeaa-athletics.org.uk in 1998. Merseyworld, who host over This month’s website of the 1500 web sites.” (Liverpool month in the North of England’s Robbie says “The site is hosted Football Club being their website. by Connect at Liverpool flagship web site) university. Most of the material www.noeaa-athletics.org.uk www.merseyworld.com/chart/ comes from either Judith Administered by Robbie Wood, Temperton or myself. “We always welcome news the current site was set up in items and reports (we have an “The site – which has over 500 December 2000 and results index going back to pages of info - attracts a large superseded the previous site 1998) and believe that we are volume of traffic and is currently which was set up by Alan Irving a leader in athletic information ranked 6th busiest on and results,” he adds. Bolton scheme a great success Clubs:Future UPDATE MON 31ST JAN Submission of Self Assessment Audit document To UKA FRI 4TH FEBRUARY Submission of Grant Applications to: Michael Hunt, RDC, SportCity, Gate 13 Rowsley Street, Eastlands, Manchester, On Tuesday 26th October 2004 The young people came from Each young person was given a at Leverhulme Park Athletics Rumworth High School and “goodie” bag from UK Athletics M11 3LF track 22 young people with those that attend the Saturday that contained a t-shirt, woolly Tel: (0161) 223 6161 disabilities took part in one of Club at Bolton Excel. hat, athletics calendar and key- the first UK Athletics star:track ring. Mob: (07968) 498710 pilot schemes for young people The day started at 10am at with disabilities. Leverhulme Park with a warm The Bolton scheme – which has TUE 8TH FEBRUARY up and then straight into a days been commended by UKA – will The day was organised by activities of Sprinting, Hurdling, be used to provide future Regional Grants Panel Senior Sports Development Long Jump, Javelin, Shot and star:track organisers with a Officer Natalie Woodford who is Race Walking. Natalie model of good practice. part of the Health Sport and Woodford recruited Coach John FRI 18TH FEBRUARY Inclusion Team at Bolton MBC. O’Keefe from Bolton United If you would like further National Grants Panel The day was part of a plan to Harriers and Athletics Club and information on Athletics within develop Athletics within Bolton also Louise Sword (East Bolton Bolton please contact Natalie with the aim of setting up a Disability Officer) and Alice Woodford on 01204 334238 Satellite Disability Athletics Watson (Assistant Sports [email protected] Club. Development Officer) to help. Page 3 of 3 “Athletics North West” – Issue 1 Merseyside Athletics Coaching Conference development in later years. The first Merseyside Athletics She stressed that appropriate Coaching Conference was held training would be beneficial in on Saturday 27th November future years and that common 2004 at Greenbank Sports folklore and negative Centre, Liverpool. perceptions against children Nearly 80 athletics coaches using weights were largely spent a day exploring a variety unfounded. of coaching related themes. Flexibility demo & Open Nutrition for Athletes Forum Dr Neil Chester looked at some Graham Pilkington and Mike of the basic scientific principles Dooling asked Merv Ottey, of diet and how athletes have who is a Canadian double different requirements. He Olympic high jump gold explained the various categories medallist to discuss and share of food and illustrated optimal his experiences within it takes, typically, to become a Plyometrics requirements for developing athletics. He provided a nationally ranked athlete. He Mike Holmes presented a child athletes. stimulating insight into his explained how county slide show and showed a Sports Injury Prevention career. development squads were video showing how plyometric Adrian Mercer gave insights into Long Term Athlete identified as part of the Active techniques can be used to his experience as a Development and County Sport development plan and help in athletic development. physiotherapist and discussed Squads that they fit within the LTAD Mike demonstrated several how injuries might be avoided. Tom Carson looked at the model. practical plyometric drills and He recognised that generally theories behind LTAD and Graham Pilkington explained Brian Gilgeous/Graham athletes wanted to get back into how these were becoming in practical terms his role and Pilkington showed the group training as soon as possible and part of many development he discussed how the squads some realistic funs strength provided insight into alternative plans in many sports. would work and how he hoped development workouts using a training methods to maintain Emphasis was placed upon to involve coaches from wide variety of equipment and fitness levels throughout the how LTAD looked at throughout the county in the aids recovery periods after injury. appropriate activities for county squad training days. The day proved hugely appropriate ages and how the Strength & Conditioning Junior Athlete Education successful and the feedback balance between Vicci Allan explored some of the Mark Greaves revealed how from the event demonstrated training/competition ratios myths surrounding strength the schools were beginning to the value of the conference to altered as children grow older. training. She explained how implement a JAE initiative the coaches who attended: He stressed that LTAD sensible training in early years involving Mentors. These highlights the LONG TERM sets down a foundation for mentors could help junior “I found the workshop very approach and illustrated how using weights to assist athletic athletes to balance the day to informative and in some many years and training hours day conflicting pressures from respects thought provoking, Parents, Schools and hearing the experiences of the Coaches. He noted that this speakers and the proposals initiative would be rolling out for the future of athletics in and that coaches should be Merseyside filled me with a great deal of enthusiasm” aware of this. Coach Mentoring “As a coach for the 8-13 age Mike Dooling discussed how group, I thought the day was he hoped that newly qualified well structured and had coaches could be mentored something for everyone. It and helped by more senior reinforced what we are trying experienced coaches around to do in our club and look the county. forward to next year” Page 4 of 4 “Athletics North West” – Issue 1 LANCASHIRE - update course and provided fantastic support on the day. Without their input the day would not have been possible. Round 2 of the competition will take place on 19th January. David Croxall Steeplechase Centre of Athletics Development Officer Excellence Burnley Primary Sportshall A new Steeplechase League Launched Development Centre at Wednesday 8th December Hyndburn Athletics Club is to be witnessed the launch of the long established in association with awaited Burnley Primary UK Athletics.