The East Midlands Region

Who are England Athletics East Midlands?

• England Athletics East Midlands develops and promotes Athletics in the East Midlands and covers the 5 counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire & Nottinghamshire

Our aim is to:

• Increase the Capacity of the Sport and Improve Performance in every event, at every age group across the East Midlands Region to make it the most successful region for athletics in England

What we want to achieve:

• An increase in the number of new coaches and an increase in the quality of coaching delivered

• More teachers delivering an improved standard of athletics in schools

• More qualified officials at all levels

• More club based athletes in the region

• A large number of young people receiving quality coaching outside the club environment

• Quality of community athletics clubs will increase

• More schools and clubs formally working together to increase and improve the opportunities in athletics available to young people

• An increased level of performance of young athletes measured through Power of 10

• Increased investment into the sport across the region

• Improvement in the quality and accessibility of facilities available to athletes and coaches

Who is Involved:

Regional Staff

England Athletics East Midlands has a core team of paid staff based at Loughborough University.

Chris Mallender - Regional Manager

Helen Pearce - Performance Development Co-ordinator (part time - covering Leicestershire & Northamptonshire)

Steve Moore - Performance Development Co-ordinator (covering Derbyshire, Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire)

Alan Richardson - Coach Development Officer

Sue Clarke - Administration Officer

For contact details of the regional staff please click on the `contact us` tab on the left

Regional Council

As part of the modernising of Athletics in England, nine new regional councils have been created. Each has responsibility for representing the volunteer interests of the sport and in supporting the regional staff to determine priorities for investment. The council is also working towards developing strong links with key partners such as County Athletics Development Groups, Sport England, Private Sector Business and other agencies.

Elected Council Members

• Cy Knibb (Chair)               

• Barry Parker (Officials Portfolio)

• John Skevington (Road & Endurance Running & Race Walking Portflio)

• Richard Float (Competition Portfolio)

• John Knight (Education Portfolio)

• Ted Butcher

Co-opted Council Members 

• Dan West (EFDS - Disability Portfolio)

• Peter Osborne (Investment Portfolio)

For more details on the roles of the Council please contact Cy Knibb, Regional Chair on cy_athletics@hotmail.co.uk

Who else is Involved?

England Athletics East Midlands (paid staff & Regional Council) will lead on the delivery of key areas across the region and will support the local network of professional staff and volunteers to develop local plans and deliver specific outcomes in the local communities. These partners will include:

County Athletics Associations

County Athletic Development Groups

Local Athletic Development Groups

Athletics Development Officers

Community Athletic Coaches

Athletic Clubs

Coaches

Officials

Volunteers

Local Authorities

County Sport Partnerships

School Sport Partnerships

Teachers

For key contact details from the above list please click here and for a more detailed look at the structure within the East Midlands click on the attachment at the bottom of the page.

Our Headline Achievements between April 2006 - March 2007

• Regional Forums in Road Running, Disability, Officiating and Coaching have been established

• Over 200 NEW coaches have been qualified in the region

• Over 290 coaches in total have attended courses

• 135 of the places on coach education courses have been subsidised

• 275 teachers have attended teacher education courses

• Over 600 schools are using Elevating Athletics

• Over 18,000 young people receiving access to coaching or competition through development initiatives

• The Region has launched a grant aid scheme with £30,000 available for small projects (please see the finance & funding support section for more details)

• An athlete scholarship has been set up - £10,000 available (please see the finance and funding support section for more details)

• 11 community sports coaches are delivering athletic activities in curriculum time and through extra curricular activity

• The first East Midlands Event Programme has successfully been delivered and underpinned by Squads in 4 Counties
• A regional Pole Vault School has been established

• There has been a 22% increase in the number of club members under the age of 23

• There are 389 qualified officials in the East Midlands

• There has been a 200% increase in the number of clubs gaining the Clubmark Accreditation

• The regional plan "Raising the bar: Making a difference to athletics in the East Midlands" has been produced  

On the following pages you will find more information on the plans to develop athletics across the East Midlands, your input is of great importance to the future of athletics and your comments and observations will be welcomed by all the team at England Athletics East Midlands.