News - East - England Athletics

News headlines May 2009

28.May.09 Shot Put guru flies into Braintree

Following a very successful ‘Flying Coach’ visit in Ipswich at the end of March former Olympian in the shot and now top coach, Geoff Capes, returned to Braintree to develop the technical knowledge of aspiring throws coaches. The session focused on the specific technical aspects of the Shot Put and it was encouraging to see coaches from other throwing events in attendance.
21.May.09 LICC meeting achieves record entries

The first round of the London Inter Club Challenge on 24 April at Barnet Copthall saw a record entry with over 370 individual performances recorded on the day. The sprints were the high point with fourteen races over 100m and twelve 200m races.
12.May.09 Hertfordshire Athletics Network positions closing date this Friday

As one of the first ten networks in England, the Hertfordshire County Athletics Network are looking to appoint two positions to help drive forward a dynamic plan geared towards developing coaches and athletes across the county. Applications for the Herts County Athletics Network Administrator post and Network Coach Mentor position must be received by 15th May so you have just a few days left to apply.