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16.Nov.11 Sprints and Horizontal Jumps workshop at Gateshead
Gateshead Stadium will be the locaton for a Sprints & Horizontal Jumps workshop being held on Saturday 26th November as part of the North East Local Coach Development Programme (LCDP).
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07.Nov.11 Veteran Syd Robson picks up top honour
Syd Robson justifiably stole the show at the Gateshead Council Volunteers Awards Night. Nominated by his club Gateshead Harriers for the Sports Achiever category, he not only won this in a public vote, but was deemed the overall winner of the Outstanding Achievement Category.
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04.Nov.11 Endurance Coaches work towards smooth transition into senior success
A workshop discussing the transition of 18-23 year olds into senior training was facilitated by Area Coach Mentor, Stan Taylor and local CCSO, John Stacey. The group were given an insight into what needed to be taken into account during this stage of development in an athlete’s career.
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26.Oct.11 Endurance Training: Progression of to Seniors workshop this weekend
Places are still available at the Regional Endurance Workshop this Sunday afternoon. Lindsay Dunn, coach to Charlie Spedding and Brendan Foster will focus on the transition of junior athletes to senior training programmes.
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13.Oct.11 Elite athletes visit Gateshead
The day before the Great North City Games 2011, where Team GB&NI took on Team USA, forty children, three club coaches and three school teachers all received a sprinting masterclass from an England Athletics Coach mentor.
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11.Oct.11 Promising athletes in Wooler learn about middle distance
Thanks to an innovative partnership between CE Electric and England Athletics a group of promising athletes in Wooler have been learning more about middle distance running.




