News - North East - England Athletics

News headlines May 2011

27.May.11 North East Coaches overcome barriers to Steeplechase

On a Wednesday evening in Durham 9 coaches and athletes gathered to hear from David Lowes, a former international runner who is now editor of the Performance section in Athletics Weekly and a well established coach in the region.
25.May.11 Junior Summer Grand Prix

Over the summer the North of Tyne McCain Athletics Network (NOTAN) are holding four Junior Athletics competitions to form a Junior Summer Grand Prix, where over each day girls and boys ages 7-13 years will compete over the four elements; individual sprint (60m - 100m), jumps (long, triple, high) throws (javelin, discus, shot) and runs (600m - 800m).
20.May.11 NOTAN take athletics coaching into schools

During the final term of the school year, coaches from NOTAN will be going into five local primary schools in the Norham area to introduce a series of athletics coaching sessions with Key Stage 2 children, along with some Key Stage 3 children at Norham Community Technology College.
18.May.11 Third time lucky for NOTAN’s Co-ordinator position!

The North of Tyne Athletics Network (NOTAN) are pleased to announce a new structure within their network, with the appointment of not only a new network co-ordinator; Victoria Spence, but also a volunteer co-ordinator; Alasdair Wilson and a coach co-ordinator; John Renney.