England Athletics

The quarterly England Athletics newsletter distributed to athletics clubs and other organisations in England.

You can download the issues by clicking on the links on the right hand side of this page, or below the issue title. Please consider whether you need to print the downloaded version as they are quite big.

Winter 2012-13

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  • Regional council elections information
  • Membership update
  • Hall of Fame and Volunteer Awards - recognising the contributions made to our sport at National and Regional levels
  • How a club has been recruiting new runners using Run England and how Royal Caribbean gave their support to Run England
  • Make sure you have the details of all our track and field championships in 2013
  • Work being done around coach development to give athletes the best possible coaching
  • Work to give Young Athletes opportunities and support including with QuadKids, Sportshall, the ESAA, Athletics 365 and the UKA Academy
  • Officiating at the 2012 Games - the experiences of those who made the Games happen!
  • Supporting the delivery of Disability Athletics and giving opportunities to our disabled athletes
     

Summer 2012

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  • Coverage of the England Athletics national championships held so far in 2012
  • How you can see your club, its volunteers and its partners honoured in our Regional and National Awards
  • How your club can make the most of 2012 to bring in new volunteers and members
  • How the Run! project is seeing many people in London given a taste of athletics and a way into the sport
  • The ways in which Youth Development Coaches are being supported in their efforts to grow the next generation of athletics champions
  • Information on how coaches will continue to be supported as we, as a sport, move forwards and our 2012 National Coaching Conferences
  • Details of the Aviva Academy, Sportshall, QuadKids, the English Schools Athletic Association, and Athletics 365 for youth development
  • How Athletics 365 is being used in clubs and the use of Young Athlete Academies
  • The School Games including the inclusive format that has been developed
  • New ways of bringing athletics to the people
  • Run England’s progress in supporting a new wave of runners coming into the sport
  • An update on disability athletics
     

Winter 2011/2012

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  • Coaching updates on support of coaches, conferences, mentoring, women’s coaching and a course guide pullout
  • Setting up an inclusive club, how clubs are central to building legacy
  • The Volunteer & recruitment campaign - Are you ready?
  • Hall of Fame and Volunteer Awards
  • Round ups from the regions, and our partners English Schools’ AA, QuadKids and Sportshall, and disability athletics
  • Competition and championship reports, including the Commonwealth Youth Games
  • Features on the World Marathon Challenge, growing athletics in inner London, Athletics 365, and the work of EA Councillors
  • Endurance, Road Running and Race Walking
  • Sweatshop discount codes

 

Summer 2011

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  • For coaches: Supporting endurance coaches,  Coach mentoring - young athletes, Women’s coaching, Local Coach Development Programme, Guide to coach mentors
  • For Clubs and Networks: Club Accreditation relaunch, Are you ready for 2012? Run! Bringing athletics to inner London, Implementing Athletics 365, Coach training partnership, Bringing children into the sport
  • For officials: Recruiting and training young officials, Supporting new officials, Facilities focus Run England launches
  • About our young athletes: QuadKids, Sportshall, English Schools’ AA, AAA, Sweatshop Track Club
  • Indoor championships round up and from the regions
  • Volunteer Awards and Hall of Fame
  • Disability Athletics
  • Your sport, Your views – National Council


 

Winter 2010/11

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  • Report from Delhi, Great NorthCity Games, regional events and International Marathon
  • Hall of Fame and Volunteer Awards
  • National Coaching Conferences, Women’s Coaching work,coaching courses and subsidises, LCDP, endurance, mentoring with Peter Stanley
  • McCain Athletics Networks (focus on Merseyside, Coventry, Solihull & Warwicks, Derbyshire and Essex), Clubmark, facilities
  • The new Sweatshop Track Club, Young Athletes programmes including Sportshall, English Schools Athletics, Aviva UKA Academy, QuadKids and the new Athletics 365 initiative
  • Run! – reaching inner London, Latest update from runbritain, Growth of Run in England 3-2-1
  • The role of Regional Councils and Guide to your local staff
  • Disability Action Plan, Affiliation update and England Athletics’ consultation

 
 

Summer 2010

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  • Coach development, female coaches, Licence renewal, Coach Mentors
  • Clubs & Networks information and news including conference details, case studies, online print shop and focus on our new volunteer programme
  • A summary of our Hall of Fame and Volunteer Awards evening and voting
  • Young Athletes programmes including Sportshall, English Schools Athletics, Aviva UKA Academy, QuadKids and the new Athletics 365 initiative
  • Championships round-up including our Senior Championships Special
  • There's a Design a Mascot Competition, plus articles for and about officials, Run in England, disability athletics, community athletics

 

Spring 2010

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  • Keeping up to date with our communications
  • Coaching news including sprints, endurance, pole vault events, women's coaching, our National Coaching Conferences and the Coach Mentor guide.
  • Information for Clubs and Networks including reports from Bradford, Notts, Armada, Hampshire, Greater Cambridge and Black Country Networks, the latest on Clubmark and all about CCSOs.
  • For young athletes there's news on youth development, ESAA, QuadKids and Sportshall.
  • Officials are advised how we've improved communications on how to keep in touch with what's going on.
  • There are roundups for our championships and those of our competition providers, and of course the latest on the Commonwealth Games.

 

Winter 2009/10

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  • England v Australia match
  • It’s YOUR sport...How to stay informed and have a say
  • New Coach Development initiative launched, raising standards in coaching
  • National Club Development Update
  • Regional news and updates from Staffordshire, Sussex, Herts, Newham, Avon
  • Cross Country Internationals
  • Fell Running, Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Championships
  • The Road to Delhi
  • AAA Jumps & Throws Initiative
  • ERRA Nike National Road Relays and Northern Road Relays
  • National Awards and Hall of Fame 2009
  • Run in England
  • Making your Mark – Officially
  • Working to create a competitive athletic legacy post 2012
  • QuadKids and Sportshall
  • English Schools Athletic Association update
  • The Care and Maintenance of Athletics Tracks
  • Partner focus: Lucozade Sport
  • Latest news from North, Midlands and South Associations
  • 10K to Marathon

 

Summer 2009

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  • The launch of Run In England
  • News on the latest in our initiatives to support coaches
  • How Flying Coach visits are helping coaches and athletes
  • Your Sport - how to stay informed and make your voice heard
  • Latest developments on McCain Athletics Networks and how you can become involved
  • News from Championships
  • Puma Coaching Awards
  • Initiatives to improve road running
  • News from schools’ athletics including the English Schools AA, QuadKids and Sportshall
  • Information for officials
  • The latest from the AAAs, Midland Counties AA, Northern Athletics and the South of England AA


 

Setting the Pace - the England Athletics magazine.

Setting the Pace fan Summer 2012

Setting the Pace is distributed as a hard copy to athletics clubs and other organisations in England. You can also download a lower resolution e-copy.