| Network Name |
South Surrey Athletics Network |
| Start Date |
February 2010 |
| Clubs in Network |
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| Other Partners |
Surrey Athletics Association (Mike Scott) |
| Network Chair/ Contact |
Chair - Greg Knott gregoryknott69@hotmail.com
Network Coordinator - TBA
CCSO - Christine Benning: 07968 498708 cbenning@englandathletics.org |
| Aims |
- Recruit volunteer coordinators in each club to help increase the number of club volunteers so that club and coaching capacity can be increased.
- Work closely with schools and Competition Managers to set up school-to-club links in each area
- Work with the Surrey Schools Athletics Association and the School Sports Partnerships once coaches are in post
- Encourage LA’s, through the local club, to help deliver and organise Star:Track schemes where none are in place, and support existing schemes
- Work with clubs to achieve Clubmark
- Encourage the Run in England programme and Leadership in Running Fitness courses.
- Utilise flying coaches and mentoring schemes - with focus on Technical events to improve performance of athletes and coaches.
- To work with FE institutes to identify athletes & volunteers, inviting them to train at the local clubs and become second claim members if already in the sport ‘at home’.
- To work with England Athletics to identify who the current athletics coaches are at the universities, so that coaches can contact them directly when their athletes move to the university, enabling a communication link between the two coaches to help develop the athlete and keep them in athletics.
- Coach and Athlete Development Days:
-Regular development days for coaches and athletes focusing on the ‘five ring’ model.
-Develop coaches in the clubs weaker events such as jumps and throws.
-Employ best practice coaching in every discipline and run workshops for other coaches.
-Coaches to bring athletes to train together at one of the best facilities within practical commuting distance, with some of the best coaches in the South
- Develop local competition such as club open meetings (QuadKids) and event specific competitions
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| Key Projects |
- Decrease junior waiting lists through recruitment of volunteers
- Establish links with local SSPs & higher education institutes
- Create sustainable & regular athlete/coach development days within the network
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