National and Regional E - News

Welcome to Setting the Pace

Welcome to this fifth edition of our email bulletin that aims to keep you in touch with news and latest developments in athletics in England as we look ahead to an exciting few months of competition as we edge ever nearer the Olympic Games and the conclusion of this summers England Athletics Championships.

We look forward to hearing your feedback and ideas for inclusions in future bulletins.

Mike Summers

Chief Executive

ENGLAND ROAD COMPETITION

Proposals Welcome To Host 2009 EA Road Race Championships

England Athletics would like to receive proposals from established race organizers who would be interested in hosting our 2009 Half Marathon and 10k Championships.

For further details please click here now

ENGLAND COMPETITION

Timetable & Start List Available For England U17-15 Champs

Please click here for details of the U17-15 Champs timetable, start list and coach accreditation now. The champs will be held on 9^th and 10^th August at Alexander Stadium Birmingham. For further details please contact Andy Day, Events Manager aday@englandathletics.org

ENGLAND CLUB COACHING INITIATIVE

Sweatshop EA Flying Coach Scheme Launched For Clubs

Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow AC hosted the launch of the Flying Coach Scheme for clubs on 29^th July. Aspiring Champions Allen Souch was on hand to help celebrate the launch of a programme that can support coaches in affiliated clubs across the land. For further details click here

ENGLAND AWARDS & HALL OF FAME

2008 Awards Process Now Live – Get Your Nominations In Now!

Nominate your heroes of the last year by completing your nomination form and returning it to your regional office now. For further information please click here

England Athletics Hall Of Fame – play your part……

In partnership with Athletics Weekly, England Athletics has now launched details of the inaugural EA Hall Of Fame. Legends of the sport will be inducted into the HOF for the first time at the British Motor Cycle Museum on Saturday 18^th October. You can shape history by voting soon. Details will appear on the EA website and in AW during the next few weeks. For further details please click here

ENGLAND STRATEGY

Headline Summary Of Feedback Available – July Surveys

We would like to thank the number of people who completed surveys as part of our strategic planning process. We have published some initial feedback – these are the common themes that came out from the hundreds of responses we received. We are still working through the remaining responses and some further information will appear on our website shortly. For see some of the initial headline feedback please click here

GENERAL UPDATE

Spikes Newsletter

Register to receive the latest edition of the new exciting Athletics Publication Spikes here now

New National Communications Officer Appointed

Experienced athletics journalist and member of Newham & Essex Beagles AC, Andy Barber, begins work on September 1^st as the new National Communications Officer for England Athletics. Leading the development and management of the new EA website (to be launched in August) Andy will also lead all other England communications moving forward.

GENERAL UPDATE

Women On Track

For further information on work aimed at driving womens participation in athletics, please visit the below website. Based on an original study conducted by Irene Speller, team manager of  Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC into the drop off of young females between the ages of 16-19, the www.womenontrack.org website provides people with information relating to women in athletics.

IN YOUR REGION

Regional Squad Days

Dates of regional squad days have been announced – click here for details.

Track Assessor
Would you like to apply to become a track assessor?  This is a voluntary position although travel and meal expenses are paid.  For details please contact Peter Sutcliffe  by emailing him at: psutcliffe@ukathletics.org.uk

Officials Courses

Courses for Autumn/Winter 2008-09 are available on our website, please click here for details.

Premier Inn

Just a reminder that if you are looking for accommodation for forthcoming competitions, coaching courses, athlete training squads and club events, then please consider using Premier Inn.  For further details please click here

www.englandathletics.org 

Wellington House, Starley Way, Birmingham International Park, Solihull, Birmingham, B37 7HE

info@englandathletics.org

….growing the next generation of champions

Welcome to Setting the Pace

Welcome to this fourth edition of our email bulletin that aims to keep you in touch with news and latest developments in athletics in England.

We look forward to hearing your feedback and ideas for inclusions in future bulletins.

Mike Summers

Chief Executive

ROAD RUNNING

Road Running Funding Now Available!

As part of our ongoing commitment to developing grass roots road running, we are pleased to announce that a pot of £100,000 is now available for regions, counties, clubs and race organisers to tap into to develop their events and athletes.  Our key goals are to:

* Raise coaching and performance standards

* Raise event management, safety and officiating standards

* Develop new events in previously untapped communities (e.g. ethnic minority populations)

* Attract young people into distance running

Please contact your regional office for more details.

ENGLAND TEAMS

9^th International U17 Mountain Running Competition Report

Emma Flanagan, Rosie Stewart and Annika Jarman were amongst the England representatives present in Turin on 22^nd June 2008. For further information on this event and key features, please click here

ENGLAND COMPETITION

Entry Details For U15/U17 England Track & Field Champs

Entries for this years U15/17 Track & Field Championships, to be held at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium, are coming in fast so prospective participants are encouraged to register now to avoid disappointment. For further details click here

2008 England U20 & 23 Champs / World Trial Results

Results from this years championships that were held in Bedford can be found via this link. Some of England’s aspiring champions were on display to pit their skills against an international field at the excellent Barkers Lane stadium.

COACH EDUCATION

Nationwide Coach Education Course Database

Budding coaches can now visit the main pages of the current England Athletics website, to view details of coach education courses that are being staged across each of the 9 regions between now and Christmas. This page will be updated regularly but should be used as a one stop shop for coach education courses. Click here for further information www.englandathletics.org/news/coach-education-lists

LOTTERY UPDATE

Sport England Launches Public Consultation On Sports Lottery

Sport England has launched a public consultation to make sure future sports projects can access up to £45 million of funding as quickly and as simply as possible. Sport England would like to hear from people who play sport, from clubs, voluntary groups, local authorities, NGBs of sport and other key stakeholders to get a view on how the process of “applying for funding” can be improved. For further information please visit www.sportengland.org/lotteryconsultation

GENERAL UPDATE

Stalwart Pope Acknowledged With MBE

David Pope, the tireless athletics stalwart, who during the last 34 years, has been President, Chairman and Secretary of the Northants & District Athletics Association, was last week awarded an MBE for his services to schools athletics in Northamptonshire. For further details click here.

IN THE SOUTH EAST REGION

Regional Awards

Now is your chance to nominate someone in your club who is doing a great job!  They will have a chance to win a Regional Award, and may be nominated for an England or even a UKA award later this year.  The forms are also on line on our website at http://www.englandathletic.org/south-east/clubs/club-awards/

Road Running Newsletter
Colin Goater, Dave Dando and the South East Road Running Leadership Group have put together their second newsletter.  This is displayed on our website at http://www.englandathletics.org/south-east/roadrun/

Yell invest in Reading Schools Athletics     

For the 22^nd year running, the Yell Group supported the Reading Schools Athletic League.  The final, with twelve boys and girls teams took place at Palmer Park on 25^th June.  It’s estimated that over 450 Year 7 and 8 (under 14) pupils took part in the League whilst a further 200 Year 9 young people participated in a separate event for pupils under 16.

http://www.englandathletics.org/south-east/education/schools-competitions/

Information mail out

Our contact sheet has just been updated and also contains the latest Coach Education and Officiating Courses plus winter dates for the Regional Squads for athletes under 20.  A copy of this mini newsletter will also be available for athletes, parents and coaches to pick up at the English Schools Championships in Gateshead this weekend.

The contact section itself is also available on the website at

http://www.englandathletics.org/south-east/education/contact-us/

www.englandathletics.org 

Wellington House, Starley Way, Birmingham International Park, Solihull, Birmingham, B37 7HE

info@englandathletics.org

….growing the next generation of champions