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School Games National Final update and webinar

With the season in full flow, we are pleased to see several hundred athletes making the School Games National Final Entry standards across all the events and all four Home Nations. To be considered for selection for the School Games National Finals, all athletes must complete an online registration form to confirm they wish to be considered for the Games.

MH Tennis: The tennis club incorporating funetics activities into their lessons

The fundamental movement skills of run, jump, and throw are present in most sports, and whichever path a child chooses to take in life will have been positively benefitted by giving funetics a go!
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National School Sports Week: Helping children get 60 minutes of activity everyday

Let’s come together to celebrate National School Sports Week this week! It’s important for children to engage in 60 minutes a day of PE, sport and play to set them up for a happy and healthy future. Together we can make this happen, read how you can make a difference.
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Results from General Meeting
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Meet our new funetics Delivery Team
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England Athletics encourages all clubs and member bodies to vote at General Meeting

Last week, a formal notice of a General Meeting for 10 June, 2024, was issued to Clubs, with this reminder issued today.
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World Kids Athletics Day 2024

World Kids Athletics Day is a day dedicated to getting kids active and involved in athletics. No matter what their background, every child thrives on movement and play. We want to use the power of athletics to inspire young people all over the world to get moving, develop their skills and confidence and build a lifelong love of sports.
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Additional Para places added to the School Games National Finals

After working with the Youth Sport Trust and the event organisers of the 2024 School Games National Finals, we have managed to secure a further 16 Para places at this year’s School Games National Finals.
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Club and Community Activator course launched
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Watch our webinars on age group change proposals

As we continue to converse with stakeholders on the implementation of changes to age groups, England Athletics – alongside the other Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) – is pleased to release the recordings of three webinars which took place earlier this week addressing topics on which we have received feedback since the changes were announced.