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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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Seated Throws Coach Development Programme and Taster Session

In August, we're hosting our very first para throws introductory session at Lee Valley. There will be a full day event for aspiring seated throws coaches and a taster session in the afternoon for para athletes to give it a go.
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Thank your volunteers in the Regional Volunteer Awards

This week marks National Volunteers' Week, and what better time to celebrate your volunteer's contributions and say thank you! The Regional Volunteer Awards are your perfect opportunity, with nominations currently open across eight different categories - but don't delay as nominations close soon on 18 June.
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Celebrating National Volunteers' Week

What better time than National Volunteers' Week to celebrate the hard work, dedication and passion of volunteers across the country? Volunteers truly are the lifeblood of our sport. Without them, athletics and running would cease to exist. The England Athletics family would like to thank each and every one of you for your outstanding contribution to our spor
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Obituaries: Keith Davidson and Nick Phipps

England Athletics is saddened to hear of the passing of national level technical official Keith Davidson and pole vault coach and bobsled Olympian Nick Phipps.
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UK Coaching Week 2024

This UK Coaching Week (29 April – 5 May), we want to celebrate the vital role coaches play in helping to inspire, support and develop athletes and runners of all abilities, age groups and backgrounds to fulfil their potential in athletics and running.
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London Marathon investment supporting Run Leader development

London Marathon Events have been supporting England Athletics Talent Pathway, in particular the Talent Hubs, for a number of years, however, we have been delighted to recently expand this support into our coach and leader development.
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From competing internationally to supporting future Olympians: Cath Mijovic’s coaching journey

This week to mark UK Coaching Week, we’re celebrating the achievements and contributions of coaches across the pathway from those who are starting their journey, to those like Cath Mijovic who have worked their way up to the performance level.   We recently caught up with Cath at the Youth Talent Programme camp in Birmingham to find out more about her journey in the sport, and what she enjoys the most about supporting athletes on our Talent Pathway.
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Run Leader Mentors supporting new coaches

Have you heard of Run Leader Mentors? They are qualified leaders and coaches who have been trained to provide support to Run Leaders involved with the RunTogether programme. They are spread across England and are always on hand to support whether via email or through a group visit.
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Simplifying the running jargon: Training pace

Running jargon surrounding training pace can be confusing, especially when you are starting on your running journey. So, Tom Craggs, National Endurance Manager (Off Track) with England Athletics, has used his expertise from coaching top athletes to help us all to better understand the complicated running jargon and how to maximise training benefits.