Competition Congress
To follow on from the inaugural competition conference in December 2022, England Athletics would like to update those interested on changes and also continue the discussion about competition.
Four two-hour sessions have been set up to facilitate conversations around different topics – specifically track and field discussion to address the participation decline in this discipline of the sport. Please find details of each session below and a link for registration.
Congress Session 1 – England Athletics operational update
9 May, 7-9pm
This session will include updates on:
- What England Athletics are doing on the back of the comments made at the competition conference.
- The 2023 funded partners, who we are funding and why, the approach to the 2024 fixtures calendar process.
- Some of the work taking place in the space from a partnership and also an EA Championship perspective.
Register in advance for this meeting
Congress Session 2 – The importance of inclusion and diversity
10 May, 7-9pm
In this session we will:
- Cover the importance of inclusion and diversity within athletics.
- Explore initially the importance of making events inclusive for para athlete.
- Discuss the importance of inclusion and diversity in committees and what strength diversity can bring.
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Congress Session 3 – Our volunteer workforce
11 May, 7-9pm
We will discuss:
- A dwindling volunteer workforce makes it difficult to innovate in the competition space, let alone cover the basics of a competition. This is a very real challenge and one which could stop competitions being held in the future if this is not addressed.
- What are the key challenges and what could the role of the volunteer look like 15 years from now?
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Congress Session 4 – The future
12 May, 7-9pm
In this session we will talk about:
- What it is the athletes want to see at their events following some insight carried out at our recent Indoor championships.
- What are the preferences of Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the current and future athletes in our clubs?
- The competition vs the event and what the difference is, and why athletes now also want an ‘event’ not just a competition.
- Events and the increased importance of social impact.