Talented Athlete development opportunities

Hammer

Hammer Masterclass (Loughborough University): 1-2 November
Athlete booking – Sat £50 | Athlete booking – Sun £50 | Athlete booking – weekend £80
Coach booking- Sat £15 | Coach booking- Sun £15 | Coach booking – weekend £30

Led by Olympic hammer thrower and world renowned coach, Paddy McGrath, this two day immersive masterclass is tailored for both athletes and coaches to sharpen their technical skills, enhance performance, and gain insights from one of the sport’s most respected coaching minds. Paddy will deliver sessions focused on technique, drills, coaching philosophy, and practical tips for long-term development. Supporting the weekend is the UKA Para Strength and Conditioning Lead, who will run specialist sessions designed to further support hammer throwers in building robust, high-performance training habits.
• Download full timetable (PDF 300kB).

Note: Masterclasses for shot put, discus and javelin are currently being organised.

3 Day Junior2Senior – Train like an Elite Hammer Thrower camp (Radley School, Oxfordshire): 29 March to 1 April 2026
Athlete booking

This unique opportunity to train full-time as a hammer thrower. After two years of proven success with distance runners, Junior2Senior is now launching its first-ever intensive training camp for aspiring elite throwers. The fully residential camp includes expert coaching from Jake Norris (World Junior champion, UK No.1) and Bayley Campbell (World Junior finalist), alongside a packed program of technical sessions, speed development, S&C, nutrition, psychology, and injury prevention.

Seated throws

Coach and Athlete day (Lee Valley): 9 November (two more sessions will be available in the next few months)
Athlete booking | Coach booking

New and existing coaches can sign up to learn more about Seated Throws (10am-5pm), and new and existing seated throwers can sign up for an afternoon (3-5pm) of coaching and training as a group.

All Jumps event-specific national development weekend (Loughborough): 14-15 March

High Jump

High Jump national development weekend – for athletes and coaches (Loughborough): 15-16 November 2025

Pole Vault

Pole Vault national development day– for coaches (Lee Valley): 15 November 2025

Decathlon

Athlete training day (Brunel): 8 November and 10 January
Contact Darren Ritchie if you are interested in attending.

Athlete training day (Loughborough): 29 March
Contact Darren Ritchie if you are interested in attending.

Heptathlon

Athlete training day (Loughborough): 9 November and 29 March
Contact Darren Ritchie if you are interested in attending.

Athlete training day (Birmingham): 11 January
Contact Darren Ritchie if you are interested in attending.

Frame running

Frame Running Coach and Athlete day (Alexander Stadium HiPAC): 15 November
Athlete booking | Coach booking

Wheelchair Racing Talent Series (St Mary’s University): November 2025 – March 2026

England Athletics talent camps bringing together our selected England Talent Programme wheelchair racing athletes. Camps are delivered by National Wheelchair Racing Development Coach, Richard Chiassaro, and we are offering the chance for 5 coaches to work with Rich to learn more about wheelchair racing.
Contact Richard Chiassario for more info.

Endurance

National Endurance weekend (Leeds Beckett University): 15 and 16 November
Apply for a place | Download agenda (PDF 1MB).

Aimed at athletes (18+) and their personal coaches to learn together.  Athletes must have achieved the a Half Marathon time 66:00/75:00 or Marathon time of 2:20/2:38. Places are very limited, and all places are available on a first come, first served basis.

Places are available to:

• • Athletes who have represented England or Great Britain over ultra distances, cross country, mountain or trail since 1 May 2024.

• • Para athletes on England Athletics Talent Pathway or England Athletics Para Academy athletes.

• • Race walking athletes.

Race walking talent development day (Nuneaton): 29 November 2025

Steeplechase workshop (Hexham): 25 April 2026