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England Athletics News 18 December 2009
Essential information from England
AthleticsWe must start by saying
a massive 'Thank you and congratulations' to you all. New
figures from Sport England have shown a growth in
participation in athletics and this is due to the hard work
and expertise of so many people in the sport. You can learn
more about this below. You'll also find all you need to
know about the England Indoor National Championships, how
to get involved with our Facebook Leaderboard, and about
our recent National Coaching Conferences. We look ahead to
the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Dehli with Helen Clitheroe
and the IAAF International Cross-Country Championships in
Brussels. Clubmark accredited clubs can learn how they can
benefit from the Active Kids Scheme, there's news of a
wheelchair racing summit, and Issue Two of the Road Running
Race Directors' newsletter is now
online.
Latest News
Congratulations
- Sport England praises the success of
athletics!Sport England figures
show athletics is growing fast - and we want to thank
clubs, coaches, volunteers and athletes for their
outstanding work in our sport's success!
Coaches
boosted by National Coaching
Conferences
Coaches from across England have been reaping the benefits
of input from world class coaches at England Athletics
National Coaching Conferences More than 400 coaches
attended the three conferences in Sheffield, Lee Valley and
Birmingham with the focus of 'Physical
Preparation'.
Clubmark
accredited clubs to benefit from Active Kids
scheme
This year, Sainsbury's Active Kids is giving Clubmark
accredited clubs the opportunity to take part in, and
benefit from the Active Kids scheme. Active Kids
helps teachers, leaders and coaches inspire and motivate
young people to get active and be healthier by providing
equipment and unique experiences for them to
enjoy.
Focus
on Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games - Helen
Clitheroe
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Helen Clitheroe on what
it feels like to stand on the podium, the importance of the
Games in her career and pride in pulling on the England
kit.
England team preparing for IAAF Brussels International
cross-country
England will send full teams to the IAAF Brussels
International cross-country this Sunday, as the Belgium
capital welcomes many athletes moving on from last weekends
European Championships or those trying to prove a
point
Jeff
Adams to host wheelchair racing
summit
Jeff Adams, Canadian Paralympian and a six-time world
champion, is hosting a wheelchair racing summit on the
weekend of 30th to 31st January 2010.
Features
Issue
2 of Road Running Race Directors' newsletter now
online
Issue 2 of the Road Running Race Directors' newsletter is
now online and available for you to download and read. The
newsletter is produced by RunBritain have and is especially
designed for road race organisers around the UK to
complement therealbuzzrunbritain.com
website
which was launched earlier this year.
Get
involved with our 5K leaderboard
England Athletics now has a 5K running community as part of
our Run In England Facebook Page. Just go along and put
your latest 5K time in. Let everyone know how your running
is going and look for people running similar times to
you.
England
indoor national championships information
online
The England indoor senior and age group Combined Events
championships, and age group championships details have
been announced. Information such as entry forms, links to
enter online, timetable, officials selected, and links to
entering and buying tickets online are now on our
Championships page.
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2008 Peter Sarson
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