Coaching News

I hope you’ve spotted that we’ve helped Angela, Tom and Dick restructure the coaching over the summer.

Juniors Coaching

• Assistant coaches – Chris, Castel and I had a fun weekend learning about athletics coaching and qualified as EA Asst Coaches.
• Rota – We created a coaching rota so we each (Angela, Chris, Castel and I) coach one session per month.
• New Sessions – The Asst Coach plans and runs their own session, adapting from the plans they’ve learnt & seen.  A coach (Either Tom or Angela) is available nearby if needed.

Sportshall

• Paul Wileman has picked up on Sportshall from Rachel & Hayley.
• KAs have loaned us their Sportshall equipment and we’re holding indoor training on a monthly basis.
• We fielded three teams at Oct Bicester, and set 9 new club records. 

Volunteers

Kathryn Leech has worked with the parents, volunteers and coaches to:

• Get a bigger pool of volunteers involved
• Update the rota so parents help out once every 8 weeks
• The coaches are involving the volunteers to make it a more interesting session.

Results

• Very positive feedback from the juniors to their parents “He loves running club” and “She’s loving Thursday sessions” are typical.
• We’ve seen the attendance increase and we’re now regularly getting 40+ junior on a Thursday evening, with youngsters often bringing their friends.
• Record attendance at Sportshall.

Seniors

Sheila is looking after the ‘Beginners Group’.  She’s made sure that the new or returning joggers/runners are able to build both their confidence and fitness, and as a result the group is becoming increasingly popular.

Jonathan, Chris & Ian have taken over the structured training from Paul Jegou.

• Created a training plan that runners can follow and work towards a goal
• Increased the variety by introducing agility, balance and plyometrics as well as speed and hill sessions
• Enjoying making idiots of ourselves. (I was always rubbish at hopscotch!)

Getting Involved