Athletics

Athletics offers the widest range of choice of any sport as its various disciplines provide the opportunity to throw, run or jump.

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An Overview of Athletics

The range of disciplines across the track, field, road and off-road provides an incredible diversity of events for different people with different skills and abilities. For other people athletics is about fitness and participation but the range of age groups, events, competitions and clubs means that athletics really is a truly inclusive sport. In many different ways athletics really is one of the most exciting, diverse and vibrant sport there is. For many the sport provides the ultimate challenge to their competitive abilities.

Benefits

Field events such as shot put help develop physical strength
Cardiovascular benefits from the running disciplines.
Social benefits from group training sessions

Costs

Disciplines such as running only require the cost to purchase suitable shoes. There are many beginners running groups across the country that are free to join and some that charge a small price of £1-2 per session. For more specialised athletic disciplines a membership with a club is likely to be required.

Involvement

Everyone. The different disciplines suit different body shapes and sizes.

Adaptations and Equipment

Equipment needed is dependent on the discipline. But the key piece of equipment needed is some running shoes.

Facts

The very first race of the modern Olympics in 1896 was the men's 100m sprint.

SASP Sport Welfare Officers Forum

A online meeting for Sports Club Welfare & Safeguarding Officers based in Somerset.

You're invited to attend our club welfare forum for anyone involved in sport and physical activity in Somerset, but in particular those in your clubs who hold the role of 'club welfare officer' or 'safeguarding lead'.

If you're the Safeguarding or Welfare Officer at your Sports Club, please join Tracey Sweetland, Somerset Sport Welfare Officer at SASP to learn about local support and opportunities to assist you in your volunteer role.

Lloyd Cowan Bursary

The Lloyd Cowan Bursary will support the next generation of UK athletes by awarding grants of up to £500 once a year. They will be available to coaches, and to unfunded athletes, aged 16-23, for whom cost is a barrier to accessing developmental opportunities in athletics.

England Athletics Club Improvement Fund

The Club Improvement Fund will provide grants of up to £500 to support clubs with projects that aim to reduce some of the barriers current or future members are facing. England Athletics want to fund projects that will help clubs to provide a safe, sustainable and welcoming environment for their athletes and runners.

England Athletics Club Improvement Fund

The Club Improvement Fund will provide grants of up to £500 to support clubs with projects that aim to reduce some of the barriers they are facing.

Run Together Support Officer

A vacancy has arisen at England Athletics for a Permanent RunTogether Support Officer, to support the Participation and Programmes Manager in identifying new partners to expand the RunTogether Network and work alongside Club Support Managers.

Bracknell AC

http://www.bracknellac.com

Maidenhead Athletics Club

http://www.maidenheadac.co.uk

Newbury AC

http://www.newburyac.org.uk

Reading AC

http://www.readingac.com

Slough Junior AC

http://www.sjac.uk.com/about

Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow AC

http://www.wseh.info