David Turner (Avon County Coordinator) has issued the following reminder:
Just to remind everyone. The County SportsHall Championships are happening this Saturday, April 30th at Bristol Grammar School sports hall.
The County Championships, reserved across the country for mid-May, is traditionally the first championship event of the outdoor track and field season.
This is a competition we would highly recommend to our athletes.
With no qualifying standards or selection policy, all interested athletes are responsible for entering themselves.
The evenings are getting longer and the temperatures are slowly getting warmer, as summer approaches.
From a Track & Field perspective, this can mean only one thing. The outdoor season is here!
For those of you new to athletics this can often be a confusing time, but it’s really easy… we promise!
Competition can be broken down in to four categories. Click any of these titles for more information;
OK, so you’ve done the training. Maybe you feel as though you are ready to officially record a time/height/distance and compete against other athletes?
To do this, you will need to be a fully paid up club member (membership).This will give you an England Athletics user number, something you will need to enter a competition.
All performances will be recorded on the Power of 10, a statistics website that has recorded all UK results and age group rankings since 2006. This website allows users to manage their own profile: new user form
Each League usually has four fixtures.
Athletes earn points for the club, according to their competition finish position.
League tables are created, with promotion and relegation usually at stake.
Make sure you have contacted your relevant Team Manager to let them know your availability and what events you would like to do. Please don’t rely on them to chase you!
Your opportunity to win a medal!
County Championships entry is now open. Here are links to three local counties:
It is each individuals responsibility to enter these championships.
There is no team selection policy.
There are no qualifying standards to attain.
Later on in the year, consider entering the South West Championships to be held on July 24th.
Open Meetings are there for anybody to enter and are a great way for athletes to record a performance without any of the pressures of medals or points.
Check our Fixtures List for Open Meetings (as well as every other competition). These are happening all over the country and can be entered by all England Athletics registered athletes (club members).
Also check the “Links” section of this page to search for competitions we may have missed.
Make sure your PE Teacher is aware you want to enter the “District Trials”. This is the first step on the Schools Championships ladder. Do this in May!
