Para success in Coventry
Despite the extensive rain overnight, three of our para athletes successfully competed in in an international field. With seeding heats on Saturday and finals on Sunday, all progressed in the rankings and improved their PBs.
Entries by Matt Spicer
Adaptive Athletics March 2024 update
In 2023, we have worked with over 100 participants from the age of 6 years to over 50 years.
We have run sessions and competitions for those with a wide range of disability – physical, intellectual, deaf and blind.
Our approach to Adaptive and Para-Athletics is to “respect the individual and adapt the activities”.
Early 2024 Round Up
We are fast approaching the new 2024/25 outdoor track and field season, so we have some early season news and events to share with you, so read on to find out about Kit, the upcoming AGM, Sports Mind Coaching, Sprints & Hurdles entries (now open) and the new Membership year.
Proposed changes to age group categories
We are writing to inform you of proposed changes to the UKA rule book that would impact young athlete age categories, and to let you know how you may have your say in influencing these important changes proposed for our sport.
Second Para Athletics Classification
Over the weekend of 12th and 13th August, Toby Richardson went through the UK athletics classification process to become a recognised para-athlete.
Pole Vault recruitment
Coach, Sam Hillier-Smith is hoping to recruit some more athletes to her successful Pole Vault Squad.
Sam’s squad have broken many of the clubs records and gained Regional and even National medals.
Ideally, athletes would be aged 12-14 and available to train at least once a week, preferably twice.
Success in Deaf Schools Athletics Competition
Yate Adaptive and Para Athletics group together with the Deaf Studies Trust set up a regional Deaf Schools Athletics competition on 11th July at YOSC.
This attracted 65 participants from Bristol Schools and mainstream schools in Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire.
We need more Officials!
We are very short of parents in the U13 & U15 age groups who are officials.
We recently had to call on Charlotte & Matt Viner to cover the Cardiff YDL Lower match (as well as officials from Bristol & West) to ensure that we did not lose points, as officials contribute to the team’s points in the both the YDL Lower & Upper Leagues as well as the senior leagues that we compete in.
Yate AC “Wall of Fame”
We are incredibly proud of the clubs forty-year history and have kept records of every year since we were established, back in 1983.
You can view details of any year here
Para News – Athlete Classification
As you may be aware, the procedures for competition in Para-Athletics are rather more complex than in mainstream athletics. Although our programme of Adaptive Athletics has been running for over a year, we are only now fully engaging with Para-Athletic competition.
On 15th and 16th of July, Nancy Jubb became our first fully classified athlete.
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