South West Club of the Year!
We had a fantastic evening on December 1st, at the England Athletics South West Volunteer Awards…
First of all, we are super-excited to say we have just won the South West Club of the Year award!
Entries by Matt Spicer
South West Awards Night – 1st December
There are 9 awards up for grabs and this year Yate & District Athletic Club have finalists in 4 categories!
Club of the Year
Coach of the Year (Sam Smith)
Unsung Hero of the Year (Ellen Taylor)
Young Volunteer of the Year (James Viner)
Neuff offer the club 10% of all Christmas sales
Our good friends at Neuff Athletic Equipment have very generously offered Yate & District Athletic Club 10% of all sales, without affecting how much the customer pays for their products.
2021 Sportshall success
Our Sportshall teams competed in the first match in the Gloucestershire Sportshall League against teams from Cheltenham, Swindon, Gloucester and Dursley
It was a great team performance and we had some fantastic results.
2021 Season Review – League by league
Well, what a season!!
We seemed to go from nothing last year to everything this year!
All athletes did superbly, especially considering last year there were no league matches at all
Parkrun
parkruns are free, weekly, community events all around the world.
Saturday morning events are 5k and take place in parks and open spaces. On Sunday mornings, there are 2k junior parkruns for children aged four to 14.
The Year in Review – Trainee Sport and Exercise Psychologist, Jordan Lewis
This year has been a fantastic opportunity to be partnered with an enthusiastic and welcoming club. Coaches, parents and athletes have embraced my work and taken many opportunities to talk about sport psychology, what it is and how it could help.
Adaptive Athletics – September 2021 update
After extensive refurbishment at Yate Outdoor Sports Complex, attention turned to the issues surrounding inclusion and community athletics for all. Following discussions with potential partners across the South West, and after meetings with England Athletics, it was confirmed that YOSC was the ideal venue for development of an open and developing athletics programme for all level and abilities.
2021 National Athletics League, Club Rankings & 2022 Higher Claim
Looking ahead to Season 2022, If promotion/relegation is introduced the team should be in with a chance to be promoted.
2021 SPORTSHALL
COULD YOU BE ONE OF OUR NEXT SPORTSHALL TEAM MANAGERS?
Following our debut in 2019, we have once again been invited to take part in the Gloucestershire Sportshall League and we are looking for some volunteers to help make it happen.
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