Matt Spicer

The new track is ready!

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THE NEW TRACK IS READY!
There are still things to complete and we are working with the contractor to fit these things in when available. This means there are some things we may have to do on a short-term basis… BUT

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Jeremy Dale

Parent & Athlete Update

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Dear athlete and parent,

Following from our communication on Yate AC website and our newsletter on 31st January, you will be aware that Mark Lodge and Phil Lucker have set up their own Athletics club.  Due to this it has been agreed that Phil and Mark will no longer be coaching for us/Yate AC at the 7.00-8.30 Tuesday and Thursday evening club sessions, this is to avoid a potential conflict. We appreciate that this can be disruptive to athletes and do understand the bond between athlete and coach can be special.  We apologise for not communicating with you sooner but as you can imagine we had lots of things to get sorted in a short time!

We thank Mark and Phil for all their contributions over the past many years. Mark and his family have spent many hours supporting YOSC and the athletes for this we are greatly appreciative.

Yate have many other coaches who are all ready to talk with you to discuss your training needs at the times when Mark and Phil would have been coaching.  Please do come along as usual to your Tuesday and Thursday training sessions where one of the Yate coaches led by Jeremy Dale will be available to help you meet the other coaches and discuss your individual training and competing ambitions.

Do feel free to grab anyone in a Yate AC green jumper if you would like to discuss anything further or have any concerns.

Many thanks

Yate and District AC
Jeremy Dale

News.

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31st January 2018

You may have recently heard that Yate & District AC coaches Mark Lodge and Phil Lucker have decided to form a new Club. We wish them all the best in their new venture and thank them for all their great contribution to our club over the years.

For our part, following last year’s success in YDL, Midland League and Avon Track and Field, the club is looking forward to a busy and exciting year ahead. Before our track closes for a £800,000 refurbishment, at the end of July we are planning to celebrate our 35 year anniversary.

As well as our usual Sprints and Hurdles competition, Yate AC are also planning a Jumps and Throws Open in March and hosting three other Opens on Wednesday evenings in partnership with Bristol & West AC and Avon AA.

We are actively exploring alternative arrangements for when our track will be out of action. Although this may cause some temporary disruption we will try to minimise this. However, we firmly believe it to be worth it and see it as fundamental in securing the long-term future of the club at YOSC.

This is a tremendously exciting time and we would like to thank our members for their continued support, whether it be coaching, training, officiating, competing, team managing or general assistance, in making Yate & District AC a vibrant and successful community club. Should you wish to get involved we have a number of volunteer opportunities, please contact one of the committee members for more details.

Yate & District Athletic Club

Jeremy Dale

Dates for you diary

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Firstly we have just had confirmation that Chris Jones CEO of England athletics is visiting Yate and District AC on Tuesday evening 26th September 2017! There is no set format, he will arrive before 7.00 pm  and be escorted around looking at our facilities, watching training, meeting coaches and athletes alike. I appreciate some groups are on a break but it would be great to have the track looking busy if possible.  Photos and an article will then appear in the EA news letter in the near future. Please support this evening if you can

The T&F season is not quite over: on Sunday September 24th there are the Exeter Pentathlons: Exeter Harriers have already had enough entries to justify going with their event (which hasn’t always been the case in past seasons), but would welcome more. This meeting will be the last chance for many U13/U15/U17 athletes to compete in that age group. Details of the event can be found at. http://exeterharriers.org.uk/competitions/exeter-harriers-combined-events/
Don’t forget the cross country season is approaching, in case you don’t know, we have an agreement with Westbury Harriers that you can run for them (like they do for us on the track) at no extra cost (except the run vets) in cross countries or road races, if you are interested please let Ellen know so the appropriate forms can be filled in.
We have been asked to participate in an anonymous survey if you can please go to the link below and help a university.
Finally look out for Awards night tickets that will be on sale soon.
Jeremy Dale

Getting ready for the new season

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Now we’re getting really close to the start of the season, we need to make sure that the track and surrounding areas are ready to host our first events. As you probably already know, Yate Outdoor Sports Complex is run by volunteers from the club, and so we need your help and support to make sure that we’re ready.

So, we’d like to invite you all to come along on the afternoon of Saturday 25th March to get stuck into clearing the banks, cleaning the stands, repairing and painting the jumping boards, cleaning out the steeple chase pit, raking the sandpits, greasing the hurdle weights, extending the shot put demarcations…….and loads more!

The long term weather forecast is looking bright and sunny for Yate on Saturday (no honestly it really is!), so why not stay after training and join us for the afternoon?

And if you’ve not already done so – bring your completed membership forms with you – renewals need to be in by the end of March if you want to compete in April!