SATURDAY 3rd JUNE –
CLUB SESSION CACELLED.
ACADEMY SESSION LOCATION CHANGE.

This is notice that the 2023 AGM will be held at 8pm on Tuesday 28th February.

It will take part within the clubhouse at YOSC.

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.

The Avon track and field round four has been re-scheduled for Saturday, 24th September and will now be held at Yate.

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

We would like to raise awareness to our members that Yate and District AC are in a privileged position where athletes are eligible to enter two regional Championships…

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.

We’ve tallied up last weekends Yate AC medal haul over three regional County Championships (Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire) and we are extremely pleased to announce Yate athletes have picked up an amazing 56 gold medals, 32 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals… a massive total of 107 medals!

We are not going to have enough Qualified Officials to run the planned selection meeting and therefore have had to CANCEL the trials scheduled for 6th June.

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.

England Athletics have today (17th June 2020) issued a revised plan with regards a potential return to competition.

This can be viewed here

For the second year running, we are very pleased to announce that seventeen club members have been selected to represent their County at this years English Schools.

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.

Further to the Prime Minister’s national address this evening, we’re sorry to inform you that YOSC will be closing with immediate effect

OPEN MEETINGS
18/19th January – Both Phoebe Havard and Dan Brooks…

We are so excited that 18 year old Yate athlete Owen Merrett has been selected to compete at the U20 World Championships!

Owen will be one of only 43 athletes (and only 9 field athletes) who will make up the GB team at this event

Since the closure of Initially Yours we have been working hard to establish a new supplier for our kit. We have now secured a supplier and are pleased to announce we will be working with Linela, based in Olveston.

The weekend of 11-12th March provided the first opportunity of…

The following is a message from Joy Bray, the Team Manager to our Lower Age Group Youth Development team (U13 and U15), but the principle applies to everyone hoping to be part of a league team this season:

As a club we compete in five athletics leagues, from the local to the national. All leagues (except AT&F) only have one more match to go.
Here’s an update of what’s been happening.

You never know how the team will fare before the season starts and a certain amount of trepidation exists as the team is prepared for its first match and you don’t know what the opposition has in store.

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.

Over the weekend of 12th and 13th August, Toby Richardson went through the UK athletics classification process to become a recognised para-athlete. 

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.

Entry for the 2022 South West Championships is now open.

These Championships will take place at Exeter on Sunday July 24th.

SATURDAY 3rd JUNE –
CLUB SESSION CACELLED.
ACADEMY SESSION LOCATION CHANGE.

Following the popular workshops in 2022, Jordan has plans for more in 2023.

Our partner club, Westbury Harriers, are encouraging people to enter their annual “Westbury Wipeout” event.

A 3k multi-terrain adventure for juniors aged 8-15 taking them round the beautiful grounds of Blaise Castle, Henbury.

Now that the season is well and truly underway, we thought it would be a good opportunity to share an update, and to expand on any of our regular social media posts.   

The following is a message from Joy Bray, the Team Manager to our Lower Age Group Youth Development team (U13 and U15), but the principle applies to everyone hoping to be part of a league team this season:

Due to the ongoing track repairs at Swansea and with the forecasted weather ahead, I am writing to let you know that the match on Sunday 07 May will now be held at the Carmarthen track.