WCAC Newsletter #293, 02-10-20
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Many happy returns to the following Club members who celebrate their birthdays this week:
Emma Ashcroft, Jack Falkingham, Tom Ogilvie, Kara Stoll, Daniel Pagan, Charlotte Austin, Daisy Cooke, Bernard Longman, Eva Renshaw, Joshua Wollaston, Nicholas Nowell, Sharon Dodd, Uzezi Onomerike, Nathan Partington, Thomas Robinson.
And Next Week: Charlie Clarke, Evie Holland, Michael Dennis, Neil Finegan, Aiden Heap, Florence Page-Evans, John Driver, Alfie Lane, Aimee Phillips.
ENGLAND ATHLETICS GUIDANCE
Following the new restrictions outlined on 22nd September by UK government, guidance for OUTDOOR club and group activity as well as all types of OUTDOOR competitions for athletics and running is not affected. However, guidance for INDOOR activity has been updated. Indoor activity for Under 18βs can take place with larger numbers in a Covid-secure environment. Indoor training for athletes over the age of 18 is restricted to groups of 6 (1 coach to 5 athletes): https://www.englandathletics.org/athletics-and-running/news/guidance-update-for-restricted-return-to-activity-for-coaches-leaders-athletes-runners-and-facilities-step-3/
Please see below for the England Athletics guidance document for a return to restricted track and field competition in a Covid-19 secure setting (with new guidance for Cross Country added 18 September and links to Trail Running guidance added 1 October). This is written knowing that any step back to competition needs to be taken carefully and in full recognition of, and adherence to, government guidance that is in place at the time on Covid-19: EA will update the guidance if and when necessary: https://www.englandathletics.org/athletics-and-running/news/update-on-competition-planning-july-2020/
HURDLES INVITATION
Club coach Karl Fenney is keen to hear from any Club members wanting to attend his hurdles training sessions at the EPSV Track on Mondays (6-8pm). Please email Karl if you are wanting to attend at: [email protected]
CONGRATULATIONS TO HARRIET AND JOSEPH!
Joseph Morrison and Harriet Wheeler have both demonstrated record-breaking form after claiming new club records with impressive performances at the weekend.
Joseph sliced 10 seconds off his own club 1500m record and became his club’s first sub-four minute 1500m member after clocking 3:51:37 at a British Milers Club fixture held at Nuneaton.
And Harriet powered her way to a new under 13 girls javelin club record with a throw of 33.77m at the Trafford Open Meeting, beating the previous record of 31.04m achieved by England international Emma Howe and also hit a new personal best of 8.32m in the shot put.
Harriet was joined at Trafford by club mates Lewis Parsons and Robert Austin who celebrated new personal bests.
Lewis ran a new under 15 boys 100m best after dipping under 12 seconds for the first time to clock 11.98 seconds, and posted 24.57 seconds in the 200m.
And Robert sliced two tenths of a second off his under 15 boys 100m best to clock 12.32 seconds.
Other West Cheshire AC members in action at Trafford included Luke Parker who clocked 43.65 seconds in the under 15 boys 300m, and Holly Bosworth who cleared 1-32m in the under 13 girls high jump.
George Hyde hit 14.64m in the under 20 men’s shot put competition at the England Throws Camp at Moulton.
STAYING IN TOUCH WITH DAN GILROY
Our Club President, Dan Gilroy, rang Dennis Wall on Thursday to pass on best wishes to everyone at the club. Dan said he would welcome members to ring him and have a chat. His number is: 07594 464287.
TRAFFORD AC OPEN MEETING NEWS
Anyone wishing to compete at the Trafford open meetings, please see this link: https://www.traffordac.co.uk/php/index.php?script=newsFull.php&news_id=938
SPEED AND POWER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
England Athletics are inviting people to book onto their new Speed & Power Virtual Conference (14-15 November). Speed and power are vital for sprinting and impact most athletic events. Expert speakers will present on technique, training planning, physical prep, plyometrics and the mindset to pull it all together! The conference is a fantastic development opportunity for coaches, leaders and athletes in athletics and running as well as other sports. The speaker line-up includes: Christine Ohuruogu MBE, Lloyd Cowan MBE, Aston Moore, Frank Attoh, Dr. Mike Young, Nick Winkelman, Gareth Walton, Ed Archer, Chris Shambrook, UK Strength & Conditioning Association – UKSCA, Stanley Madiri, Christine Harrison-Bloomfield and Julie Pratt-Benterman. Click here to find out more and to book online:
CLUB AGM
The date for this year’s West Cheshire AC Annual General Meeting is Tuesday, December 1. More details will be announced soon.
2020 ENGLAND ATHLETICS TALENT PROGRAMME
The application deadline for the 2020 England Athletics Junior Talent Programme is Monday 5th October. The programme aims to share and develop coach knowledge and athlete ability based on performance factors, identify key performance determinants of each event, identify and prioritise key training objectives and more.
Applications for athletes who were born between 1 Jan 1999β31 Aug 2002 and their coaches are welcome. For further details of the programme and to apply click here:
ENGLAND ATHLETICS WEBINARS
The latest list of coaching webinars cover the following topics: Endurance β REDS introduction (Fri 2 Oct 6PM); Coaching the triple jump β hop take-off (Wed 7 Oct 7.30PM); Speed β Resisted Sprinting: Research and Applications (Wed 14 Oct 6.30PM); Throws β nurturing emerging talent (Thurs 15 Oct 8PM); Coaching the Long Jump β flight and landing (Wed 21 Oct 7.30PM); and Discus throwing in clubs (Thu 29 Oct 8PM). Click here to register and catch-up on previous webinars:
PLEASE HELP OUR CLUB WHEN YOU SHOP…
West Cheshire Athletic Club has registered with easyfundraising, which means over 4,000 shops and sites will now donate to the Club for FREE every time you use easyfundraising to shop with them. These donations will help SO MUCH, so please sign up to support us β itβs completely FREE and doesnβt take long at the following link:
VOLUNTEERS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED AT TRACK & FIELD TRAINING SESSIONS
Eddie Gore and Dennis Wall are currently the Club’s Covid-19 Liaison Officers during track and field training at Ellesmere Port Sports Village.
But Dennis will be self-isolating later this month with his mum because she is waiting for a hospital operation, so Eddie will need assistance before and after training sessions with the Covid-19 signs, tables and hand sanitizers.
Anyone who can help should email Dennis ASAP at: [email protected]
TRACK & FIELD TRAINING NOTES:
Only athletes who have been invited by their coaches shall be allowed on to the track facility for training sessions.
Athletes will arrive through the Black Entrance Gate ONLY (adjacent to Ellesmere Port Sport Village), Parents/ Guardians will drop their children here, remembering to keep social distancing.
Parents/Guardians do not come past the Black Entrance Gate or go on to the track side.
At the Black Entrance Gate, the athletes will then sanitise their hands.
Then they will put their track fees in a box (correct change would be good, Β£1.00 per hour or Β£2.00 for 2 hours), then they will go direct to their coach. There must be no socialising between groups.
Exit is via the Blue gates ONLY near the Old Sportshall Annexe to the Car Park to avoid mixing of groups. Parents/guardians to collect their children at Blue gates exit gates, parents/guardians do not come past the Blue Exit Gates on to the trackside to collect their children.
Athletes should bring their own named water bottle. The trackside toilets will not be open, but in an emergency athletes can use the EPSV toilet facility and must wear a face mask. All athletes must apply the one-way system.
Athletes and coaches MUST not attend training if they or any of their household are suffering from COVID-19 symptoms or if local lockdown rules apply or if anyone has just travelled back from abroad from areas that lockdown applies to must NOT ATTEND TRAINING.
Only fully paid up members of EA and West Cheshire AC are eligible for training.
PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH
I hope you enjoy this latest weekly issue of the Club Newsletter during these strange times. This week’s edition features news, work-outs, links to video clips, and a list of club members who are celebrating birthdays.
Remember that you can all play your part in communicating and sharing your thoughts and ideas during this lull in Club training and competition.
I would welcome any contributions from yourselves, any impending marriages, or additions to the family, any running or competing incidents. Currently the response has been excellent, but if you have anything that could make it into next weekβs Newsletter β please email me.
Hopefully you are continuing to stay fit, healthy and upbeat in these strange times. Please forward me your contributions for the Club Newsletter by email to: [email protected]
PLEASE PAY YOUR CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Please remember to renew your Club Membership to help support West Cheshire AC prepare for life after the lockdown.
In line with the Club’s hopes and aspirations, UK Athletics has confirmed that due to the extreme impact of Covid-19 on competition structures within the sport, the 2020 outdoor track and field competition year will be extended from September 30 to October 31.
The link to the Club Membership payment page on the website is here: https://wcac.niftyentries.com/Membership
FREE MENTAL HEALTH MODULE
Gain the confidence to support people experiencing mental health problems by taking Mindβs FREE Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity eLearning module (usually Β£18) – Mind have extended the FREE access to Wednesday 30th September. Access the module here:
ONLINE COURSES FOR BECOMING A QUALIFIED ATHLETICS OFFICIAL
BOOK NOW! Start your journey to becoming a qualified athletics Official with our new online Field Judge Level 1 qualification . The 4-hour practical course introduces participants to the key roles, responsibilities and duties of a Field Official. Only Β£20pp. Available dates: Tuesday 1 September & Sunday 13 September.
HELP AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE
Club member Mark Shepherd is offering help to anyone who has been furloughed or are employed and looking to up-skill in a certain area.
The basic criteria are that an individual must live or work in Cheshire / Warrington and they have to be employed or self-employed. For businesses employing less than 50 people the funding his business (Accelerate) cover 100% of all training costs and for larger businesses itβs 40%.
Training can be anything from a short CPD type course to a full ILM leadership and Management qualification. From level 2 up to Level 7 (post degree).
If anyone shows interest please feel free to pass on Markβs contact details and he will do his best to get their training funded.
Mark can be contacted at:07494 869 282 and by email: [email protected]
WHY NOT BECOME A RUNNING LEADER?β¦
You can BOOK NOW for our new LiRF-CiRF online β a great Development opportunity helping individuals who are Leadership in Running Fitness (LiRF) qualified to prepare for the step up to the Coach in Running Fitness (CiRF) course. The workshop lasts 2 hours & costs only Β£20. New dates available β Tuesday 14 July, Sun 26 July & Tuesday 4 August.
ATHLETICS WEEKLY NEWS UPDATES
All the latest athletics news can be found on the Athletics Weekly website here.
HEATHER McLINTOCKβS REHAB EXERCISESβ¦
Club member and physio Heather McLintock has provided a webpage developed for athletes to access over the COVID period. The link contains video exercises which can be used to rehabilitate whilst you canβt visit her at the practice.
HOME PENTATHLON UPDATEβ¦
If you havenβt completed the Home Pentathlon yet, please give it a go and let me know how you get on.
VIRTUAL MULTI-EVENT@HOME COMPETITION
England Athletics has linked up with Sportshall Athletics to offer clubs a free to create their own Virtual Multi-Event @ home competition! Clubs can now use the Sportshall scoring system, and online OpenTrack virtual competitions platform, to create their own fun βat homeβ challenges and competitions featuring up to 13 events.
With athletics training and competition currently limited due to the coronavirus pandemic, Virtual Multi-Event @ home provides a fantastic opportunity for athletes to compete against others from their own club or against other clubs, within their home or close-to-home environment and in line with government guidelines.
CATHRYN WOODALLβS WORK-OUT INVITEβ¦
Club member and Farndon physio Cathryn Woodall has posted crab walk and squat video exercises on her Farndon physio Facebook page.
Cathryn is also thinking of doing a Facebook live/Zoom video of a 20-30 minute exercise routine, if anyone is interested.
JASON OSWELLβS LOCKDOWN PHYSIOTHERAPY
Jason Oswell has been in touch to say he is doing Physiotherapy video consultations during lockdown. If anybody has any issues, he is prepared to provide a consultation to anybody from the club for Β£10. His email address is [email protected]
HELP AND SUPPORT
Anyone requiring help and support while self-isolating can contact the local council hotline number of 0300 123 7031.
This is a dedicated hotline number for those self-isolating and who donβt have anyone to help. A call to this number will provide help organising food or medicine deliveries, or some sort of social contact. The number for the most in need is 0300 123 7031. It is open Monday to Sunday (8am-7pm).
ALSO β Please feel free to ring me (Dennis) if you want a chat or need any help or support. My numbers are: 0151 201 1254 and 07968 643038.
UPDATED ONLINE ATHLETICS WEBINARS
In these unprecedented times, I wanted to draw the clubβs attention to some of the great resources available online. England Athletics is expanding its campaign to support Athletics and Running for everyone @home, with a focus on βRunning @homeβ support and advice. The homepage can be accessed here.
There are many webinars, interviews and tips from top coaches and athletes on how to stay conditioned and focused.
In addition, there are some fantastic videos for 4-11 year olds on the Funetics webpage put together in conjunction with England Athletics. The videos demonstrate parents and children (aged 4-11) taking part in FUN activities based on fundamental core movement skills: running, jumping and throwing. Funetics is a programme that has been designed to reflect the requirements of the National Curriculum Key Stage 1 and 2. At this time when our children are currently schooling at home, we hope that these video activities will support the need for education to continue at home. You can access the videos here.
The link to other updated webinars can be found here, here and here.
STAYING FIT AND HEALTHY
The links below offer a range of advice on exercises we can all do while confined indoors.
MIND provides a series of workouts here.
Joe Wicks has become a household name with his daily online morning workouts which can be found here.
Sport England is offering tips, advice and guidance on how to stay active around the home on this link.
Youth Sport Trust is providing healthy tips including a series of 60-second Challenges on this link.
Realbuzz has provided strength and conditioning exercises to help avoid injury.
MORE GREAT MEMORIES…
This week it’s Katherine Merry, Brendan Foster, and Heike Drechsler. Enjoy…
ITβS GOOD TO TALK
Members and parents are reminded to look at the following links for updates about the club:
FACEBOOK: West Cheshire AC, West Cheshire AC Road Running, West Cheshire AC U13 to U20 Middle Distance Group
WEBSITE: www.westcheshireac.co.uk
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/westcheshireac
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/westcheshireac/
