WCAC Newsletter #301, 27-11-20
INVITATION TO CLUB VIRTUAL AGM
On Monday 30th November at 7:30pm
The club will be holding the AGM meeting via Zoom this year. We’d encourage as many members as possible to attend – you have to be present at the meeting to vote, so we really do need your involvement.
Please e-mail club secretary, Clare, for a link to the Zoom meeting at: [email protected]
Full details are in this notice.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Many happy returns to the following club members who celebrate their birthdays this week:
Tom Joshua, Andy Carter, Maysie Linegar, Sarah Kefford, Ben Rutherford, Adam Sisson, Jessica Watkin, Ella Dimbylow, Lucy O’Connell, Sam Cormack, Freya Renshaw.
And Next Week: Ellis Hancock, Jacob Jones, Emma Powell, Rhiannon Robson, Jessica Brown, Sofia Lawton, Tom Pryor, Lola Byrne, Thomas Duret, Beth McMahon, Joseph Morrison, Cosette Wearden, Luca Brocklehurst, Grace Henderson, Issy Read, Harriet Wheeler, Lilly O’Gorman, Louise Moore.
PLANS TO RESUME EPSV TRACK TRAINING
The Club is hoping to resume EPSV track training when national restrictions are ended on December 2.
The Club is waiting to receive permission from site operators, Brio Leisure, to re-start training on Thursday, December 3, and as soon as a decision is made the Club will circulate the news to all coaches, volunteers, and members via the club’s social media platforms.
2021 CHESTER SPRING 5 MILES ROAD RACE CANCELLED
The club’s road race committee has decided to cancel April’s scheduled Chester Spring 5 Miles Road Race because of England Athletics road running restrictions.
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING UPDATE
The club’s cross-country league fixtures this season have all been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fixtures in the Liverpool League, North Staffs League, North Wales League, and Manchester League are all cancelled.
Meanwhile, Cheshire County Athletics Association is hoping that it can stage a cross country championship at any time between late January and early March.
And the Liverpool and District Cross Country League is hoping that their annual championship can still be held on Sunday, February 7, at Clarke’s Garden, Liverpool.
REVISED ENGLAND ATHLETICS GUIDANCE
Following the UK Government’s new national COVID-19 restrictions and the publication of bespoke instructions from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), England Athletics has revised the current guidance for athletics and running. Despite lobbying DCMS for certain exemptions, this new guidance will apply from Thursday 5 November 2020 until Wednesday 2 December 2020.
STEP INTO COACHING…
England Athletics has added a new Leading Athletics course on Saturday 28 November! The course is ideal for your first step into leadership in athletics and is delivered via a two-part webinar (10-11.30AM & 12-1.30PM) costing £20pp (open to anyone aged 14+). Book now .
Please get in touch with Dennis if you do book on the course at: [email protected]
COMPETITION PLANNING UPDATE
Head of Coaching and Athlete Development at England Athletics, Martin Rush, has provided an update on athletics competition planning as we continue to prepare beyond the current lockdown. Please click link to find out more.
ENGLAND ATHLETICS WEBINARS
Friday 27 November 18:00 to 19:30 –The Masters Athlete –Physiological changes occurring with age, training and nutritional strategies, peri menopause, menopause and beyond, dealing with illness and chronic medical conditions Hosted by Dr Nicky Keay.
Monday 30 November 2020 18:00 to 19:00 –Endurance – Session planning for endurance athletes. Micro, meso and macro training cycles Hosted by Andi Drake
Wednesday 2 December 19:30 to 20:30 –Jumps – Coaching the Triple Jump – step landing into jump take-off, flight, and landing Hosted by Aston Moore
Thursday 3 December –Throws –An interview with a special discus guest Mark Chapman
Pre-record released on to www.athleticshub.co.uk
Saturday 12 December 2020 10am –Endurance – Let’s start with A Question of Performance. Considerations of athletic development Hosted by Mark Brace
Monday 14 December 18:00 –Youth Development Networking Group
Thursday 17 December 20:00 – Throws –Mastering the fundamentals: Hammer throwing in clubs. Hosted by Gary Herrington.
Sunday 3 January 2-6pm –Throws Masterclass webinar with Ashley Kovacs
Book now for a special masterclass webinar as Ashley Kovacs, coach to World Champion shot putter Joe Kovacs, joins us from Stateside for live presentations and Q&A sessions. Book your place on this exclusive webinar – with early bird discounts for anyone booking by 30 Nov plus discounts for registered members.
VIRTUAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
*Calling U18 Coaches* Check out our 2- day International Virtual Youth Development Conference to help maximise your young athletes’ potential! The conference will be hosted via Zoom on 5/6 December featuring a fantastic speaker line-up. Find out more .
MENTAL HEALTH WEBINAR
Mental Health is important. Join a free informal Zoom webinar on Monday 14 December (7PM) with some of England Athletics’ Mental Health Ambassadors to look at how clubs & RunTogether groups can support mental health during the pandemic & beyond. Sign up .
DISABILITY INCLUSION COURSE
The @BritAthletics Disability Inclusion training modules are still available to book! The interactive eLearning course is suitable for anyone wishing to better engage & support disabled people in athletics & running. Find out more .
COACH IN RUNNING FITNESS COURSE
Are you a qualified Leader in Running Fitness (LiRF) and looking to step up to a Coach in Running Fitness (CiRF)? If so, check out the new dates for England Athletics’ LiRF-CiRF online workshops The dates are: Sunday 22 November (3-5PM), Tuesday 1 December (6-8PM) & Tuesday 8 December (6-8PM). 2hr/£20. To find out more and book online please click .
The workshop is designed to give participants an opportunity to learn the detail of the pathway towards becoming a coach before they enroll on the full Coach in Running Fitness qualification.
Please get in touch with Club Coaching Co-Ordinator, Dennis, if you do book on the course at: [email protected]
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 – it’s completely FREE and doesn’t take long via this link.
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.
ATHLETICS WEEKLY NEWS UPDATES
All the latest athletics news can be found on the Athletics Weekly website here.
HEATHER McLINTOCK’S REHAB EXERCISES…
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 can’t visit her at the practice.
HOME PENTATHLON UPDATE…
If you haven’t 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 ‘at home’ 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 WOODALL’S WORK-OUT INVITATION…
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 OSWELL’S 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 £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 don’t 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 – 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 club’s 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 ‘Running @home’ 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 the 1964 men’s 5,000m final, 1970 Commonwealth Games men’s 110m hurdles final, and 1987 World Championships women’s 10,000m final. Enjoy…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1zYmckCaO8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX7C9oI3lUk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_fnpE3-H-M
IT’S GOOD TO TALK
Members and parents are reminded to look at the following links for updates about the Club:
WEBSITE: www.westcheshireac.co.uk
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INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/westcheshireac/