Youth Athletics in the UK

This site contains basic information for young Athletes about each Athletics (Track & Field) event and enough information to help you if you are already an established young Athlete or are considering Athletics. It has information which might also help Athletics Coaches and Parents of young athletes. Athletics in the UK. Athletics UK. Athletics UK. Athletics UK.

Birmingham HPC not open for these dates

The High performance centre at Birmingham is not available because it is being used for warm up and set up for major events. Don't turn up to train as you will not get in

Week prior to the Aviva trials (7th July - 11th July):

Main stadium: There will be no centre green all week. Long throws can be done on the outside throws area.
Mon 7th/Tues 8th July outdoor track and indoors open as normal.
Wed 9th July/Thurs 10th July - No use of outdoor track, indoor training only.

Newcomer to Athletics in the UK (or anywhere)

I am new to Athletics and what events should I be doing/trying?

Some of the outdoor Regional, National and Open indoor dates and links

Looking for dates of the outdoor fixtures so that you can organise your diaries and training programmes?

Citius, Altius, Fortius: Faster, Higher, Stronger (the Olympic motto)

Have a look at what we, Great Britain, are doing for the 2012 Olympics.

Results are often hard to find soon after an event

Athletics data site is THE place to go to see the earliest view of most events in the UK (and much more)

Interested in coaching young athletes. Here are the forms and dates for courses this winter.

Athletics is almost exclusively a volunteer sport and all but a few coaches are Parents, Teachers, ex-Athletes and the like who are, quite simply, keen on helping others. Many coaches start because they can observe the lack of coaches at their local club. You don't need to be an ex-Olympian, but you do need to be able to enthuse your athletes, analyse their needs and deliver a training programme that will help them fulfil their potential. The UKA Courses will teach you all you need to know to be able to do this and you will find it a rewarding experience. Along with all major sports, Athletics operates Police Checking of all Coaches.

Application form for a Coaching Course with all of the contact details in all parts of the UK:

Excel Spreadsheet with dates of UKA coaching courses from September 2006 to Autumn 2007:

How do you know how good you are and how your national governing body trains top athletes?

This new page outline the five rings principles that are used to assess the potential of any gifted athletes and shows current thinking from UK Athletics in the long lead-up to the 2012 London Olympics.

AAA of England Standards - how was your season, compared to....last year, your previous age group, other athletes....?

The AAA has reverted to its original name - the Amateur Athletics Association - and are still responsible for setting and explaining standards used in Athletics in the UK, in order to compare performance and monitor progress as athletes move upwards through age groups. Contact details are on the form for Regional Organisations and the main contact is Edwin Bellamy at Ebellath@aol.com

Newcomer to Athletics

Excellent book on Strength Training Anatomy with helpful diagrams. If you didn't know what to ask for at Christmas, this might be worth consideration.

Athletics School Games 2007.

The UK School Games website and results.

UK Athletics have a kids zone with games

UK Athletics website has just become more children friendly with the sorts of games you might love playing. Adults will find it impossible to beat their children, I'm sure but have a look and see what you think for yourself.

Eggs are good. Silly picture and a link to books about diet

A picture of eggs: Have a look at the reading list - there is a great book on food there as well as other ideas:

Link to the Olympics site - Carl Lewis spoke with Andy Tongue about winning.

There are some great articles on the official site of the Olympic movement. Take a look from the left margin or click the link for an example of the quality of information on the site. Read this article about Carl Lewis and be inspired:

Will you be good enough to compete at World level?

UK Athletics, the governing body for Athletics in the UK, have produced some guidance using recent data that may show if you are on-track for achieving World Class performances. Most athletes wonder where they are and the Power of 10 site shows the top 500 or so ranked athletes at National and Regional levels. The new "Performance Funnels" appear to be a good tool for you and your coach to monitor your progress. Take a look and remember to read the "Notes" thoroughly (UKA have undertaken to update the Funnel data each year)

How does the school system support Athletics and gifted and talented athletes?

Have a look at what the school system in the UK are doing for talented athletes in many sports.

Europe's U20 and U23 athletes Rankings

U20 European Rankings

U23 European Rankings

A 13 year old's guide to Youth Athletics. Might help if your in need of some basic coaching or technique tips.

What Athletics competitions should you compete in at your level.

Link to High Jump training for beginners to intermediate. Continue...

An article on how to Coach Hurdles to Young Athletes by Ted Grey. Continue....

Food and Nutritional Supplements - The Australian Institute of Sport has summarised what can and cannot be taken in their country - even though some of the products are not available in the UK, it is still worth a look. Continue.....

Ever wondered what you can take and what you cannot. You might be young, but everyone has to be registered for their inhaler and most young Athletes don't know this. Check out drug search database, you can check any medicine or chemical.

If you would like more information about Athletics in the UK and do not normally have access to the internet, you can use normal Land Mail. Continue... Φ