Athletics Weekly

Answer to the golf - could it be that a person involved in the development actually was a golfer? Right, since we have pumped many millions into the youth sports trust and schools partnerships the actual number of students taking part in active competitive sport either inside of school or against ot...

If we rely on the SSP to give our students 2 hours of PE per week what do the PE department do? I have worked for and alongside a number of these partnerships and to be honest the best pe came from the pe departments. I am going into a school to coach this afternoon at an after school club paid for ...

I am now going to have a cup of tea with a large crusty bacon sandwich and read the green paper issued by the government on spending reform, I love good news and a good breakfast.

"3,000 school sport managers, 450 development managers, 225 competition managers and 370 coordinators in further education establishments jobs are at immediate risk" Now that is great news, see I told you that some good could come out of it, if you only looked. Why should my club receive f...

The question posed is how will the cuts effect our sport or sport in general? Most of the sport see it as a bad decision and now we are getting comments such as we wont get the world champs because the government wont support it. But let us se if there is a positive side to all of this. The announce...

I agree with the Malcolm Fenton appointment he is going to make a success of it. I have worked with him on regionals and the Welsh programs where he has led on Hammer and me on discus and apart from selling me half his stock of videos and equipment I have learnt an awful lot from him on S and C and ...

I actually mentor within industry and some students who require it and have done for many years, trained etc. I dont think many people actually understand what is mentoring and how to apply it in a realistic way. If you are just to act as a teacher teaching a coach how to coach then that is not ment...

they are not restricitng it to level 3 and 4's 1 and 2's willbe undertaken by regional mentors.

Caroline

using the terminology is hard for me to understand but to think a poor Essex boy would understand is near impossible.

I would hope that CVC was seen speaking to the top throws coach but i still think that we could see a female at the top SH appears to be in line according to close friend Charlie and La La

I was talking to a female called Charlie and she said that Shelly holroyd was in the frame as the first female head of jav, suspect Charlie may be biased!

Yes you can go up and ask them you are a big chappie but I am a small guy who would probably get beaten up for being rude to them!

Problem with only catering within a university arena is that you can miss so many potentially good athletes that you end up in the same situation.

We have lots to offer them, but we do not market ourselves that well. One female said atheltics is boring and run by grumpy people, it's like being at school. good level of coaching in schools, colleges and Universities would be a great move forward. Have the leagues and some of the clubs not worked...

There are some very good throws coaches around the uk in all disciplines and a number of youngsters coming through. However all our youngsters now have the opportunity to do so many more sports and past times and without the promotion we often lose out. Marketing is one of the sports weak points. Sh...

Tim was a person that on a number of occassions took the trouble to contact me regarding some of my views on the development of sport, this was regardless of whether he agreed with me or did not. I know he advocated coaches talking together and I am sure that he will be sorely missed not just in ath...

I agree that we should make every effort to put on programs where our world stars can compete. I went to Estonia this year for the European discus competition and conference. The main benefit I brought back was the enthusiasm of the two athletes that came along and the understanding they had of the ...

You can get all of Watford Harriers open dates off off the clubs web-site
www.watfordharriers.org.uk

First of all I use my own name purely because I believe in what I say. The question of the payments made to coaches has to be between the coach, the club and the athlete. Expecting the NGB to pay is absolute madness and the proposal by James is badly though out and flawed in too many areas to be of ...

yes there is some about. I will put some up for you. Especially with the re;laying of the javelin runway.
I thought you were on holiday.

Just to let you know that the woodside stadium refit is well under way and should be completed by the middle to end of November. If you look at the Watford harriers web site you will see the dates for next years open graded meeting. I hope to talk to the throws groups shortly to agree which throws w...

hi Sam

I p[icked up this tip at teh cardiff indoor centre which may help you.

Go to an electrical wholsealers and get some shrouds for PVC/SWA/PVC to go over the ends of your javelins. I am told it works

Lumbering heavies is a misconception to be a top thrower of explosive throws events sprint training from 200 down to 30m is normal.

When I asked him he told me it was to make him look good in front of the runners of this world and show how easy it was to run

Bevone - Sory could not let Sam get one over me.

but Sam I heard that you do weight training to throw a light implement.

One or two of you seem surprised that the world champion and olymic champion does running training. His program is 6 x 300 (he did it to show runners that throwers can run as well) he also does 200's 100's and 60's. His fitness regime is awsome. Sub ten you say that you see no reason for him to do t...

plyometric if you contact either Richard Wheater at England H.O. or Alison Potts at newmarket office I am sure we can help you. Any problems please contact me and I will see what we can do to support you

When we look at the regional squads we can see a definate improvemnt in the number of juniors, we just need to get the coaches to understand and how to implement the coaching programs that are needed to achieve that leap from good junior to senior athlete. Over the last few years I have been studyin...

I will only make one small point a number of people that watched question of sport were amazed that one of our athletes did not know who Mara Yamuchi was!

She did say she saw her wandering around the village!

Was this a management fault!