ENGLAND ATHLETICS
Visit by Interim Chairman of the NW Region
The new structure for athletics in England is beginning to gather pace. Charles Gains who is the Interim Chairman for the NW Region (which will include Cheshire) will be attending the next County Meeting on 14 December to meet with clubs and officers. Each Cheshire club is invited send representatives to that meeting about the future for our part of the new structure.
So see you at the Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham at 7pm 14 December.
AAA of ENGLAND EGM, 10 December
Another EGM has been called following a motion submitted by 24 clubs to decide on the proposition that the AAA of England supports the formation of England Athletics who will assume governance of the sport in England from 1st April 2006.
All Clubs, Leagues and Associations will have received information on this.
The Cheshire County AA decided at their November meeting to vote for this proposal and to recommend Clubs, Leagues and Associations in Cheshire to do likewise. The same position was agreed at the NoEAA General Committee meeting on 19th November. Cheshire representatives were present at this meeting.
Proxy voting is available - but you need to send in your voting forms by 8 December. You can appoint either A G Bunner (Chairman of AAA of England) or B Parker (Hon Sec, NoEAA) as your proxy as both will be at the EGM.
Please note the AGM of the Cheshire County AA will be held on Thursday 23rd February
National Cross Country Relays.
Congratulations to the Under 15 Boys team from Warrington AC for winning their age group event at the National Cross Country Relays at Mansfield. Top 10 team places were obtained by the Macclesfield U13 Boys team (9th) and also Vale Royal (4th) and Warrington (6th) in the Under 17 Ladies event in which event Stevie stockton (Vale Royal) ran the third fastest leg
County Championships.
The final Cheshire Championship of the year was the annual Fell Race, held outside our boundaries in North Wales over the Clwydian Hills. Malcolm Fowler (Cheshire Hill Racers) and Sarah Hammond (Tattenhall) were the two Cheshire champions on a tough course following heavy rain in the days leading up to the event.
Future County Championships :
Cross Country Championships 2006 : Sunday 8 January at the Joey the Swan Recreation area, Wistaston, Crewe.
Entry forms have been sent to clubs and are available on the CheshireAA web site. Championship Secretary is Bob Lynch of Macclesfield (01625 829229).
This event will be the main selection event for Cheshire teams to go to the Inter-counties championships at Wollaton Park, Nottingham on Saturday, 11 March 2006
Track & Field Championships 2006 - Warrington, 13/14 May.
Track Relay Championships 2006 - Macclesfield on a date to be decided.
Road Running Championships 2006. As in previous years these will be held within established open road races in Cheshire. 10km at Guilden Sutton, nr Chester, 24 September 2006 and Half marathon at Macclesfield on 1st October 2006
To ensure that all organisers get a chance to offer their event in good time, we invite offers now to host these championships for 2007!!
Cheshire Road Running Grand Prix.
Details of the 2006 Cheshire Road Running GP are being put together by Adrian Thiemicke and will be available shortly.
In addition clubs are being sent details (by John Driscoll) from the data base created from results sheets for 2005 of performances by members of their club for comment, checking and hopefully additions. These will be used to create the initial handicap ratings for athletes for the pilot trial of the endurance handicap scheme
Contact details for the co-ordinator, Adrian Thiemicke (e-mail : roadracegp@cheshireaa.com Tel : 01270 569012)
Road Race Fixtures (in Cheshire).
Forthcoming road races in Cheshire which have been notified to Adrian Thiemicke and Permits have been/will be applied for are :
11 Dec Hale village 5 mile (S Garnett 01928 516116)
26 Dec Chester Round the Walls (B Hastings)
2006
22 January 25th 4 Villages ½ marathon, Helsby
5 Feb Alsager 5 mile (Ken Rushton 01782 330553)
12 Feb Norton Priory 5 mile, Runcorn (S Garnett 01928 516116) (NOTE date change)
5 Mar Farndon 10 K (P Norman 01978 846292)
19 Mar Wilmlsow ½ marathon (M Fowler 01625 434235)
5 Apr Chester Spring 5 mile (NOTE date change)
16 Apr Runcorn-Hale Bridge 5 mile (W Sergeant 0151 724 3171)
23 Apr? Whitley 10K (C Straw 01925 730419)
12 May Christleton 5K (R Bailey, 01244 300571)
21 May Chester ½ marathon
3 Jun Pete Lowe Mem 5K (J Spencer 01925 818807)
23 Jun Tattenhall Tough Team Race (L Woodley 01829 770770)
24 Jun Lymm 5K (Dr J Spencer 01925 818807)
29 Jun Warrington RR 10K (M Molloy 01925 243993)
5 Jul Forest Park Ladies 5K (A Garnett 01606 888319)
20 Aug Birchwood 10K (A Garnett 01606 888319)
23 Aug Capenhurst 5K (S Blaylock 0151 356 4299)
24 Sep Antrobus 10K (Rosie Harris 01565 733487)
24 Sep Sutton 6 10K, nr Chester County Champs (R Batterham 01244 300107)
1 Oct Macclesfield ½ marathon County Champs (R Lynch 01625 829229)
UKA Coaching Courses :
Below are local ones to Cheshire.
Level 1
3/12/05 Sport City, Manchester (NW078)
7/01/06 Sport City, Manchester (NW079)
11/03/06 Manchester (NW081)
08/04/06 Cumberland Arena, Crewe (NW083)
29/07/06 Sportcity, Manchester (NW082)
Children in Athletics
17/12/05 SportCity, Manchester (NWCiA28)
29/01/06 SportCity, Manchester (NWCiA29)
Fitness in Running & Walking
Level 2Core
10-11/12/05 SportCity, Manchester (NW226)
25-26/02/06 SportCity, Manchester (NW227)
03-04/06/06 Cumberland Arena, Crewe (NW228)
Level 2 Event
22/04/06 Speed/Throws SportCity, Manchester
23/04/06 Endurance/Jumps SportCity, Manchester
Level 3 (Phase 2)
18-19/02/06 SportCity Manchester (NW3C2003)
25-26/03/06 ditto (NW3C2004)
Level 4
29/04/06 Ph2 SportCity, Manchester (NW4C2002)
Strength & Conditioning Module, 2-3/04/06 Sportcity.
Please book your place with Tony Airnes (Tel : 01253 358168 or e-mail : tairnes@ukathletics.org.uk) well before the date of the course.
Details of courses at other venues can be found on www.ukathletics.net
Eddie Gore (Tel : 0151 513 5606), the Cheshire County AA Coaching Co-ordinator
Courses organised by Sport Cheshire :
For the courses below contact Sport Cheshire on 01606 871812
How to Coach Children in Sport
1 Dec Halliwell Jones Stadium Warrington
An Introduction to Core Stability 30 Nov, Whitby HS, Ellesmere Port
Good Practice & Child Protection, 6 December, Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
The next Cheshire County Squad session will be at Stanney Oaks Leisure Centre on 27 November. Disciplines : sprints, endurance, throws and jumps. The RDC, Michael Hunt has asked coaches from West Cheshire AC and other clubs to attend and to help coach. Coaches can gain points for their cioaching pass!
A Question?
Who was the 1000 th athlete to break 4 minutes for the mile? It is not a trick question. A clue - it happened this year and was achieved by a Cheshire athlete!!
The answer will be revealed in the next Newsletter.
Track & Field Officials - Courses
There were only a few responses to last month’s request for names for persons interested in becoming graded officials for track and field.
The County will be organising courses at Warrington (Victoria Park) on Saturday 4 March 2006. Please ensure the County Officials Secretary is aware of your interest. Contact details : joseph.shellhorn@tesco.net or 01244 679196) Joe has the details of those who responded to the previous request.
PLEASE advertise to those in your club who might be interested.
Change of Club Secretary :
City of Chester Triathlon Club : Phil Townshend (e-mail : phylis970:yahoo.com) more details awaited.
Ellesmere Port RC : David Nalder, 4 Dolphin Crescent, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port CH66 4SZ (Tel : 0151 339 5392; e-mail : david.nalder@tinyworld.co.uk
Contacts
Michael Hunt, Regional Development Co-ordinator for NW England. He is based at Sports City, Gate 13, Rowsley Street, Manchester M11 3FF. Tel : 0161 230 8184; Mobile : 07968 498710; e-mail : mhunt@englandathletics.org
Communications
Please ensure your club members see this Newsletter.
Please inform the County Secretary (Brian Warren) and also the North of England AA (info@noeaa-athletics.org.uk) of any changes in Club Secretary.
The next County committee meetings are : 14 December and January 25th ALL at Frodsham Community centre, Fluin Lane. All meetings start at 7:30pm.
ALL clubs are entitled to a representative at these meetings. We had two more clubs attend the last meeting.
Editor - John Driscoll (0151 339 5341 or, preferably, jld@sunnyfield.co.uk).
Remember to look at :
www.cheshireaa.com
Ójohndriscoll (23/11/05)