Somerset Schools Athletic Association

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9.30 – 9.55 Arrival and Registration Welcome Warm-up with Event One Coach Event One Coaching Refreshment Break Discussion Event Two Coaching 2.00 Mini Break Relay Organisation 2.15 Team Relays 2.30 Warm-down with Relay Coach 2.45 Dispersal

Warm up: First Session: SPRINTSENDURANCEHURDLESSTEEPLECHASELONG JUMP TRIPLE JUMP HIGH JUMPPOLE VAULTJAVELINHAMMERSHOT Peter Grosjean + Chris Millard Nick Brown Godfrey Fry Geoff Williams + Charlotte Fisher Brian Camp Richard Llewellyn- Eaton Dave Pearson Simon De Wilton Murray Grant Pippa Poore Second Session: SPRINTSENDURANCEHURDLESSTEEPLECHASELONG JUMP TRIPLE JUMP HIGH JUMP POLE VAULT JAVELINDISCUSSHOT Peter Grosjean + Chris Millard Nick Brown Godfrey Fry Geoff Williams + Charlotte Fisher Brian Camp Richard Llewellyn- Eaton Dave Pearson Simon De Wilton Murray Grant Pippa Poore

School Area County SW Nats International Athletic Organisation Mendip Jason Allen Sedgemoor Steve Ladd Yeovil Jane Yandell Taunton Richard Llewellyn-Eaton Avon Gloucestershire Wiltshire Cornwall Devon Dorset

School Area County SW Nats International ESAA Standards are found on the Website and in the Handbook for all age groups and all events We know of two errors! JG 200m Entry Standard is 26.3 JG Pole Vault NS   ES

ESAA Standards – Example 1 School Area County SW Nats International Junior Boys High Jump National Entry Junior Girls High Jump Record Record

ESAA Standards – Example 2 School Area County SW Nats International Junior Girls 800m 2:50.0 2:37.0 2:29.0 2:19.0 2:15.0National Entry Junior Boys 800m 2:27.0 2:19.0 2:13.0 2:06.0 2:03.0 Record 2: :02.73 Record 2:08.7 1:56.1

We ARE a highly successful County Winning trophies at ALL Regional & ESAA championships

Girls’ Teams & Boys’ Teams National Champions 2015 ESAA XC - 14 th March

Within Track & Field we use the ESAA standards to enable us to compare individual athletes and select the strongest possible teams for the South-West and National Championships. We keep up-to-date with season’s performances of all athletes: Area Performances County Performance Somerset County Performance South-West Performance Season’s Best Performance (possibly within a club) Power of 10 rankings Through your success we gain success

If not your School then it is your Club

Taunton AC Yeovil Olympiads AC Wells City Harriers Mendip AC Frome Running Club Langport Runners Crewkerne Running Club Cheddar Running Club Quantock Harriers Minehead Running Club Running Forever Running Club Burnham-on-Sea Harriers Chard Road Runners Yeovil Town Road Running Club ALL schools are automatically affiliated to SCAA ALL clubs affiliate to Somerset County AA

Somerset County AA Track and Field Championships Saturday & Sunday 23/24 th May Bill Whistlecroft Arena Closing date for entries Saturday 9 th May Schools are automatically affiliated to SCAA therefore entries can come from schools as well as clubs. Combined Events Championships Saturday & Sunday 25/26 th April Next weekend at Millfield School These championships are organised in partnership with SCAA therefore athletes can represent either their school or their club.

SSAA Events: Junior Track & Field Championships Wednesday 3 rd June Bill Whistlecroft Athletics Arena Closing Date – 15 th May Entries from Schools Track & Field Championships Saturday 13 th June Millfield School Closing Date – 27 th May Entries from Areas South-West Track & Field Championships Saturday 20 th June Exeter Arena South-West Combined Events Championships Saturday 27 th & Sunday 28 th June Bill Whistlecroft Athletics Arena

SSAA Events: Middle Schools Track & Field Championships Monday 6 th July Bill Whistlecroft Athletics Arena Entries from the Middle Schools ESAA Track & Field Championships Friday 10 th & Saturday 11 th July Gateshead International Stadium ESAA Combined Events Championships Saturday 19 th & Sunday 20 th September Bedford International Arena Entries by qualification from South-West Championships

We welcome your feedback for in October.... We start planning the 2016 Coaching Courses We look forward to meeting and working with you ALL again.