We are a grass roots club that focuses on providing juniors the chance to acquire the important skills of Fundamental movement through the foundation development and onto event group.
The aim is to enable our athletes to become focussed and accomplished through all aspects of running, jumping and throwing; whilst maintaining the key core, agility, balance, coordination and speed work that drive all athletic movements.
It's not just about how fast you can run, or how high you can jump, or how far you can throw. It's about the best way to do all of these efficiently, effectively, with understanding and the desire to focus and build from those skills. Alongside these skills, you will also learn how to get fit and get in the right state of mind to do your best.
To do this you need to have the right attitude and behaviours these are - listening, learning and applying and with this will come improvement.
Questioning is also important both from the athlete and the coach and needs to be done at an appropriate time during the session. Remember you are not the only athlete on the track or Sportshall!
Learning how to be good at athletics can also help you feel more confident in life.
Safety is paramount at all times and athletes need to adhere to the code of conduct of the club. This includes behaviours at all venues, looking where you are and your surroundings.
You need to be on time as sessions will need to start on time. We cannot have athletes running around the Sportshall or Track or on an outbound activity unsupervised and whilst sessions are being set up for you. On arrival you should report direct to your coach and make them aware of any injuries, what sports sessions you have already done that week and be ready to focus on the session planned.
Most of our junior sessions are based from or at St Michaels High School in Chorley or at Horwich Track.
Running, jumping and throwing are the main events that you might think of whilst considering athletics. To complete the above there are various different key stages that your body goes through to be able to apply each discipline correctly and efficiently.
The main driver in each of these areas is your core. The centre of your core is normally just above your belly button (the centre of your body). Your core is key to the development of :
Through a combination of planned sessions/activities we will look to improve the above and look at the technical skills of running, jumping and throwing. Your coach will have set out a training plan for a period of 6-8 weeks (mesocycle) that will incorporate physical preparation and practise to achieve specific goals across the athletic spectrum.
These skills can be then applied in different arenas to show and record your development.
This is done either:
During the sporting calendar there are several events for our athletes to attend and apply their learning/skills. These are and usually held during:
>We encourage athletes to participate in a number of mixed events until they are at least past the EGD stage.
It is important to always be prepared for the event you are attending, including training.