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Summer Aviva Star:track Athletics Coaching Course

May 18th, 2011 by Suzanne

Media Statement
Ref No: 0023

Date:  May 2011

Embargo: 

Ashford Leisure Trust is staging two Aviva Star: track athletics coaching courses during the summer holidays for youngsters aged 7 – 16 years.  The young people attending the courses will have the opportunity to take part in five mornings of athletics coaching at The Julie Rose Stadium, Ashford.

The course will involve coaching in running, jumping and throwing as well as specialist event coaching in hurdles, race walking, high jump and pole vault from some of the South East’s top athletics coaches.

Participants will have the chance to gain one of Aviva Awards in athletics as well as taking part in a number of competitions during the course.

The course’s will be running from Monday 1st  to Friday 5th August and Monday 22nd to Friday 26th August from 9am to 1pm daily and will cost £48 (includes an athletics goodie bag & t-shirt) per person per course.

For more information please e-mail Pete.LeRossignol@ashfordleisuretrust.co.uk or to book a place please call the Julie Rose Stadium on 01233 613131

Click here for the official press release.

Click here for the Summer Star:track booking form.

November 09 Newsletter

November 20th, 2009 by Suzanne

THE BATON – ASHFORD ATHLETIC CLUB – NOVEMBER 2009

VICKY SILK - CONGRATULATIONS to Vicky who has been included on the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) list of athletes. This means she will now receive UKA funding for 2009-2012. AAC now have two WCPP athletes – Vicky and Lisa Dobriskey. Well done Vicky.

Sportswoman of the Year - Congratulations to Kara Gibbs who was awarded Thanet’s Sportswoman of the Year. Kara is ranked 17th in the Under 20s in the country after several times recording a personal best of 3m. Well done Kara.

Website - The latest update to the website are the coaches’ profiles. If you want to learn more about your coach, then click on the link under the coaches’ tag on the website www.ashfordac.org.uk

Coaches/Team Managers Meeting - The meeting on 21st October was very well attended. The meeting began by highlighting all the coaching/Club issues in the last six months – the changeover of Lease to the Council in March; new Chairman and Treasurer appointed; new Club laptops and printer purchased; training in the Dartfish programme; increase in membership; the new induction evenings are successful; we have a new coach – Barry Watson; the new AAC website has been launched and The Baton has also been launched; there are new nets for throws cages at the Stadium. (more…)