CHRISTMAS 2002
2002 going on 2003
Another Christmas is here
and the Committee, the Coaches and all the Team managers would like to offer
you the season’s greetings and the best of New Years in 2003.
Rankings
The quality of a club can
be measured by the position of its individual members appearance in the
rankings. This year we have not one but
two athletes at number 1 in the rankings.
Louise Watton is at number one in the under 17 womens rankings for the
javelin and Matthew Calver is at number 1 in the under 13 boys triple
jump. Louise’s 46m94 actually puts her
at third in the under 20 rankings and probably well up the list for Senior
Women as well. Matthew Calver’s triple
jump of 11m57 in the County Championships is the fourth all time best in the UK. Matthew also featured in the rankings in the
long jump and high jump. Rachel Cork is
in the top 20 in the under 17 shot and Dan Smith and Nick Fradgley feature in
the under 15 boys high jump. Dave
Pearson has coached a whole clutch of athletes to success in the pole vault
with Jocelyn Hird in the under 20 rankings, Laura Pangbourne and Sam Baldwin in
the under 17s and Judith Kay in the under 15s.
If this tremendous show of quality could be matched by numbers at
matches we would become a very considerable force in athletics in the south.
Christmas Closure
The club will not operate
on Saturday December 28th. Otherwise most sessions operate as normal but please
contact your coach for details.
Last Run of the Year
To celebrate the end of
the year Glyn Davies will again host this event at 10.30 on December 29th. We run (gently) from 17 Horseshoe Close, Colehill
out on to Canon Hill Plantation and round it off with some hot punch and mince
pies. For further details ring Glyn on
880682.
Circuit Session
The
club is operating a circuit session at Canford School Sports Centre on
Wednesday evenings at 8.15pm for an hour of hard but very enjoyable work. These sessions will resume again on January
8th and will last until half term. The
sessions cost £2 and while there is some work specifically for jumpers and
throwers these sessions are open to anyone seeking to build up their fitness
levels.
Sportshall
The last league match is
at Canford School on Saturday 21st December. Be there at 2.00pm for a 2.30
start. Our under 15 boys are
challenging for the title but for the rest of us this is a fun event. The County Championships take place on
Sunday January 19th again at Canford School.
Please tell Peter Impett 01202 880767 if you want to enter. The County team will be selected on the
basis of these championships.
Cross Country
Ian Kennedy is bringing
about a major improvement in club fortunes in cross-country. He has worked very hard to get athletes to
turn out but he still needs more to ensure that he can get a team out in every
age group. Why not give it a try. The next league match is scheduled for 12th
January and will be hosted by Wimborne AC, it takes place at Ferndown Upper
School. Let’s see our best turnout yet
- we also need about 12 people to help with marshalling and other tasks
- can you or any family members help with this? If so please contact Ian on 01202 577081.
First race starts at 12.45 and the final race should be over by 2.30. The County Championships take place at
Canford on Saturday January 4th.
Entries must be received by December 30th.
Ashdown
Visitors to the track
will see that we now have a building at the track. The electrics have still to be connected at the time of writing
but it should soon offer us the opportunity to shelter from the rain and to do
all those necessary bits of business when we have matches at the track. The club has made a contribution to the
costs of providing the building from funds and from an award that the club has
been given by UK athletics. The building ( any ideas for a name for it) will
help enormously at track meetings.
On The Roads
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The road runners make
no allowances for festivities and are set for at least two races over the
holiday period. The Round the Lakes
races take place in Poole Park on Boxing Day starting at 11.00am. Then on New Years Day there is the
Broadstone Quarter Marathon departing Broadstone Sports Centre for a double
loop to Darbys Corner and back. The
race starts at 11.00am. Entry is
available on the day and there is a separate prize for the under 17 age
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Pole Vault
The results that Dave
Pearson’s athletes are achieving are borne out by their positions in the
rankings. Dave has had two grants
towards the purchase of poles and other equipment and the idea of the pole bank
where athletes borrow poles that suit their capabilities is set to go
national. Dave is now conducting indoor
sessions with portable runways and makes much of the training equipment
himself. If you would like to join one
of Dave’s training sessions give him a call on 01258 837057. To secure the longer term future of this
training group a sponsor needs to be found.
Do you know anyone who could help to sponsor one of the country’s top
pole vault training groups!!
Subscriptions
Don’t forget your subscriptions
for the New Year. The club needs your
money to enable it to move forward please return your membership forms to
Richard Nunn.
Working with Others
A relaxation of the rules
will allow us to join with other clubs to compete. We propose to join with Poole AC to compete in the Southern Mens
and Southern Womens Leagues next summer.
This will give more strength in depth and may help to cut travelling
costs.
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Presentation Evening The
Presentation Evening has been provisionally booked for Friday January 24th at
the Broadstone Hotel. We will be
using the skittle alley again following our very successful event there last
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Team Managers
Peter Impett has offered
to take over the Southern Mens League team management for 2003. However we do
need help with other team management particularly the South West League and the
Young Athletes League. The more people
who help the easier it becomes. If you
are able to help please phone Peter on 01202 880767.
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