Category: T&F Training

Junior and Intermediate Development Group Training over Christmas

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IDG and JDG Festive Holiday Training Arrangements

Please note that Thursday 27th December 2018 and Thursday 3rd January 2019 have been changed from 9:30am to 10:00am.

  • Wednesday, 19/12/18 – last session
  • Monday, 24/12/18 – no training
  • Wednesday, 26/12/18 – no training
  • Thursday, 27/12/18 – 10:00am Wishaw SC (both groups)
  • Saturday, 29/12/18 – 9.30am Hamilton Palace Grounds
    • Meet at sports centre entrance– IDG/U13+only.
    • No JDG/U11s
  • Monday, 31/12/18 – no training
  • Wednesday, 2/1/19 – no training
  • Thursday, 3/1/19 – 10:00am Wishaw SC (both groups)
  • Saturday, 5/1/19 – SAIL Match 2 for athletes chosen to compete
  • Monday, 7/1/19 – 6pm Wishaw SC (both groups)
  • Wednesday, 9/1/19 – 6pm Wishaw SC (both groups)

From Monday 14/1/19 normal weekly winter training sessions resume at 6pm Ravenscraig RSF.

Any further changes with be notified immediately but none are anticipated at this stage.

All best wishes for the holiday period,

Lesley and Audrey

Registration Helper required for Wednesdays

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Please see the letter below from our Club Chair, Tracey Lamont about an opportunity to aid the safe registration of young athletes on a Wednesday evening.  It was given to parents on 5th September.

NOTE: the club is looking for volunteers for other positions too and is grateful for any and all help given.

Dear Parent / Guardian

I would like to ask you to please consider helping to support and ensure the safe running of Motherwell Athletics Club training for your child and the others who also attend on a Wednesday evening.

Motherwell Athletics Club relies on volunteers to enable the safe, quality coaching and positive learning experiences all athletes have when they come to training and are involved in other internal and external opportunities offered throughout the club.

On a Wednesday night at Wishaw Sports Centre we need people to undertake the registration and help keep the records up to date from 5.35pm to 6.15pm . This is a simple but essential role. At present Pauline Russell (Welfare Officer) has been helping out with this role on a short term basis. We need a couple of parents/guardians to now take this role on to continue enabling the coaches to concentrate on the coaching. This is particularly important for the continued coaching for children under the age of 16.

Anyone who is able to help with this please let any of the coaches know as soon as possible. Someone in the club will help support you in this role until you are confident to do it yourself.
Anyone who takes on this role would need to undertake a PVG disclosure which the club will arrange at no expense to the volunteers.

Yours sincerely

Tracey Lamont
Motherwell Athletics Club Chairperson

3rd September 2018

URGENT – Track and Field Training 16th May

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Wishaw Track is closed again tonight (16th May) for repairs. Alternative training venues are as follows:

Sprint Group:

Meet at the Bandstand at the Hamilton Road entrance to Strathclyde Park.

Middle Distance/Intermediate Development and Junior Development Groups:

Meet at Hamilton Palace Sports Grounds reception area (ML3 6EF).

Please contact your/your child’s coach if you have any questions.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Athletics Provision Consultation

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A recent consultation has determined the future of the athletics provision at the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility.

While for now the athletics provision shall remain, it will be continually measured and reviewed in one years time.

Please see the announcement from North Lanarkshire Leisure.

Thanks to all who responded to the consultation.

Wishaw Track Closure – Track and Field

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A reminder to all T&F athletes that the track at Wishaw is due to close from 1 – 14th May 2017.

A booking has been made during this closure period at Dalziel Park Track, Dalziel Rugby Club, Hagen Dr, Motherwell, ML1 5RZ.

All training sessions will take place at the usual times and athletes will be asked to pay £1 to contribute to the hire costs at this venue.

Training arrangements for the various groups will be therefore be as follows:

Sprint Group

  • Monday 1st & 8th May and Wednesday 3rd & 10th May: Dalziel Park track.
  • Saturday 6th & 13th May: check arrangements with coach directly.

Middle Distance Group

IDG (Lesley’s Group)

JDG (William’s Group)

Coaches will provide information about further arrangements in the (hopefully) unlikely event that the track at Wishaw does not reopen as planned.

Track and Field Winter Training Arrangements

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Mondays

From 14th November to 19 December 2016 and from 9 January to 13 March 2017 (6pm-7.30pm), the following groups will all train indoors at the Ravenscraig RSF track.

  • Sprint Group (coached by Bob McCrum)
  • Intermediate Development Group (coached by Lesley Ross and Steven McCaw) and
  • Junior Development Group (coached by William Martin).

For Monday Nights

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL T&F ATHLETES

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T&F athletes will take their usual between seasons break from regular club training sessions following the Track and Field Annual Championships on 11 September, and will return on the following dates:

Junior Development Group: Wednesday, 5th October 2016 at 6pm, Wishaw SC;

Intermediate Development Groups: Wednesday, 5th October 2016 at 6pm, Wishaw SC;

Middle Distance Group: Saturday, 1 October 2016 at 9.30am, Hamilton Palace Grounds, and

Sprint Group: Wednesday, 12th October 2016 at 6pm, Wishaw SC (some Masters athletes have training sessions scheduled before this date).

The coaches would like to thank you for your commitment and hard work over the summer months. Stay active during the break and we look forward to seeing you all again soon to continue with preparations for the winter season!

Change of Training Venue – 22nd Aug

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Training for the Intermediate Development Group next Monday (22nd Aug) will take place at Wishaw track rather than Hamilton Palace Grounds.

Training for the Middle Distance Group on this date is cancelled due to the group’s participation in an OG event at Crownpoint on the 23 August.

Please contact your coach if you have any further queries.

CANCELLED – Open Graded Meet, 8th June

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We have today been advised that the OG Meet, which was due to take place at Wishaw Sports Centre on Wednesday, 8 June 2016, has been cancelled.  Apologies for the short notice and for any disappointment or inconvenience.  Future Wishaw OG dates are listed on the Club’s website calendar.

Training on Wednesday evening will go ahead as usual for the Junior Development Group (coached by William & Vicki) and the Intermediate Development Groups (coached by Lesley, John, Craig and Steven) and we look forward to seeing you there.  Training arrangements for other groups will be confirmed by the coaches for those groups.

Thank you.

Training Over Christmas – William’s and Intermediate Groups

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William’s group has now finished training for the festive period and training starts back on Wednesday 6th December at Braidhurst Sports Barn.

For the Intermediate Group (coached by Craig, Jill, Lesley and Steven) training next Wednesday (23rd) is at Wishaw Track – this is of course dependent on the weather so please keep an eye on social media for updates.  There is no training on Monday 28th and Wednesday 30th.  There may be training on Monday 4th January – we will advise nearer the time.

Please see the updated Intermediate Group Training Calendar.

SAIL – Scottish Athletics Indoor League

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SAIL (the Scottish Athletics Indoor League) marks the start of the indoor season for Motherwell AC. There are three competitions days/matches for the 2015/16 season: 6 December 2015, 10 January 2016 and 31 January 2016. These matches take place at 9:30am in the Emirates Arena, Glasgow and usually run until around 2pm. Teams are selected by coaches from each age group (U11- U20) and discipline for a number of prescribed races and field events. Selections are based and depend on which events are taking place and how athletes have performed in training. Every effort is made to provide an opportunity to those athletes who want to compete and who train regularly, to take part in at least one event over the course of the three matches. If you/your child hasn’t been contacted by a coach in relation to the match on 6 December, you/they may still be considered for subsequent matches. Please let a coach know if you/your child is interested in competing.

T&F Winter Training

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It should be noted that if training is cancelled over the winter months due to adverse weather conditions, a text alert will be issued to members on the mobile phone number listed on our membership system.  Non-members will, as far as possible be contacted on the mobile phone number provided on attendance registration records.  Please make sure that you notify us of any changes in contact details, particularly mobile phone numbers. Messages will also be posted on social media.

Cancellations are generally outwith our control and may be at very short notice.  Please make sure that children are not dropped off at training venues without checking that the venue is open, training is on and coaches are present.

Track and Field Training (Wednesdays)

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Just a reminder for those who train with William, Jill, Lesley, Craig, Steven and Vicki on a Wednesday night, training from this Wednesday (2nd Dec) is at Braidhurst Sports Barn in Motherwell (ML1 3XF) at the usual time of 6-7:45pm.

Please remember to bring £1 to help cover the cost of the hire.

Please take your child in to the sports barn and do not leave them before ensuring that a member of the coaching team is there.

T&F winter training arrangements – It should be noted that if training is cancelled over the winter months due to adverse weather conditions, a text alert will be issued to members on the mobile phone number listed on our membership system.  Non-members will, as far as possible be contacted on the mobile phone number provided on attendance registration records.  Please make sure that you notify us of any changes in contact details, particularly mobile phone numbers. Messages will also be posted on social media.

Cancellations are generally outwith our control and may be at very short notice.  Please make sure that children are not dropped off at training venues without checking that the venue is open, training is on and coaches are present.

T&F Winter Training Arrangements

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Please note that for those who train with William, Jill, Lesley, Craig and Steven on a Wednesday night, training in December and January is at Braidhurst Sports Barn in Motherwell at the usual time of 6-7:45pm.

Athletes should not just be dropped off but taken in to the facility and not left until a member of the coaching team is there.

We will collect £1 from each athlete to help cover the cost of the hire of the hall (this is instead of the £1.80 paid for Wishaw).

With the recent track closures it has come to our attention that we may not have the most up to date contact information – if your details have changed please let a coach know and our records will be updated.

For those who train with Jill, Lesley, Craig and Steven please see the training calendar which lists

  • Training Sessions
  • Open Graded Events we are encouraging the group to enter and
  • Indoor Competitions (the team is selected by the coaches).

If you have any questions, please contact one of the coaches.

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