April 2007

DB Max British Rowathlon Series 2007 Sunday, April 29 2007

The  'All-New ' Series for 2007 includes two new events, is completely traffic-free and the  'All-New'  Model E Concept 2 Rower is up for grabs as a prize. 

 DB Max British Rowathlon Series 2007

 Mallory Park - May 7th - Row 2.5k, Bike 20k, Run 5k

Castle Combe - August 5th - Row 3k, Bike 20k, Run 3k

Reading - September 1st - Row 2.5k, Bike 7k, Run 2.8k

Dorney Lake - September 30th - Row 4k, Bike 30k, Run 7.5k

 All the info, rules and entry details (online and postal) are now available at the DB Max site. There's still time for those that haven't entered the first event at Mallory Park to do so and if you're looking for an 'All-New' new start to your rowathlon season, visit www.dbmax.co.uk for the latest on all the races above.

 British Rowathlon Series

DB Max Events 

0870 420 1 420

0780 9569 303

www.dbmax.co.uk                         enquiries@dbmax.co.uk

 
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Cancellation of Crown 10K Sunday, April 29 2007
I have received a message from Jo Cox to say that unfortunately the Crown 10k and Funrun will not be taking place.  Please contact Phil Owen if you require more details.
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SAPCA Sports and Play Construction: Exhibition and Seminars Sunday, April 29 2007

SAPCA Sports and Play Construction: Exhibition and Seminars at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium: Thursday 3 May 2007

 Sports and Play Construction is a special one-day event, presented by SAPCA at  Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, and is just one week away! So if you have not already registered there’s still time to do so!

 The exhibition features the leading constructors of sports facilities and manufacturers and suppliers of   related products and services, as well as professional consultants that offer expert advice on sports projects (a full list of exhibitors is shown below).

 The event is essential for anyone involved in sports and play facility projects, including sports clubs, schools and colleges, local authorities, public and commercial sports centres, consultants, specifiers and contractors.

 The event is supported by the Sports Council for Wales. Howard Tolley, Head of Active Communities will present the keynote seminar ‘Getting Public Sports Facilities Fit for Future Generations’ which takes an external view of the appropriateness of existing public sports facilities. This is set in context with changing Government priorities and ever-increasing public demands.

 In addition there are a number of other seminars covering synthetic and natural sportsturf, indoor and outdoor surfacing construction and performance standards, playground design, floodlighting, tennis court refurbishment, surface maintenance, equipment and essential guidance for delivering your project.

 Attendance at this event, which includes any of the seminars, is free of charge.

 Register Now! If you have not already registered as a visitor here are the options;

·        Online at www.sapca.org.uk and ‘clicking’ on the link for the event.

·        By Email to info@sapca.org.uk sending the names and addresses for all delegates.

·        Call 024 7641 6316. 

·        Fax these details to 024 7641 4773. 
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Photo Additions to The Gallery Tuesday, April 24 2007

Check out the photos that have been added to the gallery. They can be found in the following sections : Party for Volunteers 2007 , Sportshall Athletics and Fell Running Championships, Wrekin.

Photos from the Sportshall Finals, Tipton Games and the Rosliston Road race will be available soon.

Club photographers are needed for the various league fixtures during the summer months. If you can help the club in this way please contact Chris at tamworthac@aol.com or on club nights. The leagues are : Midlands Women's and Men's leagues, the National Junior League, the Young Athletes league and the Heart of England league. Photos of club athletes need to be of good quality and are only used for the club website, the local newspaper, club newsletters and other club promotional material.
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TAC Track and Field Trials For U11,U13,U15's Saturday, April 21 2007
Track and Field  ‘TRIALS’

 

‘FREE TO TRY’

 

Calling all Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 club members

 

As the new season starts why not take this great opportunity to try out your skills in the following events:

100m  , 800m  , Long Jump  , Javelin

 

at the Marlborough Way Stadium on

 

Wednesday 25th April 2007

6.45 – 8.30pm

All times and distances will count towards this year’s

Shine Awards

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Super Start For Town Track Stars Saturday, April 21 2007

Twenty Nine Tamworth athletes opened their track and field season at a good quality Tipton games last weekend, writes Mick Sanderson.

There were some fine performances with 17 of the athletes picking up medals and 15 personal bests recorded on the day.

Top performance of the day was recorded by Jordan Roach, who cleared 1.75m to win the under-15 boys' high jump.

Full details on the Reports Page.
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Bid Success Will be Boost For Athletes Saturday, April 21 2007

Tamworth AC has been successful with its bid for funds from England Athletics.

The bid covers the training of coaches and coaching assistants from the 'Children in Athletics' (14 ) and Level One (16 ) stage through to the Level Two and Three stages which will provide more coaches for the club's reception and intermediate squads which meet every Tuesday and Thursday evening at the Town Stadium.

The annual summer Star: track event for eight to 15-year-olds will also benefit.

The second part of the bid is for the provision of event specific coach mentors who will work with new home club coaches in high jump and throws to improve performance and gradually increase the number of athletes to new squads.

Tamworth's well known and experienced heavy throws coach Brian Sumner has recently moved to Peterborough to be closer to his family and while he will continue to coach club members such as English Schools competitor Alex Berrow, the club is keen to invest in training a replacement through the mentoring system.

The third section of the bid is already well under way and is about supporting our current junior multi-discipline coaches, who work with eight to 11-year-olds to increase their knowledge, skills and understanding of this demanding and crucial area of the sport.

The coaches have already taken part in a series of coaching sessions in their own time including long term athlete development, first aid, event specific training and the use of 'Elevating Athletics' which is currently being rolled out to schools across the country.

A further session on drills is planned for May.

The club has provided most of the training 'in house' with others led by Derek Yeoman's, who is the Staffordshire County Squads Co-ordinator for Development and Performance in Track and Field and an experienced UKA Level 4 coach.

He has the support of Catherine Pendlebury the Athletic Development Officer for Staffordshire who believes the innovative model could be developed and used in other clubs in the region.

Finally, as part of the bid, the Sport England Clubmark club is looking to appoint a Development Sports Coach to coach an additional Reception squad for primary aged children, over a 26 week period for two sessions per week and to run the five day Tamworth AC summer Star: track scheme in August.

The post would be open to an experienced UKA Level Three and above coach and would also include building and improving on school-club links within Tamworth and North Warwickshire.
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Club Says Thanks to its Supporters Saturday, April 21 2007

Tamworth Athletic Club held its fifth annual party for volunteers, sponsors and supporters recently.

Held at the Marlborough Way Stadium, around 90 guests were entertained by the highly amusing and surprisingly fit team of The Anker Morris Men.

Chris Graves, Club Secretary and organiser of the event said: "The annual event is an opportunity to celebrate the work of the many volunteers who are the lifeblood of the sport and who coach, officiate, manage and carry out a host of tasks without which the club would be unable to function.

"It is through the efforts of these valuable people that Tamworth AC is well, known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere in which athletes and volunteers alike have an excellent opportunity to develop and enjoy their sport.

"It's a great club at Tamworth so it's no surprise that it's now recognised as a leading athletics club in the West Midlands."
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Woodward is Fit and Ready to go Saturday, April 21 2007

Coleshill athletics star Nathan Woodward has declared himself in great shape ahead of the outdoor season.

The Tamworth AC hurdler, who receives coaching from former Olympic champion David Hemery, has set his sights on competing at the European Under-20 Championships in Holland in July.

But he kickstarts his campaign by running for his club in a National Junior League meeting on April 29 and then has various county and Midland competitions.

"I feel that I'm in good shape at the moment," Woodward said.

"I've been working hard over Easter and have stepped up my training while I'm off from school.

"Normally I have four sessions a week but I have moved it up to six.

"I'm just excited and I guess a bit nervous about the start of the season now.

"By excited I mean that as a positive because it helps you to build up the adrenalin.

"It's going to be a competitive year because there are a lot of good young 400m hurdlers out there at the moment.

"But I've trained well and that will stand me in good stead."
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Bronze for TAC in Final Sportshall Competition Sunday, April 8 2007

Tamworth's young athletes put up some good performances in the final match of the Sportshall season to keep third place in the final overall standings.

With this being the last meeting of the season, medals were also awarded to the best performers over the campaign with the Tamworth under-11s group of athletes picking up a total of 16 between them.

For full results go to the 'Reports' page.

 
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Additional Induction Changes Thursday, April 5 2007

There will be no Induction sessions on Thursday 12th April , Tuesday 17th April,  Thursday 19th April, 29th May and the 31st May.  

Induction sessions will be run by Peter Flemming TAC's Induction Officer on all other Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Please contact Chris at tamworthac@aol.com if you require any further information.

 
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Edwards Leads the Way Thursday, April 5 2007

Talented young Tamworth AC star Kristian Edwards carried his excellent cross country form on to the fells with a superb win in the first round of the under 12 section of the English Fell Running Championships held on the Wrekin Hill in Shropshire.

The course consists of approximately 1 mile of severe hill climbing, negotiation of a quarry and then the exhilarating final run down. Competition from the more traditional fell running areas including Matlock in Derbyshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire was not enough to keep ‘Flatlander’ Edwards from his goal of being the first member of the club to ever win a race in this series.

Not too far behind in 9th place was Oliver Wood which was also an exceptional performance as Oliver still has another year in this age group.

It was Jack Childs’ first attempt at fell running and he too ran a well paced race to finish 12th in the under 14 boys race which shows great promise for the future.

Samantha Lawton was the club’s only entrant in the girls races and her 21st position in the under 12’s was some 2 and a half minutes quicker than last year over the same course.

For all budding endurance runners the fells are an excellent way to gain strength and endurance whilst running in some beautiful surroundings and it is the club’s intention to take part in many more fell races this season.

If you would like to take part in fell running or any other events at Tamworth AC please contact Chris or John on 01827 260897, email tamworthac@aol.com or visit the website for further details at tamworthac.co.uk
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