February
2013
At
the end of 2012 England Athletics decided to increase the affiliation fee that
athletes pay to them. Originally the increase was from £5.00 to £20.00 – this
was without consulting the clubs and was quickly rejected by all the clubs. After
much discussion it was raised from £5.00 to £10.00, this increase has been
passed onto club members.
Membership
fees are now due for 2013 as follows.
Senior Member:-
£21.00
Junior
Member:-
£11.00
Associate Member:-
£11.00
Life Member:-
No fee
Two
adults £40.00 Saving £2.00
Two adults + 1 child £50.00 Saving
£3.00
Two adults + 2 children £60.00 Saving £4.00
One adult + 2 children £40.00 Saving £3.00
Each additional adult £20.00 Saving £1.00
Each additional child £10.00 Saving £1.00
So
although a junior pays £11.00 membership to Blyth, we actually only get £1.00
of it as £10 goes to England Athletics.
However,
for your membership fee you get free entry into Harrier League Cross Country,
Cross Country Regional and National Championships, NEYDL Track and Field
League, Good Friday Races, Sportshall
competitions. Plus entry into club races (handicaps, relays etc)
North East
Youth Development League
Blyth
(combined with Alnwick) will be entering a team in the new North East Youth
Development Track and Field League. This will be more localised than the
previous league. The dates for the fixtures are all Sundays - April 28th,
June 2nd, June 30th, July 28th.
Sportshall
Regional Final
The
school years 7,8, 9, 10 Regional Sportshall Final will be on Saturday March 9th at Seaburn
Centre Sunderland. Anybody interested see Keith ASAP
Northumberland
Schools Cross Country
After two postponements the Northumberland Schools
Cross Country Champs were finally held at Temple Park. A total of 16 Blyth
Juniors took part in the event and qualifying to run for Northumberland in the
Inter Counties were; Jake Jansen and Calum Storey, 8th and 15th in the senior
boys; and Taylor Glover, 6th in the minor boys. The best result however was
Charlie Hedley who finished third and received a bronze medal.
Dates For
Your Diary;
Saturday 9th
February;
Harrier League, Wrekenton
(No
U11’s race)
Saturday /Sunday 16/17th
February
Indoor
T&F Championships (Gateshead)
Saturday 2nd March; Harrier League, Alnwick
(U11’s
race)
Saturday 9th March, Regional Sportshall Final
(School Years, 7,8,9,10) Seaburn
Training
Nights
The
main training night for the Juniors is a Monday Night and we currently meet at
the quay side at 19:00, with the more advanced juniors meeting at the sports
centre at19:00 and running to the Quayside.
Other Sessions are;
Tuesday
17:00 – 18:00 Indoor session at Bede Academy, Blyth. Mainly U11’s but chance to
use Sportshall equipment. Small charge
Thursday
19:00 – 20:00 Strength and Conditioning session at Bede Academy. Juniors (over 11’s) plus Seniors attend.
Small charge. Juniors, who are capable of running over 3 miles, normally meet at 18:00 for a short run first.
Other
sessions for more advanced Juniors are Wednesday evening with the Seniors and
Saturday morning if no races.
Other coaching;
Hurdles
training takes place on a Tuesday evening at Morpeth
High
Jump training takes place on a Saturday morning at Blaydon
See
Keith if interested