Author: coachingjulia

Over the Christmas period training will vary from the usual, some have a break, some take advantage of the time off work and school and move training to day time to use the park. Each group has it’s own plan, this is a summary, please note though, if you hear different directly from your coach – go with that! And for those sessions that are on the track, we are dependant on Wyndley keeping it open, so if the weather is looking iffy – check the website, or social media for any updates.

20/12 – Note the amended times for Tony/Andy and Meg / Ann / Dave / Caroline / Robin’s groups

23/12 update – 27/12 & 29/12 updated for Dean & Gemma

	20 Dec		22nd Dec		27th Dec		29th Dec
U11 – Martin / Colin	6-7.30pm	off track	6-7.30pm	off track	10-11.30am	park	10-11.30am	park
U13 – Simon L	6-7.30pm	track	6-7.30pm	track	10-11.30am	park	10-11.30am	park
Lynne / Spencer / Simon G etc	6-7.30pm	track	6-7.30pm	track	10-11.30am	park	10-11.30am	park
Brian	6-7.30pm	off track	6-7.30pm	track	10-midday	park	10-midday	park
Chrissie	6-7.30pm	track	6-7.30pm	track	no training		no training
Meg / Ann / Dave / Caroline / Robin	6 – 7.45pm	track	6 – 7.45pm	track	no training		no training
Tony / Andy	6 – 7.45pm	track	6-7.45pm	track	no training		no training
Steve M	6-8pm	track	6-8pm	off track	details tbc		details tbc
Dean / Gemma	6-7.30pm	off track	6-7.30pm	No session	No session		details tbc
Joe	6-8pm	track	4-6pm	track	no training		no training

Wyndley have closed the track this evening and therefore some groups will not be training.

We have confirmation that the following groups WILL NOT be training

• Meg / Ann / Dave / Caroline
• Tony / Andy
• Chrissie
• Lynne / Spencer / Adrian etc

We have confirmation that the following groups WILL be training

• Dean / Gemma
• Simon Lees – Under 13s
• Martin / Colin – U11s

This post will be updated with further clarification as details come in from coaches.

On Saturday 10th Dec at the 2022 Warwickshire Cross Country Championships, hosted at Welkin Farm , a beautiful location near Rugby, the U17 men became the new Warwickshire Cross Country Champions winning the PJ Evans trophy, a competition first held in 1959.

On a cold, partly frozen 6km course, the Under 17’s boys produced a great team and individual performances to end the year. In a joint race with Worcestershire, the team posted 5th, 10th and 15th places overall but finished in 3rd, 8th and 12th places for Warwickshire, with Nick finishing in 3rd place. In the team competition they were clear winners , with the nearest team to RSCAC, Birchfield, finishing 9 points behind.

Well done boys!
(Report and photography by the team manager for the day, Keith Stroud)

Nick, Max and Charlie receiving their winners trophy

Training cancelled tonight (08 Dec), just for this group.

On Boxing Day (that’s Monday 26th December, just in case…) the U11s endurance squad will be attempting to work off some of that Christmas dinner, by having a (reasonably gentle) run, probably in Sutton Park. Meet at the clubhouse at 10am. All parents welcome: we won’t be going far…promise…

Thank you to Alex and her team for organising the presentation evening, for John who does a great job every year getting the medals and awards engraved and to Leena for a magnificent raffle.
Congratulations to all of our award winners. The main awards went to the following members:

CLARE FANCOTE MALE Oliver Harradence

CLARE FANCOTE FEMALE Lorna Foster

BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE MALE George O’Connor and Will Seagar

BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE FEMALE Isabel Thomas-Male.

BEST ALL ROUNDER MALE Noah Edwards

BEST ALL ROUNDER FEMALE Charlotte Prince.

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE MALE Nick Crees

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE FEMALE Bethany Connolly AND Isabel Russon

ATTITUDE TO CLUB MALE Josiah Virgo AND Oliver and Archie Osborne

ATTITUDE TO CLUB FEMALE Zara Buchanan

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER MALE Freddy Cresswell AND Noah Richards

MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER FEMALE Florence Kinson

CLUB PERSON OF YEAR Chrissie Prince

TEAM OF YEAR U17G and B WMYACCL Team

ATHLETE’S ATHLETE Georgia Delaney

XCOUNTRY OVERALL JUNIOR MALE George O’Connor

XCOUNTRY OVERALL JUNIOR FEMALE Sian Duval

XCOUNTRY OVERALL SENIOR MALE Oliver Harradence

XCOUNTRY OVERALL SENIOR FEMALE Olivia Harris

There are days when you have a right to feel proud. This was one of them for anyone associated with RSCAC.

Sunday 20^th February 2022 was the date for the 5^th and final fixture in the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross-Country League for 2021/22, held at The Pingles in Nuneaton.

Sunday 20^th February 2022 was when RSCAC experienced success… after success… after success.

Sunday 20^th February 2022 was a day for cheers and tears, for trophies and medals, for a round of applause and a pat on the back.

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On the day, 3 out of the 8 RSCAC teams – the U11 Girls, U17 Women and U17 Men finished 1^st.

There were also some exceptional individual performances: Sian Duval and Bethan Homer finishing 1^st and 4^th respectively in the U17 Women; Will Seager finishing 3^rd in the U11 Boys; George Hope, George O’Connor and Ethan Patel finishing 4^th, 5^th and 6^th in the U17 Men; Isla Daly and Sophia Potocka finishing in the top 10 in the U11 Girls; and Noah Homer finishing 2^nd in the U13 Boys.

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And after 5 matches, what are the headlines?

To succeed, our athletes had to

• Attend, endure in at times challenging conditions, and perform a winter season of training.
• Attend, endure in at times challenging conditions, and perform on race days.
• Show commitment, determination and provide inspiration to others around them.

Did they succeed? Oh yes!

 In the overall team competition, with 21 clubs competing in 8 age-group teams, RSCAC came 2^nd, more than 1000 points ahead of the 3^rd placed team.

4, yes 4 out of the 8 teams came 1^st overall in their age group: U17 Women, U17 Men, U11 Girls, and U11 Boys!

In the U17 Women, Sian Duval and Bethan Homer were 3^rd and 4^th overall.

In the U11 Boys, Will Seager was 1^st overall, with Yuvan Sidhu and Jayden Bailey in the top 10, 7^th and 9^th respectively.

In the U17 Men, George O’Connor was 2^nd, with Ethan Patel and George Hope in the top 10, 4^th and 7^th respectively.

In the U11 Girls, we had top 10 places for Sophia Potocka and Isla Daly,  7^th and 8^th respectively.

And in the U13 Boys, Noah Homer was 2^nd.

This chest of team and individual treasure owes a big debt of gratitude to the following:

• All the coaches, team managers and parent helpers who guided and supported our young athletes through training and competition.
• All the parents/guardians who allowed their children to flourish and succeed.

• And above all:  the athletes themselves.

Proud? You bet!

Do you have a pair of running spikes which your child has outgrown and which are gathering dust on the shoe rack?
Do you really need a spike rack as well as a spice rack?

Well here is an environmentally-friendly way to clear up a space on that shoe rack.

Please drop into the clubhouse any unwanted PAIRS of spikes, which will be of great value to our athletes for the up and coming cross-country season.

We have a whole new bunch of u11 athletes, new to the sport, so small sizes especially welcome.

The first West Midlands Young Athletes Cross Country League races are less than 3 weeks away, so please:

LET’S HAVE THOSE SPIKES ASAP!!

 Woop!Woop! As autumn approaches, after a complete season lost to the dreaded pandemic, the West Midlands Young Athletes Cross County League kicks off with its first fixture on Sunday 17th October.

The full fixture list is as follows:

• 17th October 2021: Newbold Revel, Rugby
• 14th November 2021: Warley Woods, Smethwick
• 5th December 2021: Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton
• 16th January 2022: venue to be confirmed
• 20th February 2022: Nuneaton, venue to be confirmed.

WE CANNOT WAIT!