Six RSCAC under 11s were selected to represent Birmingham today in Sportshall Athletics. They all did superbly. The girls team finished in second place and the boys team won.
Well done to all of the Birmingham Team and a special well done to RSCAC athletes: Alfie, Jayden, Joe, Harrison (Boys’ Captain), Evie and Phao.
Well done to Katie Ingle (Female Sports Person of the Year), Muninder Singh Hayer (Achievement in Disability Sports) and Isabel Male (Grassroots Junior Person of the Year) for winning prizes at the Sutton Sports Awards last night.
I wanted to thank everyone for their patience during the RSCAC clubhouse refurbishment. Particular thanks to Bunny Kyd for all the time he has invested in planning and managing this improvement to our clubhouse facilities.
Our new facilities are nearly ready (just awaiting drains connection via the council). I would also particularly like to thank the kind person who has sponsored our interim toilet facility, our porta loo, this has been greatly appreciated.
Many thanks, Alex Buchanan, committee chair
Well done to ALL the athletes who competed in tonight’s Sportshall. We had so many 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes and many other PBs.
Good luck to all those who are competing in tomorrow’s cross country.
Kane Howitt and Isabel Male started 2018 with some sparkling performances on Saturday in the 60m at the Midland Counties Indoor Meeting.
There are several indoor competitions taking place in February and March that any club athlete can enter if they’re the correct age. Indoor competitions are a great way to get officially timed races & measured distances in the winter.
You enter yourself on this website. Check with your coach before you enter: https://mcaa.athletics-uk.org/midlandcounties/2018/
The events are on the following dates:
We hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas.
For those who missed training before Christmas due to other commitments:
Sprint group are training 6pm – 8pm tonight and 6pm – 8pm next Tuesday and Thursday. All three sessions are at the track.
Martin’s, Simon’s and Brian’s groups are training 10am – 11.30am next Tuesday and Thursday.
For all other groups, if you’re not sure on training times, please contact your coach directly.
Our thanks go to Great Midlands Fun Run, who have gifted the club £100. This will go towards new equipment for the summer Track and Field season.
We have made the decision that due to the weather there will be no training tomorrow night. Stay safe in the warm.
Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club has been given a £500 grant courtesy of the Skipton Grassroots Giving Team.
This money will be used to buy new equipment for the club’s weekly taster sessions for 7 to 9 year olds, so that the club can offer a greater selection of activities that will further develop each child’s repertoire of skills.
Items such as mini hurdles, long and triple jump mats, weighted balls, hoops and beanbags will be bought with the money.
Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club have been running weekly taster sessions for 7 -9 year olds in preparation for them competing for the club in cross-country and track and field events when they reach 9 years old.
Such is the interest in these one-hour sessions that there is a waiting list to join in excess of 100 youngsters!
Even at the tender age of 7, the children are taught the fundamentals of running, jumping and throwing, along with social skills, etiquette and discipline. Through listening to the advice of the club’s volunteer coaches, along with practising week on week, all of the youngsters improve. Many become extremely good athletes.
After attending this taster group, when they turn 9, they transition much better into the main athletics club due to their increased fitness and skill levels.
From grassroots to Olympic standard, the club have been successful in guiding youngsters to reach their pinnacle in this sport. Many youngsters continue their membership with the club and compete for their school, club, university or district, with some competing in regional or national championships before going on to represent their country.
Royal Sutton Coldfield AC 
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