Author: megs

RSCAC hammer throwers were on show on Saturday:

• Chrissie Prince, U20 3rd
• Sherri Smart, Senior 2nd
• James Ward, U17 6th, New PB 26.03 metres
• Meghan Sharman, U15 2nd, New PB and Club Record of 33.01 metres.

Well done everyone! (Especially Meghan.)

Isabel Male, u 13 girl achieved a new club record in her 60 m debut (8.5 seconds). Isabel recorded the second best time of the day in heat 3 of the 60 m race. Moving up the rankings, to heat 1 in the 100 m, she recorded the best time of the day 13.46 seconds.

Aaron Oshenye, u 13 boy ran well in both the 60 m and 100 m, very narrowly missing out on personal best times.

Daniel Olatundun, u 15 boy ran 8.01 seconds in his 60 m debut. Daniel achieved a considerable improvement in his time for the 100 m, a PB 12.25 seconds.

Rachel Iliffe, u 20 women, achieved a PB in both her 60 m and 100 m race.

A great start to the season!

There are no jumps and hurdles tonight because of tomorrow’s Sportshall.

From next Friday (17th March) we will be back outside at Wyndley, 5.30 – 7pm.

Last Saturday, 4 RSCAC athletes represented Team Birmingham in the Regional Sportshall Final.  Charlotte, Daniel, Isabel and Rhianna all performed amazingly.  Their performances led to the Under 13 Girls finishing second overall and the Under 13 Boys finished as overall champions!

The victory for the Under 13 Boys means that Daniel will go to Manchester next month to compete in the National Sportshall Final.  Good luck Daniel!

Massive news for Royal Sutton…

On Saturday 18th February our U15 boys team were Club Connect relay WINNERS at the Barclaycard Arena in the Birmingham Grand Prix.  It was a thrilling 4 x 200m relay race with a very close finish.  We are extremely proud of Daniel, Matthew, Connor and Joe, who won £250 prize money for the club. (Photo below.)

Our other relay teams were out in force too.  The U13 girls of Izzy, Zara, Charlotte and Caitlin finished in second.  The U13 boys of Aaron, Zak, Oliver and Praise were 5th. The U15 girls team finished 6th (Jess, Charlotte, Lucy and Elsa).  The U17 girls team of Jenny, Emma, Rachel and Caitlin were 5th, as were the U17 boys (Cameron, Sam, James and Ben). Well done everyone!

Congratulations to Team Birmingham who won the ‘Under 11 Fun In Athletics’ Regional Sportshall Final today.   6 RSCAC Under 11s were part of the victorious team.  Very well done to: Cameron, Charlotte, Joshua, Harrison N, Harrison S and Scott.

 

Would you be able to help the club out by officiating at some club events?  We need some parents/ carers/ willing supporters to help out with raking pits, measuring throws and jumps and positioning athletes at the end of races.  If you think you would be able to help the club out at a few competitions in the summer, it would be great if you could go on an officiating course.  Details of dates and venues can be found here: http://www.englandathletics.org/courses.aspx?siteSectionId=33&postCode=Postcode&distance=5&region=000100010002001400030003&keyword=&courseType=0001300000030013&page=2

We get valuable points for all the officials we provide at each meeting.

The club will pay for you to do the course.

If you would like to discuss this further, please go to the coffee bar any Tuesday or Thursday and ask to speak to Ernie, Katie or Meg.

We now have all the league dates for the summer.  Get them in your diaries pronto!  Pay special attention to the meetings that are to be held at Wyndley as we will need extra support at these.  (28th May, 19 July and 5th Aug.)

Heart of England (Under 11 age group to Under 17 age group for male and to senior women for female) – Div 2

• Sun 7 May – Redditch
• Sat 3 June – Kettering
• Sun 2 July – Telford

YDL Lower Age Group (Under 13 and Under 15 age groups) Division North/East 1A

• Sat 22 April Telford
• Sat 20 May – Coventry
• Sun 18 June – Stoke

YDL Upper Age Group (Under 17 and Under 20 age groups) – Division North/East 1B

• Sun 30 April – Tipton
• Sun 28 May – RSCAC
• Sun 25 June – Telford

Senior Midlands Men’s and Women’s League Div 3

• Sat 6 May – Telford
• Sun 4 June – Coventry
• Sun 16 July – Abingdon
• Sat 5 Aug – RSCAC

Midlands Masters League 

• Wed 10 May – Telford
• Wed 7 June – Birchfield
• Wed 28 June – Burton TBC
• Wed 19 July – RSCAC
• Sun 10 Sept – Tamworth – Cup Final

You can now show a colour photo of your membership card on your phone to gain entry to the track on club nights. Obviously the official laminated cards will also be accepted.

After the schools break up on Friday, training for the young athletes will take place in the daytime.  See coaches’ names below for training days and times:

Brian

• Tuesday 20th December 10 – 11.30
• Thursday 22nd December 10 – 11.30
• Friday 23rd December 5.30 – 6.45 conditioning
• Tuesday 27th December 10 – 11.30
• Thursday 29th December 10 – 11.30
• Friday 30th December 5.30 – 6.45 conditioning

Fiona/Meg/Nikki

• Tuesday 20th December 10 – midday
• Thursday 22nd December 10 – midday
• Friday 23rd December 10 – midday. At Wyndley.
• Tuesday 27th – NO TRAINING
• Thursday 29th December 10 – midday

Graham

Graham’s group are having an extended holiday.  Training for Graham’s group starts back 6-8pm on 12th January.

Martin/Helen/John

• Tuesday 20th December 10 – 11.30
• Thursday 22nd December 10 – 11.30
• Monday 26^th December – Boxing Day run.  Parents welcome. 10 – 11.00
• Tuesday 27th December 10 – 11.30
• Thursday 29th December 10 – 11.30

Simon/Gaynor

• Tuesday 20th December 10 – 11.30
• Thursday 22nd December 10 – 11.30
• Tuesday 27th – NO TRAINING
• Thursday 29th December 10 – 11.30

Have a very Happy Christmas!